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Througout the book Grendel, sloth which can be understood as sorrow or indifference, is used to create the overall character of Grendel. He is a beast who is trapped in a body and life that he doesn’t understand he is sorrowful because of it. -Vanessa Sullivan

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A plotline is the way in which a book, play, or film is developed within the piece. All of the elements of the plot fit together chronologically. -Vanessa Sullivan

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When Grendel meets humans for the first time he notices that they speak his language but it is different this shows a clear disconnection with how people learn to speak. -D.Slack

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The personality traits of an aries are present throughout Ch.1 and set up the reoccurring theme of zodiac symbols like the ram later in the book. -D.Slack

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The novel Grendel shows how drastically a story can change when it is told from a different point of view.
-Theodore Reese

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Much like the seven deadly sins, the signs of the zodiac are a sequence that presents itself in many works of literature (Grendel for instance)
- Theodore Reese

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These are generalized character roles that can be found in many stories.
~Amanda Pietsch

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In chapter 3 of Grendel their is the repeated symbol of Gemini. This emphasizes the duality that Grendel is feeling
~Amanda Pietchs

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There is one sign per chapter and each sign portrays grendal in a different light. These signs help the reader both understand each sign and understand how grendal feels and helps create a connections between him and humans. Claire Garill

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Archetypes are found in ever single movie/book/story ever made. To have a plot line, there has to be a protagonist and an antagonist with supporting characters sprinkled in there as well. The generic plotline  is a hero, villain, and damsel in distress. The hero typically saves the damsel and defeats the villain.

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Wealtheows character is very detrimental to Hrothgar and his people acting as a symbol of peace between her brother and Hrothgar.
-Sydney Mosley

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You can often find Christ like figures in English literature. You can spot these with symbols like 33 years of age, wounds on their hands, or guiding others
-Sydney Mosley

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There are several archetypes in Beowulf, which help us to make connections and understand the characters themselves, such as Beowulf himself can be seen as the hero because of his slaying of Grendel and the dragon. ~Jada Crosby

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The bull was a strong connection for young Grendel because the bull symbolized self-identity, and wanted to figure out who he was and also the ways of the world, which young Grendel was experiencing. ~Jada Crosby

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These presentations have actually been helping everyone understand the book because it gives new perspectives and encourages us to give a more in depth view of Grendel’s life. Claire Garill

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English his roughly 617,000 words in it and is the most widely spoken language. It has more words and is bigger than its original roots of language. -Tyler

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Its the thought of rejection from all moral and religious values. This the subject i have to present for Grendel and talk about and relates to his personality -Tyler

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The dragon that grendel talks to mentions that grendel is in fact insignificant that he can be replaced by any other just like that, the dragon states that this will always happen once a great hero dies another takes his place. In Beowulf, beowulf dies but after that his role is taken when another hero takes his sword and becomes another great hero.- Vincent black

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The Dragon in Grendel believes that life is meaningless and there is no point in it as he has and can see the past, present, and future. He tells Grendel that because there is no point he should find some treasure and just sit there and protect it, just as he is doing. The dragon gives Grendel the gift that no weapons can hurt him, and so through him abusing it he realized that he is isolated and his heart grows darker- Rudy Enumerables

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In the book many of the ideas continue from chapter to chapter the repeated ideas help to advance the plot in a way that shows that grendel is learning and has changed his mind on some of his actions since the beginning.- Vincent black

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The Dragon in Grendel is a very cynical creature that became that way through its old age and experience, the dragon decides to count its gold and stay in its cave and become a sort of teacher or adviser to Grendel, and gives him advise and enlightens him on several facts over the course of the story, one being that he “stimulates” the humans towards greater growth- Rudy Enumerables

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in almost every fairy tale, especially disney, witches or witch like characters are present. this archetype presents a evil that the protagonist usually has to deal with and if they don’t, things won’t end well. -emily nicholson

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in chapter 4 of grendel, the cancer crab is a prominent symbol throughout it. Grendel hides away and watches everyone just like a crab does inside of their shells and Grendel would also scurry away whenever anything else would come near him. - emily nicholson

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The desire for wealth is seen all throughout Grendel and it is an important part in Grendel and many other books. Avarice is seen in Grendel when the dragon 🐉 sits on a pile of gold and riches saying how that’s the only thing one should do.-Westen Key Key KeyKeyKey

