Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Sophs Blue Class--vocab unit 1 homework


Post (over this weekend) ten (10) sentences using ten different vocabulary words correctly, giving a context clue to the meaning of the word within your sentence.

Your context clue should use restatement, contrast, or inference (see pp. 9-10 of your vocab book if you need help with these).

Of course, identify yourself according to your first name, last initial, and section color.

e.g. Usually slightly nervous and uncertain, most ninth graders entering St. Mark's are somewhat taciturn during their initial days in school.

19 Comments:

At 10:13 PM, Anonymous LaurenS Blue said...

1. With all the reality television shows out today, their themes are becoming quite repetitive and banal.
2. Parents who make carping comments during their children’s games usually make their children feel more pressure and play worse.
3. Forming a coherent plot is the key to writing a book that makes sense.
4. You should always stop and think before you make an invidious remark because you could be hurting someone’s feelings.
5. When the actress who played Juliet forgot her lines, Romeo had to temporize until she could improvise new lines.
6. A scientist can make up any hypothesis, but he or she must be able to substantiate it in order for it to be considered true.
7. When the Spanish landed in the Americas in the 1400s, they had an insatiable desire for gold.
8. When I was younger I was always too impatient to wait for my Jello to congeal in the fridge.
9. The model is forced to eschew any type of carbohydrates by her diet.
10. Although we started off talking about germane subjects like compounds and mixtures, we ended up discussing sports by the end of chemistry class.

 
At 5:27 PM, Anonymous KatyS Blue said...

1. Due to her acquisitive mind, she remembered almost everything the teacher ever said.
2. She was advised often to change her taciturn attitude and be more friendly and open.
3. Instead of substantiating the alibi, the witness completely disproved it.
4. He tends to temporize and worry instead of acting on his plans.
5. Due to the teacher's constant criticism and carping, almost everyone in the school hated him.
6. The art teacher constantly told the student to stop belaboring the details of the drawing and be looser.
7. She tried so hard to emulate her favorite author’s message that she created an almost exact copy of their book.
8. Instead of the praise he had expected, the teacher gave invidious criticisms to his essay.
9. On the reconnaissance mission, the team gained a lot of information about the enemy’s base’s layout.
10. She expected to be banal and cliché, but was pleasantly surprised when it was exciting and interesting.

 
At 10:39 PM, Anonymous CaseyB Blue said...

1. Instead of immediately starting my homework when I get home, I tend to temporize.
2. Some people make invidious and malicious remarks that can be very hurtful.
3. The essay contest winner received much encomium for her outstanding writing piece; she deserved to be commended.
4. Maria was ravenous after practice, therefore fueling her insatiable desire for pizza.
5. The young basketball player emulated the coach’s moves in order to improve his skills.
6. The topic was completely irrelevant, not germane to anything that we were studying.
7. The woman at the conference talked too long, thus belaboring her point.
8. The bride went on a reconnaissance mission scoping out a good deal on a wedding dress.
9. We barely noticed Joe in the classroom because of his taciturn attitude.
10. After being left in the sun, the liquid makeup congealed into a jell-like substance.

 
At 8:18 AM, Anonymous AndrewK Blue said...

1. I can't wait for winter when the water in the pond congeals and we can play ice hockey on it.

2. The first couple days of school for a freshman can be the hardest as they are all taciturn and shy.

3. Once the settlers had reached Virginia they quickly established a tenable position to defend from the Indians.

4. Thanks to the largesse given to the school by an anonymous donor, we were able to afford lights for the football field.

5. It's hard to imagine what the Indians felt like when the conquistadors landed on the America's and arrogated all of the land for their king.

6. In the hands of the enemy, the Allie's spy temporized for as long as he could to avoid giving away any ally secrets.

7. Hoarders have an insatiable want to collect things and buy new things which can quickly become a problem.

8. The spy's reconnaissance mission  to collect enemy intelligence was scrapped at the last minute because his cover was blown. 

9. Every runner knows that on race day you should eschew any dairy because of the effects it has on your stomach.

10. Most little kids know that while their parents are intransigent on when bedtime is, the babysitter is likely to let them stay up in extra half an hour or more.

 
At 6:06 PM, Anonymous RandyM Blue said...

