11/30/15

                                              Cavalier-a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War.
                                       Synonyms: Offhand, Indifferent / Antonyms: Concerned, Unreliable
                                         The warrior in the movie was known as a cavalier of his time.
                                                                    

11/20/15

• Only male turkeys gobble.
• There are four places in the U.S.  named turkey.
• Canadians also celebrate thanksgiving.
• English called them turkeys.

11/19/15

                                        Dramatic Irony - irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.      

Dramatic irony meaning when characters in a play are acting and during a scene the audience sees and interprets it in a way the the people acting may not grasp.


                             Situational Irony   irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

like a scene in a play could be brought forth the audience intending to mean peace, but maybe taken as a hateful or violent scene, when something it portrayed by the actors  in one way, but to the audience in a completely unintended way.

11/18/15

                                                    KISMET - destiny; fate.
                                       Synonyms: lot, luck / Antonyms: whole
                                                   There fate was of bad luck.
                                            

11/13/15

                            WANTON - of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.

                                Synonyms: Deliberate, willful / Antonyms: Justifiable 

                        The man that appeared in court for wanton action on a robber was found not guilty.

                           

11/1215

                                           CARRION - he decaying flesh of dead animals.
                                             Synonyms: Body, Remains / Antonyms: alive
                      Driving on dark roads along the edge of the woods you will see many carrion animals.
                                      

11/11/15

      PEDESTRIAN - a person walking along a road or in a developed area., lacking inspiration and excitement 

                                        Synonyms: walker, person / Antonyms: driver, cyclist

           In York city you will see many pedestrians on the side walks from place to place that you go.

                                  

11/10/15

                      WRITHE - make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

                                         Synonyms - wiggle, squirm / Antonyms - still, calm 

                      When someone gets pined down they tend to freak out, and writhe until they get away.

                         

11/5/15

minimus (human anatomy)- Anatomy. the little finger or toe.
aglet- a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
griffonage- 

1. Careless handwriting; A crude or illegible scrawl.

tines- a prong or sharp point, such as that on a fork or antler.
natiform- resembling the buttocks
glabella- the smooth part of the forehead above and between the eyebrows.
rasceta- transverse creases of the skin on the palmar surface of the wrist.
lunule- a crescent-shaped or oval part or marking, in particular.

• an oval depression in front of the beak on the outside of many clams.
• a small area above the antennae on the front of some kinds of flies.

philtrum- the vertical groove between the base of the nose and the border of the upper lip.

• the junction between the two halves of the upper lip or of an animal's nose.

obelus- a symbol (†) used as a reference mark in printed matter, or to indicate that a person is deceased.

11/3/15

EXAMPLE ...
Mentor Sentence - Celia thinks you are in shock, but I think you are just angry
Student Sentence - Coach Davis thinks you are sleeping, but I think you were just resting your eyes.
PRACTICE
Mentor Sentence - You can pick your friends, but you're stuck with your family.
Student Sentence - You can make temporary decisions, but are stuck with the cosequences.

Mentor Sentence - He could be courteous and helpful on the surface, but you never knew what was going on underneath.
Student Sentence - The team could look calm and collected, but be scared and nervious.

Mentor Sentence - Every day was a happy day and every night was peaceful.
Student Sentence - Every game was a fun one and every win made in better.

11/2/14

Courtliness- polite, refined, or elegan

Synonym:class, classiness / Antonyms:  gracelessness, inelegance

The man in the interview showed much courtliness.

 SEDATE- keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled.

Synonyms: calmly, composedly /  Antonyms: excited, loud

In the movies theater you must be conversating in a sedate voice.

Personable-  having a pleasant appearance and manner.

Synonyms: Peasant, likable / Antonyms: disagreeable, unattractive

When you go some where fancy you should look Personable

Accure -  be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time.

Synonyms: accumulate, collect / Antonyms: to Stop

The women was an accure employ at her job for years.

Malady- a disease or ailment

Synonyms: illness, sickness / Antonyms: health, strength

The paitent at the hospital was malady.

 

Entreaty- an earnest or humble request.

Synonyms: request, apeal / Antonyms; demand, calm

The teacher requested the homework entreaty.