RPE 9.1 1-Pinkie : At first, this word referred to me as the 5th finger of the hand, as in the expression “pinkie-promise”, thus, I did not find right away the correct definition in the list, but after a little while, I assume that pinkie was first of all referring to something small, and that is why I matched it with the h), a small sailing vessel with a sharp stern. 2- Princeton : Having heard this word before only to refer to the University of Princeton, I matched it with the correct definition b) a man’s short hairstyle. To me, the high standard and great reputation of this college reflects the appearance, or at least, the stereotype of the student’s look there, with a very classy hairstyle for boys. 3- Poison apple : Those words automatically …show more content…
5- Sill cock : I never heard this word before, and I couldn't think of any good match in the definition below. I knew sill had something to do with a window, however sill cock was a total unknown term to me, thus I didn't guess that it was actually d) a water faucet placed on the outside of a building. 6- Skunk’s Misery : I never heard those words before, and I think it was the hardest for me to match. The word misery led me to think that it might correspond to the f) a trick, a deception. But the word Skunk and the possessive -s after it was unknown to me, so I couldn't figure out the definition c) a nickname for an non-important or out-of-the-way place. 7- Prairie : Thanks to the knowledge I have in French, I automatically connected the prairie to a vacant lot or city block (g). 8-Sandy : I first thought that sandy was an adverb to define something made of sand, thanks to the suffix -y, and I didn't find the correct definition in the list, f) a trick, a
E. Choose five of the following terms and give a brief definition of each. (2 points each, 10 total)
The odds were against Sherman Alexie on that day in October 1966. Not only was he born a minority, but he was also hydrocephalic. At the age of 6 months, he had a brain operation, but was not expected to live. Though he pulled through, doctors predicted he would be severely mentally retarded. Fortunately, they were wrong, but he did suffer through seizures and wet his bed throughout his childhood ("What" 1).
Directions: Match the meaning in the right column to the correct slang term in the left column. You must complete a minimum of 10 choices. Each additional correct match earns one extra credit point.
Minor 2. Irritating 3. Sensitive 4. Casually 5. Resented 6.
vocabulary words we will discuss the definition of each of the words to make sure
Below are definitions for the words chosen from the text. Guess the word and fill in the missing letters
You have 5 minutes to complete this test. Match the appropriate definition to the vocabulary.
| Words that mean the same or can be used in conjunction with the term.
jargon- words that are specific to a certain group or profession. For example, in The Harry
Every girl has at one time wanted to be a princess. We held this belief because of the stories we were told as young girls. The stories we heard in which poor peasant girls could become princesses through perseverance, patience, beauty or wit. These stories were introduced to us under the guise of fairytales, which, for many of us are synonymous with the name Grimm, although several of our favorite fairytales are by other authors. Even if you don’t know the name Grimm, you know at least one story by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel, and the list continues. The Grimm Brothers collected and wrote stories scattered throughout the rural countryside, recording them based on a general
• words that resemble a known word with similar or related meaning (e.g., Russian garlo means throat, and the word garlo resembles the word gargle)
Peter Hart, an average student who is rejected from the top two universities of his choice and later attends Indiana University, determined to make the best of it. Bruni includes, “it was confidence building. He thrived during that first year, getting a 3.95 GPA.” (Bruni, 5). Peter later gains admission to an honors program, becomes Vice President of a business fraternity on campus, starts his own enterprise, works with the Boston Consulting Group along with a private firm, and finally attends Harvard’s graduate business school. “Yes, he said, many of his Harvard classmates had undergraduate degrees fancier than his; no, he said, he didn’t feel that his Indiana education put him at any disadvantage.” (Bruni, 8). Peter explains that Indiana University helped him transform into a bolder and more confident person. “I got to be the big fish in a small pond,” he said. Now, if he wanted to, he could swim with the sharks.” (Bruni, 8). Peter also includes that an old friend of his that had attended Yale University wound up at the exact destination he was. Peter Hart’s anecdote supports the claim that one does not have to attend a prestigious college in order to be
Throughout the world, the United States is infamous for its guaranteed freedom to its citizens. People travel from all around many different parts of the world to get a taste of the lifestyle and opportunity the United States citizen’s are offered everyday. This nation thrives on preserving our personal freedoms, property, and liberty; moreover, it is the nation’s promise to its citizens. These rights are binded in our coveted Bill of Rights and the Constitution, a document for the people by the people. Many people can find their own personal definition of what they believe to be the American Promise; however, growing up I have always believed and had been taught that the American Promise was the opportunity to live
As a new way to criticize the Romantic period, desperate times call for desperate measures and it did through the use of children’s point of view in Romantic poetry. A period of fifty years called Romantic period included the French Revolution, the American Revolution and wars of national independence in Europe. William Blake, one of well known Romantic poets, commented on his society by viewing it through the child’s eyes in the two sets of ‘Songs of innocence and of Experience’. It is said that ignorance is a blessing but not according to William Blake.
Clue # 6: Words ending in –ar are usually the same in English (similar - similar)