1. Though the team played so well in the last week, there still seemed to be a lot of carping and nit-picking by sports analysts about the few errors the team made in that span of time.
2. If you do not get that gum off the bottom of your shoe, then it will congeal and you’ll never be able to get it off.
3. Many admirers of Martin Luther King Jr. try to emulate his “I Have a Dream” speech.
4. Jenny delivered a beautiful encomium about her father, who died from cancer, for how hard he fought to overcome the disease.
5. Those who attempt to quit smoking try desperately to eschew any temptations to pick up a cigarette.
6. The teacher gave Betty a poor grade on her research paper because many points she made in her paper were not germane, or relevant, to the topic she was writing about.
7. One of the many side effects of the medication, which caused Rose to drink ten bottles of water in one day, was insatiable thirst.
8. The football player's intransigent attitude prevented him from getting a new contract, and thus resulted in a holdout from his team's training camp.
9. It was because of Andy’s regular stinginess that it surprised most people to see him give several largesse to a variety of poor charities.
10. For most math problems, you must not only supply an answer, but also show your work to substantiate that you provided the correct answer.

 
At 1:39 PM, Anonymous RachelF Blue said...

1. Over time, the watery blend of jello mix and water in the tray will congeal into cubes.
2. Even after I had directly asked her about the incident, she eschewed from answering.
3. The church was able to donate over five thousand dollars worth of food to the soup kitchen due to the largesse from the community food drives.
4. Those who are guilty may tend to temporize when confronted about a situation.
5. Her insatiable drive for knowledge kept her driven throughout her years of schooling.
6. Because many popular magazines tend to emulate one another’s designs and content, they are almost identical.
7. The intransigent countries had such differing views that they could not agree on any terms to produce a treaty.
8. The teacher praised the student’s essay for being one of the most coherent; he was able to include personal anecdotes that related to the topic to tie the piece together.
9. Even though my coach was only trying to help improve my routine, over time most of her comments became carping.
10. Military personnel are unable to simply arrogate a higher position for their own personal benefit; it must be granted to them.

 
At 2:51 PM, Anonymous AllieS Blue said...

1.The acquisitive detective tried to learn as much as he could about the victims at the crime scene in order to find out what had really happened.

2.She expected her future mother-in-law to be approving and courteous when they first met, but instead she made carping remarks about her son’s choice to marry at such a young age.

3.The student had written a muddled and confusing essay the first time, but has since learned to write in a unified and coherent way.

4.After I put the cupcakes in the oven, I could begin to see the batter congeal into a delicious dessert.

5.Because runners always train to improve on their current ability, it is usually a common goal to emulate their personal record of a previous race.

6.After the soldiers returned from war, their hometowns gave them each an encomium for their service and bravery for our country.

7.When a child reacts in a rude or inappropriate manner, it is the parents’ job to eschew that kind of behavior.

8.When listening to a lecture in class, it is appropriate to ask germane questions rather than distracting the teacher from the topic.

9.After being stranded in the desert for days, the survivors’ thirst seemed to be insatiable.

10.When she realized how much money she had won from the lottery, she felt it would only be right to give a largesse of it to charities.

 
At 4:33 PM, Anonymous TinaN Blue said...

1. Andy is able to retain ideas and information and that is why his teachers call him acquisitive Andy
2. For chemistry, I had to bring in something that went from liquid to solid so I put water in the freezer to congeal.
3. The English teacher said to only put examples germane to the topic of our essay and not irrelevant ones.
4. Students are encouraged to eschew bad habits, not push towards them.
5. The head singer was temporizing because it was time to perform and his band was not yet ready, although, the audience did not appreciate the stalling.
6. The witness was called to court because she had evidence that would help substantiate the innocence of the defendant.
7. Some people don’t mind Sarah’s carping attitude but they really don’t like it when she’s nit-picking at them.
8. Spencer arrogated the last cookie without asking if it was okay.
9. Some students are taciturn in the beginning of the year but a few weeks later you can’t even get them to stop talking.
10. Jake’s parents are so intransigent that they won’t even agree to work out their problems for his birthday.

 
At 5:03 PM, Anonymous KathrynF blue said...

1. The bullies at our school push innocent kids against the wall and threaten to arrogate their lunch money.
2. The man who came to talk to our class about different service programs in the state really belabored the fact that we need to get involved.
3. Justin Bieber is such a strong and confident person; after all the hate and carping that he receives he never fails to show them wrong.
4. One science experiment that we did in elementary school was putting boiling water in the freezer and seeing how long it took to congeal.
5. Most people, especially girls, get annoyed when others emulate them. What they need to know is that imitation is the nicest form of flattery.
6. The popular cheerleaders made a pact to eschew all others that could possibly ruin their “cool” reputation.
7. As we were working together on a project, my partner made invidious comments that made me think that I wasn’t working hard enough.
8. The fundraising committee gave the elderly lady two tickets to visit Longwood Gardens as a result of her largesse.
9. The detectives found the gun that the suspect used to kill the victim, which substantiated the man’s guilt.
10. When I first met the bubbly new girl, I knew right away that she was going to be the farthest thing from taciturn.

