Monday, August 30, 2010
Rainsford Defense Case
When has self defense ever equated to murder? Never, of course. These so called 'charges' are naught but the angry sentiments of men that did business with General Zaroff. Ivan, the beastly servent of Zaroff, is a cold blooded serpent with no more human conciousness than a ferocius man-eating tiger. During my unpleasant stay on that forsaken island, my life was threatened multiple times on a daily basis. All directly from those two. On the very first day, before I had spoken two words, Ivan pointed a gun directly at my person! They set hounds mad with hunger to chase me down and devour my flesh. Running, hiding, nothing ever perturbed the devil man. General Zaroff was no doubt insane from serving in the Russian Army, diluted with thoughts of himself. Every life he took pushed Zaroff farther into madness. No kind words, rehabilitation facility, or punishment would change either of them. The only reasonable course of action was taking them gently out of this world.
Vocab 1 - 8/30/10
blandly - adv - lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting
He blandly ate the sandwich, showing no intrest in the specially prepared meal.
gaunt - adj - lean and haggard, usually because of suffering/hunger
The man was gaunt from surviving in the wild with no food supplies for two weeks.
indolently - adv - wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
Jade indolently skipped studying for the next day's test.
scruples - noun - feelings of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action
There were no scruples when the assassin killed his target.
gossamer - noun - used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate, like a cobweb
The gossamer web hung lightly on the old trunk.
palpable - adj - able to be touched or felt
The fear was palpable in the air.
nocturnal - adj - occurring or active at night
College kids are nocturnal beings, awake only at night.
futile - adj - incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
It is futile to escape the horrors of life.
furtive - adj - attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief the discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
The girl glanced furtively at her boss after spilling coffee on the rug.
reciprocate - vb - respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one
She reciprocated the gesture by slapping her friend.
naive - adj - a person or action showing a lack of wisdom, or judgment
He blandly ate the sandwich, showing no intrest in the specially prepared meal.
gaunt - adj - lean and haggard, usually because of suffering/hunger
The man was gaunt from surviving in the wild with no food supplies for two weeks.
indolently - adv - wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
Jade indolently skipped studying for the next day's test.
scruples - noun - feelings of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action
There were no scruples when the assassin killed his target.
gossamer - noun - used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate, like a cobweb
The gossamer web hung lightly on the old trunk.
palpable - adj - able to be touched or felt
The fear was palpable in the air.
nocturnal - adj - occurring or active at night
College kids are nocturnal beings, awake only at night.
futile - adj - incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
It is futile to escape the horrors of life.
furtive - adj - attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief the discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
The girl glanced furtively at her boss after spilling coffee on the rug.
reciprocate - vb - respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one
She reciprocated the gesture by slapping her friend.
naive - adj - a person or action showing a lack of wisdom, or judgment
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