31 March 2015

31 March 2015

-belligerent ( adjective )

·         characteristic of an enemy or on eager to fight

-while he is talking to his friend he used a belligerent tone

·         engaged in war

-those two nations are the belligerent nations

-perfidy ( nouns )

·         behaviour that shows that someone cannot be trusted

-Because my husband’s perfidy hurt me terribly, I decided to divorce

-tenacity ( nouns )

·         persistence determination

-due to his tenacity in doing work, now he is CEO of a famous company

-jubilant ( adjective )

·         joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

-jubilant crowds filled the street because of certain reasons.

-pugnacious ( adjective )

·         tough and callous by virtue of experience

-the pugnacious politician seeks relief from his everyday battles

·         ready and able to resort to force of violence

-he had such a pugnacious spirit especially when he faced his enemy.

30 March 2015

30 March 2015

-fjord ( nouns )

·         a long narrow inlet of the sea between the steep cliffs

- The fjord was cold and windswept.

-instantiation ( nouns )

·         a representative of an idea in the form of an instance of it

-how many instantiations were found?

-consensus ( nouns )

·         an agreement in the judgement or opinion reached by a group as a whole

-due to the different opinion, at the end of the discussion we could not get a consensus

-indigence ( nouns )

·         a state of extreme poverty or destitution

-their indigence appalled him

-disparaging ( adjective )

·         expressive of low opinion

-he gave me  disparaging remarks about the new house that I bought.

29 March 2015

29 March 2015

-nickel-and-dime ( adjective ) ( nouns )

·         of minor importance

-A nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented house

·         low paying

-he still gives his full commitment to his work although it is a nickel-and-dime job

·         spend money frugally; spend as little as possible

-due to his family’s financial problem, he tries to nickel-and-dime his pocket money

-austere ( adjective )

·         very plain, appearing grim and minimally function

-even she was watching a sad movie but there was still an austere expression on her face

·         of a stern or strict bearing or demeanour; forbidding in aspect

-the teacher had an austere expression when her student was giving his excuses for not being able to complete his homework

·         practicing great self-denial

-A desert nomad’s austere life is something that is interesting to know.

-stupefied ( adjective ) / stupefy ( verb )

·         as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

-a circle of policeman stood stupefied by her denial of having seen the accident

·         in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock @ stunned/dazed

-he lay semiconscious, stupefied by the blow

·         be confused or perplexing to; cause to unable to think clearly

-these questions stupefy even the experts

·         make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

-stupefy fish

-inadvertent ( adjective )

·         happening by chance, unexpectedly or unintentionally @ accidental

-with an inadvertent gesture she suddenly swept the vase off the table

-creditable ( adjective )

·         worthy of often limited commendation @ worthy

-my student’s essay although it is not outstanding but it was creditable.

MOCKINGJAY..

26 March 2015

Have you watched it? Well, it is the sequel from a famous movie which is The Hunger Game. 

Mockingjay is a symbol of rebellion against the Panem. Katniss, Prim, Gale and Finnick are reluctantly adjusted to a structured life in the underground District 13. President Alma Coin pursued Katniss to act as the “ Mockingjay “. In return, she vow to grant immunity to the past Hunger Game tribute and gave the right to Katniss to kill President Snow.

Katniss and rebels learns that Peeta is still alive but unfortunately he is being torture at the Capitol. It is because they want to use Peeta to control and demoralize Katniss. Surprisingly, the rescue team succeed in saving him and that is when they realize that Peeta is being brainwashed. Peeta is being programmed to hate and fear Katniss. He even tries to kill her. Fortunately, he failed. After that he is being restrained under heavy guard all the time.

Peeta who had being brainwashed

I think if I had the opportunity to make a choice, I will make the same choice as Katniss. I will become the “ Mockingjay “. It is because everybody’s life is depending on me. If I become a coward then what will happen to them? I believe there will be more people will die. Thus, being a brave I can save a lot of people instead of saving my life only. Next, I believe with bravery I can fire up the spirit of the people around me to fight against the Panem.

Therefore, there are so many benefit that not only I can get, but the other people also can get it due to my wise choice to become a brave person.

