I'M HERE

I understand that I haven literally two posts to this blog. I also understand that those two posts are from last semester and I should really get in gear. So, here's a post, and me attempting to get in gear. My masterpiece project has to do with doctoring. Viruses, bacteria, fungus, and various other things that cause the human body illness. I'm not really sure how I would present it though. I don't know how I would present it, since there are so many things, and I'm not a scientist so it's not like I can present the cure for cancer as the fruits of my masterpiece. I'll try to figure it out as I go along.

Vocabulary: Fall List 8

Ruinous: Disastrous or destructive.-The oil spill was ruinous to the environment.

Quavered: Shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
-The child's voice quavered with sadness.

Certitude: Absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case. Something that someone firmly believes is true.
-He answered the question with absolute certitude.

Notch: An indentation or incision on an edge or surface.
-The knife made several notches on the wooden surface.

Perspired: Give out sweat through the pores of the skin as the result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.
-Everyone in the gym perspired after they played basketball.

Manifested: Display or show a quality or feeling by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.
-Jacky manifested signs at being upset with her friend.

Latrine: A toilet or outhouse, especially a communal one in a camp or barracks.
-There wasn't any restrooms around, so they had to use the latrine.

Uttered: Make a sound with one's voice.
-The elderly man's hearing wasn't very good, so he couldn't hear what his grandson had uttered.

Parried: Ward off a weapon or attack, especially with a countermove. Answer a question or accusation evasively.
-The fencers parried each other's swords.

Oracle: A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
-If you want an answer, you have to talk to the oracle.

Conscious: Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.
-The patient slowly became conscious after the surgery was over.

Feigning: Pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury.
-The child feigned extreme pain at the little scrape.
Leisurely: Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.
-She leisurely walked to her class, choosing to enjoy the surroundings.

Conjure: Make something appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic. Implore someone to do something.
-The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.

Anesthetized: Administer an anesthetic to a person or animal, especially so as to induce a loss of consciousness. Deprive of feeling or awareness.
-The vet anesthetized the dog so it would calm down.

Tyranny: Cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control.-The people of the country refused to tolerate the tyranny of the ruler.

 Folly: Lack of good sense; foolishness.
-That decision was a show of folly.

 Dreary: Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing.
- The dreary scenery made everyone feel sad.

 Grotesque: Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
-The monster was grotesque.

 Reckoning: The act of calculating the amount of something. The time when your actions are judged as good or bad and you are rewarded or punished.
-People were scared for the Day of Reckoning.

I've had this blog up for a while now, and I haven't posted anything yet. I really need to work on that. Anyways, this is my blog! It's time to get the ball rolling before catching up becomes a real pain.