Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Vocab #4

1. Assimilate- to be absorbed
(uh-sîm'e-lāt)
To be able to assimilate in a good paying job, you have to get your degree in college.
2. Belligerent- quarrelsome
(bee-lîj'e-rent)
Some people are just belligerent and don't know how to control their wild side.
3. Demeanor- behavior
(dî-mēn'er) 
Many depressed people have the demeanor of sadness and isolation. 
4.Denunciation- criticism 
(dî-nûn'sē-ā-shen) 
Many professors give denunciations to their students on their papers. 
5. Dissipate- to scatter
(dîs'e-pāt) 
When someone sneezes the germs dissipate. 

6. Indolent- unwilling to work
(în-dool-int) 
I'm indolent during the summer. 
7. Inherent- natural
(în-hîr'ent)
I think that it is inherent for people to be shy when they're meeting someone for the first time. 
8. Nonchalant- coolly unconcerned
(nôn-sha-lônt)
Every time I do something I'm not, I act nonchalant so no one expects it's me. 
9. Unassuming- humble
(ûn-e-sōō-mîng)
I'm so unassuming when someone compliments me. 
10. Unilateral- one-sided
(yōōn'e'lât'erul) 
Many people are unilateral and are not open minded about other things.












Monday, February 11, 2013

1. Chide- to criticize
(chayd)
Middle English
The Mom chided her son, Tommy, for sticking his hand in the cookie jar.
2. Coalition- a partnership
(koh-uh-lish-uhn) Latin
The two cops were in a coalition.
 
3. Commensurate- consistent with
(kuh-men-sur-ate) Latin
Sally's hard work was commensurated with her outstanding grades.

 
4. Connation- a suggested meaning
(kon-at-shun) Latin
Oxymorons are kind of like connations.


5. Diabolic- devilish
(dahy-uh-bol-ik) Middle English
Denis the menace is diabolic in many ways.
6. Dilapidated- run-down
(dih-lap-i-dey-tid) 1800-10
Most of Haiti is dilapidated after the major hurricane.
 


 < Haiti to the left.
 
7. Integral- essential
(in-ti-gruh-l) Medieval Latin
As with the games the music becomes integral in drawing the viewer in.
 
 
10. Noxious- harmful
(nok-shush) Latin
The atomic bomb was noxious to everybody it exposed.



11. Scenario- an outline of events
(si-nair-ee-oh) Italian
Everytime I go to sleep I create a scenario for the next day.


12. Yen- a longing
(yen) Japanese
I always have a yen for chocolate.