Well, looks like I already got some good responses to my very first vocabulary blog entry. Thank you, folks. A big thanks to Neil because I can tell your commentary is really going to help me learn these words. I'll go ahead and begin now:
3. familiar - aesthetic - adjective - concerning the appreciation of beauty.
3. familiar - affected - adjective - phony; artificial.
3. familiar - alleviate - verb - to make more bearable.
3. familiar - amalgamate - verb - to combine; mix together.
3. familiar - ambiguous - adjective - doubtful; uncertain; can be interpreted several ways.
4. amulet - noun - ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits.
(I'm having a hard time figuring out how to underline so I will just put the sentence in quotation marks tonight.)
"I have never encountered anyone who wore an actual amulet but perhaps some would think my wearing a cross is an amulet against satanic spirits. Wait, do Catholics wear amulets a lot? It's hard to keep up with all their saints and whatnot."
4. familiar - analogous - adjective - similar or alike in some way; equivalent to.
4. familiar - verb - antagonize - to annoy or provoke anger.
4. familiar - noun - lack of interest or emotion.
4. familiar - arbitrary - adjective - determined by chance or impulse.
4. familiar - arbitrate - verb - to judge a dispute between two opposing parties.
4. familiar - archaic - adjective - ancient; old-fashioned.
4. familiar - articulate - adjective - able to speak clearly and expressively.
5. assail - verb - to attack; assault.
"I was shocked when my good friend's girlfriend assailed me accusing me of wanting to be with her boyfriend when she, in fact, is the one who hooks up with men by cheating and being dishonest."
5. familiar - audacious - adjective - fearless; daring.
6. austere - adjective - severe or stern in appearance; undecorated.
"As I approached the austere house, I mustered up the courage to enter, then zombies came out and ate my brains."
MORE TO COME TOMORROW! It's hard trying to get the 10 new word goal.
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Christians do not wear amulets, as amulets are only for heathens. (ie, you are a heathen if you wear an amulet) So catholics, although through biblical misinterpretation, use crosses to protect from evil spirits (instead of just using it as a reminder, GEEZ!); however, it is through christian, non-heathenistic use; therefore, it cannot be an amulet. They forgot to include that in definition.
ReplyDeleteHope this doesn't ANTAGONIZE anybody!
Pah-Dah Ching!