Thursday, April 25, 2013

Disparity-
1545–55;  < Middle French
dih-spar-i-tee
lack of similarity or equality;
noun

This image shows an example of something being unequal. http://www.chicagoreader.com/binary/0681/1331565576-justice-scales-photo.jpg

American Medical News Articles on Health Disparities

Forestall-

fohr-stawl, fawr-
verb 
1350–1400; Middle English 
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance:  
These police are forestalling a riot. 
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20110810/0023ae9885da0fac2aee01.jpg 


Stockton council weighs plan to forestall city's insolvency

Insidious- 
in-sid-ee-uhs
adjective 
intended to entrap or beguile:
1535–45;  < Latin insidiōsus  deceitful, 

This devil is being insidious by trying to entrap this man. 
http://content.internetvideoarchive.com/content/photos/7192/30210216_.jpg

An Insidious Threat to the Occupy Movement


Insinuate- 
to suggest or hint slyly: 
verb 
in-sin-yoo-eyt 
1520–30;  < Latin  

Brad Pitt is slyly insinuating something about the man next to him. 
http://www.cinemapolis.org/pics/jesse%20james.jpg 

DID KEITH OLBERMANN INSINUATE MICHELE BACHMANN IS A PIG? 


Interrogate- 
in-ter-uh-geyt 
verb 
1475–85;  < Latin 
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questionedconsiders personal or secret. 
This police officer is interrogating this criminal about the crime. 
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTjVT74lnywM8aj7_UvOP5YEazplE2bBgVMfVcdlSasQKls6DNmVA

The legal ins and outs of interrogating someone who has life-threatening injuries.


Obsequious- 
uhb-see-kwee-uh
adjective 
1375–1425; late Middle English  
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference;
This dog is being obsequious by being obedient. 
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWgfA3Xrrcq5ZEsCguTHzf4ovr-DM8kyXB4APMzCwiD9AWjwD5NQ 

How Obsequious Media Coverage Perpetuates NRA Mythology 


Omnipotent 
om-nip-uh-tuhnt
1275–1325; Middle English 
adjective 
almighty or infinite in power, 

Christians believe God is the almighty or omnipotent force in their lives. 
http://www.futilitycloset.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010-03-11-power-failure.jpg 

Omnipotence And The Infinite Attribute: Are These Ideas Coherent? 


Opportune 
op-er-toon, -tyoon 
adjective 
1375–1425; late Middle English 
appropriate, favorable, or suitable: 

This shows opportune clothing for a professional job. 
http://burninsilence.tv/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/business-skirt.jpg 

The Science Review Article: An Opportune Genre in the Construction of Science 


permeate- 
pur-mee-eyt 
to pass into or through every part of: 
verb 
1650–60;  < Latin 

The water is about to permeate the sand. 
http://www.arlafoodsingredients.com/upload/arla%20ingredients/products/permeate.png 

Effect of bleaching permeate from microfiltered skim milk on 80% serum protein concentrate1

http://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(13)00017-9/abstract 

Retribution- 
re-truh-byoo-shuh
noun 
requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil. 
1350–1400; Middle English 

This picture shows how the scale is showing retribution for wrongdoings makes everything equal and right again. 
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7x441/23retribution.gif 
RETRIBUTION AND THE SECONDARY AIMS OF PUNISHMENT 






Sunday, April 21, 2013

Fahrenheit Vocab Week 2

Dentifrice- pg.79 "The people who had been sitting a moment before, tapping their feet to the rhythm of Denham's Dentifrice"
context clues- rhythm, tapping
den-tuh-fris 
noun 
1550–60;  < Middle French
a paste, powder, liquid, or other preparation for cleaning the teeth. 

