Vocabulary Extraction

Vocabulary Extraction

To prepare for the SAT’s I have done a vocabulary extension with this project. I chose 3-5 words from my sources and found their meaning and relevance in their article.

Cynical: adjective

1.     Showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one’s actions, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others

2.     Like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others

3.     showing contempt for accepted standards of behavior, especially of honesty or morality: the politician betrayed his promises in a cynical way

(source: Dictionary.com)

- “In a multicultural, and often cynical, society, we have created Columbus in our image.” (Columbus Day 2011)

Mould: verb

1.     to influence or direct: to mould opinion

(source: Dictionary.com)

- “America was the right place at the right time to appropriate, simplify, and mould Columbus to reflect the image of an independent and growing America.” (Columbus Day 2011)

Pantheon: noun

1.     A public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation

2.     The place of the heroes or idols of any group, individual, movement, party, etc., or the heroes or idols themselves: to earn a place in the pantheon of American literature

(source: Dictionary.com)

- “Based on the romantic stories of Irving, the ‘Columbus Doors,’ 17 feet high and weighing a massive 20,000 pounds, portrayed an heroic underdog, bold and ingenious explorer, a figure perfect for the age-and for inclusion in America’s pantheon of heroes in the temple of legitimacy, the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.” (Columbus Day 2011)

Embroilments: noun

1.     To bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife

2.     To throw into confusion; complicate

(source: Dictionary.com)

- “They are by nature the most humble, patient, and peaceable, holding no grudges, free from embroilments, neither excitable nor quarrelsome.” (Bartoleme de Las Casas)

Rheumatism: noun

1.     Any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffnes

(source: Dictionary.com)

- “His body creaks with rheumatism, but his heart jumps for joy.” (p.50 Eduardo Galeano Genesis)