Word of the week E block

 Piton (Noun) - A peg or spike driven into a rock or crack in order to support a climber or rope. I was watching another show called Haikyuu!! , and the preview to episode 22 had its title, which was the word. I think it's pretty cool because it's a volleyball anime about teamwork and stuff, and "Pitons" is a fitting episode name.

Word: jingoes Part of Speech: noun Definition:  a vociferous supporter of policy favoring war, especially in the name of patriotism Location found: “... politician who tries to leave a door open behind himself while keeping on good terms with the jingoes of his party” in my history slides. Reason for choosing: When I came across the word it sounded funny as I read it, so I read it again. I was curious to see what the word meant as it would help me understand what I was learning about in history class better.

 medallion: noun-  A piece of jewelry in the shape of a medal From "Ars Poetica" “As old medallions to the thumb” (Macleish line 4) I chose this word because when I was reading this poem I had never heard it before so I had to look up what it meant, and when I did the poem made more sense to me.

 Noun An official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths “And left to the hands of the coroner” Song 

 Supercilious: (adjective)  Looking or behaving as one is better than others. “The supercilious assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do.” I found this word when reading The Great Gatsby and wondered what it had meant. The word was describing an "assumption" so I knew it was an adjective, but I did not know the meaning. After finding the meaning this sentence, as a whole, was more clear to me.

Vehemently (adv):  in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling The Great Gatsby “...and denied so vehemently any knowledge of his movements, that I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table -- the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone” (Fitzgerald 42). I chose this word while reading The Great Gatsby because it is needed to describe the setting of the party, and also how alone Nick is in this huge place with fancy people. Gatsby is not known by a lot of people so this word also helps to describe the mystery and sketchy aspect to these parties.  

 (adj.) of, relating to, or using gas (such as air or wind) "He stopped at the garage for a pneumatic  mattress that had amused his guests during the summer, and the chauffeur helped him pump it up" (Fitzgerald 161) I found this in The Great Gatsby . I chose this as my word of the week because through finding the definitions I learned that how it is related to the disease pneumonia. Pneumonia is a sickness that has to do mainly with the respiratory system. This makes sense because the word "pneumatic" means relating to air or wind, and the respiratory system deals primarily with supplying your lungs with air. 

 Ennui: noun A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.  “He suffers from an overwhelming sense of ennui and feels that he has far too much time on his hands and far too little with which to fill it.” Criminal Minds  I chose this word because I think it sounds really cool and elegant. I think it’s also really fun to say. I was able to find the word used in one of my favorite shows as well. 

Sentence:  “ On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors-d’oeuvre, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold.” (Fitzgerald 44) Meaning: (n) a clown or buffoon. Reasoning: What an interesting word. When I first saw this in The Great Gatsby I thought that there was no way that that could be an actual word, turns out it is.

Indolence: n.  inclination to laziness, sloth “Eliza generally took no more notice of her sister’s indolence and complaints than if no such murmuring, lounging object had been before her” (Bronte 358). This is from the novel, Jane Eyre . To be honest, I chose this word because its definition is sloth, which gives me an excuse to attach a picture of a sloth below. Sloths are awesome, they are both an animal and a sin. Absolutely killing it.

  Idyllic: (Adj.)  (especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. “A pretty, idyllic illusion for any scouting its fringes to report.” Kingdom of Ash I chose this word because I thought it was interesting that the word idyllic looks like it's definition. I do not know what it is about the word it just seems like a picturesque word.

  Wan: (adj)  (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion. “Her gray sun-strained eyes looked back at me with polite reciprocal curiosity out of a wan , charming, discontented face.” The Great Gatsby When I saw this word in the book I had no clue as to what it could mean. I had never seen this word before, and I was super confused as to what it could mean. When I searched up what it meant, it helped to make the sentence make more sense, and I was able to understand more about the character. I found it interesting that one word could change the whole meaning of a sentence.

 (Adj) dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments “Vast numbers of men never found families at all, because they fear to marry upon insufficient wages insecurely held by reason of the precarious nature of many employments; or because their health is destroyed before they reach an economic position which seems to justify marriage; or because the girls whom they would gladly marry are worn out and broken down in the service of industry”  Modern Industry in Relation to the Family, Health, Education, Morality , Florence Kelley With history being one of my most enjoyed classes, I was actually eager to see how my essay would look polished, and in a trend, these sophisticated words appeared in my research. The vocabulary used by reformers in their writing almost seems poetic with how well they flow together. 

