"For a construction worker, he's emaciated, and without his dentures in there's not a tooth in his head" (226)
The poor dog was emaciated, it was abnormally thin and weak due to lack of food.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Friday, December 12, 2014
Crescendo
"The whispering in his ears reached a kind of crescendo-he could hear it through the screams of the two kids"(200)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWkJ86JqlPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWkJ86JqlPA
- a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Raucous
"The baroness laughed. It was a terrible sound, wet and raucous." (203)
We all know one person with that annoying, loud, raucous voice who can't shut up.
Rigmarole, Manic
"The smart answer is probably later, after we've gone through a lot of rigmarole" (193)
It was a rigmarole just to get the door open, it was a long, complicated process to open all the locks.
"There was a manic excitement to him now that made everything before look like snoozing" (195)
It was a rigmarole just to get the door open, it was a long, complicated process to open all the locks.
"There was a manic excitement to him now that made everything before look like snoozing" (195)
Jim Carrey had a manic excitement to him when he found out his role for the new movie.
Candelabra
"Howard was hunched at the long table in the great hall, using the light from a candelabra to study the framed map Danny had bought in town" (190).
The candelabra was in the center of the table and provided light for all the members of the table.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Anguish
"There's some kind of distress, or despair, or something, pushing out from her face. Even with just her eyes to go on, I see it. Anguish. It's not a word I use, but that's it" (186)
Miley Cyrus' face was full of anguish during her Wrecking Ball music video, she seemed to be in great mental pain.
Miley Cyrus' face was full of anguish during her Wrecking Ball music video, she seemed to be in great mental pain.
siesta
"Some kind of afternoon siesta was starting up, and the streets were thinning out"(170)
The dog took a siesta after he went for a walk and chased the cat down the block.
Siesta: an afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate.
Supermax
"Yeah I guess Tom-Tom's gone too. I heard they moved him to the supermax (186)"
In order to make sure he was absolutely isolated from other inmates and secured, Sean was put into the prison's supermax after stabbing Jack multiple times in a fit of his adolescent rage.
In order to make sure he was absolutely isolated from other inmates and secured, Sean was put into the prison's supermax after stabbing Jack multiple times in a fit of his adolescent rage.
Virtuoso
"If Danny didn't know what he knew- that Howard had brought him over here to mess with his head- he would have bought this act completely because it was fantastic. A virtuoso performance of being worried" (164)
The pianist gave a virtuoso performance in front of a sold out crowd.
Monday, December 8, 2014
Commissary
"Normally Davis won't go near it - he survives on seafood ramen noodles he stockpiles from commissary" (148).
All the good food doesn't come from the dining hall, it comes from the commissary, the restaurant inventory.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Jalopy
"I shut my eyes: redneck and juicehead and fuckwad and crapshoot and hothead, words floating around me like leaves coming off a tree, like i'm a kid lying on my back in the grass watching them come down: jive and joystick and jalopy and hollow and holy and Merry Christmas and Whose turn is it to put the star on the tree? (149).
The guys jalopy was so trashy that he abandoned it in the desert.
The guys jalopy was so trashy that he abandoned it in the desert.
Horticultural
"The path from the admissions to the prison lobby has flower beds on one side from the horticultural program, and they're blooming like crazy" (141).
The man is part of his horticultural program where they grow various types of flowers.
The man is part of his horticultural program where they grow various types of flowers.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Siphon
"Danny tried to answer, but tensing the muscles of his gut to say even one word would siphon vital energy away from his feet" (119)
Berserk
"So you know. She's berserk. I have no sense of what her limits are" (129).
This young little girl may normally seem young and innocent but is actually berserk.
This young little girl may normally seem young and innocent but is actually berserk.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Crone
"She smiled at Danny, this ancient crone, alone and weak, nuts if she thought she could operate a battering ram on her own" (92).
The old crone struggled to get up the stairs, she was not only thin, but very ugly.
The old crone struggled to get up the stairs, she was not only thin, but very ugly.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Kook
"Danny couldn't keep the smile off his face. Not just because the baroness was a kook and he liked kooks but because what she was saying did something to him, filled up his brain with kings and knights and guys fighting battles on horses" (90).
Johnny was different then most people; he was a kook.
Johnny was different then most people; he was a kook.
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.
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.
A butterfly lives a life of vicissitude, it is always changing.
Desolate, 223 (The Procession)
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Fervent, Misanthropy
Fervent(ly), page 181
The fans were fervent admirers of the Brazilian soccer team.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Into the Wild and Nine Stories VAP
Galoshes (Jacob)
Hoopla (Hannah)
Ambiguous or Ambiguity or even Ambivalent (Madi)
Languid (Matt)
Highball (Ryan)
Oblique (Madi)
Admiral (Matt)
Degenerates (Trey)
Amalgamation (Madi)
Rancorously (Jacob)
Monopolize (Charlie)
Cumbersome (Hannah)
Gregarious (Charlie)
Armistice (Clayton)
Intrinsic (Madi)
Streptococcus (Trey)
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