Vocabulary from 11/13/12
Ascribe - to attribute or think of as belonging
SENTENCE = We can ascribe all sorts of qualities to it, without really even being sureit exists.
Engender - to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.
SENTENCE= The unions and the left were repressed, but not so severely as to engender a guerrilla movement.
homily = a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a non doctrinal nature.
SENTENCE =He led them in prayer that drowned out the protesters' cries and gave out a written homily in place of the regular sermon.
idiosyncrasy= a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
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introvert = a shy person.
sentence = Short and sturdy, he was by temperament an introvert, his whole being dedicated to bookish research.
elegy = a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially afuneral song or a lament for the dead.
sentence = The book and exhibition make an elegy for the little hut, a respectful
acknowledgment of its service in times of need.
hackneyed = made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images ofhis poetry.
sentence = The concept of an evil corporation is pretty hackneyed at this point.
humdrum = lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
sentence = Today, they also perform humdrum chores, such as vacuuming and waxing
floors.
inconsequential = of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
sentence = The show is inconsequential, but the feeling into which it taps is not.
paragon = someone of exceptional merit: Just who is this paragon whose name is on everyone's lips? Synonyms: nonesuch, nonpareil.
sentence = The charges are sharply at odds with the firm's jealously guarded self-image as a paragon of integrity
SENTENCE = We can ascribe all sorts of qualities to it, without really even being sureit exists.
Engender - to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.
SENTENCE= The unions and the left were repressed, but not so severely as to engender a guerrilla movement.
homily = a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a non doctrinal nature.
SENTENCE =He led them in prayer that drowned out the protesters' cries and gave out a written homily in place of the regular sermon.
idiosyncrasy= a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
sentence =
introvert = a shy person.
sentence = Short and sturdy, he was by temperament an introvert, his whole being dedicated to bookish research.
elegy = a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially afuneral song or a lament for the dead.
sentence = The book and exhibition make an elegy for the little hut, a respectful
acknowledgment of its service in times of need.
hackneyed = made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images ofhis poetry.
sentence = The concept of an evil corporation is pretty hackneyed at this point.
humdrum = lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
sentence = Today, they also perform humdrum chores, such as vacuuming and waxing
floors.
inconsequential = of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
sentence = The show is inconsequential, but the feeling into which it taps is not.
paragon = someone of exceptional merit: Just who is this paragon whose name is on everyone's lips? Synonyms: nonesuch, nonpareil.
sentence = The charges are sharply at odds with the firm's jealously guarded self-image as a paragon of integrity
Vocabulary two
(A) Austen's novels engendered, or led to, much interest in Austen herself, but she avoided literary circles and
publicity.
Definition- Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
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(B) Although a private person, Austen apparently was not an introvert; she was lively and outgoing among family and friends.
Definition- A shy, reticent, and typically self-centered person.
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(C) The family may have regarded Austen's habit of writing in the sitting room as out of the ordinary, but they tolerated this idiosyncrasy.
Definition- A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: "one of his idiosyncrasies was always to be first".
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(D) What some people would regard as humdrum domestic duties occupied much of Austen's time. I wonder whether she found them as dull as my friends and I would.
Definition- Lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.
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(E) Austen received much of her education from her father, a teacher and minister. I imagine that he was a serious, learned man who wrote scholarly homilies on religious topics.
Definition- A religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon.
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(F) We might not ascribe an interest in acting to Austen, but such an interest was very much a part of her
character.
Definition- Attribute something to (a cause): "he ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach".
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(G) She performed in home theatrical shows. Do you think this experience was significant or inconsequential to Austen as a novelist?
Definition– Not important or significant.
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(H) No one could complain that Austen was writing hackneyed stories; her work was never trite or unoriginal.
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(of a phrase or idea) Lacking significance through having been overused.Your Sentence -
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Austen considered her older sister Cassandra to be a paragon of talent. She especially admired Cassandra's comic work.
Definition- A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
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(J) Cassandra wrote lovingly, even poetically, of her sister. Do you know if a family member wrote an elegy to mourn Jane's death in 1817?
Definition- A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
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publicity.
Definition- Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
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(B) Although a private person, Austen apparently was not an introvert; she was lively and outgoing among family and friends.
Definition- A shy, reticent, and typically self-centered person.
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(C) The family may have regarded Austen's habit of writing in the sitting room as out of the ordinary, but they tolerated this idiosyncrasy.
Definition- A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: "one of his idiosyncrasies was always to be first".
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(D) What some people would regard as humdrum domestic duties occupied much of Austen's time. I wonder whether she found them as dull as my friends and I would.
Definition- Lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.
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(E) Austen received much of her education from her father, a teacher and minister. I imagine that he was a serious, learned man who wrote scholarly homilies on religious topics.
Definition- A religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon.
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(F) We might not ascribe an interest in acting to Austen, but such an interest was very much a part of her
character.
Definition- Attribute something to (a cause): "he ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach".
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(G) She performed in home theatrical shows. Do you think this experience was significant or inconsequential to Austen as a novelist?
Definition– Not important or significant.
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(H) No one could complain that Austen was writing hackneyed stories; her work was never trite or unoriginal.
Definition-
(of a phrase or idea) Lacking significance through having been overused.Your Sentence -
(I)
Austen considered her older sister Cassandra to be a paragon of talent. She especially admired Cassandra's comic work.
Definition- A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
Your Sentence -
(J) Cassandra wrote lovingly, even poetically, of her sister. Do you know if a family member wrote an elegy to mourn Jane's death in 1817?
Definition- A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Your Sentence -