Vocabulary 3

1) Caprice n.- a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
The pregnant lady’s caprices had making her happy difficult


2) Aberration n.- the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
A violent aberration had taken place in the prison.
 
3) Zealously adv. -devoted, or diligent.
The girl zealously ate all of the carrots in the garden.


4) Fecund adj. producing or capable of producing offspring.
The fecund rabbit had 500 little bunnies running around.
 
5) Callous adj. made hard; hardened.
The mans callous beliefs about God made him a little bit crazy.


6) Compulsory adj. required; mandatory
English is a compulsory part of high school if you want to graduate. 


7) Manifest adj. readily perceived by the eye or the understanding


8) Bequeath v. to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will
The old lady bequeathed her diamond necklace to her granddaughter. 


9) Skirted v. to avoid, go around the edge of, or keep distant from
10) Ambivalence n. uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused byinability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire tosay or do two opposite or conflicting things.
11) Ebbing n. the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea
12) Ineffable adj. incapable of being expressed or described in words;inexpressible

The Big Bear.

The big bear broke open the garbage and ate the left over pizza which made Dan's father mad so he shot the bear and Dan cried.

Espionage

Espionage, the secret collection of intelligent information, goes back in history over tow thousand years ago, and started in China by Sun Tzu.

John Owns Hats.

John owns and loves to wear hats, and his girlfriends likes to see him in cowboy hats, which is good because John's hero is John Wayne.

Journal #2

If I were Barton, there are a few ways that I would try to go about this difficult situation. One way might be trying to get rid of useless equipment in the EDS. There probably isn't very much equipment to get rid of, he could have thrown out food and gotten more then we landed in Woden. They also could have gotten rid of clothes.

Another way, although not ideal, would be to grow a pair and throw her out. I realize that it would be harder for Baton to jettison a woman, but if he were to sacrifice himself, then she wouldn't know how are land the EDS and not only kill herself, but the other people who need the serum to survive. So it really comes down to killing one life, or killing two camps, Barton, and Marilyn. Either way, she is dead.

Blue eyes as a symbol of her innocents

Woden is an allusion to Oden

One form of foreshadow was in the beginning the narrator was explaining that they only load the EDS with enough fuel to go there and back and if any stowaways were found then they must be jettisoned into space or they ship would run out of fuel.

My favorite line was, "It clicked as if locked in place and he jerked down the red lever."
It is my favorite because he made the right choice in killing her and not sacrificing himself. 

Intransitive verbs

A verb that indicates a complete action without being accompanied by a direct object.

Vocabulary 2

1) Pummel-v.  strike repeatedly, typically with the fists 
Jade pummeled Jake for not doing his history. 


2) Cajole- v. persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery 
Sally cajoled her mom by giving her chocolate and she got her curfew extended.


3) Irate- adj. feeling or characterized by great anger 
The irate 10th grade class was infuriated when a certain someone made it so they couldn't play vocab charades.  


4) Insolence- adj. showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect 
In result of not being able to play vocab charades, the 10th grade class showed insolence toward an other member of the class. 


5) Maliciously- adv. characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm
The cat maliciously attacked the bear. 


6) Quell- v. put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
The prison guard had to quell the fright between the two inmates. 

7) Perspicacity- adj. having a ready insight into and understanding of things
The coaches perspicacity of the game lead them to winning two state basketball championships in a row.
8) Dastardly- adj. wicked and cruel 
The though of eating puppies is dastardly. 


9) Churlish- adj. rude in a mean-spirited and surly way 
The churlish dog purposely peed in his bed.


10) Assiduously- adv. showing great care and perseverance
The old man assiduously walked across the street.


11) Annul- v. declare invalid 
The teacher annulled the student's answer to the question. 


12) Chagrin- n. distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
The mans chagrin was later laughed about at his wedding when they were told as anecdotes. 


13) Anecdote- n. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
The old man loved sharing his anecdotes with his granddaughter 


14) Efficacy- n. the ability to produce a desired or intended result
The girls efficacy made other people who could not preform jealous.