1. Simulacrum: a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance; an effigy, image, or representation
The twins, although sharing a simulacrum with each other, have distinct personalities that distinguish them from their similar physical traits.
2. Apocryphal: of dubious authorship or authenticity
Plagiarists are accused of claiming true authorship for their apocryphal collection of works.
3. Venal: open to bribery; corruptible; (French/Latin root): to sell; (venial: minor sin, venereal disease: STD)
Sentencing Paul a 2-year life in jail was not enough for him; it was his second time he had obtained mercy from the court of law and yet, he returned to his venal nature once more.
4. Canonical: 1) pertaining to, established by, or conforming to a canon or canons; 2) included in the canon of the Bible; 3) authorized, recognized, accepted; 4) <Mathematics (of an equation, coordinate, etc.)> in simplest or standard form; 5) following the pattern of a musical canon; 6) <Linguistics (of a form or pattern)> characteristic, general or basic
Shakespeare's grand collection of plays and poetry has been canonical to most high school English classes.
5. Gambit: 1. <Chess> an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece; 2. any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage; 3. a remark made to open or redirect a conversation
By cheating on his AP Biology exam, Caleb tried to compensate for those hours he spent playing video games through gambit; he texted his friend for the answers.
6. Inveterate: 1) settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like; 2) firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic
7. Pinguid: fat; oily
Just as Matt felt the need to wash his face for another refreshing day, Matt's disgusting pinguid skin glistened at the rays of morning sunlight through the window.
8. Teleological: 1) The study of design or purpose in natural phenomena. 2) The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena. 3) Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history.
*Matrix
*Oedipus Rex
9. Sophism: 1) a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone. 2) any false argument; fallacy.
The X, Y, Z, and the coins story uses fallacious words such as "find" and "lose" to make it seem as if there were 9 different coins. But instead, they all are the same coin, and they just took different forms.
10. Vocab -- 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).
A common public area in downtown Boston is the main setting of the short story, "The Patriot", which is about a man who argues to such an extent that it becomes a sophism.
11. Endemic: natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous; belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place
The sudden transition in mood that followed the attack on September 11 is endemic in the physical transformation into a bug in Kafka's "Metamorphosis".
12. Inculcate: to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly; to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling
13. Castration: an idea developed by Sigmund Freud that is associated with a deep-seated fear or anxiety in boys and men; It posits that when seeing a female's genitalia, small boys falsely assume that the girl removed her penis as punishment for misbehavior. The boy gets nervous that this might actually happen to him; <Psychology>: to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, esp. by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity
14. Epicurean: fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, esp. in eating and drinking
15. Iniquity: gross injustice or wickedness; a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin
16. Diaphanous: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent; delicately hazy
17. Rapacious: given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed; inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate
18. Varnished: (of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey; predacious; glossy; superficial polish or external show, esp. to conceal some defect or inadequacy (n.); give a glossy appearance to; give an improved appearance to; adorn; give a superficially pleasing appearance to, esp. in order to deceive
19. Sepulcher: a tomb, grave, or burial place
20. Veneration: profound respect or reverence
21. Mizzen: a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast; mizzenmast; noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast; noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mizzen lower mast or some specified upper mast of a mizzenmast
22. Emissary: a representative sent on a mission or errand; an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy; sent forth, as on a mission
23. Cipher: to use figures or numerals arithmetically; to calculate numerically; figure; any of the Arabic numerals or figures; something of no value or importance; the key to a secret method of writing; a secret method of writing, as by transposition or substitution of letters, specially formed symbols, or the like
24. Jocund: cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad
Syn: joyful
Ant: depressed, gloomy
25. Abscond: to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution
Syn: decamp
Ant: ambulate
<Parallelism, repetition, dependent clause>
With confusion, regret, and disappointment, I am calling my mom to see if there is any way she can get me the clothes I can wear for senior portraits - something better than this pink sweater that I wore to school this morning.
Vocab Nov. 3
1. Which of the following doesn't work? Why.
a. Bill played a musical number by Bach; Joan, Beethoven.
b. Lou Williams was in for adultery; John Jones for gambling.
c. His mother told him to rent a car; his sister, to pack the suitcases.
2. Write your own original example.
3. Find one from something you have read (this may take a couple of weeks).
1. Simulacrum: a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance; an effigy, image, or representation
- The twins, although sharing a simulacrum with each other, have distinct personalities that distinguish them from their similar physical traits.
