Sycophant A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
Noun Greek
Fuliginous Colored as if by soot
Adjective Latin
Hex An evil spell; a curse. To curse
Noun/Verb German
Leer desirous, sly, or knowing look. To glance sidelong esp. sexually or maliciously
Noun/verb Old English
Moor A broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained, with patches of heath and peat bogs.
Noun Old English
Solipsist One who believes in the theory or view that the self is the only reality.
Noun latin
Ominous Menacing; threatening
Adj latin
Undulant wave-like
Adj latin
Debauch To corrupt morally.
Verb french/germanic
Omniscience the state of being all knowing
Noun latin
Hoary Gray or white with or as if with age.
Noun Old English
Dirge A funeral hymn or lament.
Noun Latin
Dogmatism Arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief.
Noun greek
Petulant Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
Adj latin
Intimation A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.
Noun latin
Nihilism A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated
Noun latin
Paradox A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
Noun Greek
Inchoate In an initial or early stage; incipient.
Adj latin
Ossify To change into bone; become bony. To become rigid
Verb latin
Omnipotence unlimited or universal power
Noun latin
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Beowulf Vocabulary Words
Beowulf Vocabulary
af•flic•tion
n. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress; A cause of pain, suffering, or distress.
—Synonyms 2. mishap, trouble, tribulation, calamity, catastrophe, disaster. Affliction, adversity, misfortune, trial refer to an event or circumstance that is hard to bear.
—Antonyms 1. relief, comfort, solace.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME affliccioun < L afflīctiōn- (s. of afflīctiō).]
al•lit•er•a•tion
n. The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences” (Hart Crane). Modern alliteration is predominantly consonantal; certain literary traditions, such as Old English verse, also alliterate using vowel sounds.
[From ad- + Latin littera, letter.]
cae•su•ra also ce•su•ra
n. Prosody. a break, esp. a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line
A pause or interruption, as in conversation
[Latin caes ra, a cutting, from caesus, past participle of caedere, to cut off. See ka -id- in Indo-European Roots.]
ep•ic
n. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero (or any literary work, period of history, etc. resembling an epic)
adj. Related to a literary epic; Surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size; Heroic and impressive
ken•ning
n. A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, storm of swords is a kenning for battle and wave traveler is a kenning for boat.
[Old Norse, from kenna, to know, to name with a kenning. See gn - in Indo-European Roots.]
mail n. Flexible armor composed of small overlapping metal rings, loops of chain, or scales. 2. The protective covering of certain animals, as the shell of a turtle.
[Middle English, from Old French maile, from Latin macula, blemish, mesh.]
mead
n. An alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey and water.
scop
n. An Old English poet or bard.
[Old English.]
sen•ti•nel
n. One that keeps guard; a sentry (a guard, a watch, a lookout).
[Middle French, from Old Italian, from Latin]
sin•ew
n.
A tendon.
Vigorous strength; muscular power.
The source or mainstay of vitality and strength.
[Middle English, from Old English]
sol•ace
n. Comfort (or a source of comfort) in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation; alleviation; relief.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin]
weird
adj.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of the preternatural or supernatural.
Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange.
Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates.
n.
Fate; destiny.
[Middle English from Old English wyrd, fate]
af•flic•tion
n. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress; A cause of pain, suffering, or distress.
—Synonyms 2. mishap, trouble, tribulation, calamity, catastrophe, disaster. Affliction, adversity, misfortune, trial refer to an event or circumstance that is hard to bear.
—Antonyms 1. relief, comfort, solace.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME affliccioun < L afflīctiōn- (s. of afflīctiō).]
al•lit•er•a•tion
n. The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences” (Hart Crane). Modern alliteration is predominantly consonantal; certain literary traditions, such as Old English verse, also alliterate using vowel sounds.
[From ad- + Latin littera, letter.]
cae•su•ra also ce•su•ra
n. Prosody. a break, esp. a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line
A pause or interruption, as in conversation
[Latin caes ra, a cutting, from caesus, past participle of caedere, to cut off. See ka -id- in Indo-European Roots.]
ep•ic
n. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero (or any literary work, period of history, etc. resembling an epic)
adj. Related to a literary epic; Surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size; Heroic and impressive
ken•ning
n. A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, storm of swords is a kenning for battle and wave traveler is a kenning for boat.
[Old Norse, from kenna, to know, to name with a kenning. See gn - in Indo-European Roots.]
mail n. Flexible armor composed of small overlapping metal rings, loops of chain, or scales. 2. The protective covering of certain animals, as the shell of a turtle.
[Middle English, from Old French maile, from Latin macula, blemish, mesh.]
mead
n. An alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey and water.
scop
n. An Old English poet or bard.
[Old English.]
sen•ti•nel
n. One that keeps guard; a sentry (a guard, a watch, a lookout).
[Middle French, from Old Italian, from Latin]
sin•ew
n.
A tendon.
Vigorous strength; muscular power.
The source or mainstay of vitality and strength.
[Middle English, from Old English]
sol•ace
n. Comfort (or a source of comfort) in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation; alleviation; relief.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin]
weird
adj.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of the preternatural or supernatural.
Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange.
Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates.
n.
Fate; destiny.
[Middle English from Old English wyrd, fate]
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The Meeting in Chapter 5 of Lord of the Flies
In a paragraph explain the role of one character in the meeting depicted in chapter five. Make sure your paragraph consists of seven or more sentences. Be specific. Refer to exact words if possible. Consider the character's whole role--from the beginning of the chapter to the end. Also, make sure you consider the literal and symbolic meanings of the character's role in the meeting. Finally, if you're going to write about the littluns consider them all (Phil, Percival,...)
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