1 LITRE OF TEARS

26 March 2015

Before I am giving my opinion about the novel that I had read this week, let me share some quotes.

I really don't want to say things such as 'I want to go back as how things were before'. I recognize how I am right now and I will continue to live on – Aya

“What’s wrong with falling down when you can always stand up?” – Aya

“If you feel frustrated, do something about it!” – Aya

“People shouldn’t dwell on the past. It’s enough to try your best in all that you’re doing now.”  – Aya

Those inspirational quotes I got them while I am reading a novel based on a diary of a true story. The novel’s title is One Litre of Tears. Basically, this novel is about a teenager who suffered incurable disease at a young age. The disease that she suffered is Spinocereballar Degeneration. Firstly, this disease is due to the genetic mutation. The patients who suffer this disease will encounter the difficulties to balance their body and even to talk.

So, Aya was one of the unlucky person who need to suffer this disease. She needed to face this cruel fate at the age of 15 years old. At first, she was an ordinary girl who would enter the high school. As the passed, there were many unusual things stated to happen on her. For example, she began to fall down often and she could not maintain the balance of her body. Her mother who is a health consultant worried about her. Thus, she decided to bring Aya to the hospital.

After that, the doctor revealed that she suffered a cruel and incurable disease. Aya and her parents could not accept it. After a long time had passed, Aya already accept that reality. She continuously wrote a diary from the day she knew about her disease until the end of her life without fail. It is because she believes that by writing a diary it can be evidence that she is still alive and it is the purpose she is still breathing. Slowly, she lost her ability one by one. At the age of 25 years old, she had fall asleep forever after 10 years struggling to fight against her disease.

This novel gives an enormous impact on me. It is because it shows how Aya working so hard to fight with her disease. She never gave up although she knew the future that she would face. So, I felt that I need to grab the opportunity that I have now and do my best to achieve my dream. Next, it also because through this novel, it shows how Aya tried to help the other people who suffer the same disease as her to continue live without regretting it via her diary. Hence, I believe that everyone in this world can be a useful person toward the entire society even if they are terminally ill.

So, how about us who have a perfect life?

28 March 2015

28 March 2015

-boisterously ( adverb )

·         in a carefree manner

-she was boisterously happy when she has a chance to meet her friend again.

-intoxicated ( adjective ) ( verb )

·         stupefied or excited by a chemical substance ( especially alcohol )

-a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailor

·         elated or emboldened as if under the influence of alcohol

-since last week, she still felt intoxicated by her success

·          fill with high spirit; fill of optimism

-I think that music can intoxicated your spirit

-quip ( nouns ) ( verb )

·         a witty saying or remark

-In one of the most quips about classical music, Mark Twain said, “Wagner’s music is better than its sound.”

·         to make a witty remark, to say in jest

-when an old English teacher criticized Maria for ending the sentences with proposition, she quipped.

-obliging ( adjective )

·         showing a cheerful willingness to do favour for others

-even after all his success, I found him to be accommodating and obliging by sharing his secret tip to become rich with me.

-melancholy ( nouns )

·         a deep, long-lasting sadness

-Hamlet is a figure of tremendous melancholy because he doesn't have a truly cheerful scene throughout the entire play.

27 March 2015

27 March 2015

-candidness ( nouns )

·         the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

-Although I was unhappy that the relationship ended, I appreciated her candidness about why she was ready to move on from the relationship

-malodorous ( adjective )

·         having an unpleasant smell

-the air around them is sometime so malodorous that many have to plug their noses

-discord ( nouns )

·         lack of agreement or harmony

-despite all their talented players, the tem was filled with discord

-commendable ( adjective )

·         worthy a high praise

-the effort of the fire fighters running into the burning building was commendable

-deter ( verb )

·         turn away from by persuasion

-his mother tried to deter him from joining army, but he was too intoxicated with the idea of war to listen

·         try to prevent; show opposition to

-the government’s primary job should involve deterring path to war, not finding ways to start them.

