Friday, March 23, 2012

Vocabulary for March 21st & 22nd

VOCABULARY:

15.  [PERSON] Glutton (N)—a person that overindulges
  • Gluttonous (adj)—taking more than you need/more than necessary
  • [IDEA] Gluttony (n)—the quality of being overindulgent

Dystopian societies feature gluttonous populations that overindulge their materialistic desires and bring about the downfall of man.

16.  OMNI  SCIENT—all knowing
       ALL     KNOWLEDGE
       Can be used to discuss narration; can also be used to describe a character/god

NOTE: 
You must watch your dystopian film by Monday
Your quote worksheet is due on Monday.
Your vocabulary test is on Tuesday.

17.  anomaly (n)—an outsider; someone that is by him/herself on an issue;
       a loner; outcast
                    “AH-NOM-A-LEE”
·        Anomalous (adj)—having the characteristics of an outsider
“AH-NOM-AH-LUS”

18. misanthrope (n)—a person who detests/avoids contact with humans
·        Misanthropic (adj)—detesting humans

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