This shows a picture of toothpaste, which is the same thing as dentifrice. 
http://images.yourdictionary.com/images/definitions/lg/dentifrice.jpg



Dentifrices, mouthwashes, and remineralization/caries arrestment strategies 


Gorged- 
pg.79 "moving back from the man with the insane, gorged face" 
context clues- man, insane, moving, back 
gawrjd 
1600–10; 
adjective 
(of a beast) represented wearing something about the neck in the manner of a collar: 

This shows a collar, which would be worn around the neck on someone with a gorged face. 

http://www.epa.gov/kidshometour/images/collar.jpg 

Gorged Bile Streaming Three Songs 


Submission- 
pg.79 "The people were pounded into submission; they did not run, there was no place to run" 
context clues- pounded, people, run 
suhb-mish-uh
noun 
1375–1425; late Middle English 
an act or instance of: to give over or yield to the power or authority of another 
This shows a woman who is giving herself up to God, or an act of submission. 
http://writingsistersblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/istock-purchased-surrender.jpg 

50 Free Article Submission Websites 

Saccharine- pg.81 "He's a regular peppermint stick now, all sugar crystal and saccharine when he isn't making veiled references to certain commercial products" 
context clues- sugar crystal 
sak-er-in, -uh-reen 
adjective 
of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: 
1665–75; 
This shows a picture of sugar, which is what saccharine resembles. 
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbJbgl4RBQTgbbDcKmRZfN4EN1ga89pqRGE0auARW4IoX2ot0jf64yd7001eG1YGFoXQabE8xvxIP0GpRVR42OgxMmdrRIi_XAtHlWW_UnHDWvUGjVSAJQ_bqrskJXGGK9bNzQuBHgtnb/s1600/sweetnlow.jpg 

Sid Saccharine 


Receptacle- 
pg.82 "Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget" 
context clues- stored 
ri-sep-tuh-kuh
noun 
1375–1425; Middle English  
a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: 

This shows an outlet, which is a receptacle for electricity. 
http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/how-to-replace-an-electrical-receptacle-2.jpg 

Installing, Replacing, and Maintaining Outlets and Receptacles 


Profusion- 
pg.83 "You'd find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion." 
context clues- infinite 
pruh-fyoo-zhuh
noun 
1535–45;  < Latin 
to have abundance 
This picture shows an abundance or profusion of flowers. 
http://picketfencegreenhouse.dianemumm.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC00600.jpg 

A Life’s Profusion of Blooms 


Praetorian- 
pg.86 "They're Caesar's praetorian guard, whispering as the parade roars down the avenue" 
context clues- Caesar's, guard 
pree-tawr-ee-uhn, 
adjective 
1375–1425; late Middle English 
a person having the rank of highly elected authority 
Rome used praetorian guards, or highly elected officials. 
http://rtw.heavengames.com/rtw/info/units/urban.jpg 
Praetorian Guard

Centrifuge- 
pg.87 "Stand back from the centrifuge." 
context clues- stand, back 
sen-truh-fyooj 
noun 
1795–1805;  < French,  
an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of differentdensities, as milk and cream. 
This shows a machine that rotates at high speeds and separates different substances of different densities. 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Tabletop_centrifuge.jpg/200px-Tabletop_centrifuge.jpg 

What's a uranium centrifuge?


Enameled- 
pg.95 "The faces of  those enameled creatures meant nothing to him" 
context clues- creatures, faces 
ih-nam-uh
noun 
a glassy substance, usually opaqueapplied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as anornament or for protection. 

1275–1325; Middle English  

This shows a porcelain plate, something with a glassy or enameled surface. 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/State_Gifts_Enameled_Smoking_Set.JPG 

Equipment Review: Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Ovens 


Filigree- 
pg.103 "It was good listening to the beetle hum, the sleepy mosquito buzz and delicate filigree murmur of the old man's voice" 
context clues- hum, buzz, delicate, murmur 
fil-i-gree 
noun 
anything very delicate or fanciful: 
1685–95; 
This shows a spider's web, which is very delicate. 
http://www.davidkphotography.com/images/20070621150207_delicate-spider-web-dew.jpg 

Library > Fabrication > Filigree 





Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Corked-
pg. 4 "He might wink at himself, a minstrel man, burnt-corked, in the mirror"
context clues- minstrel, man
adjective
1510–20; 
kawrkt 
stopped or closed with a cork


This an example of how the wine bottle is corked, or stopped, by the cork.
http://i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/kitchen/2012_01_12-Corked01.jpg


Corked Bat

 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/corked-bat 


Tamped- 
pg.12 "And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios tamped tight" 
context clues- radios, tight, thimble 
1810–20; 
verb 
tamp 
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:  

This picture shows these constructions workers who tamped cement into the ground, or forced it down by repeating strokes. 
http://www.tencon.com/images/Levelling.jpg 

Volcanic aerosols, not pollutants, tamped down recent Earth warming, says CU-Boulder study 


Faceted- 
pg.26 "Its eight incredible insect legs and was humming to itself again, its multi-faceted eyes at peace." 
context clues- multi, eyes, peace 
fas-it 
noun 
 one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem. 
1615–25;  < French facette  little face. 

