Zach- Vocab.
Page 1 Tributary: The word was used metaphorically to mean a stream of water that flows into a larger stream or body of water.
Page 1 Tributary: The word was used metaphorically to mean a stream of water that flows into a larger stream or body of water.
Page 1 Saguaro cactus: Everyone knows what a cactus is, but I thought it would be valuable to look up what kind of cactus this is. Saguaro is the "classic" tree sized cactus. Pictured here.
Page 3 Peonies: From the context, it's clear that a Peony is a type of plant What isn't clear is what kind. A peony is a pink flowering plant native to western North America. The plant is capable of growing 1.5-3 meters tall.
Page 4 Stucco: Stucco is a type of wall coating made up of an aggregate, a binder and water similar to cement.
Page 5 Alfalfa: Much like the peonies, the use of the word alfalfa made it clear that this was some sort of plant, but I didn't know what type of plant it is. Alfalfa is a flowering plant in the pea family which resembles clover.
Page 6: Indices: Indices is the plural of "index." I did not know that, so I put it on the list.
Page 8 Lionize: A verb meaning to treat like a celebrity.
Page 17 Leviticus: Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible and details rules and rituals of the faith. In the book, it was used as an analogy to what Americans need in regards too food. As in, we need a "Food Leviticus" to show us the way.
Page 17 Halcyon: There are several possible definitions to the adjective halcyon: wealthy, calm, happy, joyful, carefree, or somehow relating to the kingfisher bird from which the word comes from. "Carefree" appears to the most appropriate definition given the context the word was used in.
Page 20 Paradigm: A paradigm is basically a set of ideas with a common element.
No comments:
Post a Comment