Thursday, October 13, 2016

vocab #6

meme: element that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means
She had been posting a lot of memes on her page.
virus: something that is able of copying itself and hes a destructive effect
All the adds gave my computer a terrible virus.
viral: something caused by virus, or something on the internet that circulates rapidly
The new cat video went viral quickly.
blog: (web log) website written in informal and conversational format
I had forgotten to update my story on my blog.
wiki: website that allows editing
I didn't really put much trust on the wiki website.
URL: (Uniform Resource Locator) website address
I had my teacher email me the URL to the essay we had to read.
website: location connected to the internet that maintains one or more pages on www
My teacher recommended a .org website because they're more trustworthy.
www: world wide web
I tend to skip typing www in a site's URL.
internet: global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect
He cried when he lost all internet access.
2.0: superior or more advanced version
After her makeover she was a cutie2.0.

Monday, October 10, 2016

Team Vocab

This presidential election has transformed into a battle, with venomous attacks from both aggravating parties. Hillary has remained stolid, and I personally wanna punch Trump in the proboscis. His supporters have slowly dissolved and the ones who have remained are hypnotized into believing America will be great again. This is a melancholy moment in American history because soon one of these candidates will be president. I earnestly believe that neither candidate should be eligible for office.

Boom.

Monday, October 3, 2016

vocab #5

venomous: secreting venom
We had to stay away from the venomous snakes.
stolid: calm, dependable, showing little emotion/animation
The new girl seemed sweet and stolid.
hypnotized: produce a state of hypnosis
The magician managed to hypnotize the whole crowd.
suspended: temporarily prevent from continuing
The soccer game was suspended due to the bad weather.
transformed: make a change in form, appearance, or character.
His favorite part of the story was when Cinderella was transformed into a beautiful princess.
accuse: claim that someone has done something wrong
The strange man was accused of murder even though he wasn't at the scene of the crime.
anticipate: expect or predict
We anticipated the arrival of the soldier in our hometown.
fringe: border of threads left loose
She had a lot of fringe on her jacket.
melancholy: feeling of pensive sadness
She seemed like she was feeling melancholic out in the rain by herself.
earnestly: showing sincere and intense conviction
I was earnestly there for him.
dissolve: close down, dismiss
She dissolved into the crowd.
aggravate: make worse, annoy
It seemed like all he knew how to do was aggravate her.
illuminate: light up
His smile illuminated the whole room.
capillary: any of the fine branching blood vessels that network between the arterioles and venules
We have a lot of capillaries.
proboscis: nose of mammal, especially when long and mobile
The elephant's proboscis was snorting water.