1. Somnolent - sleepy;drowsy
"I'm feeling very somnolent after taking those antibiotics."

2. Laconic - Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words.
"Reader's reports range from the laconic to the verbose."

3. Condign - Suitable to the fault or crime.
"That criminal should be brought to condign punishment."

4. Juju - an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
"I'm going to need a juju to get to class on time."

5. Facile - easily done or performed.
"That homework was the most facile assignment we've had all year."

Hardihood - Boldness.
The soldier was awarded for HARDIHOOD efforts. He saved the lives of six of his fellow officers by risking his own.
Derisive - Expressing contempt or ridicule.
The DERISIVE crowd laughed at the band onstage. Their meager performance was then frowned upon when the patrons realized they had paid substantial amounts of money to attend the show.
Hangdog - A feeling of defeat or intimidation.
When he entered the room, he had a HANGDOG look upon his face. He had just been turned down by the girl of his dreams.
Chortle - To chuckle in a happy manner.
I would have to say that his laugh is quite CHORTLE. He tends to just laugh at everything with a gigantic smile on his face.
Cornucopia - An overflowing abundance.
In the house was a CORNUCOPIA of fruits, meats, and various starches. The couple that hosted the party was very well prepared.

1 - Antapology - A reply to an aplogy. EX - In response to the senators apology, the president issued an ANTAPOLOGY.
2 - Dyslogistic - Dissaproving, or expressing dissaproval. EX - When his son stated he would join the army and not attend college, Mike made DYSLOGISTIC remarks.
3 - Faitour - A cheat or imposter. EX - Upon entrance to the throneroom, King Lewis discovered a FAITOUR!
4 - Leggiadrous - Graceful; elegant. EX - John was excited to see that his prom date had picked out a LEGGIADROUS dress for their special night.
5 - Misogynist - Hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women. EX - Jerry became a MISOGYNIST in later life, in part because of his abusive mother.

1. Photochromic - Capable of changing color on exposure to radiant energy
Ex. Some rare species of lizards change the pigment of their skin in different climates due to their photochromic ability.

2. Philantrophy - goodwill express through active efforts to promote human welfare.
Ex. Individuals who have great philantrophy help out our community alot.

3. Plausibility - State of being worth of beleif
Ex. When writing a non-fiction book, it must be written with plausibility

4. Siphonaterology - branch of entamology that is concern with fleas
Ex. Due to the study of Siphonaterology many types of fleas have been discovered.

5. Solomonic - Marked by notable wisdom
Ex. My math professor was very smart and sometimes considered solomonic.

The following vocabulary words al came from dictionary.com

1. segue: 1. To proceed without interruption; to make a smooth transition.
noun:
1. An instance or act of segueing; a smooth transition.
The Freshman Summer Institute helps students, like me, to segue into the rigorous life of a college student.

2. palimpsest: 1. A manuscript, usually of papyrus or parchment, on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible.
2. An object or place whose older layers or aspects are apparent beneath its surface.
Many palimpsests have been recovered, dating back from the middle ages , have been restored and are now on display.

3. quondam:Having been formerly; former; sometime.
The instructor's quondam methods seemed interesting.
4. frisson: A moment of intense excitement; a shudder; an emotional thrill.
Only through the darkness did I experience frisson as we ran through the tunnel.

5. laconic: Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque.
Judging by the laconic collage posted on the wall, I wondered if the artist of this particular collage understood how uninteresting it made him or her seem.

1. conjoin - unite
ex: In the 1960's some conjoined to revolt but failed.

2. oddity - peculiarity
ex: He had a oddity, but I couldn't figure out what it was.

3. dame - women
ex: "That dame over there is looking good."

4. receptive - open
ex: Today in class some student's were receptive and shared stories with us.

5. overblown - excessive
ex: Those boys talk in overblown amounts.

1. Laconic-marked by the use of the minimum amount of words; brief
For Mrs. Kat's class i wrote a very laconic essay

2. Condign- suitable to the fault or crime.
The criminal was issued a very condign punishment, in my opinion.

3. claque- group of fawning admirers
After the concert, Rick Ross was greeted by a claque of groupies.

4. choler-anger
MMA fighters often seem like they have choler management problems.

5. defenestrate- to throw out of a window
i was so angry with my old toy that I defenestrated it. I regret it since i live on the 7th floor of my apartment building.

