Vocabulary for the week of May 10, 2010
1) Mugwump: someone who can’t decide how they feel about an issue, such as politics.

2) Muliebrity: the qualities of a woman.
3) Chevron: a badge that indicates the rank of officers and the like.

4) Eristic: someone who participates in arguments.

5) Perpend: a large stone going through a big wall.
6) Vamoose: to leave quickly.

7) Iatrogenic: a medical disorder caused by how a doctor treats you.
8) Jnana: the knowledge you gain through meditation in order to reach Brahman.

9) Fatuous: unreal, foolish, silly.
10) Doff: to take off or get rid of; to tip your hat.


Vocabulary words for the week of April 26, 2010
1) Indemnification: compensation; something that compensates for a damage done.

2) Sultry: arousing passion; hot or sweaty.
3) Raze: to shave off; destroy.

4) Quell: to suppress, subdue, or quiet
5) Mollify: to reduce or soften.

6) Licentious: immoral; lewd.
7) Rectify: to make better; to fix

8) Cognizance: awareness; the amount of knowledge someone has.
9) Pluralism: being plural; a theory that contains two or more ideals that are independent of one another.

10) Tier: a layer; a series of rows.

Vocabulary for the weeks of April 18-23
1) Disport: to amuse oneself; diversion.
2) Transmogrify: to change what something looks like.

3) Oneiric: having to do with dreams.
4) Pelf: money gained immorally.

5) Bloviate: to speak in a conceited manner.
6) Neologism: a new word or phrase.

7) Dishabille: to undress, or to appear undressed through the appearance of your clothing.
8) Ne plus ultra: the highest or tallest point.

9) Trammel: something put over the fireplace in order to hold pots over the fire.
10) Gubernatorial: having to do with the state governor.


Vocabulary for Spring Break
1) Hubris: conceited; too much pride.
2) Popinjay: a parrot; someone who speaks vain chatter.

3) Superfluous: excessive; needless.
4) Neophyte: a novice; someone who has recently converted to a religion.

5) Portentous: momentous; significant; amazing.
6) Sylvan: made of branches or trees; someone who lives in the forest.

7) Impecunious: poor; not having much money.
8) Lucre: money earned.

9) Defenestrate: to throw out of a window.
10) Exiguous: meager, small.


Week of March 15, 2010
1) Bourgeoisie: the wealthy class.
2) Proletariat: the working class.

3) Stop-loss: a plan to stop continuing to lose money.
4) Elucidate: to explain or make clear.

5) Elusive: hard to define, difficult to grasp.
6) Profligate: immoral.

7) Chasm: a gorge; a fissure in the wall.
8) Fulminate: to detonate; to make explode.

9) Ostentatious: to make a great show on something in order to impress.
10) Obfuscate: to confuse or perplex.


Vocabulary list for the week of March 8, 2010:
1) Ego: conceit; self-esteem or self-confidence.

2) Subjectivity: being subjective.
3) Metacognition: to think about thinking.

4) Epistemology: a philosophy that covers the origins of human life and how they think.
5) Mollify: to soften; to make better.

6) Abrogate: to end; repeal.
7) Bureaucracy: the body of the government.

8) Viscosity: the property of a fluid that resists the force that causes it to move.
9) Filibuster: a long speech used to force a majority in the government.

10) Reconcile: to settle; to be resigned to something.
11) Vilify: to slander or speak badly of.

12) Aggregate: combined; the added sum.

intrepid - fearless.
He was intrepid when it came to walking across the tightrope.

I feel like this image demonstrates fearlessness because it takes a lot of guts in order to jump off a cliff and bungee jump. It's a perfect depiction of what the word intrepid means. It's taking a leap of faith and not giving yourself the chance to be afraid, even when most people are.

trepidation - anxious; fearful; trembling.
He entered the room full of trepidation because he was late to the meeting.


despondent - dejection; discouragement.
She felt despondent at the idea that her crush would be moving back to Idaho.

This person seems to epitomize the meaning of despondency because she looks so down and sad. It is clear that something is bothering her and she is very sad - perhaps even discouraged and dejected, which is the definition of despondent.

decorum - dignified propriety; proper.
The princess hated having to be full of decorum at events, because she was secretly a rebel.


aspire - to seek ambitiously.
He had always aspired to get out of his hometown and do something great with his life.

This baby is extremely ambitious because it is trying to eat a watermelon bigger than itself! It is clear that it could not accomplish this feat - but it is very ambitious and aspires to be able to eat the watermelon.

vacillate - to waver or sway.
The teacher kept vacillating on how to handle the situation.


desultory - lacking in consistency.
The conversation she had with her college counselor was desultory - it didn't make any sense and kept being tangential.


fallacy - a misleading argument; a false notion.
Her argument was extremely fallacious - she kept bringing up facts that weren't even true.

A wrong way sign is a perfect depiction of the term fallacy, which can be a misleading argument. If you lead someone down the wrong road or the wrong way down a road, they hit a road block, or a "wrong way" sign.

formidable - causing fear; arousing awe.
The height of the mountain was extremely formidable and awe-inspiring.


heritage - something that belongs to someone by birth.
Her heritage helped define who she is today.

This image depicts heritage because family trees demonstrate someone's past and where they come from, which is essentially what your heritage is - it's where you come from and what's in your past.

guru - an intellectual leader.
It is an honor to be called a guru by someone who is extremely intelligent.

subtle - clever; faint.
He kept giving her subtle hints that he really liked her.

I feel like this image demonstrates what subtle means because of the gradual change of color. Blending is combining colors subtly so that one turns into another color gradually, and not in a very obvious way. I feel like this image demonstrates how to do so, and the slight changes that take place while you're painting.

vehement - zealous; impassioned; intense.
She vehemently opposed his addiction to cigarettes.


zealous - ardently devoted and diligent.
She was full of zeal at the idea of spending the weekend with her grandparents.

This image demonstrates the definition of zealous to me because of the emotion in the little boy's face. Someone that is full of zeal is something that is very emotional and excited about something. This boy is clearly passionate about something, as depicted by the look on his face.

adverse - opposite; unfavorable.
Her constant attention towards him had the adverse effect that she wanted - he began to avoid her.


averse - having a strong feeling of opposition.
She is averse to outwardly cussing in public and during class.

This image to me depicts what averse means because of why they are holding the signs. These people are holding these signs because they want to protest something and they oppose the war that is currently going on. This is one example of what averse means.

blatant - extremely obvious.
It was blatant to everyone in attendance that she had a huge crush on him.


alleged - suspect; doubtful.
He was the alleged murderer of the missing 16 year old.


aggravate - to make worse; to irritate.
He aggravated the teacher so much that they suspended him.

This image of a stick to me represents what the term aggravate means. It may seem a bit unlikely, but the stereotypical image of someone aggravating someone else is by poking a stick at them. That's why I chose this image - it really aggravates people when someone constantly annoys and irritates them.

discreet - unobtrusive.
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factoid - an insignificant fact.
Everyone hated how the teacher always told them insignificant factoids.


flout - to show contempt.
He enjoyed getting to flout the rules in front of his teacher.

This image demonstrates contempt because these guys are looking down onto the camera. When someone shows contempt for someone else, they look down upon them - as if they are better than the other person. This image is symbolic of that.

forte - a strong point.
Her forte was speaking in front of large groups.


disinterested - not interested in something.
She was disinterested in what he had to say because it was irrelevant.