Misanthrope: Noun
Definition: a person who does not like other people
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misanthrope
In the article ” The Happiest and Saddest Places in NYC, According to Tweeter” by Brian Merchant he states ” I can attest that each is capable of turning the gentlest romantic into a misanthrope.”
Now that I understand the word I know the sentences was trying to tell me that even the most lovable person can turn into a antisocial person while visiting those places.
Reign: Noun
Definition: the period of time during which someone or something is the best or the most important, powerful, etc.
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reign
in the article ” The happiest and Saddest Places in NYC, According to Twitter” by Brian Merchant it states ” Then they created a map that reveals where angry tweets reign…”
Now that I know the meaning of this word I know that they created a map that was able to tell them where the greatest angry people where.
Clutter: Verb
Definition: to fill or cover (something) with many things.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clutter
While studying for professor Davis final I encounter the word clutter.
Now that I know the meaning of this word I know they meant to be able to cover all the speech with enough time.
Analogy: noun
Definition: a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way.
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogy?show=0&t=1387250842
In professor Davis class we studied analogical reasoning. which was one type of reasoning people have after a speech.
Now that I understand the word I know it was reasoning based on comparing two things.
Cooze: A cooze is a superficial, shallow, provincial, and generally ignorant person, who is so intellectually and socially repulsive.
Source: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cooze
“Rat mails the letter. He waits two months. The dumb cooze never writes back.” from The Things they Carried by Tim O’ Brien
The word cooze is a word that describes a all the features of a coward in which Rat is calling Curt Lemon for fooling around with the smoke grenade.
Gook: A derrogatory term used for the purpose of describing a korean. (Obtained form the korean pronunciation of their country, Hangook.)
Source: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gook
“Rat says, all that gore, about twenty zillion dead gook fish”.
The word Gook is used as a derogatory term to represent Koreans.
Locavore: one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locavore?show=0&t=1387245850
“After the recession, laid-off workers and college graduates looking for new and innovative jobs turned to the industry as a way to capitalize on the locavore food movement.” from Gotham farmers sprout cash crops by Adrianne Pasquarelli
I now understand the usage of the word Locavore because the quote uses it to describe the type of people that is of the latest trend of eating anything that’s grown locally.
Hydroponic: a method of growing plants in water rather than in soil
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydroponic
“BrightFarms, which finances, builds and operates such ventures, is spending about 4 million to construct a 100,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse on a roof in Sunset Park, Brooklyn”. from Gotham farmers sprout cash crops by Adrianne Pasquarelli
I now understand the usage of the word hydroponic, because in the quote above it explains how the seeds will be grown which is a method where seeds will be grown in water as opposed to soil.
Dear future learning community students, my name is gerald Palmieri and if you are lucky enough to be a part of these duel wielded classes them pay attention. I learned a lot in my English and speech classes. Having good professors helped but also the new matieral is very useful in life. I really enjoyed my speech class because it helped me overcome a fear of speaking in front of people confidently. You will be learning a lot including the different types of speeches like persuasive and informative. English class was also very interesting to me because of how I learned a lot about the history of Brooklyn. You will read many types of stories, explore their meanings and their authors and why they wrote them. One of my favorite stories was about the music and culture of fort greene park back in the day. I am not a Brooklyn native and after learning more about the area I was really intrigued and intend to learn and visit more. Both these classes coexist as many assignments you will do in one class will carry over to your other class and will be similar. My advice would be to find a place you really enjoy around the area because many projects that you will be doing will revolve around memorable places in brooklyn around city tech. All in all the learning community program was a success because of all I’ve learned and I made some pretty great friends too.
Verb
Definition: to increase in value or amount gradually as time passes; to grow or build up slowly
I found this word on the second page of “Gotham farmers sprout cash crops.”
I couldn’t understand the sentence that I found this word in, so I looked it up and found out that accrue meant increase in that sentence.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accrue
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