1.) Conscript: enrolled for military or naval service or for other work by order of a government

• Found: My Father in conversation about his military experience
• “People aren’t conscripted now-a-days, I chose to join the navy.”

2.) Allocate: to assign, to give out in parts to each one of several persons or groups

• Found: On syllabus for Learning Strategies class
• “Remember to do the allocated material for class.”

3.) Brig: the place of confinement for offenders on a ship of the United States Navy

• Found: While watching National Geographic
• “Prisoners were sent to the brig if caught by military forces.”

4.) Renal: of, or related to the kidneys

• Found: A friend who had surgery
• “The doctors said there were infections in the renal area.”

5.) Trajectory: path of process or event

• Found: In the reading assignment by Jerry Waxler
• “One should follow the intended trajectory life has planned for them.”

1. chide - to blame, scold
Mrs. Kat Chide the late student.

2. rivulet- a small stream
Though we could hear water running, the dense vegetation hid the rivulet.

3. posthumous- occurring or published after death
The writer spent his last years on a novel that would only bring him posthumous fame.

4. obstreperous- noisy, unruly, disorderly
Teachers do not enjoy obstreperous students

5. comport- to conduct or bear oneself, behave
It is important to comport yourself during long lectures.

1. Jargon- I was reading the section on memoirs for English composition.
Jargon- gibberish; the language, esp. the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group
I asked my brother to explain my computer’s problem clearly, but instead he rambled on in technical jargon I was incapable of understanding.

2. Cacophony- Kat said it during class.
Cacophony- harsh discordance of sound; a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds.
From the seemingly silent pond at nighttime, I listen closely to hear a cacophony of crickets chirping.

3. Immemorial- came across it during some leisurely reading.
Immemorial- extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge
We often keep the immemorial traditions of the past, knowing so little about them.

4. Predilection- found it on FreeRice
Predilection-a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference.
I have a predilection towards artificially grape-flavored popsicles.

5. Lugubrious- Kat said it during class.
Lugubrious- mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner.
He moped around aimlessly for days in a lugubrious state lamenting his lost love.

1. Irascible- Prone to anger; easily provoked to anger; hot-tempered.
I am an irascible person, especially when it comes to sitting in traffic for hours.

2. Lacuna- A blank space; a missing part; a gap.
When putting a puzzle together, I hate it when there is one last lacuna to fill and you can't find the right piece.

3. Faitour- A cheat or imposter
At the world premiere, the person who they thought was Matt Damon was really not, he was a faitour.

4. Arcanum - A secret; a mystery.
The police tried for years to solve the arcanum but were never able to find enough evidence to solve the case.

5. Indelible- That cannot be removed, erased, or washed away.
For his 18th birthday, the boy went out and got a tattoo, something that is an indelible mark on his body.

1. narcissism: inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.
"Some view memoirs to narcissistic, but I think they are a great tool for relieving stress."

2. Scuttlebutt: rumor or gossip.
"Have you heard the juicy scuttlebutt about the new girl?"

3. Altruistic: unselfish
"He is such an altruistic person, he's always thinking of others first."

4. Progeny: offspring
"I am my mother's progeny."

5. Nefarious: wicked
"That lady is such a nefarious witch!"

1. Natter
First heard: A rerun of The Daily Show featuring William Safire.
Definition: “Grumbling, nagging talk”
Example: Vice President Spiro Agnew’s vehement opposition to Anti-War movement in the United States during Vietnam led to the now infamous statement, “nattering nabobs of negativism.”

2. Pusillanimous
First heard: An on Spiro Agnew
Definition: Adjective “lacking in courage or strength of purpose; faint-hearted, craven, cowardly”
Example: The pusillanimous professor would not allow an extension to a project deadline because it would have disturbed his schedule.

3. Effete
First heard: On Language Column by William Safire
Definition: Adjective. “spent, worn out”
Example:

4. Logophile
First heard: On Language Column by William Safire.
Definition: Noun. “a lover of words”
Example: A self proclaimed logophile, Professor Robinson makes her students search out obscure vocabulary words.

5. Hermeneutics
First heard: Random Wikipedia browsing.
Definition: Noun “the art or science of interpretation”
Example: Many biblical scholars consider themselves coached in the practice of scriptural hermeneutics.

Oops. I should have had an example for #3. It should be:

3. Effete
First heard: On Language Column by William Safire
Definition: Adjective. “spent, worn out”
Example: The effete woman was probably drunk and was too weak to stand.

