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//The following words are drawn from passage three of the diagnostic AP Exam we experienced the first week of class.// ANTHROPOLOGY - the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind. BIOGRAPHICAL - of or pertaining to a person's life BRASH - impertinent; hasty; tactless CHEMISE - A woman's loose, shirtlike undergarment. EXALTED - raised or elevated, as in rank or character; of high station; exaggerated or inflated HEADFOREMOST - with the head leading; headlong KAISER BABY - An incredibly ugly newborn human. Named for the porcelain baby doll created in the likeness of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, to commemorate his birth. MAVERICK - A lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates. METHODOLOGY - a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences. PREDOMINATE - 1. To have or gain controlling power or influence; prevail. 2. To be of or have greater quantity or importance; preponderate. RELUCTANT - 1. unwilling; disinclined 2.struggling in opposition REMINISCENCE - 1. The act or process of recollecting past experiences or events. 2. An experience or event recollected. RHAPSODY - 1. exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing. 2. a literary work written in an impassioned or exalted style. 3. a state of elated bliss;. SKEPTICISM - doubt about the truth of something, or the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge toc
 * Each entry contains the following seven parts: Word, pronunciation (sound link or phonetic spelling), full definition(s) + samples, sentence from passage, image and memory tip.**

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ANTHROPOLOGY definition: the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind. pronunciation: an-thruh-pol'-uh-jee [|Hear it pronounced.] sample sentence: Among the facets of human culture explored in anthropology are folklore and mythology. original sentence: She was interested in natural and social sciences, so she decided to study anthropology image: memory tip: Anthropology is the study of humanity, but you could think of it as the study of man..."man-thropology." -Hannah Lebovitz BIOGRAPHICAL definition: of or pertaining to a person's life pronunciation: original sentence: //He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.// sample sentence: She was looking for biographical information, when she was researching a famous person. image: memory tip: bio means life and graph means write, so it probably has to do with someones life. -Fatima Kazmi BRASH definition: impertinent; hasty; tactless pronunciation: **brash** sample sentence: He was a brash young man. original sentence: It was a brash show of affection. image: memory tip: Well, brash rhymes with "slash" and someone who makes harsh, tactless remarks can slash you with their words. Or, just think of someone who is tactless and pretend their name is Brash. Jenna Floyd CHEMISE definition: A woman's loose, shirtlike undergarment. pronunciation: original sentence: The woman worea chemise under her clothes. sample sentence: The women's dress was see through, so she decided to where a chemise. image: memory tip: Chemise in french means shirt. By keeping this in mind you can remember what chemise means in english. -Fatima Kazmi EXALTED -definition: raised or elevated, as in rank or character; of high station; exaggerated or inflated -pronounciation: -sample sentence: He has an exalted sense of his importance to the project. -original sentence: Because I did well on my job, I was exalted to a better position. -image: -memory tip: Think of the "alt" in ex**alt**ed as "altitude." Altitude implies height or elevation. Just like exalted! -XiXi Tian
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HEADFOREMOST definition: with the head leading; headlong pronunciation: sample sentence:We went headforemost down the stairs. original sentence:I dove, headforemost, into the pool image:can't get it to upload memory tip:Just break up the word. Head (obviously your own head) Fore (short for "before") and Most. So your head goes "before" "most of your body" and into something. -Kathleen Johnson

KAISER BABY definition: An incredibly ugly newborn human. Named for the porcelain baby doll created in the likeness of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, to commemorate his birth.

MAVERICK Definition: A lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates. Pronuciation: **mav·er·ick** Sample: The polititian was a maverick. Original: Didn't you know that I am a maverick? Picture: Memory tip: When we hear this word, we think about the movie top gun... in that movie Maverick was named that because he was a rebel. ~Alex Thoennes

METHODOLOGY definition:a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences. pronounciation:**meth·od·ol·o·gy** sample sentence: The scientific method is a methodology that most people know of. image: memory tip: A **method**ology is a **method**, in with their are certain steps. Dan Grieco

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PREDOMINATE __definition__ 1. To have or gain controlling power or influence; prevail. 2. To be of or have greater quantity or importance; preponderate. __pronunciation__ http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/pron/P0517500.wav __sample sentence__ Good //predominates// over evil in many literary works. French-speaking people //predominate// in Quebec. __original sentence__ When it comes to deciding a bedtime, mothers predomiate over children. __memory tip__ Predominate has the word te in it. The meanings of these two words are similar. __image__ __http://thegreenhead.com/imgs/darth-vader-gloves-3.jpg__ -Taiyo Wilson

RELUCTANT __definition__ 1. unwilling; disinclined 2.struggling in opposition __pronunciation__ (rĭ-lŭk'tənt) __sample sentence__ They were usually reluctant to socialize. Foreigners are reluctant to accept our ways. __original sentence__ My parents are reluctant to let me go out at night until I tell them what I will be doing. __memory tip__ Reluctant sounds like it has the word "luck" in it. If you have bad luck, you're unwilling to do certain things. __image__ http://www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us/PSAFETY/POLICE/girl.gif -Abby Hoekstra

REMINISCENCE __definition__ 1. The act or process of recollecting past experiences or events. 2. An experience or event recollected: //"Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety"// //(Charlotte Brontë).// 3. A narration of past experiences. Often used in the plural. 4. An event that brings to mind a similar, former event. __pronunciation__ http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/pron/R0145600.wav __sample sentence__ Her mind seemed wholly taken up with //reminiscences// of past gaiety. __original sentence__ //Reminiscences// of my childhood often leave me teary eyed. __memory tip__ Reminiscence starts with "rem" like remember. Reminiscences are memories that you recall, or remember. __image__ http://sci-con.org/uploads/2007/04/cov_memory.gif __-Taiyo Wilson__

__RHAPSODY__ definition __1. exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing.__ __2. a literary work written in an impassioned or exalted style.__ __3. a state of elated bliss; .__ __4. //Music// A usually instrumental composition of irregular form that often incorporates improvisation.__ __5. An ancient Greek epic poem or portion of one suitable for uninterrupted recitation.__ pronunciation http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/pron/R0216100.wav sample sentence __It is enough to say, without applying this poetical //rhapsody// to Aouda, that she was a charming woman, in all the European acceptation of the phrase.__ original sentence __I could not hide my //rhapsody// as I danced around the room.__ __The improvised a beautiful //rhapsody// on her mandolin.__ __The epic poems the //Iliad// and the //Odyssey// are two examples of ancient Greek //rhapsodies//.__ memory tip __Rhapsody has "rap" in it, as in rap music. Rhapsodies are like rap music because they are, in some context, musical compositions. I suppose you could say that rap music puts some people in a state of elated bliss as well.__ image__ http://www.sfu.ca/classics/myth/images/fagles.jpg -Taiyo Wilson

SKEPTICISM definition: doubt about the truth of something, or the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge pronunciation: sample sentence: The elders' skepticism toward the church's doctrines left the congregation feeling disconcerted. original sentence: The man's skepticism turned him into a cynic. image: could not get it to upload memory tip: skeptic sounds kind of like septic, which is a tank that holds sewage. People who are skeptical often believe that others are full of crap! -Kathleen Johnson