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In Grendel we discussed how one of the chapters represented Taurus. It did it by having Grendel get stuck in a tree and have him be attacked by a bull- the symbol of the Taurus- and by demonstrating personality traits often demonstrated by Tauruses.
-Westen Key

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When reading “Grendel” we realize that it took him a while to understand a few people, even though they were speaking english. Knowing that there are different ways to speak english can help when youre trying to imagine yourself as Grendel. Also when watching a movie clip of someone who is speaking english but it took a while to understand also helps when trying to see how Grendel felt when he heard the men talk. -Georgia Ness

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Its a good thing for students to get more interaction and share their ideas about a chapter or idea presented in the chapter, to show the book can be interpreted in many ways. This also helps students be more open to learning because their friends and classmates will “teach” and after a while when a teacher teachs it can get boring/ repetitive. -Georgia Ness

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The book, Grendel, often portrays moments wherein the Danes insult, steal from, maim, and murder each other, moments that are deciding factors for Grendel that humans are garbage, ultimately leading to later decisions to treat them as such
.- Megan McGuyre

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The book, Grendel, often portrays the impacts of religion and how majorly some may rely on or react to it
: how the Danes depend on it to keep moving forward after each of Grendel's attacks, how the priests react to the destroying of their altars to the old gods, how erratic Grendel reacts when the subject is brought up.- Megan McGuyre

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Society now has become extremely lazy in every thing that they do even with communication. In text people abbreviate and its the same verbal communication. For instance "jeet," meaning did you eat. ~ALIYAH MARTIN

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English spelling is very complicated ,because the creation of the printing press brought the idea of correct spelling. But it also brought new spelling confusion of irregular spelling that added on to the emphasis added on the first syllables of words. ~ALIYAH MARTIN

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English arose due to a combination of native Anglo-Saxon Germanic mixing with French Latin as the French settled in England. These words combined and eventually shortened to the words we use today.

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Writers often used the Bible to make their own characters and stories. It helps the writers to get their point across. A lot of the times the hero of the story would have characteristic similar to Christ. This is called “Christ Figure.” -Michelle A-Butler

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This number is very significant to both the story of Grendel and Beowulf. In Grendel there’s 12 zodiacs symbolizing 12 different chapters. In Beowulf, Hrothgar gives Beowulf 12 burning jewels and after Beowulf died 12 of the bravest Geats rode their horses telling people stories of their dead king. The number 12 originated in the Bible where Jesus had 12 disciples. This proves that writers used something familiar to connect us to the story -Michelle A-Butler

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The “monster” represents anything evil. Many examples: Ursula, Maleficent, Gaston, and the Evil Stepmother. The evil being provides obstacles for the protagonists. In most cases, the main character(s) achieve their goal and get over the obstacle.
-Keely Mills

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Both "Nell" and "Grendel" dive into alienation, or isolation rather, within their respective mediums. What becomes of a person or creature who has been secluded their whole life- or more interestingly, how will they interact with their environment and those around them after such isolation is broken or challenged? Nell is more of a study, a challenge to unfurl and ease back into society and adjust those alienated habits to normalcy. Grendel on the other hand focuses on the negative aspect: Grendel will never fit in. Grendel can attempt to engage in society, but he will never integrate. He's monstrous, different, terribly foreign and violent in nature- yet, that is ironic due to the humans exact similarities. Grendel's story is cursed and nonadjustable.
- Emily Harnett

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Grendel's character development is like a child. A child who gradually learns how to fathom what is going on around him and comprehend it, and as Grendel learns that, he begins to experiment with his narrative. Grendel dabbles with 1st, 2nd and 3rd person and even dives into a script format that mirrors a sort of performance that he infers from how the humans "act." Grendel starts interrupting his own thoughts, statements, he experiments with parenthesis and additional punctuation- like a child to a teenager who can now convey a certain emotion due to experience. - Emily Harnett

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Like we we dicovered after watching the clip from Nell in class, how someone learns to speak greatly effects how they pronounce things. Nell learned to speak from her mom who could only use half her face due to a stroke. Grendel learned on his own through listening to the humans speak (well he states he doesnt know how he learned, but this is the best guess). So how he says things can sound distorted. While most words people dont understand at first, they can make out sentences if the choose to really listen.
-Sebastian Brightman

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Different literary works are meant to convey different messages. By distinguishing the plot archetype (revenge, underdog, hero turned villain/vise versa, ect.) we can gain a deeper understanding of the main characters motives and other supporting characters reasons for being in the piece.
- Sebastian Brightman

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All of our everyday one-syllable words come from the Anglo-Saxon language

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Epigraph
An epigraph is a small quotation or poem at the beginning of a book that suggests its theme.

