Use at least 3 of the most recent words you were given and another 5 from any previous list this semester (check out the list on quizlet if you've forgotten or look over your list). Write a story or an essay where the words are used correctly in context and where it is evident that you understand the meaning of the word itself. Please do not cram all words in one sentence and do not include the definition of the word in the sentence. BTW, a list of words with their definitions does not count as a story. Underline, or bold or CAPITALIZE the vocabulary choice you've made.
Enjoy! Post your story under comments below. I recommend writing it out on paper or on a word document first before posting on the comments or else you risk losing all the work if there's a posting glitch. If you have a blog, you can write it on your blog and provide a link to your blog in the comments. I must be able to access that blog entry.
DUE: end of third period 2/20
Everyone in the gym today looked so lackluster. Someone suggested that we temper our muscles and joints by going in the sauna for a while. We're usually all very hedonistic during a hard workout. We push ourselves so hard that we typically need a second person to bolster up the bar when we bench. Most people lament going to the gym, saying its a tedious task, but we can't get enough of it; it could be considered a plethora of weights and workout equipment. We highly recommend to our posterity that they go to the gym to keep the reputation of us hockey players the way it should be.
ReplyDeleteEveryone in the gym today looked so LACKLUSTER. Someone suggested that we TEMPER our muscles and joints by going in the sauna for a while. We're usually all very HEDONISTIC during a hard workout. We push ourselves so hard that we typically need a second person to BOLSTER up the bar when we bench. Most people LAMENT going to the gym, saying its a tedious task, but we can't get enough of it; it could be considered a PLETHORA of weights and workout equipment. We highly recommend to our POSTERITY that they go to the gym to keep the reputation of us hockey players the way it should be.
DeleteWell done, Shane. All words used correctly in context. I would add another sentence to explain why everyone looked lackluster.
DeleteOnce in chef class we made candy which requires it to TEMPER before breaking it into pieces. It felt so LAMENT when the and wouldn't harden after all my hard work. You would think that the recipe would be BLATANTLY straight forward but instead it was a LABYRINTH of confusing instructions. The FLACCID candy had a sad LACKLUSTER look to it when I was finished. It was such a ODIOUS process that it was a disappointment when I had to NULLIFY the whole tray.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time, in a far away land, there lived a very TEDIOUS woman. One day, she decided to ESPOUSE to the same ideologies that Charles Manson espoused to. Manson told her to NULLIFY her normal day routine and join him, and the “family”, on the ranch. When she arrived, she saw him ENSHROUDED in animal hides. The woman was amazed by the family’s PLETHORA of LSD. She immediately TRANSGRESSED the law and consumed the hallucinogenic. After killing many civilians in the name of Charles Manson, her acts were considered REPREHENSIBLE. The OPACITY of her decisions blurred right from wrong to the point of which every crime she committed in the name of Manson seemed PLAUSIBLE. The community gave no REPRIEVE when it came to sentencing the participants in this horrific cult.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting story. Great job incorporating the vocabulary within this fictional account. Just wondering: why is this woman tedious?
DeleteHow could we get the feeling of HEDONISM after we perform, when our team is very LACKLUSTER and always LIVID when we have practice late at night or when something doesn't go our way. There is always at least one person that tries to BOLSTER our soul. It's not common that there is but it is PLAUSIBLE. Our system has to be SACROSANCT if we would like to be seen as OPULENT when we dance as one and very LITHE.
ReplyDeleteEveryone in Ms. Reyes class today looked so LACKLUSTER. Ms. Reyes was so TEDIOUS to fix the fact. I however suggested to the boss lady that we TEMPER our brain power with a nap time. We're usually all very HEDONISTIC during class. Ms. Reyes gave us a REPRIEVE on the quiz. I then as the majestic leader I am get on my unicorn and bolster everyone with my imagination. This story is OVERTLY fiction. A kin in my class who used his vocabulary words in such a BLITHE manner. It is very PLAUSIBLE that Ms. Reyes finds out that I am here to just diss on peoples comments. But I'm going to ENSHROUD the bs with useless talk about unicorns. My unicorn is named Bob. Bob is nice and big. Bob likes pie. :) <3
ReplyDeleteMuch better...although I did not give you a reprieve on the quiz :-). Your unicorn seems to inspire you to write. Keep him alive.
DeleteThe LAMENT article in the newspaper about my disease was very inspirational to a lot of people. Working with special needs kids gives me great HEDONISM because I can give even though I am in need. They bring a lot of BOLSTER to my life, as do I to their lives. Working with the kids never gets TEDIOUS to me. It is very OVERT that those kids have made a huge impact in my life. Even when the kids are LIVID, I do the best I can to comfort them and make their day special. ESPOUSING special needs kids is something that I plan to do for a long time. It would be IMPLAUSIBLE for me not to spend time with them.
ReplyDeleteThat was indeed an inspirational article. Although you lamented the loss of your previous self, your friends bolstered your spirits and made you feel happy. You are inspirational to all of us!!
DeleteMy neighbors like to party hardy they're such HEDONISTS. I BOLSTER their partying by not calling the cops. They have had a PLETHORA of parties. It is IMPLAUSIBLE that you'd ever catch me at one of those parties. But it is PLAUSIBLE you'll catch me being a scholar reading a book. My dad would be very LIVID if he ever caught me at a party. The end thats the best its gonna get. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe iron glowed with a lackluster shine from the heat of the forge and gave off an angry, almost livid hiss as I plunged it into the opaque oil. It came out perfectly tempered, but then I realized I had neglected the odious task of honing the edge of the blade, so with a lamenting sigh I reach for a whetstone from the plethora of tools.
