*PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE POSTING A SENTENCE AND A DEFINITION*
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Building Vocabulary First Week
As I had mentioned in class, every week you will need to find two words you don't know in articles that you've read and post them on the blog, along with the sentence you found them in and the link to the text that the sentences are found. It's probably a good idea to add what you believe is the meaning of the word. To this blog post, you can post the first two words you've found. Don't worry if you guys repeat words, as long as you found it in a different sentence.
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- sustained
ReplyDeleteMeaning: to support or hold.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/10/travel/senegal-flavors-barnett/index.html?hpt=tr_c2
-SPECULATING
ReplyDeleteMeaning: To believe especially on uncertain or tentativegrounds
SYN: Supposing, Reflecting
LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/02/15/how- to-curb-prescription-drug-abuse
Sentence:
The toxicology reports on Whitney Houston’s death are
still weeks from being released, but many are already speculating that her untimely death may be the result of mixing prescription drugs with alcohol, like so many other celebrities before her.
-SYNAGOGUE
ReplyDeleteMEANING: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
SYN: Temple
LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/world/middleeast/lessons-from-the-holocaust-are-widespread-and-varied.html
SENTENCE: And they discovered that the old stone house in which their school is located had been a synagogue until Spain expelled the Jews in the 15th century.
-DELEGATION
ReplyDeleteMEANING: The process or act of delegating
SYN: Relegation
LINK: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/davids-awesome-tie-story/?ref=opinion
SENTENCE: It turns out that Daniels had visited China on a trade delegation. He had handed out ties to the dignitaries who hosted him.
-SERENDIPITY
ReplyDeleteMEANING: Good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
SYN: Good fortune, Good luck
LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/books/new-york-public-library-revives-its-overhaul-plan.html?_r=1&hp
SENTENCE: scholars and researchers should be able to enjoy the serendipity of what they find on the shelf.
Flirting or conquetry
ReplyDeleteMeans: a playful romantic or sexual overture by one person to another subtly indicating an interest in a deeper relationship with the other person and and can involve verbal communication as well as body language.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirting
DeleteSentence: Europe is doing the same and will likely flirt with negative growth all year.
subtle means delicate or faint and mysterious.
ReplyDeletelink:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subtly
Sentence: As the crowd swelled, their skin color grew subtly darker.
(1)Abduct=vt=carry off or kidnap illegally by force or deception.
ReplyDeleteEX;The politician was abducted.
(2)plight=n=a condition or state,espeacilly an un fortunate one
EX;We will plight your safety
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/education/education-gap-grows-between-rich-and-poor-studies-show.html?_r=1&scp=11&sq=article&st=cse
ReplyDeleteword: Substantially
Meaning: Having importance or wealth
Sentence:The gap between rich and poor students has grown substantially during the same period.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/a-100-billion-value-for-facebook-that-may-be-possible/?scp=50&sq=article&st=cse
ReplyDeleteWord: Skeptics
Meaning: Someone has doubt or doubter
Sentence: Even if the skeptics are right about Facebook’s true worth, it does not mean that Facebook stock will not trade at a price giving the company that vaunted $100 billion valuation.
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ReplyDeleteLewd (adj)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery( excessive indulgence of sexual desire)
Synonyms: Vulgar, Indecent, obscene
Sentence: A high school music teacher was removed after being accused of showering with students; a third-grade teacher was being investigated for more than a dozen accusations of sexual abuse; an elementary school janitor was arrested and accused of LEWD acts against a child.
Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/education/abuse-cases-put-los-angeles-schools-under-fire.html?_r=1&ref=us
Sprawling:verb
ReplyDeleteDefinition:1.to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner
2.sit or lie spread out
Synonyms: lie spread-eagle, spread
Sentence:The accusations have raised fundamental questions for administrators: How does the sprawling district interact with local law enforcement agencies?
Link:Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/education/abuse-cases-put-los-angeles-schools-under-fire.html?_r=1&ref=us
Deviates:(verb)
ReplyDeleteDefinition:to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm.
Synonyms: go out of way, swerve
Sentence:He talks to himself in public, has had occasional angry outbursts, avoids eye contact and rarely deviates from his favorite subject, animation.
Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/us/autistic-and-seeking-a-place-in-an-adult-world.html?ref=us
dramatically (adv)
ReplyDeleteDefinition:highly effective /pertaining to the drama.
Synonyms: remarkably / markedly
Sentence: Shedding the pounds meant dramatically changing his diet,starting
when he attended his first Weight Watchers meeting six years ago.
junkie (n)
Definition: a person with an insatiable craving for something
Synonyms: adherent
Sentences: “I was a fast food junkie. I used to eat at any fast food
restaurant you could think of.
Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/pedro-gomez-east-york-weighed-418-lbs-dieted-196-run-nyc-marathon-article-1.1025411
grueling (adj )
ReplyDeleteDefinition: Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion.
Synonyms: difficult
Sentence: After a grueling wait, the proprietary compound "Lumiday" finally became available in stores last year.
Link:http://www.lumiday.com/report/articles.php?t202id=46312&t202kw=
This article is about how to motivate yourself to be healthy and happy. At the end there is a little advertise about knew product that can help people to be in a good mood in a healthy way.
enclave(noun)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
Sentence: But Little Italys—culinary enclaves sprung from Italian immigrant communities—exist nationwide.
Link:http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/international-foods/best-little-italys/
This article is about many places in the world, when you can find Little Itallys, with all the traditional Italian food and Italian food market.
endeavor (verb)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: to strive to achieve or reach
Sentence: There are always things that will come up that will endeavor to take the focus away from keeping your resolutions and achieving your goals.
Links: http://www.howtolearn.com/2012/02/how-are-you-doing-with-keeping-your-resolutions-so-far
This article gives tips how to keep new years resolutions and not fail.
anniversary(n)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event
Sentences:“I really respect that coming from him,” said Anthony, who was celebrating his one-year anniversary with the Knicks.
facilitated (v)
Definition: to make easier or less difficult
Sentences: Anthony answered with 15 points on 7-of-16 shooting as Lin facilitated four of his field goals in leveling the Atlanta Hawks, who were playing without All-Star swingman Joe Johnson, 99-82.
gauge (v)
Definition:to determine the exact dimensions/ to mark or measure off/ to make conformable to a standard
Sentences:For now, the best gauge is going against the Heat, the team that shares the best record in the NBA with the Thunder.
Link:http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/jeremy-lin-carmelo-anthony-work-harmony-ny-knicks-crush-atlanta-hawks-madison-square-garden-article-1.1027203
massive(adj)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: consisting of or forming a large mass/ bulky and heavy
Sentences:A massive fire inside a converted 19th century farmhouse killed a New Jersey grandmother and four of her grandkids early Thursday morning.
victims(n)
Definition: a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency
Sentences:The younger victims were a 12-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, a 3-year-old boy and a 2-year-old, a relative told News 12 New Jersey.
conflagration(n)
Definition: a destructive fire ,usually an extensive one.
Sentences:It was unclear what started the killer conflagration or if the car crash had anything to do with the blaze.
Link:http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/grandmother-grandkids-killed-jersey-blaze-article-1.1027412
dismantle (v) --tear down so as to make flat with the ground
ReplyDeleteex;We should dismantle our inefficient tax system
recoil--n--(1)the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired (2)a movement back from an impact
v--(1)draw back, as with fear or pain(2)come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
ex;You have to learn not to recoil from touching the insects
denizen (n)
ReplyDeleteDefinition:a person who regularly frequents a place
Sentences:In the latest news that will make parents of teenage girls want to shoot their computers and/or become Amish, teen and tween girls are taking to YouTube to post "Am I ugly?" videos, asking the denizens of the Internet whether they are attractive.
intelligent
Definition: having good understanding or a high mental capacity
Sentences: "I've always taught her that natural beauty is true beauty and tell her several times a day how beautiful and intelligent she is...
Link:http://moms.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/24/10498893-teen-girls-ask-the-internet-am-i-ugly
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ReplyDeletepop up- meaning suddenly appear or often unexpected. example: A message just popped up on my screen.
Deletepreoccupied- meaning absorbed in some thought or excessively concerned with something.
ReplyDeleteexample: Rachna is really preoccupied, i think she's having some family problems.
John was so preoccupied with his deadline, that he forgot to attend his cousin's wedding.
Luftun, you do realize you need to take the word from an article you read and also summarize the article
ReplyDeleteBlown away- meaning to be surprised or amazed in a positive way.
