Due Monday, January 14
Provide the definition of the following words. Include the
dictionary definition and a translation of the dictionary definition into your
own words. Write an original sentence for each. Post one sentence as a comment.
- biased
- exculpate
- impartial
- incontrovertible
- integrity
- objectivity
- subjectivity
- penitent
- plausible
- substantiated
- vindicated
My sister was penitent as she apologized to me. (By the way this would never happen in real life)
ReplyDeleteThe court system in America is objective until the
ReplyDeleteaccused is proven guilty. Nice Brooke...I know the feeling;)
The thought that my brother would offer a sincere apology for throwing away my English homework was not very plausible as he stood there curled over in laughter.
ReplyDelete(Thanks for the idea Brooke (: lol)
I like the banter! That's the spirit!
ReplyDeleteMy mother was biased toward my sister, even though the motherly handbook claims that this should never be done.
ReplyDeleteIt is an incontrovertible truth that I really, really, really like bacon.(haha Abby yours made me laugh)
ReplyDeleteThe student decided to do his homework with integrity instead of copying from other people.
ReplyDeleteBeing a teenager means doing plenty of stupid things for the sake of the experiences; penitent feelings may only briefly flash through you when you’re grounded in your room with zero contact to the outside world.
ReplyDelete~Tina
I couldn’t face the incontrovertible truth that it’d be two weeks before I could watch the Walking Dead again.
ReplyDelete:(((((((((((((((
The rain falling from the sky did not substantiate the weatherman’s claim that it would snow today.
ReplyDeleteAfter lying about cleaning my room so I could go out with friends, I was penitent and cleaned the whole house.
ReplyDeleteWhile many though the principal's rules foolish and unnecessary, subsequent events vindicated her policies.
ReplyDelete*thought?
DeleteMy complete exhaustion after a long day at school served as a very plausible excuse to take a nap.
ReplyDeleteBy my father's tone, I could tell that his declaration was incontrovertible - I would not be driving tonight, snow or no snow.
ReplyDeleteTeachers claim to retain a sense of objectivity, but it’s clear who their favorites are
ReplyDeleteThe young, rambunctious hooligans,lacking integrity, headed towards the old ramshackle house, equipped with silvery cans of spray paint and pockets packed with cigarettes.
ReplyDeleteMy mom says it is always important to have integrity when someone loses something and I can give it back to them when I find it, unless it comes to money, then it's just stupid.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there's room for that argument somewhere in your poor synthesis paper. :)
DeleteAfter a scandalous report in the newspaper, the politician’s already tenuous integrity was questioned.
ReplyDeleteAfter my brother was called upstairs, I did not hesitate to delve into his stash of Christmas candy. Lifting a starburst to my mouth, I began to feel somewhat penitent — then the taste of strawberry exploded throughout my senses, wiping away all traces of doubt.
ReplyDeleteWhen my sister gives my mom impartial answers to where we were at 2 in the morning, my mom always turns to me to find out the truth due to my easiness to spill to her.
ReplyDeleteAfter my brother was called upstairs, I did not hesitate to delve into his stash of Christmas candy. Lifting a starburst to my mouth, I began to feel somewhat penitent — then the taste of strawberry flooded my senses and wiped any whisper of doubt.
ReplyDeleteMy younger sister wants the truck that my brother stole from her, my other younger sister wants the truck from my brother that (apparently) was her's in the first place, and all I desire is to remain impartial in the midst of this most recent crisis.
ReplyDelete-Aaron Niemetz
In the heat of the moment, jumping off of my roof onto the trampoline twenty feet away seemed very plausible.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor's story about how he saw a coyote steal one of our chickens seemed plausible, as it happened a couple months ago.
ReplyDelete-Jack Powell
The idea that little Jimmy could lift that car all by himself was less than plausible.
ReplyDeleteThe subject of me doing my vocab tree was incontrovertible.
ReplyDelete-Lizzy Coryell
I looked forward to my mother’s interrogation as a chance to vindicate myself against my sister’s accusations.
ReplyDeleteHailey Caragol