1.tutelage: The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection.
-But he was not yet free of his father's legal tutelage and had still to decide on a career.

2.cadre: a core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed.
-Trained cadres flowed across the porous border and down the blossoming supply trail through eastern Laos.

3.parley: A conference or discussion, especially with an enemy, as with regard to a truce or other matters.
-The government recognized his knack for parleying with tribes, and it sent him all over the West.

4.trammel: A kind of net for catching birds, fish, etc.
-I feel she dances a symbol of human happiness as it should be, free from unnatural trammels.

5.encumbrance: A burden, impediment, or hindrance.

-As Prince of Wales, George V had himself taken his wife on several foreign or imperial tours, without the encumbrance of their young children.

1)Voluminous - large
-Neptune is very voluminous compared to Pluto
(SAT word of the day)

2)Temerity - unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition
-The mugger had the temerity to steal the bank
(SAT word of the day found on google)

3) Empirical - based on experience or personal observation
-Everyone has their own empirical opinion on politics
(Free Rice)

4) Paucity - smallness of quantity
-There was a paucity of meals and could not feed everyone

5) Denigrate - belittle
-Some choose to denigrate aboriginal people the world over, many times due to racism.
(Found in a column Nathan showed me)

1. Gyre: spiral
Ex. The water spout had a gyre movement through the water.
2. Estrange: alienate
Ex. The old man estranged himself from everyone but his cat.
3. Muse: ponder
Ex. Our professor told us to muse about the topic for our next paper.
4. Sentinel: guard
Ex. The sentinel was a six foot three man with very large muscles.
5. Insolent: disrespectful
Ex. The young man was insolent to his mother when she asked him to take out the garbage.

1. Aboriginal- native
Ex. The vegetable corn is aboriginal to the United States.
2. Fated – destined
Ex. The little girl is fated to be famous because she is a great actress.
3. Hulking – massive
Ex. The hulking boulder kept rescuers from getting a woman out of danger.
4. Garnish – decorate
Ex. The chief garnished the dessert entrée by making a design out of caramel and hot fudge and adding a cherry on top.
5. Infantile – childish
Ex. The teenage boy was acting infantile when he was asked to please settle down and act his age.

1.abbey n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
Mother nun lived in the abbey.
2.accredit v. To give credit or authority to.
USF st pete lost it's accreditation.
3.apex n. The highest point, as of a mountain.
We reached the apex of the mountain when we got off the ski lift.
4. braze v. To make of or ornament with brass.
We were going to braze small stars for the Christmas tree.
5.conscript v. To force into military service.
Be careful, the next president may call to conscript you.

http://www.army.mil/

1. contemn - To regard or treat with disdain or contempt; to despise.
You shouldn't strive to contemn everything in life.
2. disport - To frolic; to amuse.
It makes me laugh when I see old men disport down the road.
3. Repine - to feel or express content.
I refined that preachers speech at the church service.
4. Demur - To object; delay.
It seemed as if she was acting demur to me on purpose.
5. Forgo - To abstain from; do without.
I refuse to diet because of how much I love saturated fat.

1. contemn : To regard or treat with disdain or contempt; to scorn; to despise.
“I will contemn any person who does not like fruit smoothies.”

2. emolument: The wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation.
“I think my emolument could be much greater.”

3. inclement: harsh; severe -- especially said of the weather.
“ The airplane could not take off due to the inclement weather.”

4. kobold: a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology.
“ I need a night light when I sleep so the kobolds don’t get me.”

5. propitious: presenting favorable circumstances.
"The chance that i will eat within the hour is a very propitious event."

6.

Mulligan

First heard: A New York Times article

Definition: Noun. “An extra stroke allowed after a poor shot (esp. a tee-shot) in a friendly game, not counted on the score card”

Example: Jim was allowed a mulligan after hitting the ball far into the woods.


7.

Lascivious

First heard: William Safire's On Language Column.

Definition: Adjective. “Inclined to lust, lewd, wanton”

Example: Lascivious male college students often stare at passing females.


8. Antedate

First heard: A New York Times article.

Definition: Verb. “to affix an earlier than the true date to”

Example: Some Protestants claim certain books of the Catholic Bibles are the product of antedating.



9. Unequivocal

First heard: New York Times article.

Definition: Adjective. “capable of only one interpretation; unambiguous”

Example: Mathematicians many times choose their field because mathematics will always give an unequivocal result.


