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VOCAB ASSIGNMENT

LESSON ONE WORDS (Unknown artist, No specified name, fotolia.com, http://static-p4.fotolia.com/jpg/00/04/92/19/400_F_4921990_V3iSdxSiVyGaPDrQZgZFeraxN8uLcdJx.jpg) Divulge- The girl on the right is divulging who her crush is to the girl on the left- this photo represents the word divulge because the girl is making one of her secrets known. (Drawn by "Nickahang", Mana Birthday, globalserviceonline.org, http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/Mana_birthday.jpg) Abet- This poor chap was thrown in jail for allegedly aiding and abetting a criminal in a bank robbery. This photo is an excellent representation of abet, because although it does not directly show the definition of the word, it shows what happens to people who criminally abet others.



(Unknown Artist, Stubborn_brown_houndog_character_with_arms_crossed, imageenvision.com, http://www.imageenvision.com/md2/sym_0025-0802-2321-1557_stubborn_brown_hound_dog_cartoon_character_with_his_arms_crossed.jpg) Dogmatic- The dogmatic hound refused to take a bath. This represents dogmatic because the dog pictured above looks like he will not listen to you.

(Unknown artist, NPR21, thinkfinancial.com, http://www.thinkfinancial.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/npr21.jpg) Insipid- In my opinion, NPR (along with "Satellite Sisters" and "Oprah and Friends") is undoubtedly the most horrifyingly insipid radio channel in the history of mankind.

(Uknown, Survivormanpic, Discovery Channel, discoverchannel.com/survivorman) Extraneous- Survivorman only brings the bare essentials to his one week ventures into the wilderness- never could he be caught with extraneous supplies.

(Unknown, jackinterrogatinggraham, pixworld.com, pixworld.com/jack%20bauer2ds) Coerce- Jack Bauer is very experienced in the area of coercement- he has many ways of forcefully obtaining information from scum like his brother Graham. (Unknown, iraq+soldier+patrol+mar+27+2007, bp2.blogger.com) Jaundiced- These U.S. Army soldiers patrol the streets in a dangerous part of Iraq: many of the locals have rather jaundiced views of the U.S. military intervention.

(Unknown, skydiver.gif, aol.com, http://members.aol.com/dreamartscience/experiment/skydiver.gif) Meticulous- If you're going to skydive like this girl, you'd better be meticulous when packing your parachute.

(Unknown, evel-knievel-jumping.jpg, http://reneeashleybaker.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/evel-knievel-jumping.jpg) Temerity- It takes some serious temerity to try and pull of the ludicrous stunts that Evel Knievel did.

(Unknown, woman-cats-purple-redhat.jpg, http://hopeeternal.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/woman-cats-purple-redhat.jpg Gregarious- This lady is surely gregarious- surely there is no other reason why she would be in possesion of so many cats.

LESSON TWO WORDS

Heresy- (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/152992770_fe2164522a.jpg?v=0) Docile- A turtle is a docile pet choice, it doesn't bark, pee on the floor, or require excessive care- just don't forget to feed it. (http://jeffreykishner.com/images/captain_jack_sparrow.jpg) Libation- Captain Jack Sparrow has but three piratical needs- girls, booty, and libations.

Anathema-

(http://www.strollingmusician.com/French_dinner_party.jpg) Banter- The guests at the dinner party engaged in polite banter.

(http://www.nqcc.org/nqccweb/htdocs/Training%20pg%20crying.jpg) Castigate- The baby was bawling after being severely castigated by his father.

Gauche- (http://sportzfun.com/photos/albums/gridiron/del_homme_Ripped_Pants.jpg) Ignominy- This football player faces horrendous ignominy when his bare bottom is exposed to thousands of wildly cheering fans. (http://forgottenboy.goldminemag.com/content/binary/The%20Allman.jpg) Motley- This motley group of hipsters is heralded as one of the greatest rock bands of all time, //The Allman Brothers//.



Emaciated- Manuel Uribe, at one point world's heaviest man, who once weighed over a 1,200 pounds (although he has lost about 850 pounds since) is anything but emaciated.

LESSON THREE WORDS

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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/309557/1_61_sniper320.jpg) Furtive- This sniper furtively crawls into place to take his shot.

(http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/images/UW.gif) Bacchanalian- The University Of Madison is well known as the top party school- many of which I'm sure are bacchanalian. (http://www.informationarchitects.jp/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/criminal.jpg) Extradite- This punk was extradited to back to New Mexico when he was found commiting computer fraud in New York. (http://filterwaterdirect.com/webfm_send/37) Copious- Drinking copious amounts of water is a very good idea when you will be physically exerting yourself for a long period of time. (http://www.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/office-1100-hardin1.jpg) Irascible- Jan Levinson (pictured left) from the office is rather irascible- the slightest wrongdoing or mistake on Micheal's (pictured right) part and she blows a fuse. (http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/blackwater.jpg) Mercenary- These mercenaries work for the controversial private US security company, "Blackwater USA". ([|http://homepage.eircom.net/~osrai/castle.jpg]) Bastion- This idyllic bastion was built in England in the 12th century. (http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/16/deathstar.jpg) Jettison- The "Death Star"'s custodial crew watched in horror as the last escape pods jettisoned off into the galaxy. (http://blacksportsonline.com/index/brett.favre.jpg) Ostracize- FORMER Green Bay Packers player Brett Favre is ostracized by the entirety of the Green Bay football following.