Thursday, August 27, 2009

speak vocab

1.obscene- offensive to morality or decency, repulsive
the construstion worker used obscene language when he hit his thumb with a hammer.


-The grumpy old man used such obscene language when the girl asked him to buy some cookies.


2.abstinence- denying self any form of indulgence, appetite, or craving
many catholics practice abstenence from various foods, pastimes, or indulgences as part of the season of lent.


- The grumpy old man used such obscene language when the girl asked him to buy some cookies.
3.savant- a person of learning, especially one with detailed knowledge in same specialized field.
the young man was considered a savant because he was a mathmatical genious at an early age.

-The young girl was a savant for the old rich man.


4. thespian- dramatic actor
the international thespian society is an honorary organization for high school and middle school theatre students

-When i grow up im goin to work in the thearter carrer and become a thespian.

5.fascism- a political philosophy, movement, or regime ( as the fascists) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a government headed by a dictatorial leader.
Adolf hitler was appointed chancellor in 1933, and quickly established a totalitarian and fascist dictatorship.

-Martin Luther King Jr. had many facism and they made a big difference.

6.predator- one that preys, destroys, or devours.
to human predators, you are prey, and they have no conscience about harming or killing others.

-Lions are the biggest predator in the jungle that eat everything.

7.indoctrination- instruct, with doctrines,theories, beliefs can also be brainwashing.
cult leaders often indoctrinate their followers with beliefs that give the leaders a place of power over them.

- martin Luther King jr. was trying to become a indoctrination, he stood up fro what he belived in many ways.


8.morphing- a special effect process used in film or video production in which persons of objects seam to change shape, form, etc., in a smooth way, created in a digital environment.
the movie willow ( 1988), introduces the echnique of morphing and trasnforming a goat into a woman.

-Many cartoons were morphing, i had seen a rabbit turn into the shape of a square.

9.post tramatis stress disorder- PTSD is an anxiety disorder that occurs in the aftermath of a troumatis event. examples are combat, rape, and natural disorder. PTSD is diagnosed six months after the troumatis event. Three mayjor symptoms are: heightened, startle response, easily scared and irritatibility.

-A PTSD is a very bad thing to have in life you can't deal with it, cause it hurts.

10.potpourri- a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent.

-The powerpuff girls was made from potpourri.

11.paparazzi- a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs.

-When i walk out the door i see paparazzi following me everywhere i go and they kept taking pictures.

12.inspiration- an inspiring or animatiny acton or influence:

-God is my inspiration to do everything i do, I try to get it together but its hard.

13.expiration-a coming to am end, termination, close.

-The expiration date on my milk was past due, so it was sopiled.

14.floundering- to make clumsy attempts to move or regain ones balance.

-When i got on the tramplane i being to flounder casue it was so bouncing.

15.blathers- to talk without making sense.

-She just blathers to me and i cant understand what she was saying she was talking so fast.

16.interim- a temporary arrangement, stopping , make stiff. the company had an interim CED after the original one was fired for taking huge bonuses durring an economic recession.

-I told her to interim at the stop sign, but she kept going.

17.drones- a male bee, especially a honey bee, that is characteristically stingless,performs no work, and produces no honey. its only function is to mate with the queen bee.

-The Drones love mating with a female bee.

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