Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Seniors Vocab Red Class due Monday Oct. 3











Write ten sentences using any ten different words in context, giving clues of restatement, inference, or contrast.

This is due before school on Monday Oct. 3. Write or print out your sentences if you're having trouble posting.

Antediluvian--adjective 1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood in Genesis
2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.

Antibiotic—noun 1. any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.

Automaton noun
1. a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robota person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active intelligence.

Beneficent adjective
Doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose.

Synchronize verb (used with object)
1. to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another
Circumscribe verb (used with object), -scribed, -scrib·ing.
1. to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map

Communion noun
interchange or sharing of thoughts or emotions; intimate communication: communion with nature.

Counterintuitive adjective---counter to what intuition would lead one to expectIncredulous adjective1. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.2. indicating or showing unbelief: an incredulous smile.

Diction noun
1. style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction.
2. the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judgedin terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation.

Disabuse verb (used with object), -bused, -bus·ing. To free (a person) from deception or error.

Equilibrium noun, plural -ri·ums, -ri·a [-ree-uh]? Show IPA.1. a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.

Excise verb (used with object), -cised, -cis·ing.1. to expunge, as a passage or sentence, from a text 2. to cut out or off, as a tumor.

Fluent adjective1. spoken or written with ease: fluent French.

Hyperawareness noun the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness

Inaccessible adjective not accessible; unapproachable.

Interstate adjective 1. connecting or involving different states: interstate commerce.

Malapropism noun act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.

Neologism noun 1. a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.

Omnipresent adjective present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.

Multilingual adjective 1. using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.

Impermeable adjective 1. not permeable; impassable.

Sanction noun 1. authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.

Retrofit verb 1. to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developedor made available after the time of original manufacture.

Avert verb (used with object) 1. to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.

16 Comments:

At 2:39 PM, Anonymous JessicaCRed said...

1. I had to avert my attention to the door during my anatomy class because of a particular scene in the movie being played.
2. Julia put a pen on the top of my water bottle and because of its equilibrium it rested there during my study hall.
3. After living in Italy for a year, the exchange student came back speaking fluent Italian to her family.
4. The girl became multilingual thanks to adapting in society while taking a year off to travel.
5. The teacher was in communion with his students when he looked into their faces and then said, “no homework tonight.”
6. The president couldn’t sanction the law because there was not enough information to explain it.
7. The spies had to synchronize their watches in order to ambush the suspect at the same time.
8. Congress excised an amendment because it did not pertain to this time period anymore.
9. The drunken suspect wasn’t hyperaware of where he was, or what was happening to him.
10. The Italian translator had his own form of diction that us Americans could hardly understand.

 
At 2:39 PM, Anonymous JessicaCRed said...

1. I had to avert my attention to the door during my anatomy class because of a particular scene in the movie being played.
2. Julia put a pen on the top of my water bottle and because of its equilibrium it rested there during my study hall.
3. After living in Italy for a year, the exchange student came back speaking fluent Italian to her family.
4. The girl became multilingual thanks to adapting in society while taking a year off to travel.
5. The teacher was in communion with his students when he looked into their faces and then said, “no homework tonight.”
6. The president couldn’t sanction the law because there was not enough information to explain it.
7. The spies had to synchronize their watches in order to ambush the suspect at the same time.
8. Congress excised an amendment because it did not pertain to this time period anymore.
9. The drunken suspect wasn’t hyperaware of where he was, or what was happening to him.
10. The Italian translator had his own form of diction that us Americans could hardly understand.

 
At 2:41 PM, Anonymous ryan casey red said...

1. My doctor diagnosed me with strep throat, he prescribed me to take an antibiotic everyday for a month.
2. The counterintuitive directions furthered our confusion about the project.
3. Although criticized on his policies, Obama has been well known for his diction.
4. When we are healthy, our bodies are at equilibrium.
5. After spending 5 months in Italy, I am now fluent in Italian.
6. St. Mark’s sanctioned a new set of rules, in effect one week.
7. He averted his eyes from the scary movie so he wouldn’t have nightmares.
8. His parents are from different countries so he is multilingual.
9. A good driver must maintain hyperawareness at the wheel.
10. Catholics believe God is omnipresent and is all seeing

 
At 7:01 PM, Anonymous David M. Red said...

1. We synchronized our watches so we would both leave our houses at the same time.
2. Since I have been exposed to English my entire life, I am fluent in it.
3. We drove on Interstate 95 to go from Delaware to New Jersey.
4. Facebook is inaccessible at St. Mark’s, because the school does not allow students to use it on campus.
5. Noah was told by God to build an ark long ago in antediluvian times.
6. Acting as a beneficent role model to others may help them become better people.
7. The surgeons excised the man’s brain tumor in order to save his life.
8. God is omnipresent because he is everywhere and with everyone.
9. Many of us receive communion every Sunday with our entire church.
10. The doctor prescribed the patient an antibiotic to help prevent his disease from spreading throughout his body.

 
At 11:42 AM, Anonymous LauraC Red said...

