Test+17--April+4

[|Insurgency]- (n.): rebellion within a group. I found this word in a New York Times article, "[|Washington Debates Idea of Arming Libyan Rebels]." An example sentence is: The leader of the government faced many personal conflicts with members of the cabinet that resulted in an ugly insurgency. I have heard this word many times but never really understood what it meant. Julia P.

[|Adorn](verb used with an object) means to lend beauty to or to enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments. I found this word in the //New York Times// article, "[|Pretty Patterns That Camouflage a Poison]." An example sentence would be: //Pictures and prints adorned his walls.// I have heard this word before, but I have never known what it meant.

Sam B.

[|Squalor:](noun): the quality or state of living in neglect or poverty. I found this in the New York Times article [|"Arriving as Pregnant Tourists, Leaving with American Babies"]. An example sentence is: The squalor of the apartment made it barely liveable or up to code, but the tenant was still charging $1,500 a month. I chose this word because it kind of sounds like "squawk" and birds are pretty cool, so I thought the definition would be equally as cool, but it's kind of harsh. Megan S.

[|Flounder]: (verb) to struggle to move or obtain footing or thrash about wildly; to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually. I found this in the New York Times article [|"Where the Bank Bailout Went Wrong,"]which is about some of the things the bailout plan did not accomplish, or made worse. I chose this word because I had never heard it used as a verb, I only new it as a kind of fish. Example sentence: Before he skydived, the man began to flounder crazily, because he became overcome with fear.

Alison M.

[|Codex] (noun) a manuscript book, especially of Scripture or classics. Found in Yahoo! Current Events article "[|Could lead codices prove 'the major discovery of Christian history'?"] Ex: The English major often had to use a codex for reference when writing her research paper. I used this word because I found its plural and wanted to know the exact definition.

Sam C.

[|Demure]is an adjective meaning shy, reserved, modest or coy. I found this in the article [|"The Demure Carla"]in The Gaurdian about Carla who, after posing naked, wanted to regain her reputation by dressing in a more demure fashion. I chose this word because it sounded very French, and I've been in a real French-esque phase lately. I apologize for the word being late, I honestly just forgot. Here is my example sentence: //Though she was certainly not a milquetoast, her demure persona and inimitable modesty told her friends otherwise.// Gabi~*~

[|Abstemious](adj)- Sparingly used or consumed. An example sentence may be: Thinking that her David's abstemious diet  was not providing sufficient amount of nutrition, the mother pressed food on him. I found the word in, [|Oversigning: Why The SEC West Is The Best Division IN College Football.] This word appeared interesting to me and that is the reason I chose it.  Tran D. B)