26 March 2015

26 March 2015

-paucity ( adjective )

·         A lack of something

-there is a paucity of job hiring today that required menial skills, since most such job have either been automated or outsourced

-exasperate ( verb )

·         To irritate intensely

-as a child, I exasperated my mother with strings of never-ending questions

-discreet ( adjective )

·         Careful to protect one’s speech or action in order to avoid offense or draw attention

-the professor thought that he was discreet, subtly wiping the stain off his shirt, but soon as soon as he stepped off the podium a heckler in audience burst out, ”You missed a spot”.

-derisive ( adjective )

·         abusing vocally

-I was surprised by her derisive tone; usually, she is sweet, soft spoken, and congenial

-hodgepodge ( nouns )

·         a confusing mixture or jumble

-those in attendance represented a hodgepodge of city’s denizen

25 March 2015

25 March 2015

-affluent ( adjective )

·         Wealthy

-the centre of the city had sadly become a pit of penury, while only five miles away, multi-million dollars homes spoke of affluent

-benign

·         Kind

-I still remember my grandfather benign face.

-apprehension ( nouns )

·         Fearful expression

-test day can be one of pure apprehension, as many students worry about their scores

-guffaw ( Verb )

·         Laugh boisterously

-Whenever the jester fell to the ground in mock pain, the king guffawed, exposing his yellow fang-like teeth

-emulate ( verb )

·         Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; complete with successfully

-to really become fluent in a new language, emulate the speech pattern of people who speak the language

24 March 2015

 24 March 2015

-crater ( nouns )

·         A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of volcano

-it had been found a crater at the top of the volcano

·         A bowl-shape depression formed by the impact of  meteoroid or bomb

-due to the enormous energy released when the meteoroid hit the earth, a big crater had been formed

crater

-promptly ( adverb )

·         With little or no delay @ quickly

-the rescue squad arrived promptly

·         In a punctual manner

-he did his homework promptly

·         At once ( usually modified an undesirable occurrence ) @ right away

-he promptly forgot the address that he just got from his friend

-arsenal ( nouns )

·         All the weapons and equipment that the country has

·         A place where the arms are manufactured

-all the arms were manufactured in arsenals

·         A supply of something available for  future use @ stock

-he brought back a large arsenal of Cuban cigar

-proliferate ( verb )

·         Grow rapidly

-Pizza parlors proliferate in this area

·         Caused to grow or increase rapidly

-we must not proliferate nuclear arm

-vast ( adjective )

         Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extend or scope @ huge, immense

-the vast reaches of outer space

-vexatious ( adjective )

·         Causing irritation or annoyance

-my neighbour’s son is a vexatious boy

-irremediable ( adjective )

·         Impossible to remedy, correct or redress

-it was such an irremediable error that I had made.

23 March 2015

23 March 2015

-litigation ( nouns )

·         ( law ) a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal right

-He got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies

-catastrophe ( nouns )

·         An event resulting in great loss and misfortune

-The whole city was affected by the irremediable catastrophe

·         A state of extreme ( usually irremediable ) ruin and misfortune

-lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system

·         A sudden violent change in the earth’s surface

-due to the impact of meteoroid there was a catastrophe crater

-daunt-ing ( adjective ) ( verb )

·         Discouraging through fear

-China faces daunting internal challenges

·          Cause to lose courage

-he daunted by the refusal

-demise ( nouns )

·         The time when something ends

-it was the demise of all his plans

-adjudicate ( verb )

·         Hear a case and sit as the judge at a trial or hearing

-the judges adjudicated the trial.

·         Bring to an end; come to a final conclusion

-the father adjudicated when the sons were quarrelling over their inheritance

-catastrophic ( adjective )

·         Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

-he suffered a catastrophic depression

-he needs to visit frequently because he is suffering a catastrophic illness

- parlour/palor ( nouns )

·         A shop or business premises

-my father had opened a new parlour last week.

