Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Vocab

Adept
[uh-dept]
Adj; Skillful
Latin; 1660
Compuer programmers must be adept to do their job.
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/career/programmer.html
Encompass
[en-kuhm-puh s]
Verb; To include
1550

 Episodes of Spounge Bob do not encompass much plot.
http://www.last.fm/music/Spongebob+Squarepants

Entrepreneur
[ahn-truh-pruh-nur]
Noun; A business investor
French; 1850

Donald Trump is a sucsessful entrepeneur.
http://www.biography.com/people/donald-trump-9511238

Eradicate
[ih-rad-i-keyt]
Verb; To erase
16th century; latin

Slavery had been eradicated in the United States.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2010/7/8/36255/No-blacks-no-gays-Dominican-Republic-bar-sticks-by-its-ways

Homogeneous
[hoh-muh-jee-nee-uh s]
Adj; The same throughout
1640; Latin

This bathroom tile is homogenious.
http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/xingwangtaoci/product-detailPeFnimVvCbcg/China-Homogeneous-Tile-PP30014A-.html
Presumptuous
[pri-zuhmp-choo-uh s]
Adj; Too forward
1300; latin

 This hat shows the owners love of being presumptious.
http://www.zazzle.com/audacious+hats
http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/entertainment/news/taylor-swift-calls-ex-john-mayer-presumptuous

Sordid
[sawr-did]
Adj; Ugly, or sad
1584; Latin

 This person looks sorid.
http://www.emotionalproblemsolving.co.uk/Anxiety.html

Standardize
[stan-der-dahyz]
Verb; To make consistent
1870

Standerdized tests are required to pass your grade level.
http://www.straighterline.com/blog/standardized-testing-in-china-what-it-says-about-american-college-prep

Stint
[stint]
Noun; A job
No origin that I could find

I had a short stint at walmart.
http://blackfriday.com/stores/walmart
Stringent
[strin-juh nt]
Adj; Demanding
1605; Latin

Kim Jong Un is a stringent dictator.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-27/china-falls-for-27sexiest27-kim-jong-un-award/4395742