Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Week 10 vocab blog

Autonomy: freedom from control
o ton e
Noun
Greek

Teachers slam Kerala govt decision granting colleges autonomy http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/teachers-slam-kerala-govt-decision-granting-colleges-autonomy/article5206600.ece

https://www.google.com/search?q=Autonomy&client=firefox-a&hs=gxb&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=uBdwUrerBqSr2wX864GQBQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1219&bih=609#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=F2U8CCZd9yT7FM%3A%3B6yLJisFWLtfMKM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ministryforwomen.org%252Fimages%252Fautonomy.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ministryforwomen.org%252Fteaching%252Fgodselv2.asp%3B400%3B358

In this picture the person is showing autonomy by saying everything that is controlled that she is free from.

Bureaucratic: Over regulated

byoor e krat ik

Adjective

French

Certain industries are known for overly bureaucratic procedures. http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/2013/10/16/6-ways-to-avoid-bureaucratic-bs/

http://anatheimp.blogspot.com/2010/09/winter-of-bureaucrats.html

The man on top is bureaucratic. He the most powerful one, the most regulated.

Mandate: an authorization

Man dat

Noun

Latin, French

Hatch co-sponsors legislation to delay Obamacare mandate http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2013/10/29/hatch-co-sponsors-legislation-delay-obamacare-mandate/

http://www.u4rf.org/hhs-mandate/

This is a bill after Obama has mandated it.

Ostracize: To reject

Ostre ciz

Verb

Greek

The only way that happens is if the Republicans ostracize the Tea Party extremists and return to a system of regular order and compromise with Democrats. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2013/10/29/the-most-liked-comments-from-the-past-24-hours/

http://jbordeaux.com/2009/03/breaking-cliques-with-enterprise-micro-blogging/

The students in the back are ostracizing the kid in front because he is probable different. They are rejecting him.

Raucous: Disorderly

Ro kes

Adjective

Latin, English

Raucous student protesters put kibosh on speech by Ray Kelly http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/raucous_student_protesters_put.html

http://www.fotodictionary.com/r/raucous/

The Boys in this picture are raucous because they are acting disorderly.

Recourse: A way too get help.

Re korse

Noun

Latin, Old French

Travelers have little recourse against rental car companies’ ‘loss of use’ policies http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/travelers-have-little-recourse-against-rental-car-companies-loss-of-use-policies/2013/10/17/857f1ea4-32a8-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html

http://areyouhappyatwork.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/get-happy-by-helping-someone-else/

One of these people is helping recourse the other person.He is getting help.

Reiterate: To repeat

Re it e rat

Verb

Latin

Eritrea: Community Elders in Massawa Reiterate Readiness to Step Up Participation in National Development Programs http://allafrica.com/stories/201310280046.html

http://visionroom.com/using-repetition-to-reiterate-whats-important/

The picture gives the definition and word.Reiterate means too repeat.

Tantamount: Just like

Tant e mount

Adjective

Italian, English

US drone strikes are tantamount to war crimes, says report by human rights group http://iranian.com/posts/view/post/23270

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130813/PC1211/130819810

These woman are all just alike because they are helping support them selves om each other.

Tenacious: Grasping strongly

Te na shes

Adjective

Latin, English

Nikki's Sandcastle tenacious in Keeneland's Fayette Stakes http://www.kentucky.com/2013/10/26/2896894/nikkis-sandcastle-tenacious-to.html

http://ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2012/03/forget-bipedalism-what-about-babyism.html

The baby monkey is being tenacious by grasping strongly.

Utopia: a paradise

yoo to pe a

Noun

Greek

Films from around the world screen at the Utopia Film Festival in Greenbelt http://www.gazette.net/article/20131017/ENTERTAINMENT/131019347/1265/films-from-around-the-world-screen-at-the-utopia-film-festival-in&template=gazette

http://witchywonderland.blogspot.com/2012/01/whats-wrong-with-utopia.html

This an image of utopia. Its what someone dreams of as there paradise.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/10/26/2896894/nikkis-sandcastle-tenacious-to.html#storylink=cpy

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Vocab blog week 8

Bolster: To support
Bol-ster
Verb
Germanic, Dutch, German

Facebook acquires Israeli start-up Onavo to bolster data compression and mobile tech http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/facebook-acquires-israeli-start-up-onavo-to-bolster-data-compression-and-mobile-tech/2013/10/14/88ee42d8-34d1-11e3-8a0e-4e2cf80831fc_story.html

http://www.designsponge.com/2013/08/26-ingenious-ideas-for-your-home.html

These cinder blocks are bolstering the bed up. They are there too serve as a support for the bed so it can stay off the ground.