 
This image shows how this 3-d figure is faceted covered with several small plates of a gem. 
http://mocoloco.com/upload/2008/05/icff_2008_day_2/artecnica_faceted_mirror.jpg 

Design Patterns: Faceted Navigation 


Ballistics- 
pg.26 "Its like a lesson in ballistics." 
context clues- lesson 
buh-lis-tik 
adjective 
1765–75; 
 of or pertaining to the scientific study of traveling projectiles, such as bullets, missiles, or rockets. 

 
This image shows the motion or force of a bullet traveling in air, or the study of ballistics. 

A leap forward in forensic ballistics technology 


Rollick- 
pg.36 "...tumbling through like boys all rollick and shout." 
context clues- shout, boys, tumbling 
rol-ik 
verb
to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, gayor jovial way. 
1820-30 
This image shows someone moving in a carefree way, or rollicking. 
http://alittlepieceofsunshine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/carefree.jpg 

Rollick MacKreel 

Pulverized- 
pg.14 
"He felt that the stars had been pulverized by the sound of the black jets" 
context clues- stars, sound, jets 
puhl-vuh-rahyz 
verb 
1575–85;  < Late Latin pulverizāre  to reduce to powder,  
to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding. 

This shows how something was pulverized or reduced into powder. 
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrGpeRRvpKB68LE6WDRMBnECM9pX23yziiKosNex8EbbcIDkZNjDCLhj-2_OV6MDka4pwvV9jNVX9TYUDI8rnbz1tHSn33geWANAJP7vEnreX88rob7OJK3i28BnZK2cG9MrcyH7HtVo/s1600/pulverized+oak+galls.JPG 

Pulverized Rocks, Coral Reefs, Seawater Chemistry, and Continental Collisions 


Stratum- 
pg.14 "The woman on the bed was no more than a hard stratum of marble they had reached." 
context clues- hard,marble 
strat-uh
noun 
a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one uponanother: 
1590–1600;  < Latin strātum  literally, a cover, 

This image shows several stratum, or layers, of the earth. 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Skinlayers.png/220px-Skinlayers.png 

STRATUM in peer reviewed journal articles
http://forums.itreetools.org/viewtopic.php?t=445&sid=87aad417f9bc07b0916a8fd59f4bf750

Procaine-
pg.25 "
...plunged down from the proboscis of the Hound to inject massive jolts of morphine or procaine."
context clues- morphine 
proh-keynproh-keyn
noun
a compound 
used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic. 
1915-20 


This shows what procaine, or an anesthetic, does to you. 
http://www.sleepnbeauty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sleepingBeauty-femmewise.jpg
EFFECTS OF PROCAINE AND LIGNOCAINE ON ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ACTIVITY OF SMOOTH MUSCLE OF SHEEP CAROTID ARTERIEShttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1476-5381.1974.tb10676.x/abstract

Proboscis-
pg.25 "...while a four-inch hollow steel needle plunged down from the proboscis of the Hound"
context clues- Hound, down, plunged 
proh-bos-is, -kis
noun 
any long flexible snout,
15
70–80;  < Latin  

 
This image shows a monkey with a very large proboscis or snout. 
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxeknvsklg1qdb3hvo1_500.jpg

Proboscis Monkeys Regurgitating Their Food, Like Cows 




Gullet- 
pg.62 "...one philosopher screaming down another's gullet" 
guhl-it 
noun 
the throat or pharynx. 
1350–1400; Middle English 
This is a diagram of someone's gullet or throat. 
http://www.gp-training.net/pal/gi/hhernia2.gif