Hello Everyone, here is a list of the vocab to learn for Monday's quiz. It is mostly from the blog post on the Urban Legands reading.
plausible: 1) worthy of belief, believable. 2)
superficially fair, reasonable or valuable.
"They often have some unexpected twist that is outlandish
but just plausible enough to be taken as truth."
outlandish: 1) exceeding proper or reasonable limits
or standards. 2) bizarre: strikingly out of the ordinary.
flee: 1) to run away from. 2) to run away often from
danger or evil. 3) to hurry toward a place of security.
"The officer runs to help the driver, and the drunk man
takes the opportunity to flee the scene."
pervasive: existing in or spreading through every
part of something.
cautionary: warning, precaution, prudent to minimize
risk.
unsubstantiated (adj.): Unsupported by other evidence
lurid (verb):
horrible in fierceness or savagery
gruesome: shockingly
repellent; inspiring horror
morbid: suggesting
an unhealthy mental state and the horror of death and decay
folklore: the
unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
unintentional (adj.):
not
done or made or performed with purpose or intent
outraged (adj.):
angered
at something unjust or wrong
heinous(adj.): extremely evil or
horrible
alligator: a big reptile with a long mouth and sharp
teeth, that lives in lakes and rivers .
to flirt: to behave as if you are sexually attracted to
someone, usually not in a very serious way
to abbreviate:
to make a word or phrase
shorter
persistent : existing for a long or longer
than usual time or continuously / retained beyond the usual period
a sequence : A following of one thing after
another; succession / An order of succession; an arrangement
to illustrate : To
clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
spate: noun, a large number of similar things or events appearing
or occurring in quick succession, especially bad things
gruesome: very
unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured
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