Day+1

October 12, 2009 (Mon)

JJ

1. abase (v.) to humiliate, to degrade sentence: Sarah's face burned in indignation as she heard her opponent abase her debating tactics and resolution-writing skills.

2. balk (v.) to stop, block abruptly sentence: Ms. Boyle balked at her student's request for another extension to the due date.

3. cacophony (n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound sentence: Sorry to say, but the elementary band created an unbearable cacophony in the recital today.

4. cadence (n.) rhythm, progression of sound sentence: The trumpet player used dynamics to emphasize the cadence of the sonata. OR The man recited the poem with a very dull cadence.

5. debase (sounds similar to abase but is quite different; I put them together to prevent future confusion) (v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something sentence: The sudden gain of wealth debased his austere and moral lifestyle.

CC

1. missive: (n) a letter or written communication

2. plethora: (n) an overfullness; superabundance

3. fathom: (v) to penetrate and come to understand

4. pontificate (v) to speak about something in a knowing and pompous way, especially when not qualified to do so

5. edify (v) to instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge

Example Sentences: This is absolutely amazing! How would I ever reply to your **missive** with the same quality.... I mean, i think this will work out really well IF AND ONLY we continue : ) I guess we could, as a young and fresh teenager, blabber and humor ourselves with a **plethora** of stories. You know, those boy friend, grade etc.etc. But!!!! we are shrewd enough to make correct decision to learn vocabs together!! I'll be frank. You'll **fathom** my level of anxiety once I tell you a story. One day, I imagined that I would take an English class with ANDY as a teacher. He would get up in front of the class and **pontificate** about the value of life and philosophy (Mr. Spivey's influence). Well, NO ONE was really **edified** by his speech, nonetheless he continued. Phew. That's how my precious 5 minutes of my life were blown away. Anyways, I'll tell you the definitions!