Vocab # 9    RemiX

1)  Abortive- falling to succeed
ex,  Failure? Or that moment before success..

2) Bruit- any general abnormal sound or murmur
ex, Noise

3) Contumelious- scornful and insulting behavior
ex, Rudeness

4) Dictum- a formal pronouncement from an authorization source
ex, Principal lecturing a student

5) Ensconce- established or settle
ex, Coming to an agreement

7) Iconoclastic- characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions

8) In Medias res- a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle of a story rather than the beginning
ex, Babel

9) Internecine- Destructive to both sides in a conflict
ex, Two wrongs don't make a right

10) Maladroit- ineffective or bungling; clumsy
ex, Deena from the Jersey Shore

11) Maudlin- self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
ex, drunk

12) Modulate- exert a modifying or controlling influence on \
ex, Modelo beer

13) Portentous- of or like a portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner
ex, hinting; indicating something

14) Prescience- the power to foresee the future
ex, psychic

15) Quid pro qou- a favor or advantage granted in return for something
ex, exchange; incentive

16) Salubrious- health-giving, healthy
ex, salud (health)

17)Saturnalia- the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December; an occasion of wild revelry
ex, noisy party

18) Touchstone- a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized
ex, good/bad criticism

19) Vitiate- spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity
ex, value of a new car goes down once you drive it off the car lot

20) Waggish- humorous in playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
ex, The Three Stooges

tools that change the way we think..

Many people now own there own smartphones and have very equipped technology. Technology is very handy when it comes to finding something quick and easy. Something just straight to the point. Sure a quick fix answer is helpful, when in need. But we are slowly using less and less of our brains to do the work in finding the answers. we simply let a machine find it for us. We are not allowing ourselves to blossom into a full flower because we let things get in our way. I am gonna compare myself and my dad. our knowledge of the internet and of web sources are not at the same level. He is not as handy with computers and doesn't know how many sources there are out there on the internet. now whether they're safe or not...That's a whole other topic. I tend to find myself impatient when he is on the computer and wants to show me something that he found. He isn't as quick and to the point as I can tend to be. But his generation didn't have all the technology that my generation has. So of course it is all so new to him. I am also gonna compare myself with the babies that are being born today. These kids will grow up and will have technology surrounding them like crazy. I remember in first grade the LeapFrog was this cool new way to read books and to help us understand language. All of us kiddos found it supper cool and were so amazed by what that was. Well I now a days how much it has upgraded and I am amazed by how much LeapFrog has transformed. It was nothing like it is now compared to back then. I believe it is going to be something interesting to live through. How much technology we have and how the people will take it all in. Its pretty scary some to think of it.