Monday, September 28, 2009

Exempt

The Word: Exempt

Part Of Speech: Verb

The Source Sentence and (Page Number):
The Christian and Jewish children at my school were exempt from religious studies, a face that caused much envy among the rest of us. (105)

Context Clues:
The right of free speech.
Many Countries are free of religion speech.

Definition:
To free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination.

Your Original Sentence:
Each year more people have been let go from their jobs, and many even return to their native countries each year.

Mantra

The Word: Mantra

Part Of Speech: Noun

The Source Sentence and (Page Number):
“I should’ve sold everything and brought the money to America a long time ago” became his mantra. (129)

Context Clue:
The people who do shows like singers and actors always have to have great appearance in TV and when they are in public.

Definition:
A word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.

Your Original Sentence:
In a church they always have mantra before or after the father has done his payers.

Gendarmes

The Word: Gendarmes

Part Of Speech: Noun

The Source Sentence and (Page Number):
The gendarmes started sifting through the clothes and the myriad of gifts I had brought for my host family. (133)

Context Clue:
When a person is hurt or need’s help Police Officers are always helping them and even makes shure that they are safe.

Definition:
1. A police officer in any of several European countries, esp. a French police officer.
2. A soldier, esp. in France, serving in an army group acting as armed police with authority over civilians.
3. (formerly) a cavalryman in charge of a French cavalry squad

Your Original Sentence:
In France the Gendarmes protect the Society like the President Nicolas Sarkozy that has been there since May 16 2007.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Constructive

The Word: Constructive

Part Of Speech: Adjective

The Source Sentence:
And what ARE THOSE SCRIPTS? Some may seem constructive: “You’re so talented!” “You’re a natural ball player!” “I always said you should be a doctor!”(Pg. 153)

Context Clue:
It’s better to think positive than negative.

Definition:
Serving to improve; helpful.

Your Original Sentence:
The staff at Fullerton College are always constructive and nice to me.

Vacillate

The Word: Vacillate

Part Of Speech: Verb

The Source Sentence:
We vacillate and fluctuate. (Pg. 153)

Context Clue:
There are times when I slow down in my school work and then I get sick.

Definition:
1. To sway to and fro.
2. To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another; waver.

Your Original Sentence:
When I am in line at the supermarket sometimes I am vacillate because there are many people in line.

Manifestation

The Word: Manifestation

Part Of Speech: Noun

The Source Sentence:
Vision is the best manifestation of creative imagination and the primary motivation of human action. (Pg. 152)

Context Clue:
Your future will emerge from your studies.

Definition:
An indication of the existence or presence of something.

Your Original Sentence:
Your future is a manifestation of your learning.