Thursday, February 21, 2013

New Vocab: Week of Feb. 18, 2013

361. Aboveboard - without fraud, honest
362. Abyss - a bottomless pit
363. Accost - to speak to 
364. Aghast - struck with terror and amazement
365. Bedlam - madhouse
366. Bibliophile - a lover of books
367. Boorish - rude behavior
368. Candid - straight forward, frank
369. Cataclysm - any overwhelming flood of water
370. Caustic - sarcastic and severe
371. Defer - to delay or postpone to another time
372. Degenerate - to become worse
373. Embezzle - to take things secretly
374. Enkindle - to set on fire
375. Fete - a festival or feast
376. Fraudulent - not real, counterfeit
377. Frigid - lacking warmth
378. Necrosis - the death of part of the body
379 Portfolio - a case of one's works to be reviewed
380. Purloin - to steal.

There is a test on Friday of this week on the above 20 words.

There will also be an assessment on today's reading of HAMLET.

Keep working on your senior projects. Remember Carpe Diem and Tempus Fugit. Don't get stuck in your own personal time warp.




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