Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
George Eastman House Tour
This Thursday our class will have a private, guided tour of the George Eastman House. Transportation will be departing from the usual spot behind Golisano at 2:00 p.m.
Check out their site: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/
Thursday, August 4, 2011
VOCABULARY WORDS FOR FRIDAY'S QUIZ
Here's the words of the week!
robbery, robber (n), to rob (v): taking something of another’s without permission
mugging, mugger (n), to mug : stopping someone with the intent to rob them
kidnapping, kidnapper (n), to kidnap : taking a person
fraud (n) : deceiving someone
harassment (n), to harass (v) : continually annoy someone
stalking , to stalk : to pursue or follow someone; to harass with repeated & unwanted attention
DWI, DUI : operating a car after drinking alcohol
assault: a violent attack
blackmail: threatening to reveal information about someone if he doesn’t give you $$
white collar crime: stealing from a company by the employees
rampant (adj): something that is rampant is bad, happens often in many different places, and is difficult to control; spreading very quickly and difficult to control (like weeds or rumors)
refurbish (verb): thoroughly repair and improve something; make like new
diminish (verb): to become (or to cause something to become) smaller, less in amount, or less important
highlight (verb): to put importance on or draw attention to
conservationist (n): someone who works to protect animals, plants, the land, etc.
impact (n): the effect or influence that an event or situation has on someone or something; a powerful or major influence or effect; the act or force of one thing hitting another
dramatic (adj) :surprising and often impressive; sudden and extreme
toxic (adj): poisonous
lenient (adj): showing tolerance; allowing a lot of freedom and not punishing bad behavior in a strong way : not harsh, severe, or strict
fury(n): unrestrained or violent anger, rage, or passion
robbery, robber (n), to rob (v): taking something of another’s without permission
mugging, mugger (n), to mug : stopping someone with the intent to rob them
kidnapping, kidnapper (n), to kidnap : taking a person
fraud (n) : deceiving someone
harassment (n), to harass (v) : continually annoy someone
stalking , to stalk : to pursue or follow someone; to harass with repeated & unwanted attention
DWI, DUI : operating a car after drinking alcohol
assault: a violent attack
blackmail: threatening to reveal information about someone if he doesn’t give you $$
white collar crime: stealing from a company by the employees
rampant (adj): something that is rampant is bad, happens often in many different places, and is difficult to control; spreading very quickly and difficult to control (like weeds or rumors)
refurbish (verb): thoroughly repair and improve something; make like new
diminish (verb): to become (or to cause something to become) smaller, less in amount, or less important
highlight (verb): to put importance on or draw attention to
conservationist (n): someone who works to protect animals, plants, the land, etc.
impact (n): the effect or influence that an event or situation has on someone or something; a powerful or major influence or effect; the act or force of one thing hitting another
dramatic (adj) :surprising and often impressive; sudden and extreme
toxic (adj): poisonous
lenient (adj): showing tolerance; allowing a lot of freedom and not punishing bad behavior in a strong way : not harsh, severe, or strict
fury(n): unrestrained or violent anger, rage, or passion
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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