Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts

Friday, October 10, 2014

Vocabulary 3

Presumably




in the picture is showing that there going to keep working out to keep healthy.
"The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green

"Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided i was depressed presumably because i rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death." page.3

meaning: presumably seems to decided for some before there choice was made.
clue: example

Sentence: My friend made presumably decision about her daughter party.

Abundant


In this picture is showing that there so much of time or amount

"The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green

"Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided i was depressed presumably because i rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death." page.3

meaning: Abundant seems having a good quality of amount.
clue: definition

Sentence: Jim had a lot of abundant time when he was in summer.

microscopicall


In this picture it showing someone moving step by step and very slow.

"The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green

"I'd shake my head microscopically and exhale in response."

meaning: microscopically is moving at a tiny movement.
clue: inference

Sentence: jimmy was playing microscopically at soccer and made them loose the game.

Friday, September 19, 2014

VOCABULARY


Fifty Shade of Grey by E L James pg.3 Chapter 1

"Damn my hair--it just won't behave, and damn Katherine Kavanagh for being ill and subjecting me to this ordeal."

meaning: Ordeal means test or trial. also put in a situation.
clue: "contrast"

Sentence: The long ordeal of the trial had me bored.


Fifty Shade of Grey by E L James pg.3 Chapter 1

"Therefore, she cannot attend the interview she'd arranged to do, with some mega-industrialist tycoon I've never heard of, for the student newspaper."

meaning: Tycoon mean someone powerful or to have power over someone.
The clue: "inference"

Sentence:  The lawyer is tycoon for the years he been working.


Fifty Shade of Grey by E L James pg.3 Chapter 1

"As an exceptional an major benefactor of our university, his time is extraordinarily precious-much more precious than mine-but he has granted Kate an interview."

meaning: Exceptional mean something that does happen often.
The clue: "definition"

Jonathan is forming qualities with exceptional to be able to be a better man.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

VOCABULARY

Juxtaposition:

Why Gen-Y Johnny Can't Read Nonverbal Clues by Mark bauerlen

"He argued that body language, facial expressions and stock mannerism functions "in juxtaposition to words," imparting feelings, attitudes, reactions, and judgments in a different register."

I think it means: it means words smash together.
Clue: example.

Sentence: While I am not a fan of country music, I have to admit that the juxtaposition the music is wonderful.


adept:


Why Gen-Y Johnny Can't Read Nonverbal Clues by Mark bauerlen

"It is a skill that we all must learn, in actual social setting, from people (often older) who are adept in the idiom."

I think it means: something your good at.
clue: "definition"

Sentence: It seems like your adept in your class work in reading. 



Why Gen-Y Johnny Can't Read Nonverbal Clues by Mark bauerlen

"The digital natives improve their adroitness at the keyboard, but when it comes to their capacity to "read" the behavior of others, they are all thumbs."

I think it means: what they can do 
Clue: "example" 

Sentence: Ashley displayed adroitness at her kids by getting them all together