 
At 5:23 PM, Anonymous CarolineS BLUE said...

1. The detective had to confirm his suspicions by substantiating that the suspect really was the culprit to the crime.
2. During the technical difficulty, the show’s host had to temporize by calling for a commercial break.
3. The spoiled little girl was so insatiable that it seemed as though no one could make her happy.
4. In chemistry class, we learned how to congeal various substances like water into ice.
5. When it comes to test taking, it is good to have a mind that is acquisitive.
6. Older siblings tend to arrogate their younger sibling’s possessions to show authority.
7. The school received a plentiful largesse which resulted in many renovations of several classrooms.
8. The coach showed so much favoritism to one player that it caused her to make invidious comments towards other players without realizing.
9. When in class, it is wise to give questions and comments that are germane to the subject instead of saying something silly to make a joke.
10. My taciturn sister tends to be very shy and finds it hard to easily make friends.

 
At 5:58 PM, Anonymous ZachI blue said...

1. After Hurricane Katrina looters would arrogate people’s property because their homes were empty.
2. While most seashells you find on the beach are banal, some, like the conch, are very rare.
3. Simon Cowell, the carping, British judge on the X Factor, seems to never have anything nice to say.
4. The young boy, who hoped to be a great basketball player, emulated Michael Jackson.
5. The plane’s captain eschewed away from the horrible storm because it would make flying difficult.
6. In early colonial times England had an insatiable hunger for tobacco.
7. The military’s reconnaissance of the enemy’s base showed them the weak spots in its wall.
8. The surveillance camera tape substantiated the man’s crime by catching him in the act.
9. The Johnson twins have very opposite natures; while Jack is loud and talkative, John is taciturn.
10. The settlement, being sided by mountains and a lake, was easily tenable.

 
At 7:40 PM, Anonymous madelynb blue said...

1. She had no right in arrogating the books that should have been placed in lost and found.
2. If one belabors over their homework by working excessively, hopefully they will improve their grade.
3. When someone already knows they have done a poor job, the constant carping tends to get annoying.
4. After reading the instructions many times they were finally becoming coherent.
5. Once the liquid Jell-O mixture has sat in the fridge for 3 hours it will congeal to become a solid tasty dessert.
6. The encomium given to her fallen husband caused the widower to break down in tears at such a lavish tribute.
7. Our teacher had to ask that only questions germane to our topic be asked due to the time restraint.
8. No matter how much water he drank, his seeming insatiable thirst never went away.
9. Before being accepted into the military program, troops much undergo a reconnaissance to survey their health.
10. After many attempts at substantiating his story to the Dean, Tommy was unable to prove it was not he who vandalized the desk.

 
At 9:36 PM, Anonymous RebeccaG blue said...

1. Since he had done extensive research before publishing his work, the scientist was able to submit a tenable conclusion.

2. In the 1930’s the Nazi Party in Germany decided to arrogate complete and total control of the country and its people.

3. To follow the teachings of Christianity you must first eschew evil.

4. The president greeted the returning hero with encomium or high praise.

5. If you don’t wash the dishes right away, the food on them will congeal over the warm night.

6. The vassal was able to make a secure living, thanks to the largesse of the king.

7. The taciturn old woman refused to say a word, so her lawyer had to speak for her.

8. Some of the music today is banal, bland and instantly forgettable.

9. Bob was intransigent with his wife over a fight in which he didn’t want to compromise.

10. My friends are very coherent because they are always sticking together.

 
At 9:41 PM, Anonymous mattw Blue said...


1.All of my friends find Jay Leno to be funny and interesting, but I find him to be quite banal.
2.The interesting thing about most debates is that both sides are usually tenable, or can be defended.
3.For a hypothesis to become a theory, it must be coherent, or logically together.
4.The use of unmanned drone in the military is primarily for reconnaissance missions meaning they are scouting out the enemy.
5.The characters from the book “A Raisin in the Sun” were very arrogate when the insurance check came, they all assumed it was theirs.
6.When I make a mistake at practice my coaches carp at me just so I know not to do it again.
7.My first day at St. Marks was odd because I didn’t meet too many taciturn people, they all loved to talk.
8.Hitler was invidious towards the Jewish population during the Second World War.
9.A largesse was sent to my house after my dog died, the gift was heart-warming.
10.The talk of politics in class is germane because it is relevant to what is going on in our country.

