Friday, March 9, 2012

Vocabulary for March 9th

7.     ignominious—(adjective) shameful/dishonorable
§        ignominiousness, noun—the quality of being shamed/dishonored
§        ignominiously, adverb—to do something shamefully
§        ignominy—(noun) disgrace or public shame; dishonor; a cause of disgrace; a shameful
Pronunciation:  (IG-NEH-MEHN-EE-US)

SAMPLE:

Miss Emily’s actions were ignominious (to the citizens)(of Jefferson); they
          S                       LV          SC                                                         S

assumed                          that/, which                           she was “fallen”
      Vi           relative pronoun=conjunction                           S     LV      SC

because   she   had been seen cavorting (with Homer Barron) (without
sub con.    S            Vt               DO—GERUND

being married).

8.     squalor—(noun) a state of moral degradation; immorality

FROM THE LATIN SQUALUS—“DIRTY”

§        squalid, adjective—without any moral qualities: lacking in honesty, dignity, and overall moral value
§        squalidly, adverb—to do something immorally
§        squalidness—the state or quality of being immoral; impurity

Mr. Antolini’s squalor disgusts readers  because     the idea (of a teacher)
                 S                               DO     sub. con.           S

touching a student is immoral and disgraceful.
                              LV             SC

ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
NOUN
-id
(pallid)
—ious
(pious)

—ly
(sarcastically)
—ness
(happiness)