ReplyDeleteOne time at band camp, we were having such a fun practice. Our coach was BRUSQUE, it was hard for us to focus. He was always so ODIOUS, we never knew why. He was always ALOOF, so it was pretty much up the band people to take over. One of the kid’s mom was very LIVID, and had to talk to the teacher. When she did, the teacher did not want to talk, so the mom took her kid off the band camp. I was so LAMENT about what happened! But then again at the same time, I ESPOUSED her decision. I honestly think that everyone did BOLSTER what she did. Then everyone was thinking of quitting band camp. I really wanted her back on the band so I HENDONISM to try to get her back.
ReplyDeleteSophie LAMENTED the death of her beautiful Christian Dior pumps. She will have to give her coordinators a REPRIEVE from all of the party planning they were supposed to do today. She sprayed on her favorite perfume, smiling as it ENSHROUDED her in a sugar smelling cloud. She pulled out her emergency pair of shoes and stuffed her broken pumps into her bag. She walked down the sidewalk, giving everyone a SACCHARIN smile as they drooled at her outfit, they were too aloof to know that she was making a major fashion TRANSGRESSION. Her shoes did NOT go with her outfit. It made her LIVID to know that she was going to have to TRAVERSE the sidewalk with all the poor people just so that she can get to the nearest shoe store. She would never wish such an ODIOUS situation on someone as OPULENT as herself. Her credit card will have to BOLSTER the load of thousands of dollars as she goes on her HEDONISM
ReplyDeleteEveryone in the class wanted a REPRIVE from taking the vocab tests, but she didn’t let up. By now we already know a PLETHORA of words and we don’t need more but she wanted us to HONE our vocabulary. Every Friday is a TEDIOUS class because we just take tests. I think that it is IMPLAUSIBLE we will ever get a week off these TRITE tests. It is BLATANT that the students don’t like doing this, but many teachers ESPOUSE students to learn vocabulary words.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, there will be no reprieve as you continue to hone your writing skills :-)
DeleteWriting an essay makes me feel LACKLUSTER. I LAMENT writing essays. The only thing that can BOLSTER my mood after an essay is a PLETHORA of time with friends, that's how TEDIOUS essays are. Making someone write an essay is PLAUSIBLY one of the most REPREHENSIBLE and TRITE thing to do.
ReplyDeleteI LAMENT the idea of not doing homework to TEMPER myself. People BOLSTER the way I do things ahead of time. I have a PLETHORA of friends that don’t care about me. They always want a REPRIEVE for their TRANSGRESSIONS. There is always a LABRYNTH of lies that are TRITE and never ending. It is PLAUSIBLE we will not be friends because of there SACCHARIN ways.
ReplyDeleteWe were having a presentation in biology. Mara and I decided to have a poster to represent our topic. When we finished our project we decided to practice and my mom as the audience said that it was a little bit TEDIOUS. She said that we should not have LABYRINTHINE ideas. We should have a direct and clear statement. Mara ENSHROUDED our presentation and put her own ideas. I ESPOUSED her ideas because I believed that it could be PLAUSIBLE fit the statement. My mom supported Mara’s idea. Mara seems shy but I told her that it’s okay. I’m impressed with her. It doesn’t have any BLITHE words and ideas but it’s just awesome. No PLETHORA unclear words. Maybe my teacher would be impress with our presentation but I felt sad because I don’t have any ideas fro in our presentation but I’ll just support Mara and help her. I hope that a lot of POSTERITY will be like Mara.
ReplyDeleteLast night at softball practice everyone was acting very Lackluster and moving very Tedious to each drill. Everyone was very Aloof. Me being the captain tried to Bolster every one up. But that was no use. The coaches suggested we all took some time off and Tempered our muscles. He said it with a very Brusque tone. We could all tell he was very Livid. After our coach got done talking to us we all felt Odious and we all went home feeling down. Hopefully next practice everyone can show up feeling Blithe.
ReplyDeleteAfter a couple hours of waiting in TEDIUM, it was starting to seem that the LIVID scowl would never leave K's face; what had begun as an ALOOF gaze to one side had soon become a deep LAMENT ENSHROUDED by that firm pursing of his lips and the creasing that scarred his brow. The silence was becoming unbearable.
ReplyDelete"So... How long do you think it's been?" Feeling the ODIOUS sort of tension that bore down upon them both, the other that waited with him in the LABYRINTH of the ward-- among the rats TRAVERSING the hallways in surgical garb-- attempted to break through with even the most TRITE of questions. The attempt was to no avail; the only response was a turn of his head as he HONED his gaze to pierce hers, grimacing darkly. Only the doctor's verdict, waiting beyond the door they waited before, could bring any REPRIEVE to the situation... And that relief too was dependent on the answer he hoped for-- the promise that the patient had made it through her damages. -- Bodine
...the tension is palpable. Well written, AB.
DeleteI hate when Ms. Reyes makes us do these ODIOUS tasks. The whole class wishes for a REPRIEVE from doing work in school and would rather HONE their skills doing other more interesting things. We as students have low attention spans when it comes to these awfully TEDIOUS jobs. Another thing that makes me LIVID is that when we are all reading people wont shut up or stop using their phones. People are so attached to their cellular devices that the wonderful things that this community has to offer ENSHROUD them. We all know that a task like that is IMPLAUSIBLE and wouldn’t happen until the world was obliterated into a bazillion pieces. It’s a SACROSANT task the world couldn’t over come. I find it ironic the world revolves around a piece of metal with some buttons. I myself wish that these devices could change the world for the better and would not have such a harsh impact on our youth. In conclusion the amount of horrible tasks that Ms. Reyes has us do, makes us more reliable to our phones which is shaping our youth in BLATANT ways.
ReplyDeleteThanks for vilifying me :-) and for following my advice on fixing your first two sentences. Most words are used quite well in context.
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