Sunday, October 3, 2010

E Period Three Words!

Post three words from the reading this weekend you didn't understand along with their definition.

13 comments:

  1. Mattock:
    a digging and grubbing tool with features of an adze and an ax or pick

    Foliage:
    a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation;the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants;a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches

    Drumstick:
    a stick for beating a drum;the segment of a fowl's leg between the thigh and tarsus

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  2. expatriate:
    a person living in a country that is not their own.

    foliage:
    the leaves of a tree or plant; Leaves and branches together.

    glacier:
    a large mass of ice, formed by snow on mountains, that moves very slowly down a valley.

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  3. Trout:

    Trout is the name for number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family.

    Interpret:

    to change what someone is saying in one language into another language.

    Regard:

    (verb) to think about someone in particular way
    (noun) respect for someone or something.

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  4. splendid: adj having great beauty and splendor
    characterized by grandeur

    ironical: adj characterized by often poignant
    difference or incongruity
    between what is expected and what
    actually is

    rucksack: n a bag carried by a strap on your
    back or shoulder

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  5. remarkable(adj.):unusual or striking.

    pilgrim(n.):someone who journeys in foreign lands.

    tram(n.):a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

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  6. mountainside(n):the side or slope of a mountain.

    carriage(n):a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.

    distinguished(adj):made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous: a distinguished scholar.

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  7. Moraine:A collection of glacial debris.
    Impotent:Lacking in power, helpless.
    Expatriate:A person temporarily or permanently residing in another country or culture different from the person's origin.

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  8. humidity
    a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or gas
    bulky
    taking up much space ,typically inconveniently ,large and unwieldy
    fern
    a flowerless plant that has feathery or lesfy frodsand reproduces byspores released from the undersides of the fronds

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  9. Rose Wang

    Grimace(V):a grimace is an expression you make by twisting your face in an ugly way because you are displeased, disgusted, annoyed, in pain.

    Merriment: Laughter which lasts a long time, because you find something very funny.

    Material(n.): a material is a solid substance, for example one which is found in the natural world, especially when you think of it as something that can be used.

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  10. Foliage:is cluster of leaves,flowers,and branches.

    Ought:used to express duty or moral obligation.
    2.used to express justice, moral rightness, or the like.
    3.used to express propriety, appropriateness, etc.

    Mattock:a digging and grubbing tool with features of and an ax or pick.

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  11. Sprinkling :(n) to disperse or distribute here and there.

    Commence : (v) to begin; start

    Slant up :(v) to cause to slope.

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  12. Alice Zhou

    Kike:offensive terms for a Jew
    ambassador:a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
    pedal:operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

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  13. utilize: make practical and effective use of
    mattock: an agricultural tool shaped like a pickaxe, with an adze and a chisel edge as the ends of the head
    irony: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

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