capricious- impulsive and unpredictable
equivocate- to avoid making a definite statement
indifferent- not caring one way or the other
After seeing how it did not work out well when Alec would choose his portion by impulse, our teacher told us that it was not a good idea to choose capriciously. She said we should be bold and assertive. We should not equivocate. We should not show indifference, but that we care about what we do and we can make decisions.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Ambivalent, Apathetic, and Arbitrary
ambivalent- simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
apathetic- feeling or showing little emotion
arbitrary- determined by impulse rather than reason
Alec the Ambivalent was one of my favorite classmates because he always caused me to see things in a different light. He saw the benefits and drawbacks of things. It only sucked when he was chosen to do a group project with you because he could never choose what portion of the project he wanted to do. Only an apathetic person can be in a group with him, in order for him to not be offended. By the end of the day, Alec would arbitrarily choose his portion by eenie mini meenie mo or heads or tails.
apathetic- feeling or showing little emotion
arbitrary- determined by impulse rather than reason
Alec the Ambivalent was one of my favorite classmates because he always caused me to see things in a different light. He saw the benefits and drawbacks of things. It only sucked when he was chosen to do a group project with you because he could never choose what portion of the project he wanted to do. Only an apathetic person can be in a group with him, in order for him to not be offended. By the end of the day, Alec would arbitrarily choose his portion by eenie mini meenie mo or heads or tails.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Ambiguous
ambiguous- open to more than one interpretation
Our teacher was a very pretty lady. Her skin was very fair. Her race was very ambiguous. She had dark curly hair with tanned skin with piercing green eyes.
Our teacher was a very pretty lady. Her skin was very fair. Her race was very ambiguous. She had dark curly hair with tanned skin with piercing green eyes.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Wily
wily- cunning
Although the teacher did have her own ways, sometimes Callie was just too wily for her. She would slip around the teacher's trap and still get her deed done.
Although the teacher did have her own ways, sometimes Callie was just too wily for her. She would slip around the teacher's trap and still get her deed done.
Stratagem, Surreptitiously, and Wary
stratagems- a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
surreptitiously- done by secretive means
wary- on guard
Callie's clever stratagems would at times deceive the teacher, but sometimes the teacher was very wary and would call Callie on her act before she could follow through with her plans. Little did Callie know that the teacher had surreptitious ways of her own of figuring out what her plan was.
surreptitiously- done by secretive means
wary- on guard
Callie's clever stratagems would at times deceive the teacher, but sometimes the teacher was very wary and would call Callie on her act before she could follow through with her plans. Little did Callie know that the teacher had surreptitious ways of her own of figuring out what her plan was.
Disingenuous and Ruse
disingenuous- not straightforward; crafty
ruse- a crafty trick
Callie would disingenuously be your friend as part of her ruse to do one of her bad deeds. But we never knew that she was trying to trick us. We always thought she genuinely wanted to be part of the class and befriend us.
ruse- a crafty trick
Callie would disingenuously be your friend as part of her ruse to do one of her bad deeds. But we never knew that she was trying to trick us. We always thought she genuinely wanted to be part of the class and befriend us.
Clandestine and Coup
clandestine- secretive
coup- a brilliantly executed plan
Clandestine Callie was the slightest little devil in my class. She would always make these amazing coups to distract the teacher while she did some horrible deed. We called her Clandestine because she was so secretive about her plan that none of the students even knew what she was up to.
coup- a brilliantly executed plan
Clandestine Callie was the slightest little devil in my class. She would always make these amazing coups to distract the teacher while she did some horrible deed. We called her Clandestine because she was so secretive about her plan that none of the students even knew what she was up to.
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