Vocabulary Week 3

These stars seem to have been disseminated in the sky. When it is studied for a few seconds, you can see that not only are the stars at random distances from each other, but they are also at different depths from the place the picture was taken.

I looked up at the sky and thoughtin awe, 'Those stars have been disseminated by the hand of God!'

In this picture, the mother obviously wants the boy to be quite, but he is being baleful, and instead is yelling at her!
I hated her, but instead of responding, I just gave her a silent, baleful look.

Although all of these flowers are dying, they are still showing a bit of resilience and standing tall. Also, resilience is often more successful in numbers!

Andy's resilience after his sickness amazed his teachers

The bright colors of this butterfly and flowers remind me of the vibrant, cheerful and good natured characteristics of people with a sanguine temperament.
Marissa's sanguine nature began to spill out as she joked with her friends and left the troubles at home behind.

The little bit of wall that can be seen on the right side of the picture looks as though there used to be a wall attatched to it and it was knocked out. The little space that is now exposed is obviously in the process of being renovated. It looks like it will be a bathroom, but I certainly would not want to use it as such in that state!

Mary and Michael planned to renovate their new house, since the roof was leeking and some of the wood was rotting.

1. disseminate-v.-- to scatter or spread widely, as though sewing seeds.
2. eloquence-n.-- the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.
3. austere-adj.-- severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding.
4. baleful-adj. -- full of menacing or malign influences; pernious.
5. bigot-n.-- a prejudice person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own.
6. relapse-n. and v.-- to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.
7. repudiate-v.-- to reject as having no authority or binding force.
8. resilience-n.-- the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity; ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy.
9. sanguine-adj.-- cheerfully optomistic, hopeful or confident; bloody.
10. renovate-v.-- to restore to good condition; make new or as if new; repair.