Depreciate: To become less valuable

Di pre she at

Verb

Latin, Late Latin

Do you really have to depreciate rental properties? http://helpdesk.blogs.money.cnn.com/2012/09/27/depreciate-rental-properties/

http://livingstingy.blogspot.com/2012/04/cars-with-low-depreciation-self.html

The cars prices are depreciating there prices and are decreasing year after year at a fast rate.

Indiscriminate: Not selective

In di skrim i nit

Adjective

English, Latin

Indiscriminate' shooting damages South West road signs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24498482

http://frischand.co/67/the-indiscriminate-critic-reviews-under-this-terrible-sun

The critic is indiscriminate. He is not very selective.

Inquisitive: Hard working

In kwiz e tiv

Adjective

Late Latin, Old French, English

Our motto is we’re the answer for the inquisitive mind,” said Thomas. http://www.phillyburbs.com/00redesign/tabs/best-of-bucksmont/place-for-inquisitive-minds/article_e6a130da-9771-5175-bc60-c0c0e3ce1de8.html

http://www.leadership-idn.com/work-hard-to-succeed-or-work-smart-to-win-choice-is-yours/

This man is inquisitive, he is obviously working late and very hard at what ever he is working on.

Nebulous: Indefinite

Neb ye les

Adjective

French, Latin

The long-term budget challenges surrounding entitlement spending and an aging population are again being pushed toward a future, nebulous time, while they only grow more acute. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/10/analysis-showdown-about-nothing-accomplishes-even-less/

http://thepointsguy.com/2013/09/how-a-government-shutdown-will-impact-travel/

The government shut down is the perfect example of a nebulous situation and is happening for an indefinite amount of time.

Relegate: To send

Rele gat

Verb

Latin

That approach would relegate millions of people to a permanent underclass. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/328655-get-to-work-congress-and-pass-immigration-reform

http://wordpandit.com/2012/relegate/

This image is saying that if you don't like some one you can relegate them from your mind and send them out of memories forever.

Replete: Filled

Ri plit

Adjective

Old French, Latin

Pay toll for expressway replete with roadblocks http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-17/bangalore/42147390_1_drainage-work-bia-road-toll

http://www.lilyshop.com/chocolate-filled-strawberries

These strawberries are replete with chocolate. All of them are filled.

Sedentary: Involving much sitting

Sed n ter e

Adjective

French, Latin

They blame the trend on sedentary lifestyles and lack of exercise. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Bad-back-a-major-reason-for-people-missing-work/articleshow/24222122.cms

http://nationalnursingreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sedentary-lifestyle.jpg
This man lives a sedentary lifestyle by sitting down and just watching t.v and drinking.

Tenet: A principle
Ten it
Noun
Latin, English
They are trapped morally because compromise is an explicit tenet of the left. http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/10/15/the-real-obamacare-fight-is-between-establishment-republicans-and-the-tea-party/

http://www.quoteswave.com/picture-quotes/387344

This is a tenet saying that would be good to know. It is a principle.

Terse: Don't

Turs

Adjective

Latin

That's when Reid gave him the terse response. http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Mayor-to-Speak-Out-Against-Government-Shutdown-227036531.html

http://reznjun.com/content/2012/09/

This is a terse symbol because it means don't.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Attrition: A natural law of individuals
E trish en
Noun
Late Latin
Patriots Finally Pay For Injuries And Attrition http://www.patsfans.com/articles/patriots/3685/Patriots-Finally-Pay-For-Injuries-And-Attrition.html

http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/vincent-van-gogh/cypresses-with-four-people-working-in-the-field-1890
The people in this picture are doing their natrual law to the society. They are doing there attrition.

Circumvent: To avoid
Sur kem-vent
Verb
Latin