tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post4374924767796600052..comments2023-10-18T07:34:41.625-07:00Comments on Dr. Preston's Literature & Composition 2012-2013: Vocabulary: Fall List #5Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-71622247780154440962012-09-11T14:53:20.327-07:002012-09-11T14:53:20.327-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Rheanna Crawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939934059066577835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-58772067882934551322012-09-10T16:02:02.535-07:002012-09-10T16:02:02.535-07:00So my definitions or Valerie's?So my definitions or Valerie's?E'Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401443904564565028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-10571058398855355292012-09-10T15:43:39.451-07:002012-09-10T15:43:39.451-07:00Yes I got the same definition for liaison and for ...Yes I got the same definition for liaison and for sublimate. I am pretty sure Valerie is right on the definition for sublimate but I don’t know who is right for liaison. What are you using to get the definitions?I am using dictionary.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560276031463325051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-91126987426386672212012-09-10T15:37:36.152-07:002012-09-10T15:37:36.152-07:00Thanks Valerie & E'Ana! I think the two s...Thanks Valerie & E'Ana! I think the two sets of definitions for sublimate and liaison say essentially the same things. I prefer the second set because it's more detailed/specific.Dr. Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870733544828744669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-31970926953148636882012-09-10T15:33:38.728-07:002012-09-10T15:33:38.728-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560276031463325051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-25553578103286876552012-09-10T12:34:49.879-07:002012-09-10T12:34:49.879-07:00So I got all of the same definintions as Valerie b...So I got all of the same definintions as Valerie but these were the ones that I did not get the same as her.<br /><br />Liaison- (noun) the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc<br /><br /><br />Sublimate- (adjective/ verb with object) to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use<br />E'Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401443904564565028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-55939863625110487752012-09-09T23:12:52.895-07:002012-09-09T23:12:52.895-07:00Pretty sure some of them have different definition...Pretty sure some of them have different definitions just because some had 2-3 definitions each so feel free to correct me. <br /><br />acumen (noun)- keen insight.<br />adjudicate (verb)- to settle or determine.<br />anachronism (noun)- something or someone that is not in its correct historical time.<br />apocryphal (adj)- of doubtful authorship or authenticity. <br />disparity (noun)- inequalityThere will always be disparity of wealth within this society.<br />dissimulate (verb)- to disguise or conceal under a false appearance.<br />empirical (adj)- derived from or guided by experience or experiment<br />flamboyant (adj)- strikingly bold or brilliant; showy<br />fulsome (adj)- offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive;overdone or gross<br />immolate (verb)- to sacrifice<br />imperceptible (adj)- very slight, gradual, or subtle.<br />lackey (noun)- a servile follower<br />liaison (noun)- a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection. <br />monolithic (adj)- consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken<br />mot juste (noun)- the exact, appropriate word <br />nihilism (noun)- total rejection of established laws and institutions.<br />patrician (noun)- a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. <br />propitiate (verb)- to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.<br />sic (verb)-to incite to attack <br />sublimate(adj)-to make nobler or purerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10823675000787329777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-12349553200473989892012-09-09T12:40:22.351-07:002012-09-09T12:40:22.351-07:00YIKES! Didn't realize it published as a parag...YIKES! Didn't realize it published as a paragraph instead of a list. Thanks for commenting, glitch is fixed and they're all much easier to read.Dr. Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870733544828744669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-42415737883114505102012-09-09T10:29:30.000-07:002012-09-09T10:29:30.000-07:00What are the last five words after monolithic?? Th...What are the last five words after monolithic?? They all kind of mush together. It's hard to differentiate between them.Rheanna Crawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939934059066577835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248376335672805297.post-2816714774291060842012-09-09T08:58:15.458-07:002012-09-09T08:58:15.458-07:00Thanks for posting the vocab!Thanks for posting the vocab!Michelle Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861581017968315373noreply@blogger.com