Vocabulary List #3 – Vote, Share, Study, Test
LIST #3 is SET. If your word is on this list, then post the necessary essentials: Word, Part of Speech, Definition, Sentence from the Text, Book Title, Author, Page #. I hope to see some posters on Tuesday.
vex
remiss
pondering
imploring
livid
simulation
provocative
pallid
evocative
entropy
“His face was pallid and wet, with scars and sores everywhere.”
pallid (adj)- sickly pale
The Scorch Trials James Dashner
I’ve go this one . . . too . . . three . . .
simulation (noun) – something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people
from Do We Live in the Matrix? (http://discovermagazine.com/2013/dec/09-do-we-live-in-the-matrix)
These superhuman violations of the rules of the universe are possible because, unbeknownst to him, Neo’s consciousness is embedded in the Matrix, a virtual-reality simulation created by sentient machines.
I’ve got this one . . . too . . .
Provocative (adjective) – Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
from 50 Must Read Novels of the 20th Century (http://www.onlineaccrediteddegrees.org/50-must-read-novels-from-the-20th-century/)
about Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, “This novel stands as one of the most enlightening and provocative works of postcolonial literature ever written.”
and about A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, “Burgess juxtaposes the violence of ruthless street gangs with the apathy of government experimentation in his bizarre yet provocative dystopian novel that questions the nature and boundaries of free will.”
I’ve got this one . . .
Pallid (adjective) – very pale in a way that suggests poor health; dull and uninteresting; lacking sparkle or liveliness.
from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted – nevermore!
Imploring; verb
Def: to call upon in supplication
Sentence/book: “Some bystander began loudly imploring to the officers to respond. “Dead Girls Don’t Lie written by Jennifer Shaw Wolf.
Here are some other forms of the word to play with in your studies: implore, imploring, imploringly
Entropy
Type: Thermodynamix
POS: Noun
DEF: A measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process.
Page 133 of “The Black Hole War” By Leonard Susskind
Sentence: Thus, entropy is hidden information. In most cases, the information is because it concerns things to small to see and to numerous to keep track of.
Type: Statistical Mechanics
A measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
Hey all of you…This is the one you need to know – (noun) A measure of the energy that is not available for work.
Thanks for all the detail. Love it!
Pondering; v.
Definition: think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion
Text: “I’m pondering going back to bed,” I say. “My cello’s at school, so I can’t even practice.” Pg. 8 If I Stay, Gayle Forman
Remiss; adjective
(Google words)
definition; lacking care or attention to duty.
“It would be very REMISS of me not to pass on the information.”
What book or site did this come from?
Livid (adjective)
Definition:Furiously angry;dark bluish gray in color
Sentence:Im livid about the way Jude publicly humiliated Sienna.
What book or site did this come from?
Sentence: “And this I did for seven long nights –every night just at midnight –but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.”
Definition:to irritate;to annoy;provoke
What book or site did this come from?
What is the part of speech?
Evocative (adj.)
Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
“Ms. Ledoux had nodded about ten times and said “yes! very evocative, yes!”
What book, author or site did this come from?
Book Ninth ward By. Jewel Rhodes Parker page 103
When are you putting the words on the website Mr. Moshe?
They are up.