LAUREN+VOCABULARY

=VOCABULARY: = 1. Simulacrum: an image or representation of something or someone/ superficial likeness or resemblance sen: Twins usually share a simulacrum but some dislike such resemblance. sen2: The corrupted government in V for Vendetta can be a simulacrum for Korea's current government.

2. Apocryphal: dubious or doubtful authenticity sen: We shouldn't judge someone from an apocryphal story about them.

3. Venal: open to bribery, corrupt. -venereal: sexual transmitted ex. an example of a venereal disease is HIV venial: pardonable sin

4. Canonical; recognized, accepted a^2 plus b^2 equals c^2 is the canonical method of figuring out the lengths of the sides of the triangle called the Pythagorean theorem.

5. Gambit: a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage/ an action or set of actions, which you carry out in order to try to gain an advantage.

6. Inveterate:confirmed, steadfast/ firmly established

7. pinguid- of a nature of or resembling fat/ fat, oily sen: I try my best to avoid eating the pinguid parts of the meat because it has a lot of cholesterol in it.

8. teleological- the explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes. Sen: Apocalypse is an example of a teleological belief.

9.sophism- is a confusing or illogical argument used for deceiving someone. P: Sophism existed in the "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" in the story of the nine coins. The story of the nine coins was a perfect example of a fallacious statement that easily deceives people. Most of the people just assume that the nine coins that are found later on by X,Y,Z are the nine coins that were lost by X, but "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" presents a sophism and explains conditions where the nine coins could be totally different nine coins. X, Y, Z could be the same person, the coins could be found in different roads, and the rusted coins might mean they are different coins. "Tlon" makes us question our assumption that all nine coins were found. This indeed was a sophism that successfully deceived people along the reading.

10. Please correct the following sentence: the boston common a public area in downtown bosteon is the main settin for the shrot story the patriot which is about a man who argues to such an extent that it became _ __( insert vocab word). The Boston Common, a public area in downtown Boston, is the main setting for the short story, "The Patriot", which is about a man who argues to such an extent that it became apocryphal.__

11. endemic- (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area : areas where malaria is endemic | complacency is endemic in industry today Journal: -In Breen's essay she states that after the 9/11, people abandoned christian fundamentalism and that secularist ideals became endemic in the States. -There are many themes and ideas that teacher's can't openly teach or discuss in class without being fired. -Masturbation was a very shocking aspect in Metamorphosis that was included in his transformation. -Gregor's heroism that's represent at the end might not be what it seems like it is. -Gregor's transformation could serve as a simulacrum.

12. Castration (Castration anxiety) -a deep seated fear or anxiety in boys and men said to originate during the phallic stage of sexual development. It asserts that small boys when seeing a female's genitalia will falsely assume that a girl had her penis removed, probably as punishment for some misbehavior. The boy becomes anxious that the same may happen to him. -remove the testicles of male

13. Inculcate-teach an attitude, behavior, or idea by persistent instruction - I was interested in how the castration anxiety represented a deep seated fear in boys and men when seeing a difference in the female sexual organ. Everyone is inculcated that women is inferior to men, men fear to become women, castrated and lacking. It's one of the shocking-est explanation I've ever heard of about the inferiority of women. Male eventually fear women, which might look like inferiority, but men fear becoming a women, which makes women inferior-- not as develop as men, lacking something, and a fearful existence.

14. Iniquity- immoral or grossly unfair behavior

15. Epicurean- a disciple or student of the Greek philosopher Epicurus.

16. Rapacious- aggressively greedy or grasping

17. Diaphanous- light, delicate, translucent

18. varnished- glossy (varnish truth)= superficially pleasing

19. sepulchre- a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.

20. veneration- regard with great respect sen: Mother Teresa is venerated as a saint.

21. mizzen- the mast near of a ship's mainmast.

22. Emissary- a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.

23. Cipher- verb verb- put (a message) into secret writing; encode. noun- a secret or disguised way of writing P: Kurtz is considered as a emissary to the people in Congo. He's about to get an advance as well. Marlow can not understand on the cipher of the meaning of his adventure to the station since he thinks he is being stopped from moving on. He doesn't get people to fix his boat and all he hears are excuses.

24. Jocund- cheerful and lighthearted antm: sad

25. Abscond: run away, escape atnm: appearing

I sometimes wish teachers were venal-- as if I have the money.