“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
For all my 12th graders:
The following is a list of the new vocabulary words from allege to substantive:
allege (v): to assert without proof or confirmation
arrant (adj): downright, thorough, blatant (as in arrant knaves)
badinage (n): light and playful conversation
conciliate (v): to overcome the distrust of; win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile
countermand (v): to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
echelon (n): one of a series of levels or grades in an organization or field of activity
exacerbate (v): to make worse; to make more violent, severe, or painful
fatuous (adj): stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
irrefutable (adj): that cannot be disproved; beyond argument
juggernaut (n): a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
lackadaisical (adj): lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted
litany (n): a prayer consisting of short appeals to God; any repetitive chant; a long list (as in a litany of complaints)
macabre (adj): grisly, gruesome, horrible, distressing, having death as a subject
melange (n): a mixture, a medley
paucity (n): an inadequate quantity; scarcity
portend (v): to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
raze (v): to tear down, destroy completely
recant (v): to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed; retract
saturate (v): to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity, to satisfy fully
saturnine (adj): of gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
slough (v): to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary
substantive (adj): pertaining to the essence or substance of something; existing in its own right; real, solid, of major importance
There will be a quiz on these 22 words at the beginning of next week.
Keep practicing your senior presentations! And don't forget to submit your reflective essays to RIEPS.
Have a great night. I hope to see you all tomorrow.