Vocabulary: Fall List #5

1. Venomous- secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting
2. Stolid- calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation 
3. Hypnotized- produce a state of hypnosis 
4. Suspended- temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or affect 
5. Transformed- influenced or touched by an external factor
6. Accuse- charge with an offense or crime
7. Anticipate- regard as probable; expect or predict
8. Fringe- an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material
9. Melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
10. Earnestly- serious in intention, purpose, or effort 
11. Dissolve- to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid 
12. Aggravate-  to make worse or more severe 
13. Illuminate- to supply or brighten with light
14. Capillary- pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore
15. Proboscis- the trunk of an elephant 

Vocabulary: Fall List #4

Intermittent- occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady
Ebb- the movement of the tide out to the sea
Regress- return to a former or less developed state
Tendency- an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behavior
Antiseptic- relating to, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganism

Vocabulary Sentences

1. Phil is know for his largesse which helps people in need.
2. He makes the same banal speech every year. 
3. We took a break to temporize because we could not reach to an agreement.
4. He was very fortunate enough to be behind a tenable wall.
5. She refrigerated the water so it would congeal to ice cubes.  
6. Many people try to emulate there favorite celebrity nowadays. 
7. Mother-in-laws are know for carping there daughter-laws. 
8. They went home because he was just belaboring about the new show.
9. I might be the only taciturn person in my family.
10. Vegans eschew item that come from animals.

Vocabulary: Fall List #3

Coherent- logical and consistent
Belabor- argue or elaborate in excessive detail
Eschew- deliberately avoid using
Acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
Emulate- match or surpass
Banal- so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
Excoriation- harsh criticism
Congeal- solidify or coagulate
Carping- difficult to please
Substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth
Temporize- avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
Largesse- generosity in betowing money or gifts upon each others
Tenable- able to maintained or defended against attacks or objection
Insatiable- impossible to satisfy
Reconnaissance- military objection of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
Germane- relevant to a subject under consideration
Ramify- form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out
Intransigent- unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
Taciturn- reversed or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

My Aries

Today I got my essay back, and was surprised to see that I got a B-. I was surprised because it is probably the only good grade that I have in this class. Also I never finished reading Young Goodman Brown, and did not know what to write about. I think that I still have an F or at least a D in this class.

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