Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Vocabulary

stooge (noun)

definition: an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.

source sentence: " Was Ho Chi minh a communist stooge, or a nationalist savior, or both, or neither?" pg 40

context clue: background knowledge

original sentence: I decided not to follow the rules in class and started acting like a stooge.

schizophrenia (noun)

definition: any of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the personality, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, delusions, social apathy, emotional instability, etc

source sentence: " It was a kind of schizophrenia.  A moral split. I couldn't make up my mind." pg 44

context clue: background knowledge

original sentence: My little brother started having conversations with himself so I came to the conclusion he had schizophrenia.

No comments:

Post a Comment