22 March 2015

22 March 2015

-evocative ( adjective )

·         Serving to bring to mind

-cannot forbear to close on this evocative literary note

-requisite ( nouns )

·         Anything indispensable

-a place where the requisite of water, fuel and fodder can be obtained

-galactic ( adjective )

·         Of or relating to a galaxy ( especially our galaxy Milky Way )

-it was a galactic planet

·         Inconceivably large

-zeal ( nouns )

·         A feeling of strong eagerness ( usually in favour of a person or cause )

-he felt a kind of religious zeal

·         Excessive fervour to do something or accomplish some end

-he had an absolute zeal for litigation

·         Prompt willingness

-they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority

-talisman ( nouns )

·         Like an amulet that have a magical protection against evil or disease

-he used a talisman to protect himself

GANTZ ~

19 March 2015

I’m so happy because I had found another Japanese movie with English dubbing. Gantz is a live-action film based on the manga series with the same name by Hiroya Oku.

Gantz movie poster

the strange black sphere - GANTZ

Kurono was standing at the subway station and there he watched his old friend Kato was attempting to rescue a man who had fallen onto the track. At first he just wanted to ignore it. But, Kurono ended up on the track with Kato after they had succeeded to help that old man and the train was speeding through the station. Both of them surprised to find themselves not dead, but rather relocated in a room with a few other people. When they turned around, they see a strange black sphere, about two meters in diameter.

The sphere begins to display the messages on its surface even before they could discover what had happened. It included the list name of someone that they must kill. After that, they were provided with strange handguns. At the end, they found out that they were a part of a strange game where they must not only work out on how to play it, but also how to survive

I would recommend this material because although it is only something fiction, but it is still rich of moral values. Firstly, the thing that I can learn from this movie is we really need to cooperate with the people around us. Just like how the people that had trapped in a room with a strange black sphere, they were working together in order for all of them to survive. If it is applied in my real life, I need to cooperate with all my friends. It is really crucial since all of us have the same target which is we want to fly to the United State.

Next, I learn about the value of friendship. Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people. Everyone in this world must have at least one person that they called a friend. So, I think that we need to appreciate our friends because they are the people that we spend the most time with. Just like how Kurono risked his life just to help Kato.

21 March 2015

21 March 2015

-vexing ( adjective ) vex ( verb )

·         Extremely annoying or displeasing

-his cavalier curtness of manner was vexing

·         Causing irritation or annoyance

-It is vexing to have to admit that you are wrong

·         Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritation

-mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really vex me

·         Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress @ worry

I cannot sleep since my daughter’s health is vexing me

·         Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

-a vexed problem makes me stress

-impertinent ( adjective )

·         Lively and humorously cheeky or forward

-a certain impertinent gaiety an ease of manner

·         No pertinent to the matter under consideration

-mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point

·         Improperly forward or bold

-impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup 

-adequate ( adjective )

·         Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

-her training was adequate

-she had adequate training

-she was adequate to the job

·         Sufficient for the purpose

-An adequate income

-the food was adequate

·         About average; acceptable

-it is more than adequate as a secretary

-impalpable ( adjective )

·         Incapable of being perceived by the sense especially the sense of touch

-the impalpable constituent of energy

-pertinent ( adjective )

·         Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand

-a list of articles pertinent to the discussion

·         Being at striking appropriateness and pertinence

-the successful copywriter is a master of pertinent and evocative verbal image

20 March 2015

20 March 2015

-constituent ( adjective ) ( nouns )

·         someone or something that is necessary in making something else whole

-some of these constituent native woodland remnants still exist

·         someone who has the ability to appoint another person to be representative

-the main active constituent of cannabis

-elude ( verb )

·         escape either physically or mentally

-the thief eluded the police

·         be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

-what you are seeing in him eludes me

·         avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering or performing ( duties, question or issues )

-they tend to elude their responsibility

-impede ( verb )

·         be a hindrance or obstacle to

-she is impeding the progress of our project

·         block passage through

-he impedes the path in front of me

-ornament ( verb )

·         make more attractive by adding ornament, colour etc

-he ornaments the room for the party

·         be an ornament to

-the stars ornamented the Christmas tree

-rhododendron ( nouns )

·         Any of a genus of tree and shrubs of the health family, mainly evergreen, with showy flowers of pink, white or purple

-down here in the garden there was only a gentle breeze just enough to rustle the rhododendron