Please use this thread for all blog posts relating to the 3rd quarter lit circle reading of The Kite Runner. Posters in this group are: Erica, Code, Claire, Michelle, Alison, Reena, Alex, Brittany, and Mackenzie.
Happy Reading!
10 January 2012
The Crucible
Please use this thread for all blog posts relating to the 3rd quarter lit circle reading of The Crucible. Posters in this group are: Danielle, Kaitlin, Cailin, Olivia, and Josh.
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Happy Reading!
The Sun Also Rises(3rd Q Lit Circle)
Please use this thread for all blog posts relating to the 3rd quarter lit circle reading of Huck Finn. Posters in this group are: Tamra, Melanie, Megan, and Jennifer.
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Happy Reading!
05 January 2012
Week Four Vocabulary List
Quiz Tuesday
Happy Studying! :)
nefarious: adj—flagrantly wicked or impious
Darth Vader is one of the most nefarious movie characters.
retinue: n—a group of retainers or attendants
Kurt Cobain never left his house without his retinue surrounding him.
suppliant: adj—humbly imploring
The suppliant beggar asked the businessmen for money.
tedium: n—the quality or state of being bored; a tedious period of time
No one truly experiences tedium until sitting through Mr. Smith’s education classes.
torrid: adj—parched with heat; giving off intense heat; passionate
The children played in the fire hydrant to avoid overheating in the torrid afternoon.
affront: v—to insult especially to the face by behavior or language
The baseball player’s comment about the media affronted the reporters in the room.
blasé: adj—apathetic to pleasure or excitement because of excessive indulgence or enjoyment
After a huge steak and two potatoes, Tim had a blasé reaction when the waiter asked if he wanted dessert.
cajole: v—to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance; to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion
Tiffany cajoled her mother into buying her a Lexus.
choleric: adj—easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger; hot-tempered
Most employees avoided the payroll manager because of his choleric reputation.
encumber: v—to weigh down or burdenThe eight-man tent usually encumbered the hikers, so they bought a lighter one.
Happy Studying! :)
nefarious: adj—flagrantly wicked or impious
Darth Vader is one of the most nefarious movie characters.
retinue: n—a group of retainers or attendants
Kurt Cobain never left his house without his retinue surrounding him.
suppliant: adj—humbly imploring
The suppliant beggar asked the businessmen for money.
tedium: n—the quality or state of being bored; a tedious period of time
No one truly experiences tedium until sitting through Mr. Smith’s education classes.
torrid: adj—parched with heat; giving off intense heat; passionate
The children played in the fire hydrant to avoid overheating in the torrid afternoon.
affront: v—to insult especially to the face by behavior or language
The baseball player’s comment about the media affronted the reporters in the room.
blasé: adj—apathetic to pleasure or excitement because of excessive indulgence or enjoyment
After a huge steak and two potatoes, Tim had a blasé reaction when the waiter asked if he wanted dessert.
cajole: v—to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance; to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion
Tiffany cajoled her mother into buying her a Lexus.
choleric: adj—easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger; hot-tempered
Most employees avoided the payroll manager because of his choleric reputation.
encumber: v—to weigh down or burdenThe eight-man tent usually encumbered the hikers, so they bought a lighter one.
05 December 2011
Vocabulary words for 12/6/11 Quiz
disparity: n—containing fundamentally different and often incongruous elements
Noticeable disparity exists between his potential and his performance.
efficacy: n—the power to produce an effectJustin used his charm with great efficacy, persuading many customers to buy cars.
impetus: n—a driving force
Many good students have a strong impetus behind them: their parents.
moribund: adj—being in the state of dying
The home phone line is undeniably moribund.
reticent: adj—inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
The class was surprised when the normally reticent student engaged her friend in a heated argument.
vacillate: v—to waver in mind, will, or feeling; to hesitate in choice
Many college students vacillate before they choose a major.
akin: adj—essentially similar, related, or compatible
Jessica’s taste in furniture is akin to my own taste.
corroborate: v—to support with evidence or authority; to make more certainThe second witness corroborated the account of the first witness, making the police confident.
inexorable: adj—not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
My father, once he made a final decision, showed his inexorable resolve.
insipid: adj—lacking taste or savorThe restaurant’s insipid food quickly forced the owners into bankruptcy.
Noticeable disparity exists between his potential and his performance.
efficacy: n—the power to produce an effectJustin used his charm with great efficacy, persuading many customers to buy cars.
impetus: n—a driving force
Many good students have a strong impetus behind them: their parents.
moribund: adj—being in the state of dying
The home phone line is undeniably moribund.
reticent: adj—inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
The class was surprised when the normally reticent student engaged her friend in a heated argument.
vacillate: v—to waver in mind, will, or feeling; to hesitate in choice
Many college students vacillate before they choose a major.
akin: adj—essentially similar, related, or compatible
Jessica’s taste in furniture is akin to my own taste.
corroborate: v—to support with evidence or authority; to make more certainThe second witness corroborated the account of the first witness, making the police confident.
inexorable: adj—not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
My father, once he made a final decision, showed his inexorable resolve.
insipid: adj—lacking taste or savorThe restaurant’s insipid food quickly forced the owners into bankruptcy.
01 December 2011
FYI: Essay Contest
I just received information about The Robert J. Stuckey Essay Contest. First prize is $1500, second prize $750. Only one entry may be submitted from each school, so you would submit your essay to a selection committee here at Francis Howell, and it would then be determined which essay would advance.
Rumor has it that only 56 entries total across the state were submitted last year, so that's much better odds than many of the other essay and scholarship contests I've come across recently!
More information can be found here, and the guidance office has applications. Please let me know if this is something you wish to pursue.
Rumor has it that only 56 entries total across the state were submitted last year, so that's much better odds than many of the other essay and scholarship contests I've come across recently!
More information can be found here, and the guidance office has applications. Please let me know if this is something you wish to pursue.
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