November 30, 2015

Cavalier- a supporter of King Charles l in the English Civil War, having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude. 

Synonyms-  chesty, lordly, masterful.  

 Antonyms- bashful, shrinking, shy. 

Cavaliers should be loud and bossy, not shy and kind. 

November 20, 2015

• Thanksgiving is also celebrated in Canada too. But they celebrate it on the second Monday of October. 
• Only male turkeys can gobble. (i thought every turkey could do that )
• Miss judging how many turkeys  that will be sold can be a pretty big deal. But instead someone at Swanson decided to shred the meat and make TV dinners about it. 

November 19, 2015

Dramatic irony-understood by the audience but not grasped by the character. 

situational irony- a situation in which actions have an affect that is opposite from what was intended. 

November 18, 2015

Kismet- destiny, fate

Synonyms- fate, providence, doom.   

Antonyms- whole, intention, destination. 

What chance did I have against kismet ?

November 17, 2015

Ambivalent- is a state of having simulations conflicting reactions, 

beliefs, or feelings towards some object. 

Synonyms- uncertain, torn, indecisive.   Antonyms- certain, secure, clear.

Although Janice loved Henry, her ambivalence towards marriage made her turn down his proposal. 

November 16, 2015 *absent*

Inadvertent- not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. 

Synonyms- unintended, unplanned, involuntary.   Antonyms- deliberate, careful, attentive.

I have been getting inadvertent calls from your cell phone. 

*absent*

November 13, 2015

Wanton- Sexually immodest or promiscuous.

Synonyms- loose, indecent, whorish.    Antonyms- modest, pure, chaste. 

He loved the way she could be wanton and sensual on minute, then bashful the next.

November 12, 2015

Carrion- the decaying flesh of dead animals.

Synonyms- corpse, remains, body.  Antonyms- developing, improving, growing.

The stench of the carrion on the dogs body was strong. 

November 12,2015

Pedestrian-a person walking along the road.

Synonyms- walker, person on foot, foot traffic.   Antonyms- driver, passenger. 

A lot of  accidents involve pedestrians. 

November 10, 2015

Writhe- make continual twisting, squirming moments or contortions of the body.

Synonyms- squirm, twist, toss.   Antonyms- straighten, or be still.

He writhed in agony on the ground. 

November 5, 2015

Minimus- the little finger or toe.

Aglet- a plastic tag at the end of a lace used for tying.

Griffonage- bad hand writing. 

Tines- a sharp point ( a fork).

Natiform- resembling the buttocks. 

Glabella- the flat area of a bone between the eyebrows.

Rasceta- creases on the inside of the wrist. 

Lunule- pale area at the end of a fingernail. 

Philtrum- vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip.

Obelus- a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.