Vocab Words #2

Punitive(E&FR)pg 63
Sentence:Therefore the threat of death and destruction can have little punitive value.
context clue: puni derived from the word puny as in small. From the context clue i can determine that the meaning of the word is small or little.
Verbatum Definition-serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
Unnerving(E&FR)pg 67
Sentence:That first encounter, and those that followed, signified that a vast, unnerving gulf aly between nighttime pedestrians particularly women and me.
Verbatum Definition-to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him
Cosmopolitan(E&FR)pg 77
context clue: politan so ideas or governing, from the root word politan i can determine that it has something do with a variety of ideas or politcs.
Verbatum Definition-free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.

Week Calendar 2/6/09

Things to do:
Pick Up Mom
Go To Class
Read
Study

Vocab List #1

Harried-to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks (pg 417 Efficient and Flexible Reading)
Synonyms: Agitated, Anxious
Antonyms:Carefree, Relaxed

Incredulity- Inabiltiy or unwillingness to believe, def. inability of patients to believe; the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe. (pg 88-90 Efficient and Flexible Reading)
Synonyms: Disbelief, Discreditable
Antonyms:Approval, Acceptance

Glucagon- A hormone that raises levels the levels of sugar ; a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
Context Clue: In the following sentence the synonym Hormone explains what Glucagon and i relied on my backround information as to what a Hormone is to determine the meaning.