Vocabulary+1+Test

Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
 * Rhetorical Terms on This Week's Test **

Team A should post their word by Wednesday (9-5) of this week. You may do that at any time before Wednesday by clicking the "edit" button. Email Mrs. V if you need help.

__[|Avaricious]__ is an adjective that means greedy and covetous. I found this word while reading Mark Twain’s “The Lowest Animal”-a satire that compares man, the lowest animal, with other higher animals, such as squirrels, birds, and cats. According to Twain, man is avaricious while most other animals are satisfied with what they have. I chose this word because I was unfamiliar with it and was curious as to its meaning. (Erin G.)

Harem is a noun that is the part of a house or palace where a man keeps his wives. It can also refer to just the group of women in general. This is often in a Muslim household or for a king. I read it in "The Lowest Animal" by Mark Twain and I also came across it in //Huckleberry Finn.// I chose it because I've seen the word before and was unaware of what exactly it was. (Lucy L.)

[|Septuagenarian] is an adjective that means of the age seventy or between seventy and eighty years old. I found this word while reading Truman Capote's //In Cold Blood.// This is used when Capote describes Logan Green. "Green, a suavely tough little septuagenarian, has an imposing reptuation among his peers, who admire his stagecraft- a repertoire of actorish gifts that includes a sense of timing acute as a night-club comedian's" (Capote 302). I chose the word septuagenarian because I have never heard it used before and I know that septuaginta means 70 in Latin. (Brittany C.)

[|Lachrymose] is an adjective that means to become tearful or start to cry. I found this on page 40 of the student planbook under Monday, September 3rd. The example in the planbook is "The wedding guests became lachrymose when the couple shared their vows." I chose this word because I liked the way it sounds and its meaning is different than what I expected. (Karly D!)

Animus is a noun that means to have a strong dislike or hostile attitude toward. I found this in //Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor?// while reading it in class. The word is used while Ehrenchreich decribes the attitude that police or non homeless people have towards the homeless. "The viciousness of the offical animus toward the indigent can be breathtaking." (Ehrenchreich 2). I chose this word because while we were reading I thought I knew exactly what it meant and I was curious. I was somewhat off in the meaning so I liked it because it wasn't as easy of a meaning and I was suprised. (Meggan D.)

Scolionophobia is a noun that means you have the fear of school. I found it on the internet, looking for a word for vocab. "I think I'm not going to go to school anymore, I got a really bad case of scolionophobia, and I don't want to make a scene every time I step foot in the building." I chose this word because I think everyone deep down possesses this phobia, and I think it should be brought to people's attentions. (Lindsey B.)

[|prodigious] is an adjective that means huge or amazing and a synonym of spectacular. Looked up synonyms for spectacular. "The girl was prodigiously happy after her date." I choose this word because it is a happy word :) (BrianC)

[|Quixotic] This is an adjective that can be defined as impractical in the pursuit of ideals or marked with lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous actions. I found this word when I was having a discussion with a friend of mine. I asked, "Hey what's a good word for me to use for AP Language?". My buddy proceeded to tell me the word and we agreed it was acceptable. He said that he had found the word from the text of //Don Quixote.// I found this word to be novel and interesting in just the way it sounds compared to its definition. I like the word. It makes me feel dreamy with its meaning. (Sage F.)
 * The young woman had quixotic day dreams about her future husband, and all that he would have to offer her.

adjective meaning: "having or showing strict regard for what one considers right" I found the word in a NY Times article about banning shark fin soup in government sponsored banquets in China.
 * Scintillating ** An adjective that I found while reading The Other Wes Moore on page 24. It means witty, brilliant or clever. Sentence: The student's scintillating eyes as she walked in the room on the first day proved to the teacher that she was going to try her best throughout the year. I chose the word because it stood out to me while I was reading over the summer. Also, Mrs. V uses the word brilliant quite often so I think she'd enjoy it. (Sam L.)
 * scrupulously**

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