Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Chapter 6 Vocab builder Derek N.

Chapter 6 Vocab
  Paradigm (p.107)- A set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme (pattern or model).
        Monolithic (p.107) - Characterized by hugeness, impenetrability, or intractability (a monolithic government).
        Hedonism (p.108) - Indulgence in sensual pleasures.
        Pedagogical (p.109) - A teacher or Educator.
        Amalgam (p.110) -  A blend or combination.
        Encapsulates (p.113) - To summarize or condense.
        Gleaned (p.117) - To gather something slowly and laboriously (bit by bit).
        Mantra (p. 127) - A word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation.
        Recalcitrant (p.128) - Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
        Wrest (p.130) - Forcibly pull something from a person's grasp.
        Self-revelatory (p.131) - Displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts.

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