Thursday, July 28, 2011

1) Emerge
2) Hypothesis
3) Implicate

As i emerged from my thoughts of the murder something hit me. I came up with a hypothesis. "check her Facebook." I thought since all she ever did was go on her Facebook maybe there was a clue of who commited this murder. sure enough there was. I implicated it was her ex because he sent her a message saying he would get her back the worst way possible. We got a match on the finger prints and solved that murder in under 5 hours.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Week 7 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Hypothesis - Theory, Plan



i chose this picture because it shows the steps of a theory and it includes hypothesis.

Emerge - Appear, Come Out


i chose this picture because it shows a person emerging from some sort of square.
Implicate - Connect, Embroil

i chose this picture becaues it is implying something.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Week 8 Vocabulary Definitons & Examples

1) Emerge - Ex. The sun emerged from behind the clouds and the rain and made a rainbow.

1.
to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity: a ghost emerging from the grave; a ship emerging from the fog.
2.
to rise or come forth from or as if from water or other liquid.
3.
to come up or arise, as a question or difficulty.

2) Hypothesis - Ex. Juan’s hypothesis concerning the cause of the accident was that the driver was distracted by texting.

1. A unproven idea.

3) Implicate - Ex. Smoking has been implicated to cause premature death.
1.
to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
2.
to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood.
3.
to connect or relate to intimately; affect as a consequence: The malfunctioning of one part of the nervous system implicates another part.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Week 6 Vocab Paragraph

There is another dimension that very few people know about. It is filled with crazy things like flying pigs and running fish. Dispite the fact that few people belive in this other world it is real. I think it is real so i want to go see it. I hope there is no domestic violence in this other world where it is very very peacful.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

1. Domestic: She wanted a domestic animal for her birthday but her dad bought her a polar bear instead.
  Domestic violence is very very bad.

2. Despite: Despite the loss of his driver's license, he still drove.
   Despite the fact that everyone says you should live your life one way , i say you only live once so just go nuts , live life hard.

3. Dimension: Before you buy new carpet, you have to determine the dimensions of the room.
  I wish there was other dimensions other than our dimension.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Week 6 Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

1. Domestic -
Synonyms - Local, homebody, family, servant, pet
Word forms - domesticate, domesticated

I chose this picture because it showes a mother hitting her child.

2. Despite
Synonyms - even though, although, even if

I chose this picture because it shows a plant growing in the desert despite the fact the plants need alot of water.

3. Dimension
Synonyms - aspect, extent, amount, measure, probability
Word forms - dimensions
I chose this picture because it is displaying on of the defenitions of dimension  , which is , amount.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Week 6 Vocabuly Definitions & Examples

1. Domestic (adj) - Ex. She wanted a domestic animal for her birthday but her dad bought her a polar bear instead.

1.
of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
2.
devoted to home life or household affairs.
3.
tame; domesticated.
4.
of or pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries: domestic trade.
5.
indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country; not foreign; native: domestic goods.


2. Despite (preposition) - Ex. Despite the loss of her driver's license, she could still get to school on time with her bus pass.
–preposition
1.
in spite of; notwithstanding.
–noun
2.
contemptuous treatment; insult.
3.
malice, hatred, or spite.
–verb (used with object)
4.
Obsolete . to anger or annoy (someone) out of spite.
5.
in despite of, in spite of; notwithstanding: He was tolerant in despite of his background and education.

3. Dimension (n) - Ex. When we bought new carpet, we determined the dimensions of the room were 14x18 feet.
1.
Mathematics .
a.
a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions.
b.
the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere.
c.
the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space.
d.
the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers.
e.
extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
2.
Usually, dimensions.
a.
measurement in length, width, and thickness.
b.
scope; importance: the dimensions of a problem.
3.
unit ( def. 6 ) .
4.
magnitude; size: Matter has dimension.
5.
Topology .
a.
a magnitude that, independently or in conjunction with other such magnitudes, serves to define the location of an element within a given set, as of a point on a line, an object in a space, or an event in space-time.
b.
the number of elements in a finite basis of a given vector space.
6.
Physics . any of a set of basic kinds of quantity, as mass, length, and time, in terms of which all other kinds of quantity can be expressed; usually denoted by capital letters, with appropriate exponents, placed in brackets: The dimensions of velocity are [LT −1 ]. Compare dimensional analysis.
7.
dimensions, Informal . the measurements of a woman's bust, waist, and hips, in that order: The chorus girl's dimensions were 38-24-36.
8.
dimension lumber.
–verb (used with object)
9.
to shape or fashion to the desired dimensions: Dimension the shelves so that they fit securely into the cabinet.
10.
to indicate the dimensions of an item, area, etc., on (a sketch or drawing).

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Week 5 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

1. Civil (adj)
Synonyms - public, government, public, courteous, civic
Word Forms - civilian (adj, n), civilization (n)

i chose thhis picture because the word civil can also be used to repersent a person and this picture has a person.
2. Debate (n, v)
Synonyms - discussion, dispute, argument, argue, oppose, refute
Word forms -
(verbs) debates, debating, debated
(nouns) debates, debater


i chose this picture because it shows people debating for something.
3. Confer (v)
Synonyms - discuss, advise, negotiate, honor
Word forms - confers, conferred, conferring

i chose this picture becauseit shows two people comferming something

Monday, July 11, 2011

Week 5 Vocabulary Definitons & Examples

1. Civil (adj) -
Ex. Tom and Jane were married in a civil ceremony because they were not religious.
1.
of, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society.
2.
of the commonwealth or state: civil affairs.
3.
of citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs.

2. Debate (n, v) -
Ex. There has been very little public debate about teenager's rights in the classroom.
1.
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.
2.
a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers.
3.
deliberation; consideration.

3. Confer (v) -
Ex. In court, Frank leaned over and conferred with his attorney about a statement the witness said.

verb (used without object)
1.
to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
verb (used with object)
2.
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.: to confer a degree on a graduate.
3.
Obsolete . to compare.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

week 4 vocabulary

1. Adequate (adj)
Synonyms - enough, satisfactory, sufficient
Word Forms - adequately (adverb)

i chose this picture because this soldier is saying he will fight for a sufficient pay. 

2. Annual (adj)
Synonyms - yearly, year-long
Word Forms - annually
i chose this because it is showing the annual grammy award. this awared is honded out every once a year.

3. Attribute (n, v)
Synonyms -
Nouns - aspect, quality, trait
Verbs - assign, apply, account for
Word forms -
Nouns - attributes, attribution
Verbs - attributes, attributed, attributing

i chose this piccture because it is showing a monster attribute his calm behavior instead of angry behavior.
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week 4 sentences
1. Adequate (adj)
If i do join the army i hope i get an adequate sallary!
Do goverment jobs pay an adequate sallary?

2. Annual (adj)
The annual grammy award looks weird.
the annual gay pride festivel is so wrong!!
3. Attribute (n, v)
He attributed intelligence to his colleagues.
She attributed his bad temper to being sick.