Due Monday, December 10
Potpourri
Words That Smell Nice
Provide the definition for each 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 word in
the list. Post one sentence as a
comment (don't post anonymously). Feel free to use a word you're unsure of and solicit help from your classmates.
Please type your work.
- Anachronism
- Anthropomorphism
- Apology (look for a definition you don’t know)
- Apparatus
- Archetype
- Gesticulating
- Lexicon
- Panegyric
- Paradigm
- Pernicious
- Propitious
- Sardonic
"My Dad fits the fatherly archetype: he is kind and loving and protective" Would that work?
ReplyDeleteAnthropomorphism is cold and clinical, not human and loving. Not sure if this works or not.
ReplyDeleteKim, I found anthropomorphism very similar to personification, but the way I saw it anthropomorphism was giving animals human characteristics... so maybe a sentence like "the fox is cold and clinical, not human and loving" might work?
ReplyDeleteMy propitious donut tastes fantastic!
ReplyDelete- Ryan Gibson
maybe I might need to change this sentence around a bit. But I feel I have the right idea.
The teacher had a sardonic smirk on his face after the student failed the test.
ReplyDeleteI went into the film expecting enjoyment, but it was spoiled by many historical anachronisms I happened to spot.
ReplyDeleteThey were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down.
ReplyDeleteThe man had an advanced lexicon using words like anthropomorphism, sardonic, and pernicious.
ReplyDeleteThe sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
ReplyDelete-Jack Powell
The apparatus of the choir's voices had a powerful effect on whoever came close enough to hear. That work?
ReplyDeleteThe chemo was pernicious, leaving her in her bed for weeks.
ReplyDelete~Tina Jacobs
He won the audience over with his sardonic sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteThe cop was gesticulating frantically trying to make the teenagers pull over.
ReplyDeleteDoes this work for archetype?
ReplyDeleteCinderella is an archetype of common fairy tales.
"Mamma Mia, not the pizza!" thought the hot-tempered chef as he frantically gesticulated towards the scatterbrained waitress who was about to drop his masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteThe engine is the main apparatus for a car.
ReplyDeleteSo I can't really put the word paradigm into a sentence... Can someone help me out? The definition that I got was basically that a paradigm is a general model for people's thoughts and ideas. I don't really understand though, and I think that that is why I can't put it into a sentence.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm not suggesting that you just copy one from online, but on Dictionary.com on the right hand side, there is a list of different sentences using the word. I've found that those help me understand the word more in context and make it easier for me to put it into my own sentence
DeleteI found one that made sense now! Thank you Shelby and dictionary.com :) That is the definition I was playing with, it just wasn't very clear. Thanks again,
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The vulgar language present in the book was an anachronism in an otherwise tame novel.
ReplyDeleteIs this right?
The couch I inherited from my grandma was an anachronism in my modern living room.
ReplyDeleteThe boy thought his new friend was nice, but soon realized his pernicious tendencies when he stole his only candy from his lunch.
ReplyDeleteFire department apparatus come in various forms to accomplish a variety of jobs.
ReplyDeleteJoseph Nicéphore Niépce's photography techniques are an anachronism in today's advanced digital world.
ReplyDeleteScarface is good, but it is only one of the many Archetype Godfather films.
ReplyDelete-Aaron Niemetz
Wait! I change my mind... "Scarface is good, but it is still only an Archetype of the Godfather films."
ReplyDelete-Aaron Niemetz
Ok can someone please help me comprehend what the heck anthropomorphism is? The internet is yielding a wide variety of answers and I am simply confused.
ReplyDeleteThe anthropomorphic white rabbit wore clothes, carried a watch, and could talk.
ReplyDelete-Cassidy White
Her mom's comment on her weight was pernicious
ReplyDeleteMy brother, jealous of presents, sardonically laughed as he ripped the head off of my brand new Barbie.
ReplyDelete-Lisa Bell