 Aggregate - Verb, Noun Adjective Adjective Formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items Verb Form or group into a class or cluster Noun A whole formed by combining several element “Renee DiResta, a disinformation researcher at the Stanford Internet Observatory, said these posts ‘repurposed user-created content from Election Day, which documented one-off incidents’ then aggregated them ‘to support claims of fraud and illegitimacy.’” -New York Times I chose this word because I found it in a New York Times article which I think is very relevant to what is Happening right now. The article was about misinformation which is very prevalent to what is happening with the election and in politics.

 Word: Moneygrubbing - overeager to make money; grasping. POS: Adjective Location: Apush document, "Nothing symbolized the vulgar, urban moneygrubbing he so despised as banks." Reason for choosing: I had come across this word while reading a History document, so I searched it up and figured out what it meant.

Euphoria (N.)  a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. “He was, in his own words, 'just reeling with this euphoria… having been dead and standing in my grave, leaving my last will and testament, etching ‘Rest in peace’ on the wall, all of that, gone and then replaced with having my life again.’” Psychology textbook  I found this word in my Psychology textbook in a story about Aron Ralston, a man who amputated his own arm while hiking. It is a story about how he overcame a situation where he was faced with death. After learning that the word meant an intense state of happiness it brought so much more meaning to the sentence and story and really showed how grateful he was to be alive even though he had lost his arm.

 Word: Folio  Part of Speech: noun Definition: a running account of the charges a guest accrues during their stay Location Found:  “ The guest can also stop by the front desk and get a hard copy of the guest folio” This sentence was in my business law and ethics simulation. Reason for choosing: I wanted to understand the simulation better so I looked up the word and added it my list.

  Geas Noun - (in Irish folklore) an obligation or prohibition magically imposed on a person (e ssentially a binding pact) I was watching episode 6 an airing anime called Jujutsu Kaisen , and at the very beginning, the main character was confronting a demon inside his head who proposed a dangerous deal to him, describing it as a geas (in the subtitles, obviously). I took a screen-shot because why not ? The image I captured was with a representation of the protagonist being bound by chains, signifying the definition of the word.

 Sonder: (n)  The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own “The sonder reality of life is a blessing in a world of selfish ends” Archita p I chose this word because it really makes you think about how each of our lives are so complex but every one you see also has their own unique lives and you are just a background character in everyone else's lives. All these other lives are happening invisibly around us, including billions we will never know about.

 (adj.)  abnormal lack of ability to act or make decisions that is characteristic of certain psychotic and neurotic conditions  “we have a very abulic board of directors”  I found this word in the tv show Psych. I chose this word because Claire and I often watch this show together and if you recall from my word “supine”, she is an expert on the show. Claire was able to guess the episode name and scene that this word was from just based off of the quote. As always she wanted be to share her talent/obsession with the class.

 Innuendo: (n)  an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one Great Gatsby Quote: “The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other's names.” (40) I chose this word because I really didn't understand what it meant and I thought it was very necessary to know what it meant, to be able to comprehend what this passage was explaining about the house of Great Gatsby, since it is full of detail. The reader should be able to visualize it very clearly, and to do so, needs to understand every word of the passage.

(N) A wasting away or progressive decline also: arrested development or loss of a part or organ incidental to the normal development or life of an animal or plant. “We are training and conditioning a whole new generation of people that when we are uncomfortable or lonely or uncertain or afraid, we have a digital pacifier for ourselves, that is kind of atrophying our own ability to deal with that“ The Social Dilemma, Netflix   With two similar meanings, one specializing in medical context, this word really is about the downfall, a regression or progressive decline. On one level it can be used day to day, but in another it resonates with me because relatives of mine have conditions in which their health is atrophied. Usually the word is actually in the name of the medical issue.

axiom: (n)  a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important” Conan Doyle I chose this word because it allows you to decide something as true and is a good word to use instead of belief.

  Deregulated: (verb) To remove regulations or restrictions from. “...have all been deregulated , or permitted to compete without government control.” I found this word while I was reading my history textbook. I thought it had something to do with regulation, but I was not totally sure what it meant. This is a word I have never heard before, but might help in the future.

 Gardyloo (Interjection) - used by people in medieval Scotland to warn passerby‘s of waste about to be thrown from a window into the street below. The term was still in use as late as 1930s and 1940s when many people had no indoor toilets. “Then the people would throw it out the window and yell gardyloo. We take toilets for granted sometimes.”  This word came up while I was looking for information for history homework. At first I was so confused because I had zero clue what it meant but then when I looked it up I actually laughed. It’s a very FUNNY word in my opinion. The thought of hearing someone yell through a window while I’m walking down the street and then knowing that waste could be thrown down at me is very very interesting thought to think.

