Thursday, March 22, 2012

Cerebration

Cerebration
n. The action of thinking; thought

When I went to a convention about public safety it sparked great cerebration in me. That convention made me more conscious of my surroundings when I am alone.

Confront

Confront
v. 1. To stand or come directly in front of
    2. To face with defiance or hostility

I confronted my brother yesterday about taking my Ipod without asking me. I don't like when things of mine are taken and I don't know about it.

Facade

Facade
n. 1. A face of a building
    2. The face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front

The facade of the northern tower was hit by an oncoming plane on September 1, 2001. This day was a very tragic day because many innocent Americans died.

Precipitate

Precipitate
v. 1. To throw down from a great height
    2. To make happen suddenly or quickly

The deadly tornado precipitated cars and pieces of houses onto other houses causing more damage. This damage will be hard to clean up.

Decapitate

Decapitate
v. To ut off the head of; to behead

Marie Antoinette and her family were decapitated after the french people were taking over the monarchy. She married King Louis XVI as a bond between France and her home country Austria.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Delusion

Delusion
n. 1. A false belief or opinion, especially one held in spite of contradictory evidence
    2. A deception

The military team set up a delusion to steer the enemies focus from the troops to an empty field. This helped the troops get away from any immediate danger that might have come from staying where they were.

Potion

Potion
n. A liquid for drinking, especially a medicinal, magic, or poisonous drink

The princess of a far away land kissed a frog and then she turned into a frog herself. She asked the witch to brew a potion that made the princess frog turn back into a princess.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Voracious

Voracious
adj. Extremely hungry; greedy
       Eager for some activity or interest

After the hikers were down with there long day of hiking they all seemed to have voracious appetites. They ate more than they ever had in one sitting after that.

Carnivorous

Carnivorous
adj. Meat-eating

All carnivorous animals eat meat and are primarily killers. These types of animals kill other animals in order to survive.

Concoct

Concoct
v. To mix ingredients, as in cooking

My mom and I concocted a full 6 course-meal for my family one night. We made many new dishes and baked a cake. It was a lot of fun and was a good bonding experience for me and my mom.