Quote of the Day Aug. 31

Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.   -Jorge Luis Borges

AP Novel Choice

Moby Dick by Herman Melville is my choice

I have heard lots of things about this novel and have had never had a chance to read it.  I peaks my interest (As a bonus, it is also a Great American Novel) and seems like it would make a great literature analysis.

Quote of the Day Aug. 30

I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.   -Chief Joseph

Quote of the Day Aug 29

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.   -Booker T. Washington

Quote of the Day Aug. 28

You are always new, the last of your kisses was ever the sweetest.   -John Keats

Vocab Sentences

Accolade:

The student received an accolade for his achievement in school.

Acerbity:

The critic, best known for his acerbity writing, wrote about a subject that he loved.

Attrition:

The school had a massive rate of attrition after budget cuts forced the dropping of many programs.

Bromide:

The teacher taught in a bromide tone.

Chauvinist:

The general was a Chauvinist.  He was willing to do anything in the name of his country.

Chronic:

The woman with chronic back pain decided to go to the doctor to have it checked out.

Expound:

The ranger gave an expound lecture on the history of the national park.

Factionalism:

The country factionalism in nature, being split up into so many states.

Immaculate:

The diamond was immaculate, free from all the flaws of the world.

Imprecation:

The witch put a imprecation on the poor man.

Ineluctable:

The meteor heading towards Earth was ineluctable.

Mercurial:

The mercurial cartoon brought laughter to the girl's mornings.

Palliate:

The medicine only palliated the illness.

Protocol:

The checking of luggage is only protocol, nothing more.

Resplendent:

The star shined resplendently in the night sky.

Stigmatize:

The banished prince was stigmatized by the commoners.

Sub rosa:

The conference was sub rosa and was kept private from the public.

Vainglory:

The valedictorian was vainglory about his achievement.

Vestige:

Fossils are a vestige way of showing what lived on Earth in the past.

Volition:

The flag was brought down with the man's own vilition.

Vocab + Definitions

Accolade: Any award, honor, or laudatory notice
Acerbity: Sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste
Attrition: A reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength
Bromide: A person who is platitudinous and boring
Chauvinist: A person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic
Chronic: Constant or habitual
Expound: To set forth or state in detail
Factionalism: Of a faction or factions
Immaculate: Free from fault or flaw
Imprecation: The act of imprecation
Ineluctable: Incapable of being evaded
Mercurial: Animated
Palliate: To relieve or lessen without curing
Protocol: The customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette
Resplendent: Shining brilliantly
Stigmatize: To set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon
Sub rosa: Confidentially; secretly; privately
Vainglory: Excessive elation or pride
Vestige: A mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
Volition: The act of willing, choosing, or resloving