1. I can never work my grandmother's antediluvian TV, it's picture is black and white and the antenna was broken.
2.Her work on the mission trip was beneficent to the flood victims.
3. The two boys had an elaborate plan to sneak out: they had masks, walkie talkies and synchronized watches.
4. Barrak Obama's speech was so effective because of his professional and clever diction.
5. She adapted so well to Paris because she was already fluent in French.
6. The safe, cameras, and full time guard made the money inaccessible.
7. The even magnetic charge from both positive and negative sides of the magnet caused equilibrium of the charge.
8. Christians believe in an omnipresent God that is constantly watching over and protecting us.
9. She had to avert her eyes when she saw blood on TV.
10. We had to find a new route to school because the snow piles made the road impermeable.

 
At 6:12 PM, Anonymous Kara G Red said...

1. The sick child’s mother gave him an antibiotic so he could be well in time for school tomorrow.
2. Making note cards the night before the big test were beneficent to my high grade.
3. We watched as the synchronized swimming team swan in perfect rhythm and step with one another.
4. The doctor excised the tumor out of the sick boy’s head.
5. Since the girl has been living in France for eight years, she is fluent in French.
6. The grade was inaccessible until the teacher put it into power school.
7. While on our road trip to California, we drove on the interstate, connecting Texas and Arizona.
8. The rain jacket was impermeable, so no rain could get through onto my clothes.
9. Since the boy’s father moved their family from country to country because of his job, the boy became multilingual, learning every language from every country he visited.
10. The thief tried to avert his eyes so no one could make eye contact with him.

 
At 8:40 PM, Anonymous AngelaTRed said...

1. My mother wanted me to change my ripped jeans because she is still stuck in her antediluvian style.
2. I went to the doctor for a sinus infection so she prescribed me an antibiotic.
3. The restaurant was very beneficent to the environment, recycling all of their water bottles and paper.
4. I synchronized my car clock and my phone clock to run five minutes late so that I could break my habit of being late to everything.
5. I received an incredulous glance from my mother when I told her that “everyone else failed that test also”.
6. The rap singer had poor diction in his lyrics and pronunciation.
7. After spending an entire summer in Italy, my father could speak fluent Italian.
8. As much as my sister tried to get Justin Bieber to tweet her back, he was inaccessible.
9. When I was younger, I had the malapropism of interchanging the words through and threw by saying “I went through the tunnel” or “I through the ball”.
10. Charlotte’s boyfriend asked her father for his sanction before asking her to marry him.

 
At 8:42 PM, Anonymous Christie S RED said...

1. When the girl was sick, her mom made sure she got her to the doctors right away so they could give her an antibiotic and she could start feeling better.
2. Going to the SAT tutor proved to be a very beneficial move for the girl when she received her improve scores in the mail.
3. The multilingual lady was so fluent in Spanish that many people just assumed it was her natural language.
4. We knew the students would be in a state of hyperawareness after they attended the informational meeting at school.
5. Even though we are two completely different people, the omnipresent nature of God lets us know that he is spiritually with the both of us.
6. Since the man was currently in a wheel chair, we had to contact the restaurant beforehand to ensure that it was not inaccessible to wheel chairs.
7. We realized the bag was impermeable when the leaking water bottles did not seep through.
8. Since the dean likes to look the students straight in the eyes when he is talking to them, he gets very annoying by averting eyes.
9. At was not until after the book was published that the author realized the last chapter was not needed and should have been excised.
10. The girl felt some sort of communion with her friend after she told her all of her deepest and darkest secrets.

 
At 8:42 PM, Anonymous LaurenC Red said...

1. The cross country team synchronized their watches so they could all end at the same time.
2. When her father died, who friends joined in communion to help console her.
3. Because his accomplice’s story was so different, the police believed his story was incredulous.
4. The speaker spoke clearly and with good diction making him easily herd by all.
5. The only language that I’m fluent in is English.
6. Because of the accident on 95 south the ramp became inaccessible causing a major traffic jam.
7. The word “neologism” is neologism to me.
8. When the teacher glared at him, he quickly averted his eyes from the matter.
9. Even though he wanted to run away, he became counterintuitive because he knew the right thing to do was stay and tell the truth.
10. In order to participate in twin day, we needed to get sanction from Mrs. Taylor.

 
At 9:15 PM, Anonymous DanielleC-Red said...

1) The doctor prescribed antibiotics to the sick patient, who was encountering flu symptoms.
2) The local YMCA offers synchronized swimming classes for those who wish to perform the same dance routine in the water.
3) In physics, you learn that forces that are the equal are in equilibrium.
4) Teachers that teach language are often very fluent in the language they teach.
5) Unfortunately for those confined to wheelchairs, many places are inaccessible to them.
6) While driving to New York City, my parents took the interstate through New Jersey.
7) Tour guides are often assured to be multilingual, so that they can talk about their country to any tourist that comes and wants to listen.
8) The doctor could not avert his attention from the little girl who skimmed her knee after falling off her bike.
9) Last week when it rained, our coaches laid down tarps that were impermeable and would keep us dry until we raced.
10) To Romans, Caesar led the most beneficent reign in their history, conquering many lands and winning many wars.

