Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Quick
This is a quick post before i ran out of wifi connection. Currently im in my house waiting for my mother to get ready because we have a date today. My internet quota has exceeded its limit so yeah this is my only chance. I cant wait to go out with my mom even though we are just going to buy some groveries for dinner because i dont have much time to spend with her anymore. Five months are not a long period of time.if not now then when. So i gotta go. Hopefully buying groceries can be a sweet memory for me and mama. Xoxo
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Lost
I hate it when i have written forever and the post is ready to be updated and then it went blank and i have to write all over again. This is not my first time😑.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
More Vocabs
ADHOCRACY
a system of flexible and informal organization and
management in place of rigid bureaucracy
The need for informational flexibility undermines old organisational structures: adhocracy takes over as leaders seek to bypass hierarchies.
The need for informational flexibility undermines old organisational structures: adhocracy takes over as leaders seek to bypass hierarchies.
APODICTIC
of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
It has also been pointed out that the laws in the Old Testament may be classified as either apodictic in form ("thou shalt…" or "thou shalt not…") or "casuistic" ("when a man…, he shall…").
It has also been pointed out that the laws in the Old Testament may be classified as either apodictic in form ("thou shalt…" or "thou shalt not…") or "casuistic" ("when a man…, he shall…").
ASPERITY
the quality of being hard to endure, uninviting or
formidable
I dread the asperity of northern winters.
I dread the asperity of northern winters.
BEATITUDE
a state of supreme happiness or blessedness
His face had taken on the expression of imbecile beatitude the religious sometimes adopt.
His face had taken on the expression of imbecile beatitude the religious sometimes adopt.
CAPRICIOUS
changeable; determined by chance or impulse or
whim rather than by necessity or reason
The capricious bride-to-be has a different church in mind for her wedding every few days.
The capricious bride-to-be has a different church in mind for her wedding every few days.
CAPTIOUS
. tending to find and call attention to faults
A captious attitude often causes difficulties in a relationship.
A captious attitude often causes difficulties in a relationship.
CHOLERIC
easily moved to anger
Men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing.
Men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing.
CORNUCOPIA
goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit
symbolizing prosperity; the property of being extremely abundant
This is a time of abundance when bird, beast and insect gather to share the cornucopia.
This is a time of abundance when bird, beast and insect gather to share the cornucopia.
DENOUEMENT
the unraveling of a plot or story; the outcome of a
complex sequence of events
I waited by the eighteenth green with thousands of spectators to see the denouement.
I waited by the eighteenth green with thousands of spectators to see the denouement.
DILATORY
adj. slow to act; intended to cause delay
The White House scolds Congress for being dilatory in finding cash for Panama and Nicaragua.
The White House scolds Congress for being dilatory in finding cash for Panama and Nicaragua.
EKISTIC
the study of human settlements
In ekistics, the terms polis, metropolis, and megalopolis denote settlement populations of 75 thousand, 4 million, and 150 million, respectively.
To anybody familiar with the rudiments of ekistics the horrendous traffic jams were foreseeable.
In ekistics, the terms polis, metropolis, and megalopolis denote settlement populations of 75 thousand, 4 million, and 150 million, respectively.
To anybody familiar with the rudiments of ekistics the horrendous traffic jams were foreseeable.
EXTEMPORE
with little or no preparation or forethought
This is usually performed extempore, following the whims of the singer, musician and/or dancer.
This is usually performed extempore, following the whims of the singer, musician and/or dancer.
FECUNDITY
fertility or productiveness
His work has been translated into over twenty languages and is a prime example of the brilliance and fecundity brought to the English novel by writers who have landed on these shores.
His work has been translated into over twenty languages and is a prime example of the brilliance and fecundity brought to the English novel by writers who have landed on these shores.
LUMPEN
relating to a dispossessed social class; a member of
the crude and uneducated lowest class of society; mentally sluggish; misshapen
and ponderous
Both families had been transformed from what might be called alumpen peasantry into what Marx did call the lumpen proletariat.
Both families had been transformed from what might be called alumpen peasantry into what Marx did call the lumpen proletariat.
The nose was large and lumpen; the hair was stringy and
unkempt.
MENDACIOUS
dishonest; given to lying
The loss of confidence which set in after Stalingrad was not least a consequence of the totally misleading and outrightly mendaciousGerman propaganda which had preceded the catastrophe.
The loss of confidence which set in after Stalingrad was not least a consequence of the totally misleading and outrightly mendaciousGerman propaganda which had preceded the catastrophe.
MEPHISTOPHELIAN
characteristic of a devil; wicked
His Mephistophelian eyes unsettled his teachers.
His Mephistophelian eyes unsettled his teachers.
NUGATORY
having little or no value or importance
Social custom made this proviso almost nugatory.
Social custom made this proviso almost nugatory.
OPSIMATH
person who begins to learn or study only late in life.
It was strange, yet refreshing, to see the opsimath working diligently in his study group with piers 50 years his junior.
It was strange, yet refreshing, to see the opsimath working diligently in his study group with piers 50 years his junior.
ORNERY
bad-tempered, irritable, or very difficult and
contrary.
