Castigate
“Parisians castigate ‘ignorant’ plans for Hotel Lambert.” (theguardian)
-Paris natives berate all ignorant plans for their new hotel; they don’t even consider them, they completely rule them out and they sharply criticize them.
Colloquial
“Classes offered at Colloquial Metaphor University.” (CollegeHumor)
- The college is characterized by informal language; the people there use many slang sayings and metaphors.
Epitaph
“Who's a Hero Now?”(New York Times) : F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the epitaph to this whole sad affair: "Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy. " Bill Freeland Sunnyside, N.Y.
- Scott Fitzgerald wrote the letters engraved on one’s tombstone in memory of a life diseased in this sad affair.
Exodus
“Exodus students: starting the journey.” (exodusinternational.org)
-Exodusinternational.org is a website to help individuals who are about to embark on a serious journey, or an exodus, of accepting their sexuality.
Inter
“Internment of San Francisco Japanese” (The virtual museum of the city of San Franscisco)
-This article describes the deaths and interment of several Japanese in San Fransisco, or the placement of their bodies in their graves.
Lacerate
“Waitress Lacerates Patron at Hugo's, Alleges Sexual Harassment” (StamfordPatch)
-The waitress at Hugo’s lacerates out alcohol, she breaks it out so quickly to serve to people which leads to sexual harassment.
Largesse
“The Privatization of Foreign Aid: Reassessing National Largesse” (Foreign Affairs)
-There was a national gift given; in this case it was a gift of foreign aid.
Obituary
The New York Times: Obituaries. Davy Jones, Monkees Singer, Dies at 66” (The New York Times)
- The New York Times contained an obituary for Davy Jones; a notice of his death in newspaper form.
Omnivorous
“Making the transition from omnivorous to vegetarianism” (ezine articles)
-In this article, a vegetarian, former omnivore, gives advice to fellow omnivores wishing to change their animal and vegetable diet to a strictly vegetable diet.
Permeate
“Business Clarity should Permeate your business” (business-management.com)
-In this article, a man gives advice on how to permeate, or make your business spread out and become more known and popular.
Rendition
“UK investigations into torture and redition- a guide” (the guardian)
-This article details a series of investigations, seeking to get to the bottom of claims that British officials were involved in a rendition, in this case the performance of abuse to detainees.
Resurgence
“Resilience Thinking: an article for the latest ‘Resurgence’” (transitionculture.org)
-In this article, resilience is offered to others in response to the latest resurgence, or a rising or revival.
Stereotype
“Stereotyping that hurts; stereotyping that helps” (Psych Central)
- In this article, a psychiotrist aims to teach others about the dangers and helps of stereotyping, or the act of making judgements that ignore individual differences in a group of people.
Stipend
“CA students’ stipends to rise with new rule” (The times of India)
- In this article, an Indian clerk tries to rise his regular or fixed amount of pay, or stipend, under the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Subservient
“Burgerking Subservient Chicken” (Snopes.com)
-This article makes a claim that fast food chain burgerking is behind a “subservient chicken” internet promotion, which would mean burgerking was serving or acting in a subordinate manner.
