Monday, October 10, 2016

Vocabulary Fall List #2
Faith- complete trust or confidence in someone or something 
Threshold- a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room. 
Tarry- of, like, or 
Resolve- settle to find a solution to a problem 
Discern- perceive to recognize 
Martyr- a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs 
Catechism- a summary of the principles of christian religious beliefs in the form of a question and answers 
Pious- devoutly religious 
Frenzy- a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior 
Vocabulary Fall List  #1
Theme-the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
Tone-a musical or vocal sound with references to it's pitch, quality and strength   
Mood-a temporary state of mind or feeling
 Diction-the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing 
Syntax- the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language 
Stupid- lacking intelligence or common sense 
Adumbrate- report or represented in outline 
Apotheosis - the night point in the development of something culmination or climax 
Ascentic - characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe  self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indigence 
Bauble - a small l,showy  trinket or decoration 
Begile- charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way 
Burgeon- begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
Compliment -  a thing that completes or bring to perfection 
Contumacious - stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority 
Curmudgeon- a bad temper or sturdy person 
Didactic-  intended to teach, particularly having moral instructions as an ulterior motive