ReplyDeleteexample: my parents were blown off ,when they found i had a tattoo on my hand.
or, i was blown away when i heard they had got married.they have known each other for less than a month.
cryptologist(n)
ReplyDeletedefinition: the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc
reference: Six hours later, he landed in Honolulu and looked up into the eyes of his father, Lt. Cmdr. William Daniels, a Navy cryptologist.
stern(n)
definition: the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem ).
reference: On the Stennis, with relatives packed from bow to stern, the ship sailed from the warmth and aqua-green blue of Oahu into rough weather.
link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/us/a-warship-returns-with-the-family-in-tow.html?_r=1&hpw
balcony(n)
ReplyDeletedefinition: an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
reference: The grandstand is raised, like a balcony encircling the playing area, making it feel as if hundreds of people are simultaneously leaning forward to peer down at the players below.
traipse(vb)
definition: to walk heavily or tiredly
reference: Before every game, Gie-Ming Lin would traipse up the steps on the opposite side of the gym — to the point farthest from the rest of the home fans — with his video camera in hand.
prod(v)
definition: To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
reference: Over the past three weeks, Lin has been poked and prodded by the tentacles of celebrity.
endorsement(n)
definition: An amendment to a contract, such as an insurance policy, by which the original terms are changed.
reference: Indeed, long before there were Madison Square Garden and endorsement opportunities and an unending spotlight on a quiet family from the Bay Area, there were two graduate students in a cramped apartment in Indiana, a rattling Ford Taurus and bills so overwhelming they once gripped the family’s finances.
link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/sports/basketball/tight-knit-family-shares-lins-achievement.html?src=me&ref=general
tactic(n)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: An expedient for achieving a goal; a maneuver.
Reference: The unusual tactic — relying on Democratic voters in a Republican primary — drew an angry rebuke from Mr. Romney.
vulnerability(n)
Definition: a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
Reference: “We need to have a candidate who can take Obama on in this biggest issue of our lives,” referring to Romney’s vulnerability on the issue.
link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/us/politics/romney-admits-mistakes-as-michigan-votes-in-crucial-primary.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp
peripheral(n)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: related to the key issue but not of central importance
Reference: Executives at ESPN Films wanted to tell that story and did not want peripheral voices instead.
devastation(n)
Definition: the state of being decayed or destroyed
Reference: Johnson conveys wonderment at the great fortune of his pre-H.I.V. life, including sexual freedom that he exploited as a wealthy and high-profile prince of Los Angeles, as well as the devastation of his becoming a pariah in his own sport who couldn’t rustle up a one-on-one game.
link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/sports/basketball/magic-johnson-narrates-new-film-on-his-hiv-announcement.html?ref=sports
animal change their body size in order to adapt the environment.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/science/sifrhippus-the-first-horse-got-even-tinier-as-the-planet-heated-up.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=horse&st=cse
---hominid;n;a primate of the family Hominid
---shrink;recoil; flinch
will the hot water shrink my dress?
so-called: mening used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is wrong.
ReplyDeleteexample:My so-called friend has stolen my boyfriend. its an adjective and always before noun.
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ReplyDeleteconcurrent- meaning happening or existing at the same time.
ReplyDeletesentence- A Emotion-sensing computer software has been developed by University of Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Psychology Sidney D'Mello,D'Mello also is a concurrent assistant professor of computer science and engineering.
link: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120302132546.htm
gauge- meaning to make a judgment about a situation or about what someone thinks or feels.
ReplyDeletesentence- AutoTutor and Affective AutoTutor can gauge the student's level of knowledge by asking probing questions; analyzing the student's responses to those questions.
link- www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120302132546.htm
bewildered-( noun ) meaning very confused and not sure what to do.
ReplyDeletesentence- Much like a gifted human tutor, AutoTutor and Affective AutoTutor attempt to keep the student balanced between the extremes of boredom and bewilderment by subtly modulating the pace, direction and complexity of the learning task," D'Mello says.
link- www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120302132546.htm
credentials- (noun) meaning skills and experience that show you are suitable for a particular job or activity.
ReplyDeletesentence : The study points to the enzyme CysK as the potential catalyst to such bacterial communication -- like a secret handshake, or a password. In simpler terms, said Hayes, "If you have the right credentials, you're allowed into the club; otherwise you're turned away. There's a velvet rope, if you will, and if you're not one of the cool kids, you can't get in."
Link: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120301143741.htm
miningitis-(noun) meaning a serious infectious disease that affects a person's brain and spinal cord (the nerves in your back)
ReplyDeletesentence: Although only UPEC was studied for this paper, Hayes said that the findings hold potential implications for pathogens from bacterial meningitis to the plague, as well as for plant-based bacteria that can devastate vegetation.
Link :http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120301143741.htm
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ReplyDeletechant( verb)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: A short, simple melody: any monotonous song.
Sentence: Protesters chanted “Russia without Putin,” but displayed noticeably less zeal than the previous protests in Bolotnaya Square and Sakharov Prospekt.
Link:http://news.salon.com/2012/03/06/russias_faltering_opposition/
This article is about elections in Russia and protests oppositions.
