Sunday, November 30, 2014

Spelunk

"If I were you, I'd get a cash deposit before I started asking people to spelunk"(10).

The boy likes to spelunk to find cool fossils and hidden treasures.

Evocative

"Absolutely. It's evocative. It's... history. You know?" (41)


The painting was evocative, it brought strong images and memories to the war veteran.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Scarlet Letter VAP Words

Tumult
Vicissitude
Desolate
Estranged
Fervent
Misanthropy
Penitent
Despondent
Venerable
Imperious
Ignominy
Sojourn
Throng

Edifice

Monday, November 10, 2014

Tumult

"There was a momentary silence, profound as what should follow the utterance of oracles. Then ensued a murmur and half-hushed tumult; as if the auditors, released from the high spell that had transported them into the region of another's mind, were returning into themselves, with all their awe and wonder still heavy on them (227).

violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob;uproar (dictionary.com)



Sunday, November 9, 2014

Vicissitude, Desolate

Vicissitude, 196 (in the Minister in a Maze)
A butterfly lives a life of vicissitude, it is always changing.

Desolate, 223 (The Procession)
Hurricane Sandy desolated Rhode Island, it devastated the shore and left it depressingly empty.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

"There was both truth and error in the impression; the child and mother were estranged"(191)

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Fervent, Misanthropy

Fervent(ly), page 181
The fans were fervent admirers of the Brazilian soccer team.  

Misanthropy, page 176
The woman suffered from misanthropy and hated going out because of it, she distrusts other people and prefers to be alone.  



Sunday, November 2, 2014

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This is one of the many famous pictures of penitent Kim Kardashian expressing sorrow and crying.