VOCAB IV

GURU
A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
She’s known to be the school’s fashion guru.

FALLACY
A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference
Damage from addictive substances and processes is mostly dose related but it is fallacious to assume that addicts necessarily use the greatest quantities.

ASPIRE
To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly
I aspire to become a veterinarian.

TREPIDATION
A state of alarm or dread; apprehension, an involuntary trembling or quivering.
Yet even back then, behind the smiles, was great trepidation.

INTREPID
Fearless; daring; bold
The intrepid duo plan on taking over the world.

HONORS VOCABULARY

Adverse:
Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting

She attempts to manipulate John by saying some adverse comments about his wife.

Blatant:

Unpleasantly loud and noisy, or obvious
She just told a blatant lie.

Aggravate :

To make worse or more troublesome.
The knight aggravated the sleeping dragon, so the dragon decided to eat him.

Factoid:

Inaccurate information that is presented in the press as factual
He provides various factoids as the movie progresses.

Flout:

Treat with contemptuous disregard
In San Diego, fines are routinely issued by the police to drivers who are caught flouting the law, by driving over the speed limit.

HONORS VOCABULARY WEEK II

Recapitulate
To summarize briefly
At the end of the presentation, the summary provides a way to recapitulate the main points you've made.




Paradigm
One that serves as a pattern or model.
And, he insists, the Chinese are beginning to embrace a fundamentally different paradigm in technology.













Empathy
Understanding and entering into another's feelings
Children usually develop emotional empathy for the creatures of the natural world.













Incognito
Without revealing one's identity
After witnessing the crime, he lived incognito as a carpenter in India.

Plagerize

Take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

If you get caught plagerizing you can be expelled.

BARDER AND THE FLYING TURBAN

Assuming the dog in your story is named Barder, and that the orange turban gives him the power of flight…

Your assignment is to respond to the above visual prompt. Write something you’ll be proud to share and display.

Barder is the furry person in the picture-he's my best friend. We go on adventures together, since none of the other kids will play with me. They always make fun of me calling me carrot top, and try to play hot potato with my orange turban. I don't think it's funny; it’s not just a weird orange hat like they think. If anyone took the time to actually listen, they’d learn that it’s a magical turban that allows me to fly.

Barder and I have been all over the world, and have discovered new places that you’ve never even heard of. We use our imagination, which is something that most people forget how to do. It goes away, when all you start to care about is money, and yourself. I never want to be like that. Barder and I made a promise to never be like that. Because once you become like that, you’re an adult.

Willus

He wasn’t always this way. Willus use to be in love, and have that passion that can be seen in movies like The Notebook. Her name was actually Emily, and she gave him butterflies back in the day.

He first saw her with flour on her face sweeping the floor at the local Pizza Parlor. He applied that day, with no experience but all of Brooklyn could smell his desperation. It took only six hours for her to agree on one date, on the condition that he would stop asking. He laughs when he thinks back; he claims that it was his “cheesy charm” and good looks that won her over. She would say it was the fact that she was always laughing, knowing that he was unlike anyone else.

They lived the life that could be taken out of a romantic movie. They took over the pizza parlor once the owner passed, and had a wedding, followed by two children. They had the love that everyone wants, and grew old together. They went on spontaneous subway rides without a destination, and still had candle night dinners. Life was perfect, until she left without a word.

This killed Willus, and the only reason he didn’t jump out the window from the fifteenth floor of the apartment was because of his kids. They were his everything, along with his work. He planed on dying alone, and his kids would not take that as an answer. His daughter was the one who dropped her grades to a low C, just so he could come in to meet with her teacher Ms. Johnson - from there the rest was history.

She was everything that Emily was not. She was stable, and enjoyed planning. He got his second chance at love and was on his way to propose to her when this picture was snapped. In the right coat pocket is the ring, and in his left hand the newspaper. He read it daily, and the cover page caught his eye.

The picture was of Emily walking away from a fire. The newspaper said all the survivors were at a shelter a few subway stops away. Willus stepped through the subway gates not knowing what to do next.

Honor's Vocabulary One

Flourish – to grow luxuriantly, or thrive in growth

The company flourished even when James had strong doubts about the success.

Renegade – a person who deserts a party or cause for another.

It was really good to see someone make the renegade more accessible to an inexperienced soldier.

Repose – peace; tranquility; calm

I find my repose under a tree with a good book.

Stereotype – to give a fixed form to.
He also presents a stereotypical president since he is white, old, and rich.

Tundra - one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

The Arctic tundra was barren and cold.

Guerilla - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

The countries participated in a violent guerrilla warfare.

Symbiosis -A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence

People and trees live in symbiosis, mutually benefiting from each other.

Tariff -an official list of the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.

Eligible students may choose to receive the tariff reduction instead of the Scholarship.

Tempo -rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

The rapid tempo of the song made a good dance beat.

Tranquility -quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity

The tranquility of being on top of the mountain had a quiet calming affect on me.

Tumult -violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar

The speech given on abstinence caused great tumult among the students.

Unanimous -of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed

By an unanimous vote of 100 to 0 Jacky became the new president of High Tech High International.