 
At 9:54 PM, Anonymous michael igo red said...

1. To keep equilibrium the body undergoes osmosis when water levels become unequal in a certain region.
2. Because I have been speaking English my whole life it is my most fluent language.
3. By following the interstate highway you can travel freely through different states.
4. The dominate red rover team created a impermeable wall with their hands, which was impossible for the other team to pass.
5. I created a distraction that would avert my moms eyes from the kitchen, while my sister went and stole the cake.
6. My doctor prescribed me an antibiotic when I was diagnosed with some sort of bacteria diseases, in hope that it will kill the harmful bacteria.
7. By synchronizing all the dancers and making them all move at the same time, it allowed our dance to look more professional and cleaner.
8. The cookies on the high shelf seemed inaccessible for the short kid.
9. My teacher uses many neologisms in her lectures, which allows us to become more familiar with new words and phrases.
10. Because of how many different countries I lived in, I was forced to become a multilingual speaker if I wanted to have any hope of communication.

 
At 10:05 PM, Anonymous EmilyC. Red said...

1. The antediluvian family room seemed as though the seventies never passed.
2. The doctor proscribed an antibiotic for the child’s ear infection and within two weeks the infection was gone.
3. The Bike to the Bay proved to be very beneficent, raising twice as much money for MS research than last year.
4. Despite the outrage of parents, the teacher believed he had disabused his students from the belief that the theory of evolution is wrong.
5. Her diction was not distinct; she mumbled every word and was not understood.
6. The procedure to excise the patient’s brain tumor took six hours.
7. The tourist was so fluent in Italian the citizens of Italy thought he resided there.
8. The inaccessibility of the road due to the construction caused long detours and time delays.
9. The communion of believers at the church had a tight bond, caring for one another when they were at their worst.
10. Interstate 66 passed through Washington D.C. and Virginia

 
At 10:40 PM, Anonymous ChadM red said...

1. The beneficent couple always donates to the local food bank once a month.
2. We were commanded to synchronize our watches before the mission due to the need for exact timing.
3. My friend's counterintuitive decisions lead me to think he lacks common sense.
4. we were told to circumscribe the correct answer on the test, not underline.
5. The president's diction must be top notch if he wants his words to be understood by everyone.
6. The more languages you are fluent in, the more countries you will feel comfortable in.
7. A soldier's hyperawareness must be extremely high.
8. Delaware contains many interstate highways.
9. The board sanctioned the development of the new building.
10. The army pays millions of dollars to have standard machines such as jeeps retrofitted for war.

 
At 11:05 PM, Anonymous ryan m red said...

The service project requirements were only that it be beneficent to the community.
Some cells take in then squirts out water from its contractile vacuole to maintain equilibrium.
The technique of how to excise a tape worm from what I have heard is a very strange procedure.
My teacher says the AP German exam is difficult even for those fluent in the language.
The woman was emotionally inaccessible since her bad breakup.
The bully spoke to his classmates as though he was omnipresent and could see whatever they did.
Bubble boy was born into a sterile environment, impermeable by even the smallest germs.
Only the president can sanction the use of nuclear weapons.
The car was retrofitted with the parts from the previous model after the massive recall.
The man made his son avert his eyes from the screen during the scary part of the movie.

 
At 12:30 AM, Anonymous RebccaKRed said...

1. I could not avert my unmannerly stare from the arguing couple sitting in front of me.
2. The solid block of frozen meat was impermeable by even the sharpest knife the chef tried.
3. The little girl was only five and already multilingual, speaking perfect Italian and English.
4. Most religions believe in a god, gods, or spiritual being that is omnipresent in everything they do.
5. Facebook and other fun websites are inaccessible at school due to the strict internet rules set for the students.
6. After twelve years of taking Spanish you would think I would be fluent in Spanish, instead I can barley say a sentence correctly.
7. Having water in your ears can throw off your equilibrium, making you very dizzy and not very steady when walking.
8. The Olympic divers had to practice gruelingly to make sure they were synchronized with every movement of their performance.
9. The doctor’s antibiotic did not work and the patients sickness came back even worse.
The girls parents were very antediluvian, so before she could date someone her father had to meet and approve of him.

 
At 10:50 PM, Anonymous ChrisD red said...

1. Due to the boy’s extreme sickness he was prescribed many antibiotics to try and help counteract the effects of the virus.
2. The president’s diction for his speech was one of a hardline opinion and very direct in your face facts.
3. Before weighing the chemicals the scale must be brought to equilibrium so it is directly on point to deliver an accurate measurement.
4. People called the man a human translator being because he was fluent in over ten languages.
5. After the mudslide the pass between the mountains was inaccessible because it was blocked by mud.
6. We as Christians believe in an omnipresent God who is with us in spiritual and also human form.
7. The warrior’s armor was impermeable, no blade or arrow could pierce its surface.
8. The new helicopters where just retrofitted with new turbines to give the helicopter more lift.
9. The president’s sanction stated that everyone would no longer have to pay for health insurance.
10. They say you should avert your eyes from the sun so as not to go blind.

 

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