Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Vocab.

1.Floundering
-To make attempts to move or regain one's balance.
-Verb
-Syn: Tumble and Stumble Ant:Walk and have Balance
-I was floundering while going up the stairs

2.Blathers
- To talk without making sense
-Verb
-Syn: Babble and Talking to be talking Ant: To make sense and Shut up
- Sometimes when I blather when I get nervous.

3. Interim
-A temporary arrangement
-Adjective
-Syn: Acting in and Temp. Ant: Forever and Permanent
-The treasurer was out on vaction and the interim Heather took over

4.Drones
-Someone that does no work
-Noun
-Syn: Loafer and Lazy Ant: Love to work Independent
- I get drone sometime when I go to school

5.Xenophobic
-A person who is very fearful or disliking of foreigners, people from other countries or strangers.
-Adjective
-Syn: Hateful and Untolerant Ant: Tolerant and Not Prejudiced
-You would not believe how many xenophobic in the USA.

6.Potpourri
-A mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
-Noun
-Syn:Scented and Smell goods Ant: Smelly and Dirty
-Everybody should keep potpourri in there house to make is smell good

7.Paparazzi
-A free lance photographer who aggressively purses celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs.
-Noun
-Syn: Camera person and Freelance
-The paparzzi are always in Drake face

8.Synchronized
- To cause to go on, move, operate, work ect. at the same rate and exactly together.
-Verb
-Syn: Go to together and Match Ant: Differ
-Many things can be synchronized at the same time

9.Inspiration
-An inspiring or animating action or influence.
-Noun
-Syn: Motivation and Influence Ant: Boring and Not interesting
-My inspiration is God.

10.Expiration
-A coming to an end; termination; closed
-Noun
-Syn:Closing and Passing Ant: Start and Birth
-The expiration on the waffle was 2/14/2009

11.Indoctrination
- Instructs with doctirnes, theories belief
-Noun
-Syn:Brainwashing and Rule Ant:No power and Have a mind oof your own
-People are easily indoctrinate both other people

12.Morphing
- A special effects process used in film of video production in which person or objects seem to change shape, form ect, in a smooth way, created in a digital environment.
- Verb
-Syn: Change and Convert
-Movie produers morph there movies all the time

13.Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD)
-Is an anxiety disorder that occurs in the aftermath of a traumatic event.
-Noun
-Syn:Rape and Natural Disaster Ant: Totally fine
-Sofia Eva was diagnosed with PSTD 10 month before she went to college.

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