Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Chapters 2 & 3 Vocabulary Builder Liz Diede

Vocabulary Builder
Contiguous: (page 20). Being in actual contact; touching along a boundary or at a point.
Ubiquitous: (page 23). Existing or being everywhere at the same time. Constantly encountered
Akimbo: (page 27). Having the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
Irreverence: (page27). Lacking of proper respect or seriousness.
Lackluster: (page 28). Lacking brilliance or vitality: Dull, Mediocre.
Provosts: (page 29). A high-ranking university administrative officer.
Microcosm: (page 38). A community or other unity that is an epitome of a larger unity.
Colloquium: (page 43). An academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic and then answer questions relating to them
Ambivalence: (page 50). Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action.
Salience: (page 56) Standing out conspicuously: prominent. Of notable significance.

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