 
At 10:12 PM, Anonymous LaurenC Blue said...

1. Sophie arrogated herself as captain of the team even though neither the coach nor the players appointed her that position.
2. The teacher criticized that my paper was prosaic and banal because she had already read many reports that were similar to mine.
3. Coaches do not look for carping players who blame the loss of the game on their teammates.
4. Manufacturers must make the directions coherent in order for the users to understand how to use their product correctly.
5. Rather than melting the butter in the microwave to make it a liquid, you want to place the butter in the refrigerator overnight so that it will congeal.
6. Frank was going to emulate Serena’s new soccer move, but he decided to make up his own move instead.
7. The girls were told by their parents to eschew fast food, but they disobeyed and went to Arby’s later that night.
8. Her taciturn nature was worshipped by the librarians who always long for quietness in the library.
9. My friend’s intransigent attitude causes her to get anything she wants because she forbids to compromise in any situation.
10. Oprah’s largesse to the foundation was so large that the contribution helped over half of the kids diagnosed with the disease.

 
At 10:22 PM, Anonymous John D Blue said...

1. All the acquisitive, or greedy, man was worried about was making money.
2. The banal lines in the play were very unoriginal.
3. I don’t enjoy being around carping people who nag a lot.
4. A good sports team is coherent, not disjoint.
5. To congeal water, you must freeze it.
6. Many basketball players emulate Lebron James.
7. What everyone was doing tonight was not germane in English class.
8. Great sports players have an insatiable will to win.
9. The children’s hospital was very grateful for the largesse of the millionaire.
10. I talk a lot, so no one says I am taciturn.

 
At 10:30 PM, Anonymous JakeG Blue said...

1. The teacher wants you to write an exciting paper rather than a banal, stale one.
2. If you do not understand a question move onto the next one rather than belaboring the one.
3. We will forever be coherent because of the fact that we are brothers.
4. After leaving his glass of water in the freezer all night the water congealed.
5. I have always wanted to emulate my father’s composure and mental toughness.
6. His insatiable want for success is what gives him the drive to work so hard.
7. The reason people dislike him is because of his invidious and spiteful remarks toward others.
8. She was very generous is the huge largesse she gave to the church in its time of need.
9. Even though Dom was being made fun of by his friend it does not make it tenable for him to hit the other boy.
10. We will not be able to be successful if the coach continues to be intransigent in not changing his failing strategy.

 
At 10:37 PM, Anonymous JamesH BLUE said...

1. The criminal usurped, or arrogated the identity of the rich notable, in order to have access to his credit cards.
2. The movie was so banal, that though I was seeing it for the first time, I felt as if had seen it a million times.
3. Considering the boy waited until the last minute to begin work on his project, he had to belabor, or work on it excessively to even attempt to have it finished by the deadline.
4. Sometimes players get fed up with the carping of their coaches, because no matter what they do, fought is always found in their efforts.
5. The football team won the championship, mainly because of the strong, coherent bond between the players, creating great team chemistry.
6. If you spill soda on the floor and fail to clean it up, before long it will congeal, or harden into a sticky solid.
7. The student explained to her teacher that she would study intently, and therefore eschew from cheating on her tests.
8. Asking a question about World War II, during the discussion of the Holocaust, proved to be very germane, and relevant.
9. It was very invidious and offensive to the student to have the foughts of a select group be attributed to him, though he was completely innocent.
10. The Prosecution was able to substantiate the defendant guilty of murder, being that his fingerprints were verified to be all over the murder weapon.

 
At 11:37 PM, Anonymous BrendanO Blue said...

1. Even after suffering a concussion, the player was able to give a coherent account of the events that happened beforehand.
2. Many teenagers often try to emulate their favorite celebrities styles by dressing like them.
3. After being stranded in the desert for a week, the hiker had an insatiable appetite when he was rescued.
4. The general chose to temporize rather than attack, which ended up being a deadly mistake.
5. The radio host was kicked off the air after his prejudicial and invidious comments.
6. The professor would often go on rants that were not germane to the topic of the class and that were of little importance.
7. Tom’s stubborn brother was known for his intransigent attitude.
8. Bob’s display of largesse helped the little league team afford their uniforms.
9. The pond water congealed so the people decided to ice skate.
10. Jon, who was normally very taciturn, came out of his shell at the party.

 

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