 Lateen (N) - a triangular sail on a long yard at the angle of 45° to the mast  “A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island the others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.” -The Awakening I was looking for quotes for my essay when I came across Lateen. It just seems like a pretty elegant word to me even though the definition has nothing to do with elegance. I thought that it may mean transparent or colored but it is actually strictly a technical boat term.

 Adj  Of an official or regime currently holding office  “As you can see here from the graph, here are the incumbent senators popular votes.”

 Inertia: noun A property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force. “The direction is a matter of inertia without friction.” Physics Class  I chose this word for a few reasons one of which is that it sounds cool. The other reason is I felt like I was paying a lot more attention in class because I was listening for words I don’t know. 

Rankly(Adj) “Her hands were immersed in the lather of of the rankly perfumed toilet soap” Found in a SAT practice test  I chose this word because when I read it I thought it meant, honored or nice because of the root rank. But it actually means with strength and fierce. I thought it was interesting that the root was rank because you must be strong and fierce to rise to higher ranks. 

Pallid : POS:  Adjective Sentence:  “The model’s photos were pallid , so the photographer decided to make it more exciting by shooting photos at a carnival.” Location: Youtube- Interview with Emma Chamberlain Reason: This word stood out to me because it sounded very unique. It is a soft and simple sounding word. When I was watching the interview, E mma Chamberlain , talks about her experience in modeling with a modeling company that she loved. She described the model to have been gorgeous but her pictures were pallid, so with her inspiration the photographer changed the location to bring more excitement to the shots. This word is great and sounds like a more professional way to say dull.

  Echelon: (N) a level of command, authority, or rank. “The discount retailer (No. 112 on the Fortune 500) is launching Popshelf, a chain that caters to a higher echelon of shopper.” Fortune: The New Face of Power on Wall Street: “Cheap But Chic(er)” I chose this for my word because it looks as though as it could belong to something from the future. When I first saw the word it reminded me of the car from Back to the Future, but with the context of the sentence it couldn't have been that. I found it really cool that a word can look like it means something else to us just by the letters it has, but it has a totally different meaning than from what we expect.

 Buxom: (adj.)  vigorously or healthily plump “A strapper—a real strapper, Jane: big, brown, and buxom; with hair just such as the ladies of Carthage must have had” (Bronte 334). This is from the book, Jane Eyre . I chose this word for this week mostly because of the context it is in and also for the fact that there is actually a word that means vigorously or healthily plump . The quote above is quite awkward in my opinion, and it occurs when Mr. Rochester is explaining to Jane Eyre how beautiful his future wife is. This conversation takes place a few minutes after Mr. Rochester sends off his old friend who almost died that night from a severe wound. Mr. Rochester is not known for his tact, so I think it is funny that he was going on a tangent about Blanche Ingram's figure when there are obviously more important points to discuss, such as what happened to his friend. This is also made even worse by the fact that Jane is a bit in love with him. A bit of a whoops on his part....

  Gubernatorial (adj.): relating to a state governor or the office of state governor. Sentence: But it isn’t used in state gubernatorial or legislative races because of concerns that it runs afoul of the Maine Constitution. Reasoning: I felt that with the ongoing election something relating to government would fit right in.

  Prodigality: (n) wasteful extravagance in spending “Laughter is easier minute by minute spilled with prodigality tipped out…” Quote from Great Gatsby It sounds very cool.

  Posthumously: (Adverb)  After the death of the originator. “Cole was posthumously cleared by DNA in 2008 and officially pardoned on Mach 1, 2010.” An excerpt from an article assigned for Forensics. I chose this word because I thought it was interesting, and I had never heard it before. I also did not know how to pronounce it.

 Nominal Adj I investigate the nominal  extended projection of another language without articles, Estonian. I chose this word for no reason really I just felt like it also the first syllable is nom which sounds like gnome and I can help but laugh whenever I see people with garden gnomes. What’s the point of them?

 Word- Reuptake- the absorption by a presynaptic nerve ending of a neurotransmitter that it has secreted. POS: Noun Sentence: Then, in a process called reuptake, the sending neuron reabsorbs the excess neurotransmitters.  Reason for choosing: I was reading through my Psychology textbook for one of the homework and I came across this word. I didn't know what it meant so I searched it up.

Altissimo - Adjective/Noun Adjective:                      Noun: Very high in pitch           The second octave above the treble staff "The music I was attempting to play required me to play altissimo on the alto saxophone which can be very difficult." I chose this word because it's something I've started to learn to play in band as a result of finding a piece of music that required me to play it. When played correctly it can be very beautiful, but it is very difficult to learn.