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Examples:

The Hero- Hercules

The Father Figure- Carl Fredricksen (Up)

The Mother Figure- Elastigirl

The Fatal Women or Temptress- Ursula

The Witch- Cinderella Stepmother

Monster/Villain- Scar (Lion King)

The Innocent- Dory

The Alter Ego or Double- Elena & Katherine (Vampire Diaries)

Helpers- Grandmother Willow (Pocahontas)

The Trickster/ Fool- Road Runner

The Underdog- The Ugly Duckling

-Victoria Weiland

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A father figures is a protector and a leader. This would be almost all protagonist, male or female. For example, in “The Darkest Minds” the protestor was Ruby Daly; she wanted to protect all of the affects children.
-Keely Mills

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crown= power

wand= magic

zoomed into item of importance (sometimes a forgotten object)

glasses= the character may be the one to have a clearer perspective/ wiser

-Victoria Weiland

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poor to rich

hero turns into villain/ villain turns into hero

forbidden love

a character finding themselves through a journey

- Victoria Weiland

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Traditional archetypes:
Hero- a larger than life character that often goes on some quest, usually always wins
Father figure- the protector and leader
Mother figure- the nurturer and gentle provider
Fatal women or temptress- uses power to man, usually the hero, weak
The witch- attempts to trap and destroy the protagonist
Monster/villain- the antagonist
Innocent- an inexperienced character that is exposed to the evils in the world
Alter ego/ double- reveals the dual nature of man
Helpers- characters that assist or guide the protagonist
Trickster- characters who trick others to get them to do what they want
The underdog- characters who are always in the wrong place at the wrong time but usually gain something valuable in the end

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Grendel obviously has some head problems. Some believe him to feature a wide range of them, from Multi-personality disorder, to possibly some form of Autism, or another medical problem which deprives him of most basic motor functions or emotions. Many other characters share the same problems, some with a few other problems as well.

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Grendel is a whole man-child. Throught the book, he has consistently needed his mother to help him, and running around, outside of safe zones, just to "play" with other creatures or to terrorize the humans. When he doesn't get what he wants, he basically has a tantrum and cries about it.

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In Grendel, there are two characters that claim to be knowledgeable about history. These two characters contrast each other because while the Shaper is only recalling what   the people want to hear, the Dragon tells of a definite future. -Baylee

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Within Grendel the changing of seasons is significant because with each change of season you have some change in Grendel’s personality as he learns more about the world.
-Baylee Schatz

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Each chapter in the book represents a month and a certain zodiac sign. There is an underlying influence of each sign and their traits in every section.

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In the spoken version of Beowulf, there were no Christian imagery because that didn’t have a factor to their life. As the years have passed, Christianity has become integrated to it because it reflects current values (values from when it was written).

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Beowulf is the first thing to have been written down in our language.

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The Anglo-Saxons have a strong love of freedom. They elected their leader by voice vote they would stand with sheilds at their mouth “yeah” was indicated by a shout, “nay” was indicated by hissing sound. Since a shout is much louder than a hiss the vote could easily be manipulated.

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The role of fate in a warrior’s life, predestination, was an accepted belief and is seen in Beuwolf. We also see this theme in Grendel as he believes his fate is stuck.

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Most heroes in epics are of noble birth or high position, and often of great historical or legendary importance.
-Mesa Fitzgerald

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An epic is a long narrative poem that narrates the deeds and adventures of a hero, celebrating them. The earliest epics were passed on orally through poets before finally being written down.
-Mesa Fitzgerald

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A man’s worth was almost entirely dependent upon his code of honor. (When young Beowulf helps Hrothgar did the mead hall of Grendel. Honor was a very important component of life during Beowulf’s time.
-Riley Kirby

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The role of fate in the warrior’s life. It was an accepted belief. It strengthened courage. When your number isn’t up, it’s up. When it’s not, it’s not.
-Riley Kirby

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Caesuras are pauses, separated by punctuation or line spacing, usually found in the middle of lines within anglo-saxon poetry. For example, "The Wife's Lament" is seen to have lines split down the middle, into equal parts.
- Alexis Wilson

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A kenning is a literary device in which a noun is renamed in a creative way. This is usually in a way that many people similarly identify with, such as labeling a teacher as a "knowledge bringer."
- Alexis Wilson

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Every content review week you will post two ideas or concepts covered in the past two weeks.  Put your concept as the title of your post.  In the section of the post that says, "write something," write your example, explanation, application, or observation.  You must also post, in his or her comments section, one observation or question regarding another person's post.

