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Glossary

Add your glossary entries here in alphabetical order. You can add additional words or add entries for unclaimed words. Your entries must include:

• a word
• its part of speech (eg, noun, adjective, verb)
• the most appropriate definition–not necessarily the first one
• the citation for the source of the definition
• if possible, the page and line number
• the context of the word (eg, the sentence from our reading or course document, or the discussion date and subject)
• an explanation of the connotation of the word in that context--what does that sentence or what do those sentences mean now that you understand the word?
• if relevant, something interesting you learned in looking up the word
• your initials and the date (to get credit for your work)

*      * -A- avenue: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) -B- blog: (from class discussion, 8/27) -C- collaborate: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) conjunction: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) context: (from class discussion, 8/27) contingent: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements)- (adjective ) .dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon ). Now I understand what Professor Rosen meant when she said passing Eng 11o1 is contingent upon attendance and the successful completion of all assignments and the final exam. My class grade is contingent on my effort and completion of my assignments. - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contingent conventional: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) -D- dwell:(noun) to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing(accessed from dictionary.com, 3rd meaning 8/28) Reading material from the syllabus is "The Place Where We Dwell" I dwell upon what to freewrite for the homework assignment. ga 8/28 draft: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) -E- essential: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) -F- freewriting: (from class discussion, 8/27) -G- glossary: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) -H- hesitate: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) -I-   -J-   -K-   -L- legitimate: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) logical: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) -M- measure: (noun) (from Syllabus, Academic Integrity) microcosm: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) -N-   -O-   -P- peer: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) prerequisite: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) punctual: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) -Q-   -R-   -S- standing: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) supplemental: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) syllabus: (noun) a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements (m-w.com, accessed 8/27/2012). (from class discussion, 8/27) On the first day of the class, the professor hands out the syllabus, which makes sense since it is a document that outlines the requirements for the course. jrr 8/27 syntax: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) -T-   -U-   -V- virtual: (from Syllabus, Course Requirements) vicinity: (from Syllabus, Course Description and Objectives) -W-   -X-   -Y-   -Z-