Now that I am no longer in class, I believe it is time to start up a new vocabulary based blog. I would like to take the GRE at the end of the year some time. I heard that the vocab section of the GRE is quite intense; so why not tackle the vocabulary as one separate entity? Well I purchased the Kaplan GRE Exam Vocabulary Prep! There are 500 vocabulary words in this book. The book has separated the vocabulary into three sections: hard, harder, and hardest. I like the sound of that. I would like to take a certain amount of time out of each day to try and tackle a set of words. Let's set a goal of ten a day and I will not count ones ones that I am already familiar with. However, these familiar words will be included. I will simply note next to the word, "- familiar".
Let's break down the format a bit, shall we? I will start at the beginning of the book and have the first word be number one from the hard section. I will restart the numbers once I progress into the next section. Each word will be listed next to it's number. After the word, the part of speech will be specified in italics. I will then proceed to use the word in a sentence that I have written all by my lonesome. The sentence I wrote with the newly learned vocab word will be underlined. So let's get this show on the road! Who doesn't like vocabulary, anyways!?
1. Abeyance - noun - temporary suppression or suspension.
I was forced to stay in abeyance from the gym after the anal tear I suffered.
1. familiar - Abstain - verb - to choose not to do something
1. familiar - Abyss - noun - an extremely deep hole
2. Acme - noun - highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable.
I find it hard to believe that I will ever reach my acme when it comes to sex.
2. familiar - Adulterate - verb - to make impure.
2. familiar - Advocate - verb - to speak in favor of.
3. Aerie - noun - a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling.
My little brother destroyed the beautiful robin's aerie as he climbed the tree.
Obviously I have not made my goal of ten words but I will! More to come later tonight hopefully!
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Dude keep it coming!! People can really learn their vocab with the examples you give. Hilarious!
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My vagina is not an abyss because I am a lesbian.
ReplyDeleteBush should retire to an undisclosed aerie so no one will kill him.
And I thought Acme was a warehouse company that Wily Coyote bought all his goodies from in order to catch the Road Runner. Hmmm, they weren't very acme at all, if I could recall.
Natalie, I'd really appreciate it if some more smut posting was going on.
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Help me get through the day.
O'Bloggins is gonna be huge!
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I think "aerie" is a bit more specific. I think robins don't have aeries. Robin nests are typically 5-20 feet up, in a tree. Aeries are typically associated with eagles and other soaring birds of prey. "Aerie" can also be used to describe a person's high, isolated dwelling. Just as you can metaphorically refer to your own house as your "nest", your vacation home in Aspen can be called your aerie, if you're trying to be all colorful and shit.
ReplyDeletePerhaps James Mason's oh, so cool, Wright-esque modern house in South Dakota's Black Hills (near Mt. Rushmore) in the Hitchcock film _North by Northwest_ could be described as an aerie. But again, this would not be a literal use. For pictures of one of the coolest houses ever, see http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewf/229853177/in/set-72157594395633131/
yay vocab :)
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