It’s 10:20opm. I want nothing more than to go to sleep. I’ve accomplished about 40 math problems. About 80% of them were correct! I still haven’t started the dreaded combination and permutation problems. I think I will start with them tomorrow.
I am about to submit multiple choice questions—part of my homework due Thursday— and I had to write a question about how patients with right hemisphere lesions don’t understand jokes and sarcasm. How humorous and yet unfortunate that is!
With that said, I’m going to do a quick vocab session!
Alloy: v. to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior
Anathema: n. a solemn of ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathes person or thing
Anodyne: adj. soothing
and so that I know some words that start with something other than “A” when test day arrives…
Sagacious: adj. having sound judgment, perceptive, wise
Salacious: adj. appealing to or causing sexual desire, bawdy
Salient: adj. prominent,protruding, conspicuous
Salubrious: adj. promoting health or well-being
Sanguine: adj. cheerful, confident,optimistic
Sap: v. to enervate or to weaken the vitality of
Quick review of words from days past…
Hackneyed: adj. rendered trite or commonplace
Harangue: v. to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade
Prolix: adj. long-winded, verbose
Umbrage: n. offense, resentment
Belabor: v. to explain, worry about or work at repeatedly
Precept: n. command or direction; rule for personal conduct
Time for reading comprehension and no bedtime in sight.
