Vocabulary
All words should be posted here in this thread. Please do not make new threads for each word; we're going to try to keep all the words in one thread.

Here's the assignment You have been given a list of vocabulary words often found on diploma exams. You need to choose three words –words that no one else has chosen- and write about them on the discussion forum. Why the Discussion Forum? Well, research has shown that students tend to learn words for good when they see them AND use them in their own vocabulary. I don’t want you to choose words that are obscure and fairly useless and/or novel. Take the word, “defenestrate,” for example. This is a fairly useless word and would NOT be found on a diploma exam. And nor would you use it, unless you were describing something that Jack Bauer from 24 was doing to some criminal in an abandoned warehouse. And no, it’s not a “bad” word either. It’s just not used very often, and I can’t think of any other language that would bother inventing this word. It’s useless! No, I want you to collect words that will be used on a daily basis, words that describe the nuances that occur in those moment to moment existential epiphanies we call life. As a result, we’ve created some lists of words that you can choose from. Now after reading that previous paragraph, you might think that you might not use those words unless you’re an English teacher, but you really do need some words to describe those million different emotions between “mad” and “glad,” for example. Words describe reality, so the larger your vocabulary, the more able you are to describe it? This could come in handy, especially if you’re trying to describe the reality of what it would be like if you didn’t have the car for the weekend….You get what I mean? –but I digress. This is what you’re required to do: -You have to write up a definition in your own words, -Write a creative sentence with the word used correctly, -Write a quote from internet, using your word. (Provide author and date, if available.) -Additionally, you must copy a small picture that represents or symbolizes your word. -The ONLY way that you’ll receive a mark is by handing in a print-out of -the words from the forum. Your test will ask you to connect the pictures from the discussion board to the vocabulary word, so all the test will have is those pictures. You have to come up with the word!

Chivalry: I see chivalry as being considerate, polite, courteous, and putting yourself before others. I suppose the word could be used to describe women, but it is associated with men and the way that they act because it originated from the word knight which refers to men. Creative Sentence: The man with the blue tie showed me that chivalry still exists when he stopped to help me fix my flat tire. Quote: "The age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists and calculators has succeeded." --Author Edmund Burke

Incurable Romantic: Incurable romantic is a phrase that demonstrates how someone wants no more than to love and to be loved. When I hear it, I think of the classic kind of love that you see in movies. (ie. kissing in the rain!--yes I know its cheesy) I also think that it relates back to my last vocabulary word, chivalry, because showing generosity, consideration, and sacrificing yourself for other people comes along with being in love. Creative Sentence: She had always considered herself an incurable romantic; all she ever wanted was for her prince charming to show up on her doorstep with an armful of roses! Quote: "I'm a hopeless romantic. It's disgusting. It really is. I've seen 'While You Were Sleeping', like, twenty times, and I still believe in the whole Prince Charming thing. "--Jennifer Love Hewitt

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Abbey: When I hear this word, I think of Westminster Abbey in England (see below). Normally, an Abbey is associated with a monastery or under supervision of an abbot. Sometimes it is a convent, or a converted church. Creative Sentence: With an awe I couldn’t describe, I stood in the drizzling rain among the late monarchs whose coronations and deaths were celebrated in Westminster Abbey. Quote: “At last, with easy roads, he came to Leicester, Lodged in the abbey; where the reverend abbot, With all his covent, honourably received him;” -- The play, "King Henry VIII" By William Shakespeare

Confectioner: When I think confectioner, I think of Disneyland. Inside the many candy shops are confectioners people who specialize in creating different candies. Creative Sentence: The confectioners specialized in subtleties, and I could not help but press my child size fingers to the glass, which protected the sweets from thousands of grubby little hands. Quote: “In the late 19th century Evanston, Illinois, nicknamed "Heavenston" by Frances Willard, was a Methodist-minded town, so pious that the town fathers, resenting the dissipating influence of the soda fountain, passed an ordinance forbidding the sale of ice cream sodas on Sunday. Some ingenious confectioners, obeying the law, served ice cream with syrup but no soda. This sodaless soda was the Sunday soda, and became so popular that orders for "Sundays" crossed the counter everyday of the week. When objection was raised to christening the dish after the Sabbath, the spelling was changed to Sundae, and so developed one of America's most characteristic dishes.” – William Lyon Phelps

Pilgrimage: A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place, shrine or church. In medieval times the use of a pilgrimage was often used to cover up lootings of the church and violent reforming travels. However, it is correctly deemed a holy act, which is claimed to cleanse one of his or her sins, pay homage, and help them connect with God. Creative Sentence: She rode sidesaddle, following the rest of the court through the dust of this falsely named pilgrimage. Quote: "We see in these swift and skillful travelers a symbol of our life, which seeks to be a pilgrimage and a passage on this earth for the way of heaven. " -- Pope Paul VI

Dearth: To me dearth is a word that makes me think immediately of a shortage. When I use this word I find that I picture hungry children or citizens of a city struck by disaster fighting for supplies. It essentially is an inadequacy or scarcity of something among people. Creative Sentence: There is a dearth of food and medicine in Africa. Quote: “the dearth of uncensored, firsthand information about the war” (Richard Zoglin, Time February 4, 1991). Picture:

Juxtapose/juxtaposition: I think that juxtaposition is a technique used by writers to contrast images that our contradictory. It is the author purposely placing two or more words together to emphasize the contrast they make. Many world famous authors have utilized this technique such as William Shakespeare and Joseph Conrad. A basic example of this would be to put images of dark and light or good and evil together. Creative Sentence: Using the technique: The Old feeble man had never felt so young. Quote: “The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness.” (Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness) Picture:

Exiled: In my opinion, to be exiled is essentially to be deported or thrown out of a country or location. I guess it can be seen as a form of punishment or banishment. It does not necessarily mean to be kicked out of a geographical location; it can be related to smaller levels such as being given the cold shoulder by a group of friends or family members. Creative Sentence: After losing the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of St. Helena. Quote: “I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile.” (Pope Gregory Vii ) Picture:

Abstruse: Something or someone hard to understand. Difficult to comprehend. Creative sentence: The abstruse directions I received were difficult to follow but we still arrived at our destination point. Quote: “My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.” - Arthur Conan Doyle