To MOLLIFY means to 1.Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) and 2.Reduce the severity of (something); soften. So i guess that MOLLIFIED means that once you have appeased someone of their anger or anxiety or reduced the severity of something you have MOLLIFIED [someone/something].
It would be a great help if someone could MOLLIFY me at the moment. I have two exams comming up in the morning one at 8am and the other at 12pm, and although they are only worth an easy 10% i am still stressing. Partly because i have to wake up so early in the morning just to get there on time also, I have work at 2pm and the last exam goes for 2.5 hours.. so i might be a little late for work, what do you recon? Don't worry i'll tell my boss and they will be okay with it... hopefully. If not i may have to MOLLIFY my boss. :S
Have a good day tomorrow, I know i will.
Maddy x
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Scrupulous
This word means 1.(of a person or process) Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
2.Very concerned to avoid doing wrong. I am the latter, ask my parents and they will tell you that i am pretty perfect :) I never set a foot wrong because i don't like to get in trouble and am afraid of the consequences that my actions may have.
I am sometimes SCRUPULOUS in my school work however, ask my teachers and they may tell you otherwise. When i edit another persons work or even my own i am very SCRUPULOUS in my correction of spelling, grammar and punctuation even if this is sometimes not the highest regarded point for which i should be marking. In life, try not to be too SCRUPULOUS as life is a journey that has to involve mistakes in order for one to learn.
Maddy x
2.Very concerned to avoid doing wrong. I am the latter, ask my parents and they will tell you that i am pretty perfect :) I never set a foot wrong because i don't like to get in trouble and am afraid of the consequences that my actions may have.
I am sometimes SCRUPULOUS in my school work however, ask my teachers and they may tell you otherwise. When i edit another persons work or even my own i am very SCRUPULOUS in my correction of spelling, grammar and punctuation even if this is sometimes not the highest regarded point for which i should be marking. In life, try not to be too SCRUPULOUS as life is a journey that has to involve mistakes in order for one to learn.
Maddy x
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Vicissitude
This word my mother found in her book 'The Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' by I don't know who. It means: A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant. This was a great word and mum found it right at the most perfect time. I was writing an essay and this word fit right in and was exactly the word i was looking for. In the book this word is used in the following way:
Maddy x
'... he should be ready to shoulder his portion of our financial VICISSITUDES' (page 186).VICISSITUDES can be used in this was with a subject before 'VICISSITUDES' otherwise it can be used by it's self without the 's' in this way;
'... his life encounters a VICISSITUDE set in motion with the arrival of an Ace of Diamonds in his mailbox'.Which is the way I used it in my essay. Hope you now understand the meaning of VICISSITUDE and can use it confidently. If reading my blog was in any way a VICISSITUDE I am sorry and please forgive me.
Maddy x
Ubiquitous
Found this one somewhere i don't know... But UBIQUITOUS means to be present, appearing, or found everywhere. So the old song 'love is in the air' is really saying love is UBIQUITOUS. Something that is UBIQUITOUS is oxygen and carbon dioxide as every living thing in the world needs one or the other. I suppose if you are a religious person you would believe that God (or the person you worship/believe in) is UBIQUITOUS. I do. As humans we cannot be UBIQUITOUS but we can multitask and, with the help of technology, be in contact with many people at the one time.
Maddy x
Maddy x
Sunday, 13 May 2012
Herculean
This word i believe would have come from the greek god Hercules in spelling and meaning. It means something that requires great strength or effort: "a HERCULEAN task" or the musculinity and strength of a person. When one has a hard task at hand they can say they have a HERCULEAN task as i have stated above or when they see a body builder they can say that they believe that particular man/woman to be HERCULEAN. I wish to come across a HERCULEAN man one day, i think it would come in quite handy if ever i needed a body guard. Why i would need a body guard i don't know, maybe my blog would get so famous that i would be swarmed with loving and adoring fans... *dreams of this to occur*. ANYWAY, i'm getting side tracked. Goodbye and Goodnight (even if it is only: 4:13pm here in Aus).
Maddy x
Maddy x
Erroneous
This word is somewhat guessable from the first part -'erro' but i didn't click on when i saw the word or read the word's context in my book. So the meaning of ERRONEOUS is wrong; incorrect. Stemming from the word 'error' I'm assuming. When talking to my family and friends now i am going to use this word because after all, if the people of my life categorise me into the stereotype of a 15/16 year old i intend to act like one. That being said i will be able to show-off my linguistic capabilities by saying:
Maddy x
'"No you are ERRONEOUS, and i am not as i am 15 and know all"'.Good one don't you think? Evil plan if ever i heard one. Media is often ERRONEOUS is their articles because sometimes they may think they have 'the scoop' when really it is a load of rubbish, made up to keep ratings and views and the audience entertained.
Maddy x
Celluliod
This word is one I found on an article in TIME magazine on their 100 most influential people. CELLULIOD means 1.A transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose, formerly used for cinematographic film. 2.Motion pictures as a genre. In both cases it has a strong link to films. I am stumped as to how i can use this word in a sentance so i wwill give you the context in which it was written and then be off.
Maddy x
'It was so hypnotic, so thrilling, that I ended up watching 20 hours over a month, arranging life and appointments (for which I was invariably late) in such a way as to catch previously unseen segments of that CELLULIOD epic called a day'.The above is in reference to Christian Marclay's 24 hour film The Clock. Bet he is happy, a bit of free advertising for his film.
Maddy x
Intrinsic
This word, once again is one i found in a book i am currently reading and it means belonging naturally; essential. In one way you could say water is INTRINSIC to human and creatural existance, in another you could say that every child is INTRINSIC to a family. Either way there are many examples of where INTRINSIC could be used in modern society. Everything that is in our lives is is someway INTRINSIC to our lives.
Maddy x
Maddy x
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Ascension
This word means: The act of rising to an important position or higher level. When you get a promotion you are taking part in an ASCENSION. Thats all for now, i have to do my homeowrk so i can ASCENSION. xD
Maddy x
Maddy x
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Litany
Today's word of the day!! LITANY means a tedious recital or repetitive series. At the beginning of writing this blog it was a LITANY but now it's just something i like to do in my spare time. A job can sometimes be a LITANY but if like me, you like your job/s and it's new and exciting for you everyday than it's not. I bet some of the many people who practice theatre and ballet find that their recitals for productions a LITANY. Another word for LITANY would be chore, to put it into context for you. Try to make your LITANY'S not so unbearable but to make them enjoyable and fun.
Maddy x
Maddy x
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