10/21(WEEK 7)

1.egotism: the feeling or belief that you are better, more important, more talented, etc., than other people

*origin:Latin ego + English -tism (as in idiotism)

*example:In his egotism he thought everyone was coming just to see him.

2.estate: all of the things that a person owns

*origin:Middle English estat, from Anglo-French

*example:His estate is worth millions of dollars.

3.waver: to go back and forth between choices or opinions : to be uncertain about what you think about something or someone

*origin:Middle English; akin to Old English wǣfre restless, wafian to wave with the hands

*example: people who are still wavering between the two candidates

4:desolate: lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place

*origin:Middle English desolat, from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare to abandon, from de- + solus alone

*example:A desolate house abandoned many years ago

5.ridge: a long area of land that is on top of a mountain or hill

*origin:Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg; akin to Old High German hrukki ridge, back

*example:We hiked along the ridge.

 

10/22

1.grotesque:a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature

*origin:Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French, from Old Italian (pittura) grottesca, literally, cave painting, feminine ofgrottesco of a cave, from grotta

*example:a gallery of grotesques from some sicko horror movie

2.chimney:a part of a building through which smoke rises into the outside air; especially : the part that sticks up above the roof

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French chiminee, from Late Latin caminata, from Latin caminus furnace, fireplace, from Greek kaminos; perhaps akin to Greek kamara vault

3.transcendent: going beyond the limits of ordinary experience

*origin:Middle English, from Latin transcendent-, transcendens  , present participle of transcendere

*example:A firm belief in angels, demons, and other transcendent beings

4.ghastly:very shocking or horrible

*origin:Middle English gastly, from gasten to terrify

*example:You're making a ghastly mistake.

5.impenetrable:impossible to pass or see through

*origin:Middle English impenetrabel, from Middle French impenetrable, from Latin impenetrabilis, from in- +penetrabilis penetrable

 

 

10/23

1.obscure:not well-known : not known to most people

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French oscur, obscur, from Latinobscurus

*example:The movie is full of obscure references that only pop culture enthusiasts will understand.

2.spasm: a sudden uncontrolled and often painful tightening of a muscle

*origin:Middle English spasme, from Anglo-French espasme, from Latin spasmus, from Greek spasmos, from span to draw, pull

*example:He was racked with coughing spasms.

3.bleak: not warm, friendly, cheerful, etc.

*origin:Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English blāc

*example:A bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season

4.perceive: to notice or become aware of (something)

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French perceivre, from Latin percipere, from per- thoroughly + capere to take

*example:I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure.

5.gigantic:extremely large

*origin:Greek gigantikos, from gigant-, gigas giant

*example:a raccoon got into the trash and now there's a gigantic mess in our backyard

 

10/24

1.enormous: very great in size or amount

*origin:Latin enormis, from e, ex out of + norma rule

*example:They live in an enormous house.

2.exist:to have actual being : to be real

*origin:Latin exsistere to come into being, exist, from ex- + sistereto stand, stop; akin to Latin stare to stand

*example:She believes that ghosts really do exist.

3.wag: to move something from side to side repeatedly

*origin:Middle English waggen; akin to Middle High German wackento totter, Old English wegan to move

*example:The dog wagged its tail.

4.brood: a group of young birds (such as chickens) that were all born at the same time

*origin:Middle English, from Old English brōd; akin to Middle High German bruot brood and perhaps to Old English beormayeast

*example:Mrs. Smith took her brood to church every Sunday.

5.foul:very unpleasant to taste or smell

*origin:Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus

*example:The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.

 

10/25

Class notes:

1.parental guide (p.g.)

2.five senses: touch, hearing, sight, taste, smell.

3.de means down/away from

   for example:departure, decline, defective, default

 

New words:

1.barge: to move or push in a fast, awkward, and often rude way

*origin:1649

*example:He came rushing down the stairs, barging into the crowd of people at the bottom.

2.dismal:showing or causing unhappiness or sad feelings : not warm, cheerful, etc.

*origin:Middle English, from dismal, noun, days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latindies mali,literally, evil days

*example:The show was a dismal failure.

3.halt:the stopping or ending of movement, progress, or action

*origin:German, from Middle High German, from halt, imperative of halten to hold, from Old High German haltan

*example:They put a halt to the rumors.

4.saunter:to walk along in a slow and relaxed manner

*origin:probably from Middle English santren to muse

*example:They sauntered slowly down the street.

5.desire: to want or wish for (something) : to feel desire for (something)

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French desirer, from Latin desiderare, from de- + sider-, sidus heavenly body

*example:He desired her approval more than anything.