2. Apocryphal: of dubious authorship or authenticity- Plagiarists are accused of claiming true authorship for their apocryphal collection of works.
3. Venal: open to bribery; corruptible; (French/Latin root): to sell; (venial: minor sin, venereal disease: STD)- Sentencing Paul a 2-year life in jail was not enough for him; it was his second time he had obtained mercy from the court of law and yet, he returned to his venal nature once more.
4. Canonical: 1) pertaining to, established by, or conforming to a canon or canons; 2) included in the canon of the Bible; 3) authorized, recognized, accepted; 4) <Mathematics (of an equation, coordinate, etc.)> in simplest or standard form; 5) following the pattern of a musical canon; 6) <Linguistics (of a form or pattern)> characteristic, general or basic- Shakespeare's grand collection of plays and poetry has been canonical to most high school English classes.
5. Gambit: 1. <Chess> an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece; 2. any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage; 3. a remark made to open or redirect a conversation- By cheating on his AP Biology exam, Caleb tried to compensate for those hours he spent playing video games through gambit; he texted his friend for the answers.
6. Inveterate: 1) settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like; 2) firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic7. Pinguid: fat; oily
- Just as Matt felt the need to wash his face for another refreshing day, Matt's disgusting pinguid skin glistened at the rays of morning sunlight through the window.
8. Teleological: 1) The study of design or purpose in natural phenomena. 2) The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena. 3) Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history.*Matrix
*Oedipus Rex
9. Sophism: 1) a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone. 2) any false argument; fallacy.
- The X, Y, Z, and the coins story uses fallacious words such as "find" and "lose" to make it seem as if there were 9 different coins. But instead, they all are the same coin, and they just took different forms.
10. Vocab -- 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).- A common public area in downtown Boston is the main setting of the short story, "The Patriot", which is about a man who argues to such an extent that it becomes a sophism.
11. Endemic: natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous; belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place- The sudden transition in mood that followed the attack on September 11 is endemic in the physical transformation into a bug in Kafka's "Metamorphosis".
12. Inculcate: to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly; to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling13. Castration: an idea developed by Sigmund Freud that is associated with a deep-seated fear or anxiety in boys and men; It posits that when seeing a female's genitalia, small boys falsely assume that the girl removed her penis as punishment for misbehavior. The boy gets nervous that this might actually happen to him; <Psychology>: to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, esp. by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity
14. Epicurean: fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, esp. in eating and drinking
15. Iniquity: gross injustice or wickedness; a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin
16. Diaphanous: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent; delicately hazy
17. Rapacious: given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed; inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate
18. Varnished: (of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey; predacious; glossy; superficial polish or external show, esp. to conceal some defect or inadequacy (n.); give a glossy appearance to; give an improved appearance to; adorn; give a superficially pleasing appearance to, esp. in order to deceive
19. Sepulcher: a tomb, grave, or burial place
20. Veneration: profound respect or reverence
21. Mizzen: a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast; mizzenmast; noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast; noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mizzen lower mast or some specified upper mast of a mizzenmast
22. Emissary: a representative sent on a mission or errand; an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy; sent forth, as on a mission
23. Cipher: to use figures or numerals arithmetically; to calculate numerically; figure; any of the Arabic numerals or figures; something of no value or importance; the key to a secret method of writing; a secret method of writing, as by transposition or substitution of letters, specially formed symbols, or the like
24. Jocund: cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad
Syn: joyful
Ant: depressed, gloomy
25. Abscond: to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution
Syn: decamp
Ant: ambulate
<Parallelism, repetition, dependent clause>
With confusion, regret, and disappointment, I am calling my mom to see if there is any way she can get me the clothes I can wear for senior portraits - something better than this pink sweater that I wore to school this morning.
Vocab Nov. 3
1. Which of the following doesn't work? Why.
a. Bill played a musical number by Bach; Joan, Beethoven.
b. Lou Williams was in for adultery; John Jones for gambling.
c. His mother told him to rent a car; his sister, to pack the suitcases.
2. Write your own original example.
3. Find one from something you have read (this may take a couple of weeks).
Journal Entry
Blogs HW
Point of View Paper
Imitation of Borges's Style
Metamorphosis
Book Report (Emily)
Author Books