Vocab: fall list #4

adroit- clever and skillful
The boy was an adroit guitar player.
amicable-friendliness between people or groups
Amicable people are easier to be friends with.
averse-actively not liking something
Vegans are aversed to meat and dairy.
belligerent -hostile or ready to fight
Jane became belligerent after waiting two hours for her medicine. 
benevolent -willing to help and be generous
Holding the door for the people after you is being very benevolent.
cursory-something that is in a rush to be finished.
Sam finished her art project in a cursory manor that she forgot some details.
duplicity-dishonest behavior that is used to trick someone.
Swindlers use duplicity to get what they want from someone. 
extol-to praise
feasible -something that is possible 
Waking up early in the morning is barley feasible.
grimace -a facial expression that shows pain or dislike
After the little girl ate her vegetables, there was a grimace on her face.
holocaust -the extermination of a large group of people or living beings
The fire destroyed the trees and created a holocaust in the forest.
impervious-not allowing something to enter or pass
The guard dog was impervious of letting the kids in the house.
impetus-a force that causes something to be done
The girl saw something impetus that made her want to go to work.
jeopardy-at risk of loss or harm
Being conscious of what you eat does not put your health in jeopardy
meticulous-showing attention to detail
My mom is a meticulous cleaner and always has the house clean and tidy.
nostalgia- regret or miss something that is gone.
The song gave the girl nostalgia flash blacks from the concert she went years ago.
quintessence-most perfect example
My aunt's pastries are quintessence of a wonderful treat.
retrogress -to return to a worse state than before
When James became rich, he told himself he would not retrogress to the the life he had before.
scrutinize-examine or inspect closely 
Most students scrutinize their notes before an exam.
tepid-displaying very little interest 
The movie seemed to have a tepid response from the critics. 

I'M HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!!(rant)

I think the title of this blog post is sarcastic because most students, like me, are not living in the moment and enjoying life. Instead we're in a constant cycle of waiting for the weekends and holidays. The days we spend thinking about how great it would be to get a break is just making Monday through Friday not as valuable as the days off. I admit that I'm one of those people who are like "It's finally Friday!". That means not as much stress, more time to do homework, and two days off but it also means we spent five days not being thankful for breathing and just enjoying life, Life is too short to be spending most of your life waiting for two days off and passing just for a grade that no one will care about in the long run. We spend our time instead of learning to cramming all the materials in our minds before a test and doing projects for a grade,which in the process causes us to not live in the moment, so we can just forget what we're "learning" after we get a grade. Long story short: staying up late to do homework, finishing projects, and studying isn't having the time of my life but maybe I can make it be.

Vocab. List #3

catharsis- relief of emotions
Crying can be a good catharsis when one is feeling sad. 
taboo- something that is considered inappropriate by society. 
Swearing can be taboo to most older people. 
sordid-bad or dirty
The villain had a sordid plan of taking over the world.
swindle-Deceiving or depriving someone of money or of their belongings.
The collector swindled the teenager by giving him less money than what his baseball card was worth.
frivolous-Things that aren't worth a lot.
My sister often spends her money on frivolous things she finds online.
inadvertently-not on purpose 
The kid pushed her friend inadvertently. 
incendiary-explosive
The paparazzi kept trying to get an incendiary response from the celebrity
jargon-communication that can't be understood
The doctor gave the patient a prescription but patient couldn't read the medical jargon.
colloquialism-casual language
In a job interview, people should not use colloquialism.
archaism-something no longer current. Old fashioned. 
The term "phat" and video tapes has become archaic.
cudgel-A short thick stick used as a weapon.
The golfer beat the ground angerly with a cudgel. 
egregious-bad or offensive
The teacher sent the egregious kid to the office.
anesthetize-deprive of feeling or awareness. 
The doctors had to anesthetize the patient before they started the surgery. 
euphonious-a pleasing sound in regards to the town of a word
The poet's words gave the girl a euphonious
scrupulous-extremely careful about doing something correctly
When taking a exam, I'm very scrupulous about double checking my answers for accuracy.
perverted-something that has been corrupted from its origional state. 
The boy was perverted by his time.
superfluous-unecessary or more than what is needed
Sending letters seems superfluous now that email is something used by all.
Saxon-relating to anglo-saxons or their language.
The language of anglo-saxsons is now called old English.
slovenly-careless in personal appearance.
Most kids dress slovenly to go to school because they had overslept.
provocation-words or actions that causes someone to be mad.
Instead of responding with insults to provocation, it is better to remain calm.

I'M READING BIG BROTHER

 Here are my notes I took of Politics and the English Language by George Orwell.

BAD WORDS

I think that words can't be bad because it's like saying a table or the floor is acting bad. It just doesn't make any sense. However, people do use words to hurt others as to insulting them. Those words aren't bad. The person's intentions was bad and how they chose to use their words. Euphemisms are good when your are in a situation where you have to be nice or don't want too embarrass yourself. For example, it sounds nicer to say "I'm in between jobs" rather than saying "I'm unemployed".When we saw the video about euphemism, George Carlin talked about how the disease that people got in the military. The name was originally Shell Shock and people who had it got more attention since the name was grotesque. Then over years, people kept changing the name to make it not sound so horrible but since the newer names make it sound like not a big deal, they don't get as much attention as they should. Saying "the people on the streets" instead of "homeless people" sounds better because you are more likely to not feel bad or want to help when you use that to describe them. After those examples, euphemisms sound really phony and people should be careful about using them.

BIG BROTHER'S FIRST IMPRESSION

What I got out of Orwell's writing in "Politics & The English Language" is that it is important to learn a lot of words and things about the English Language so we can express ourselves clearly and there wouldn't be so much miscommunication. However, at the same time he feels that even though we should use more diverse words, we should make sure we make some sense out of them. He explained how politicians sometimes make up speeches where even they themselves don't even understand what they're trying to say but since they are using such big words, it makes an impression on the audience that the politician are confident in what they are saying which gains their respect and eventually a vote.

An Environmental Satire

I thought most of the points I wrote were really outrageous and hopefully someone gets the message. Anyways, here is the link to my satire power point about the environment: https://www.scribd.com/presentation/322805591/This-Planet-is-Garbage-satire