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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
The Pedestrian First Impression
I feel like this story isn't going to have a part that's not interesting because as of right now I would say the story is interesting.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Vocabulary #4
intermittent - stopping and starting at irregular intervals; stopping and starting at regular intervals
ebb - the outward flow of the tide; a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); verb fall away or decline; hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb; flow back or recede
regress - the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence; returning to a former state; verb get worse or fall back to a previous condition; go back to a statistical means; go back to bad behavior; go back to a previous state
tendency - a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; a general direction in which something tends to move; an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; an inclination to do something
antiseptic - (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; clean and honest; thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; freeing from error or corruption; noun a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
ebb - the outward flow of the tide; a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); verb fall away or decline; hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb; flow back or recede
regress - the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence; returning to a former state; verb get worse or fall back to a previous condition; go back to a statistical means; go back to bad behavior; go back to a previous state
tendency - a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; a general direction in which something tends to move; an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; an inclination to do something
antiseptic - (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; clean and honest; thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; freeing from error or corruption; noun a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Vocabulary #2
faith - loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence in a person or plan etc; a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; an institution to express belief in a divine power
threshold - the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway; the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; a region marking a boundary
tarry - having the characteristics of pitch or tar; verb leave slowly and hesitantly; be about
resolve - the trait of being resolute; a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote; verb find the solution; make clearly visible; cause to go into a solution; understand the meaning of; bring to an end; settle conclusively; reach a decision; reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
discern - detect with the senses
martyr - one who suffers for the sake of principle; one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion; verb torture and torment like a martyr; kill as a martyr
mirth - great merriment
catechism - an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; devoutly religious
frenzy - state of violent mental agitation
threshold - the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway; the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; a region marking a boundary
tarry - having the characteristics of pitch or tar; verb leave slowly and hesitantly; be about
resolve - the trait of being resolute; a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote; verb find the solution; make clearly visible; cause to go into a solution; understand the meaning of; bring to an end; settle conclusively; reach a decision; reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
discern - detect with the senses
martyr - one who suffers for the sake of principle; one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion; verb torture and torment like a martyr; kill as a martyr
mirth - great merriment
catechism - an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; devoutly religious
frenzy - state of violent mental agitation
Vocabulary #3
coherent - sticking together; marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
belabor - attack verbally with harsh criticism; to work at or to absurd length; beat soundly
eschew - avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software; strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
banal - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
excoriation - severe censure; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
congeal - become gelatinous
carping - quibbling over insignificant details; noun persistent petty and unjustified criticism
substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; represent in bodily form
temporize - draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
largesse - liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit; a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
tenable - based on sound reasoning or evidence
insatiable - impossible to satisfy
reconnaissance - the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
germane - having close kinship and appropriateness
ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; have or develop complicating consequences
intransigent - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
belabor - attack verbally with harsh criticism; to work at or to absurd length; beat soundly
eschew - avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software; strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
banal - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
excoriation - severe censure; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
congeal - become gelatinous
carping - quibbling over insignificant details; noun persistent petty and unjustified criticism
substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; represent in bodily form
temporize - draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
largesse - liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit; a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
tenable - based on sound reasoning or evidence
insatiable - impossible to satisfy
reconnaissance - the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
germane - having close kinship and appropriateness
ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; have or develop complicating consequences
intransigent - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
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