Speak Vocabulary and Sentences

SPEAK VOCABULARY
1.Obscene – offensive to morality or decency, repulsive
The construction worker used obscene language when he hit his thumb with a hammer.
-The railroad worker used obscene language when the railroad car derailed.
2.Abstinence – denying self any form of indulgence, appetite, or craving.
Many Catholics practice abstinence from various foods, pastimes, or indulgences as part of the season of Lent.
-Teens who practice abstinence have less of a chance of becoming pregnant or contracting an STD.
Savant – a person of learning; especially: one with detailed knowledge in some specialized field (i.e. science, literature)
The young man was considered a savant because he was a mathematical genius at an early age.
-Albert Einstein was considered a savant because he was so brilliant at such an early age.
Thespian – dramatic actor
The international Thespian Society is an honorary organization for high-school and middle-school theatre students.
-I am so good at being dramatic, I think I may become a thespian.
fascism – a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as the Fascists) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a government headed by a dictatorial leader.
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor in 1933, and quickly established a totalitarian and fascist dictatorship.
-Depression of the 1930's gripped the world and fascism became a worldwide tragedy.
predator – one that preys, destroys, or devours
To human predators, you are prey, and they have no conscience about harming or killing others.
-Predators in the wild kill to survive.
indoctrination– instruct, with doctrines, theories, beliefs. Can also be brainwashing.
Cult leaders often indoctrinate their followers with beliefs that give the leaders a place of power over them.
-The indoctrination of the new generation of kids, destroyed the values that their parents sent with them.
morphing – a special-effects process used in film or video production in which persons or objects seem to change shape, form, etc., in a smooth way, created in a digital environment.
The movie, Willow (1988), introduced the technique of morphing and transformed a goat into a woman.
-The morphing of the catepillar into the butterfly is an amazing thing to watch.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - PTSD is an anxiety disorder that occurs in the aftermath of a traumatic event. Examples are combat, rape and natural disaster. PTSD is diagnosed six months after the traumatic event. Three major symptoms are: heightened startle response, easily scared, and irritability.
-My friend suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
1.potpourri- a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent.
-The cinnamon and apple potpourri fled through the whole house.
2.Paparazzi - a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs.
The paparazzi surrounded Lindsey Lohan when she wrecked her Mercedes and was falling out of the car because she was impaired.
-The paparazzi always catch ridiculous photos of big stars.
1.synchronized- to cause to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together: They synchronized their steps and walked together.
2.inspiration- an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration.
3.expiration- a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
1.floundering- to make clumsy attempts to move or regain one’s balance.
-The newborn deer was floundering all over to regain it's balance.
2. blathers- to talk without making sense
-The moronic girl blathers without even thinking.
3. interim- a temporary arrangement, stopgap, make shift. The company had an interim CEO after the original one was fired for taking huge bonuses during an economic recession.
-The interim principal at our school eventually became permenant.
1.drones- A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.
2. An idle person who lives off others; a loafer.
3. A person who does tedious or menial work; a drudge.
2. xenophobic- a person who is very fearful or disliking of foreigners, people from other countries, or strangers.
-My next door neighbor is a complete drone.
1.Sun Shadow Mandala- Mandalas are symbolic, circular designs that represent outer (sun) and inner (shadow) dimensions of a person’s personality.
-My sunshadow mandala is very plain and bland.
2.Redemption- the act or process of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.
Redeem – to buy or pay off; to recover what has been lost; to discharge in full; to deliver from sin and the consequences by means of a sacrifice offered for the sinner.
-The guy went to the police station to redeem his stolen wallet.
1.abysmal – extremely or hopelessly bad or severe: abysmal ignorance; abysmal poverty.
-The young girl had abysmal burns from the fire.
2.demure - characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
Infante’s Paraphrased: chillaxed in a non-Xanax sort of way.
-The demure girl eventually came out of her shell.
1.bigoted – utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own.
_The Buddist religion is bigoted.
2.asphyxiated - to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agents; choke; suffocate; smother.
-People who are asphyxiated usually have sever problems if they survive.