Cliche (Noun)
ReplyDeletemeaning an idea or phrase that has been used so much that it is not effective or does not have any meaning any longer.
Link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/08/water-photography-rivers-underwater
Sentence:Capturing the truth about water is a challenge for the photographer, especially when the news is dominated by drought and the dominant picture is the visual cliché of cracked mud in a drying-out reservoir or river.
Galumph is a verb meaning to move in a clumsy, ponderous, or noisy manner.
ReplyDeleteLink:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/29/why-i-love-stationery-pens
Sentence: It looks galumphing when I study on my table.
Summary: It is a personal blog that i got from Gaurdian Unlimited where a lady shares her being passionate about her stationary.
Quill (Noun) means a pen made from a bird's feather.
ReplyDeleteLink:http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/29/why-i-love-stationery-pens
Sentece: I love to see people when they are writing on paper using a quill and ink.
Enormous (adjective)
ReplyDeleteEnormous means to have the characteristic of being large or gigantic, physically or in a mental sense.
Link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2012/mar/08/international-womens-day-migrant-refugee-women
Sentence: I had to make that decision as it was enormously demanded by all protestors.
Summary: This article is about the celebration of womens' day.
disinclined-
ReplyDeleteMEANING- to not want to do something.
sentence-Desai is a naturally polite and courteous man, but he is also disinclined to hold back from criticizing when he finds fault.
LINK- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/magazine/america-is-stealing-foreign-doctors.html?_r=1&hp
summary-America Is Stealing the World’s Doctors and other workers by offering them good salaries.
utter (verb)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: say aloud
Sentence:The words opulence and baroque were uttered repeatedly in reference to the heavily beaded pieces shown by the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Balmain, and Lanvin.
Link:http://www.nymag.com/daily/fashion/2012/03/14-biggest-fall-2012-trends.html?imw=Y
New fashion, new ideas for the spring of 2012
bedevil (verb)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: to worry: annoy: frustrate
Sentence:Corruption has long bedeviled South Africa
LInk:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/world/africa/south-africans-suffer-as-graft-saps-social-services.html?ref=africa
Corruption in Limpopo, Africa, is a particularly serious problem in provincial government.
forensics (adj)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: the art and study of argumentation and formal debate; criminal investigation.
Sentence:The incidents can be tied together with the help of forensics
Link: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/
Gun shots killed four people( three children and a rabbi) last Sunday in Toulouse,France, and two last Thursday in Montauban, thirty miles away.
Equinox
ReplyDeleteMeans the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox).
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog/gallery/2012/mar/22/iran-celebrate-nowruz-picture-gallery
Sentence: Wherever you look now you can see lots of colors not only black and white like in winter as it is the spring Equinox.
reverberate (verb)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho; To be forced or driven back; recoil or rebound.
Sentence: The long-awaited answer reverberated in my head, and I found myself slowly pronouncing the syllables: loo-KEEM-ee-ah.
Link:http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/life-interrupted-facing-cancer-in-your-20s/?ref=health
Yong girls ih her 20s, ready for big life, future carier, suddenly got sick, and the coast of this sickness is "caner". Too young to deal with these serious health issues.
leisure( noun)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: Freedom from time-consuming duties, responsibilities, or activities.
Sentence:Camper-vanning is a way of life, or at least a way of leisure, in New Zealand, a beautiful country that begs to be hiked and climbed and camped in.
Link:http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/in-new-zealand-a-man-a-van-a-plan/?ref=travel
Traveling in the van in New Zealand. How to save money on traveling and have a good time.
strenuously (adj)
ReplyDeleteDefinition:Requiring great effort, energy or exertion.
Sentence:Those results may not be typical, though. The Cal-Poly subjects uniformly were in their 20s, normal weight and fit enough to ride a bike strenuously for an hour.
Link:http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/does-exercise-make-you-overeat/?ref=health
Does Exercise make overeat? Different studies shows that some people eat less after one our of working out, then people who rest before eating, also people who are overweight, eat more after working out as the reward for their work. First studies of exercise and the hormones. “But I’m more and more convinced that it’s the brain. Hormones don’t tell you to go eat. Your brain does. And if we can get the dose right, exercise might change that message.”
quiver (noun)
ReplyDeleteDefinition:To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement.
Sentence:With a quivering voice he asked, “Can you help me?”
Link:http:http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/17/boy-with-enlarged-breasts-asks-doctor-can-you-help-me/?hpt=he_c2
More man get plastic surgery. This article has two stories: one, where people who do plastic surgery to maintain their youth though fillers, botox and face lift and other ( the main person from article), hasa surgery to have a higher quality of life(burn victims, breast reductions)