Few took any notice of his complaints for he was well known around the village as the ornery old military man.
Few took any notice of his complaints for he was well known around the village as the ornery old military man.
OTIOSE
superfluous or redundant (of a word or phrase);
indolent; futile or functionless
The linking commentary is often otiose and always plonking.
The linking commentary is often otiose and always plonking.
Therefore, although there is a substantial overlap between
section 1 and section 15, section 15 is not otiose.
PECCADILLO
a petty misdeed, sin, offense, or foible
Equally if one lived in a society where everybody was constantly protesting against the smallest governmental peccadillo life would become intolerable.
PELLUCID
transparent or clear (physically and metaphorically)
At the end of the garden, the waters of the stream that had risenpellucid at their source lay curdled.
At the end of the garden, the waters of the stream that had risenpellucid at their source lay curdled.
Galbraith, as always, writes in pellucid prose.
PERCIPIENT
discerning and quick in perceiving
PHYLOGENY
the history or evolutionary development of something
(especially a species)
The evolution of fins may also be traced across this phylogeny.
The evolution of fins may also be traced across this phylogeny.
PROLIXITY
boring, drawn out verbosity
Di Leonardo's personal secretary had issued a statement shortly after midday, a masterpiece of prolixity that took about five minutes to say that Ruggiero Miletti had been found dead and that another statement would be issued in due course.
Di Leonardo's personal secretary had issued a statement shortly after midday, a masterpiece of prolixity that took about five minutes to say that Ruggiero Miletti had been found dead and that another statement would be issued in due course.
RUBRIC
an established rule, tradition, or custom
There are of course significant political differences between the USA and Italy, even though both come under the rubric of industrial capitalism.
There are of course significant political differences between the USA and Italy, even though both come under the rubric of industrial capitalism.
SARDONIC
humorously mocking, scornful, or cynical
‘Separate rooms don't mean a thing,’ he retorted with a glimmer of a sardonic smile.
...a sardonic dismissal of the philologists of our time for their joy at capturing worms and their indifference to the true problems, the urgent problems of life.
‘Separate rooms don't mean a thing,’ he retorted with a glimmer of a sardonic smile.
...a sardonic dismissal of the philologists of our time for their joy at capturing worms and their indifference to the true problems, the urgent problems of life.
SCHADENFREUDE
n. delight taken in another's misfortune
This led to divorce from his wife, who could perhaps be permitted some Schadenfreude at the fact that Van Den Hauwe's relationship had, perforce, become platonic.
This led to divorce from his wife, who could perhaps be permitted some Schadenfreude at the fact that Van Den Hauwe's relationship had, perforce, become platonic.
SEDENTARY
spending much time sitting and taking little exercise
He was forced by illness to lead a sedentary life.
He was forced by illness to lead a sedentary life.
SYBARITE
a person devoted to luxuries and sensual pleasures
He liked the good things of life but he was no sybarite.
He liked the good things of life but he was no sybarite.
TELEOLOGY
explanation of phenomena in terms of a design or end
purpose rather than in terms of their causes
The teleology of evolution as a goal-seeking activity persists in indefensible form a hundred years later in the writing of biologists.
The teleology of evolution as a goal-seeking activity persists in indefensible form a hundred years later in the writing of biologists.
TIMOROUS
having a timid or fearful disposition
He had been a quiet, timorous boy until he discovered the excitement of chasing women.
He had been a quiet, timorous boy until he discovered the excitement of chasing women.
TRUCULENT
scathingly harsh; ferocious
He still took care to be rude and truculent at school to keep up appearances, but the old venom had faded.
He still took care to be rude and truculent at school to keep up appearances, but the old venom had faded.
UNCTUOUS
. fatty, oily, or greasy; excessively flattering, suave,
or ingratiating
It's wonderful — richer and more unctuous — in stuffings or to flavour sauces where you would normally use lemon or lime.
He seemed anxious to please, but not in an unctuous way.
It's wonderful — richer and more unctuous — in stuffings or to flavour sauces where you would normally use lemon or lime.
He seemed anxious to please, but not in an unctuous way.
UNGUENT
an ointment used to soothe, heal, or lubricate
A delightful unguent jar from Mostagedda carved from ivory in the form of a hippopotamus argues that the animal attracted favourable attention.
VENIAL
adj. forgivable or pardonable
Half of the thousands of imprisoned debtors had been reduced to their state by venial errors or innocent misfortune.
Half of the thousands of imprisoned debtors had been reduced to their state by venial errors or innocent misfortune.
VERDANT
green and lush with grass or other rich vegetation
Pompeii lay in verdant, wine-growing country and so gave special prominence to Venus, goddess of fecundity, Hercules and Bacchus.
Pompeii lay in verdant, wine-growing country and so gave special prominence to Venus, goddess of fecundity, Hercules and Bacchus.
VITRINE
a glass cabinet for displaying and protecting delicate
items or specimens
The preserved corpse was subsequently recased in the nineteenth century in a glass-fronted mahogany vitrine.
The preserved corpse was subsequently recased in the nineteenth century in a glass-fronted mahogany vitrine.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
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