Saturday, September 28, 2013

Freedom Of Choice

The freedom of choice has its pros and cons.  The pros to making your own choices is that you get to learn from your own experience and you get to choose how you want to do them.  The cons about freedom of choice is that you don't know what the outcome of the choices you made are.  If you have someone else make the choices for you, you're just going by what they know and you don't get to make your own path. Its almost like you're just following somebody's path instead of making your own.  That's why getting to choose what you want to do is such an important thing.  Sometimes its a good thing to take risks and be able to figure out your problems by yourself because it makes you more confident and you now know that if you can figure out that difficult problem by yourself, you can do it again and again.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Vocabulary: Fall List #5

adroitclever or skillful in using the hands or mind.

amicable: having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.

aversehaving a strong dislike of or opposition to something.

belligerenthostile and aggressive.

benevolentwell meaning and kindly. 

cursoryhasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

duplicitydeceitfulness; double-dealing.

extolpraise enthusiastically.

feasiblepossible to do easily or conveniently. 

grimacean ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

holocaustdestruction or slaughter on a mass scale, esp. caused by fire or nuclear war.

imperviousnot allowing fluid to pass through.

impetusthe force or energy with which a body moves. 

jeopardydanger of loss, harm, or failure. 

meticulousshowing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

nostalgiaa sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy 
personal associations.

quintessencethe most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

retrogressgo back to an earlier state, typically a worse one. 

scrutinizeexamine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

tepid(esp. of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.

Vocabulary: Fall List #4

accedeassent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty.

brandishwave or flourish (something, esp. a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.

compriseconsist of; be made up of.

deftneatly skillful and quick in one's movements.

destitutewithout the basic necessities of life.

explicitstated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

extirpateroot out and destroy completely.

inopportuneoccurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.

ironicusing or characterized by irony.

mustyhaving a stale, moldy, or damp smell.

officiousassertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, esp. with regard to petty or trivial matters.

ominousgiving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

pinnaclea high, pointed piece of rock.

premeditatedthink out or plan (an action, esp. a crime) beforehand.

rampantflourishing or spreading unchecked.

solacecomfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.

statelyhaving a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner; majestic in manner and appearance.

supplebending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.

suppressforcibly put an end to.

venalshowing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Vocabulary: Fall List #3

accomplicea person who helps another commit a crime.

annihilatedestroy utterly; obliterate.  

arbitrarybased on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

brazenbold and without shame.

catalysta substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

exodusa mass departure of people, esp. emigrants. 

facilitatemake (an action or process) easy or easier.

incorrigiblenot able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

latentexisting but not yet developed or manifest.

militantcombative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods. 

morosesullen and ill-tempered.

opaquenot able to be seen through; not transparent.

paramountmore important than anything else; supreme.

prattletalk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

rebutclaim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.

reprimanda rebuke, esp. an official one.

servitudethe state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful.

slapdashdone too hurriedly and carelessly.

stagnanthaving no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

succumbfail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Vocabulary: Fall List #2

TObesity: the condition of being grossly fat or overweight. 
Accumulate: gather together or acquire an increasing number.  
Mass: a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape. 
Disease: a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal or plant. 
Diet: a special course of food to which one restricts oneself.
Prevalence: the condition of being prevalent; commonness. 
Stigma: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance. 
Preventable: capable of being prevented. 
Adolescent: in the process of developing from a child to an adult. 
Cardiovascular: of or relating to the heart and the blood vessels. 
Excessive: more than is necessary. 
Mechanism: a system of parts working together. 
Sedentary: tending to spend to much time seated. 
Predipose: make someone liable to a certain attitude. 
Syndrome: a group of symptoms that consistently occur together.