Vocabulary+-+Reading


 * Reading Weekly Vocabulary for week of: __9/6__** Copy the following words, parts of speech, definitions, and related words onto your vocabulary sheet or a GoogleDoc. These are the words for Friday's (9/16) Quiz!
 * = WORD ||= POS ||= DEFINITION ||= RELATED WORD ||
 * = 1. suppuration || (n) || drainage || suppurate ||
 * 2. seductiveness || (n) || attractiveness || seductive ||
 * 3. rivulet || (n) || a stream || river ||
 * 4. calamity || (n) || a disaster || calamities ||
 * 5. fugue || (n) || a brain lapse || fugues ||
 * 6. tarmac || (n) || a runway || tarmacs ||
 * 7. decrypt || (v) || to decode || decryption ||
 * 8. coalition || (n) || a partnership || coalesce ||
 * 9. clarity || (n) || clearness || clear ||
 * 10. subpoena || (n) || a summons || subpoenaed ||
 * 11. aspirate || (v) || to inhale || aspirating ||
 * 12. nostalgic || (adj) || sentimental || nostalgia ||
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1. It takes quite a bit of stimuli to influence the blunted __neurons__ of Titus and his friends. 2. Although Titus wants to relax on the space craft's supple furniture, his friends want to cause a __rumpus__. 3. Titus and his friends become fixated on __null__ information despite the distinctly vast scope of their feeds. 4. The only truly constant __stimulus__ for Titus takes the form of ads that persist in broadcasting through his feed. 5. __Lesions__ are definitely a common problem for the teens of the future and don't seem to be a reason to get hysterical. 6. When Titus becomes a staunch admirer of a fellow teen, his feed suggests it's because of her __supple__ spine. 7. Even though Titus seems __distinctly__ cynical about his friends, he is a staunch defender of their attributes. 8. The moon hotel's __staunch__ policy against underage consumption makes the teens' foul moods persist. 9. Despite his unwillingness to listen to the ongoing stimulus, Titus's feed __persist__s. 10. At the crummy moon hotel, the teens find the furniture __upholstery__ to be less than ergonomic. 11. Interplanetary travel requires __ergomonic__ seats and upholstery of a slightly more forgiving nature. 12. Titus tries to keep his rumpus of emotions under control and avoids getting __hysterical__.
 * Reading Weekly Vocabulary for week of: __8/22__** Copy the following words, parts of speech, definitions, and related words onto your vocabulary sheet or a GoogleDoc. These are the words for Friday's (9/2) Quiz!
 * = WORD ||= POS ||= DEFINITION ||= RELATED WORD ||
 * = 1. neuron || (n) || a nerve || neurons ||
 * 2. rumpus || (n) || a commotion || rumpuses ||
 * 3. null || (adj) || insignificant || nil ||
 * 4. stimulus || (n) || an exciting thing || stimuli ||
 * 5. lesion || (n) || a sore || lesions ||
 * 6. supple || (adj) || flexible || suppleness ||
 * 7. distinctly || (adv) || with clearness || distinct ||
 * 8. staunch || (adj) || strict || staunchly ||
 * 9. persist || (v) || to continue || persisting ||
 * 10. upholstery || (n) || covering || unholstered ||
 * 11. ergonomic || (adj) || comfortable || ergonomically ||
 * 12. hysterical || (adj) || uncontrollable || hysterics ||
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