 Word:  neuromodulation POS: noun Definition: the alteration of nerve activity through targeted delivery of a stimulus, such as electrical stimulation or chemical agents, to specific neurological sites in the body Location Found: “ the huge breadth of the field allows biomedical engineers to develop specialties in an area that interests them, be it biomaterials, neuromodulation devices, orthopaedic repair, or even stem cell engineering.” I was reaching Biomedical Engineering and this was in the article.  Reason for choosing: I choose this word because I was interested in the meaning behind it, and wanted to better understand what they were talking about. I will always be curious and researching about what I would like to be is interesting and fun, finding new words and topics along the way is a bonus.

Raiso n D' ê tre - t he m ost important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence. I was browsing forums as one does, and came across an 8/10 review for a show called Demon Slayer that had an uncharacteristically scathing section for the supporting cast: “But certainly the show could have benefited from not having dude-with-boar-head yelling at the top of his lungs and some blonde [redacted] whose raison d'etre is to burst your eardrums with his constant whining and crying.” I had no idea what it meant, so I looked it up and realized that this statement this was pretty accurate, albeit kind of harsh...

 Gregarious (adj.)  (of a person) fond of company; sociable. “ She had a well balanced and gregarious disposition that caused her to easily adapt to new situations” - “A colored woman in a white world”- by Mary Church Terrell I found this word when I was researching for my history research paper. I had never heard of this word before and thought it sounded very fancy. I could tell from the context of the sentence that it had a positive connotation, but had to search it up to understand its actual meaning. I chose this word because it made the sentence make much more sense to me after learning what it meant.

  Touting : (V) attempt to sell (some thing), typically by pestering people and aggressive or bold manner. “By the middle of 2016, when Wall Street was touting the genius of 3G, Kraft Heinz’s stock was trading at a premium to book value of $500 billion.” Fortune: Botched Operation: “Kraft Heinz: A Cautionary Tale”  When I first read the word touting my mind went to the word pouting, and I thought that they might be similar in their actions but not in their definitions. When I saw the definition for touting I realized I was close with my jump to the word pouting as they both are done in a bold manner. I found it interesting how a word could sound similar and have a similar definition but be used for very different contexts. 

  Fictitious: (adj.) Something imaginary or fabricated, not real or true. “He was tall and thin, and wore his coats padded, which gave a fictitious breadth and depth to his shoulders and chest.” I found this word while looking for a quote out of The Awakening, for my essay. I did not use this quote, bur this word stuck out to me because I have never seen it before. After looking it up it made a lot more sense and changed the way I looked at the passage.

 Swank: (v) display one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others; (n) behavior, talk, or display intended to impress others; (adj) stylishly luxurious and expensive “Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body-- he seemed to fill those glistening noots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat.” (7) I wanted to write about this word because I read it and didn't understand it while reading The Great Gatsby. I think it's helpful to understand what this word means, so that we can understand whats going on throughout the book.

Serendipity : POS: Noun Sentence:  Through serendipity , Elena and Damon were able to find each other and stay together forever.” Location: Youtube- Interview with Nina Dobrev Reason: This word stood out to me because it sounded quite beautiful. It is an elegant and soft word. I was watching an interview where the actress, Nina, talks about her character's adoration for her one true love. Their relationship started through good luck. They met by accident, however the events following that brought them lifelong joy together. I am glad I found this words because it was such a wonderful meaning.

Cordial: (n).  a stimulating medicine or drink “I got this cordial at Rome, of an Italian charlatan...” (Bronte 325). This is from the book Jane Eyre . I chose this word because when researching it I found that the noun version of cordial (which is defined above) and the adjective version of cordial ( showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval) are actually connected. The two words at first glance do not seem to be similar in any way but they actually both stem from the Latin word cordialis, meaning of or for the heart. Cordial, in the adjective form, developed into meaning " heartfelt, proceeding from the heart as the supposed seat of kindly feelings". While cordial the noun became a word that means "medicine, food, or drink that stimulates the heart". These two versions of the cordial both developed from its original denotation of of or for the heart. 

 (N) A fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm. “Mom would be having a conniption!” (My cousin, Alexia D) We are closer to my mom’s side of the family than to my dads, mainly because they live in Westford. Recently, my cousin Lexi had been dying to have a dog of her own. She had been away in Ireland and loved to see my dog, Brady. She frequently brings over her new dog, Ronan, over so he can play with Brady. Now it had happened to snow on this day, so when both dogs ran inside they dragged a mass of snow inside. She said this quote because it is well known that her mom, or my aunt likes to keep things clean and tidy. Her mom is very different from my mom, and it can be seen in the little things.