10.

Tome

First heard: The New York Times.

Definition: Noun. “each of the separate volumes which compose a literary work or book”

Example: James Joyce's Ulysses - a tome of 18 volumes or "episodes" - is one of the most celebrated modernist works.

1. Scaremonger-A person who creates or spreads alarming news.
If I were a scaremonger, than I would say the bowlinlg alley had a bomb in it so I wouldn't have to work.
2. Hilarity- cheerfulness, merriment, mirthfulness.
At her sweet 16 we enjoyed the hilarity of the party by dancing and doing karaoke.
3. Brandish-to shake or wave, as a weapon.
During the Civil War the General would brandish his sword so the troops new it was time to attack.
4. Flub-to perform poorly; bungle;blunder.
If I hadn't blundered the last shot in my bowling match I would have had a perfect game.
5. Skitter-to skim along a suface.
Instead of surfing Bob decided to skitter across the shore line on his skim board.

I should point out that PBwiki doesn't let you link to other websites in the comment section.

This would be my link for the word Lascivious:

http://wwtdd.com/

1. contemn - to regard or treat with disdain or contempt; to scorn; to despise
I contemn that man, he is so rude.

2. abridgment - a condensed form as of a book or play
Some forms of the bible are abridgments.

3. emolument - the wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation
He got emolument from his business.

4. permissible - that may be allowed
I'm not sure it that is permissible, I suggest you stop.

5. plebeian - common
That's a plebeian mistake, everyone does that.
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/plebians.html

1) Altercate - Dispute
"NBC seems to altercate on the decision for the next President this year"
(FreeRice)

2) Advent - Coming
"The advent sun will be up at 6:00 AM"
(FreeRice)

3) Spurn - Reject
The document is probably going to spurn since it doesn't seem it will get enough votes"
(FreeRice)

4) Propagation - Spreading
The propagation of the black plague wiped out 1/4 of Europe
(Free Rice)

5) Cruet - Small bottle
My mom likes to design our house with pretty colored cruets
(FreeRice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I54u0eb70ZQ

Jami Compton

1. Preponderance- majority, superiority in weight
The preponderance of the students raised their hands when asked if they knew someone who went to war.

2. Flippant- smart-alecky, lacking in seriousness.
The child was obvionsly lacking respect and not raised with manners when he replied with a flippant answer to the teachers question.

3. Antithetical- opposite, directly opposed or contrasted.
The boy chose to always support the antithetical views of those around him just to strike up an argument.

4. Unerringly- accurately, not containing any flaw or failure
To the young boy, the girl he fancied seemed to sit unerringly in her seat across the room.

5. Raconteur- storyteller, one who tells stories
My grandfather was an amazing raconteur and could hold our attention for hours.

Erik Richardson

1.Gob-lump
"I have a large gob on my cheek where i bit it last night."

2.semblance-likeness
"People always say my brother and i have an obvious semblance, but i don't see it to be honest!"

3.cocksure-overconfident
"One of my roommates is very cocksure, and it upsets me hjow he never backs down in arguments."

4.ire-anger
"Whenever i play Halo, my friends realize that ill get filled with ire when i lose!"

5.exuberant-overjoyed
"Then when i win in Halo, you see the exuberant me!"

1 - Honeyfuggle - to swindle or cheat - The salesperson tried to HONEYFUGGLE me.

2 - Lushburg - A counterfeit coin - The suspicious lady at the teller window presented a LUSHBURG.

3 - Mackabroin - An old hag - The woman in the waiting room was very impatient and acting like a MACKABROIN.

4 - Luscition - Poor eyesight - My LUSCITION is the reason why I must wear glasses everywhere I go.

5 - Musophobist - A person who doesn't like poetry and is suspicious of it - My roomate asked me to throw out my poetry books because he is a MUSOPHOBIST.

1. maestro-music master
-The maestro prepared the musical number for the play you have just seen.

2. Thrifty- frugal
- For the thrifty type of people there are several consignment shop through out the city.

3. saponify- make into soap
- In 3rd grade i learned how to saponify certain materials.

4. tog- clothe
- I often tog my dog in the winter.

5. Tarantism - urge to dance
- Aisha is stricken with tarantism.

(FreeRice)
Platitude- a flat, dull, or trite remark
Conversation with her was unbearable, every phrase she uttered seemed to be some awful platitude.

(FreeRice)
Leitmotif- dominant and recurring theme, as in a novel.
I quickly identified the leitmotif in her novel.

