Vocab 3 - 10/4/10

Poignant - adj - evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
The story on the news about twelve kids getting murdered was poignant.
Undulations - noun - wavelike motions/shape
The rippling muscle on the wrestlers back were undulations in shape md movement.
Appease - vb - pacify or placate
To appease me with flowers after attempting to murder my father would be foolhardy!
Ensued -vb - happen or occur afterward or as a result
After the the death of beloved King Chamillon, sadness ensued.
Conjectural - based on or involving conjecture(an opinion formed on the basis of incomplete information)
The conjectural alien thought all humans were amazing creatures.
Apathy - noun - lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern
Halley's apathy towards math was not unnoticed by her Algebra 2 teacher.
Imperceptible - adj - impossible to perceive(be aware of)
Wanting to killing yourself was imperceptible to the disgustingly optimistic counselor.
Imperative - adj - vital importance; crucial
It was imperative that the only heir of the King not be murdered.
Patricide - noun - killing of one's father
Lily was accused of patricide.

Descriptions For Split Cherry Tree

Professor Herbert: Big Man, grey hair, grey suit
Pa (Luster) Sexton: overalls, big boots, sheepskin coat, fraying black hat, big, brown skinned, hard, gun holster, weather-beaten face, easily redden face, long legs
Dave Sexton: adult sized, too big to whip
Ma Sexton: FLAT CHARACTER NO DESCRIPTION
Farm: Lots of animals, well, barn, hills
Countryside: windy, hills, white, March, spring
School: black boards, windows, hardwood floors, science lab, playground

Examples of Dialect: chipyard, nohow, remedy things, larnin’, a-larruped ‘im with a withe
Similes: shaking like a leaf,
Metaphors: get too onery for th’ buzzards to smell, 

1st person