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Every content review week you will post two ideas or concepts covered in the past two weeks.  Put your concept as the title of your post.  In the section of the post that says, "write something," write your example, explanation, application, or observation.  You must also post, in his or her comments section, one observation or question regarding another person's post.

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Word: Kerfuffle
Definition: a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.
Context: I searched "weird words" on google and found this word

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Word: poignant
Definition: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Context: a friend of mine said it in a conversation

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Word: Perfunctory
Definition: something done without much care or attention
Context: Reading a Trump article

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Word:Quid Pro Quo
Definition:Getting something in exchange of giving something
Context:Ms. Fords class

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Word: Lethargic
Definition: of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.

Context: My friend was talking about how she sleeps most of the day and used this term.

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Word: Collagen
Definition: the main structural protein found in skin and other connective tissues, widely used in purified form for cosmetic surgical treatments.
Context: Came across it when I was studying for my Anatomy & Physiology test.

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Word: Dross
Meaning: Worthless; rubbish
Context: Sonnet 149

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Word: Affluent
Meaning: having a great deal of money; wealthy
Context: Mr. Decarolis said it in World Literature

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Word: Lunula
Meaning: the half moon part at the base of the nail
Context: my mom said it after having got her nails done

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Word: Ferrule
Meaning: metal part on the pencil
Context: one of my teachers said it to seem fancy

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Word: phenomenology
Definition: the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being.
Context: again, another song by buttress

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Word:benevolent
Definition: well meaning and kind
Context: in the song tenth plague by buttress

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Word: Abaft
Definition: in or behind the stern of a ship
Context: again with the number generator

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Word:  Scintillating
Definition: sparkling or shining brightly
Context: used a random word generator again

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Word: Squalid
Definition: foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
Context: I stumbled across it while reading a novel.

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Word: Lithe
Definition: bending readily; pliant; limber; supple
Context: Found it while reading a book.

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Cacophony -a harsh mixture of sounds
Context- my dad used it in scrabble .... once again I was very confused

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Riposte-a quick or witty retaliatory reply.
Context- saw it on a meme and was very confused

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Word: Fuscous
Definition: dark and sombre in colour
Context: read it in an article about cars

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Word: Descry
Definition: to catch sight of.
Context: saw it on tv.

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Word: Bibble
Definition: to eat/drink often and nosily.
Context: My psc describing her kids.

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Word: Dariole
Definition: a small round metal mould used in French cooking for an individual sweet or savoury dish
Context: heard it on a cooking show

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word: autonomous
definition : having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
context: We went over it in Psychology.

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word: oscillate
definition: move or swing back and forth at a regular speed.
context: Mrs. McWilliams used it when she was teaching us a new lesson in precal.

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Word: empiricism
Context: studying for AP Psych test
Definition: the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation.

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Word: Contrapposto
Context: In Ms. Ford's Art History Lecture
Definition: The disposition of the human figure in which one part is turned in opposition to another part creating a counter positioning of the body about its central axis.

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Word: evangelical
Defintion: of or relating to the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion
Context: used in government class

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Word: parsimonius
Definition: unwilling to spend money or use resources: stingy or frugal
Context: used in a Jew joke at a Bat Mitzvah I attended

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word: phantasmagoria
Context: A Confederacy of Dunces
Definition: a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream, noun

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Word: Veneration
Context: A Confederacy of Dunces
Definition: Great respect or reverence, noun.

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Word: Sagacious
Context: Overheard this word during a lecture in class
Definition: having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd

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word: surreptitious
context: ACT Prep word of the day
definition: acting in secret; sly manner

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Word:Flummox
Definition: To confuse a person a lot
context: desperate to find an interesting word to put on the padlet I had searched up unique words and i liked this one hence why I picked it

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word: cyrano
context: watching a movie  on Netflix
definition, as in the urban dictionary: situation where the nerdy guy helps the handsome guy date the girl he loves by telling him what to do and say

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word: interregnum
context: word of the day
meaning: any period during which a state has no ruler or only a temporary executive

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Word: convalescence; the stage of recovery following an illness
Context: Adley Knoples (inside joke) went on another rant about her medical stuff and mentioned how her father is now in convalescence due to his recent surgery.