(FreeRice)
Verisimilitude- appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability
The movie’s far-fetched plot severely lacked any verisimilitude whatsoever.

(FreeRice)
Pommel- handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
I tightly gripped the saddle’s pommel as my horse valiantly galloped through the field.

(FreeRice)
Tarantism- uncontrollable urge to dance
I hit the dance floor with a sudden case of tarantism.

WEEK 3 VOCAB!!!!!!

oscillate v. To swing back and forth.
The boy oscillated back and forth on the swing.
peddle v. To go about with a small stock of goods to sell.
Merchant Tom peddled among the silk road.
preclude v. To prevent.
The levies did not preclude the water from over flowing.
sextet n. A band of six singers or players.
John, Bill, Tom, Tim, Kat, and Jamie where all in the sextet and they all played a instrument.
waif n. A homeless, neglected wanderer.
Alex and his droogies beat the waif into submission when they found him sleeping on the street.

1. Alfresco- outdoors; outdoor.
Camping brings out the alfresco side of me.
2. Parse- to analyze.
It's important to not over parse any situation.
3. Wag- a humorous person; a wit.
Leo is a funny little wag.
4. Irenic- promoting peace.
MLK had very irenic values.
5. Slaver- to slobber; drool.
My dog was slavering all over my steak.

1. appellation: a name, title, or designation.
“Sir Alex would be a very respectable appellation.”
2. galvanic: pertaining to a direct current of electricity; also, having the effect of an electric shock.
“Sometimes when I tell a story I get so into it that the flow of words are galvanic.”
3. fillip: a snap; also, a stimulus.
“when I fell off my skateboard I felt a fillip.”
4. apologia: a formal defense or justification.
“The paper printed a nasty article before I had time to give an apologia.”
5. flaneur: one who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer.
“I’m a flaneur whenever I find myself in a new place.”

Week three:

11. Spoonerism
First heard: The New York Times article.
Definition: Noun. “an accidental transposition of the initial sounds, or other parts, of two or more words”
Example: George Bush, known for mangled words, or "Bushisms", are often spoonerisms.



12.Ancillary
First heard: The New York Times .
Definition: Adjective. “subservient, subordinate, ministering”
Example: The ancillary reference to the shortness of Bobby Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign contributed to Hillary Clinton's defeat in the democratic primaries.


13. Contrariwise
First heard: A blog post.
Definition: Adverb. “on the other hand, on the contrary”
Example: Contrariwise is a more polemic version of "on the other hand" because it sounds very close to "contradiction".

14. Lozenge
First heard: A blog post.
Definition: Noun. “a plane rectilinear figure, having four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb, ‘diamond’”
Example: Most diamonds are cut into a lozenge shape.

LINK: www.theargylesweater.com


15. Albeit
First heard: Random Wikipedia browsing.
Definition: Conjunction. “even though, even if, although”
Example: The coffee was good, albeit bitter, but warm.

-desultory: jumping from subject to subject; erratic; inconsistent.
"I have a bad habit of being desultory sometimes when i talk."
-irascible: easily provoked to anger.
"The incredible hulk is irascible."
-acumen: quickness or keenness of perception or discernment.
"Donald Trumph has bussiness acumen."
-scion: a descendant; an heir.
"I wish I was a King's scion."
-bandog: a large and fierce dog.
"I wish I had a pet bandog."

1. Apogee- highest point.
We're currently at the apogee of the mountain.
2. Pecuniary- relating to money.
Not everything in the world is pecuniary.
3. Philter- a love potion.
I wish i could give that hot girl a philter so she'd be all up on me.
4. Bevy- a group; assembly.
We here at the summer institute are a bevy of students.
5. Apellation- that's not a random word, that's the apellation of the organization.

week 5 vocabulary
croupier
MEANING: noun: An attendant at a gaming table at a casino who collects and pays bets, deals the cards, spins the roulette, etc.
As my friends and I walked into the casino, we saw 5 croupiers at various tables.

Barbarous- uncivilized
My best friend started to act barbarous in front of everyone to jokingly embarrass me.

captious: marked by an inclination to find fault: CRITICAL
My own personal goal is to stop self-captious

Cephalic
1: of or relating to the head 2: directed toward or situated on or in or near the head
The cephalic bowl hung forward , covering his forward.

Pristine: unspoiled
The eggs were pristine and still good to eat