Thursday, June 2, 2016

Sherman Alexie and The Absolute Diary of a Part-Time Indian – Vocabulary Enricher

Chapter one:

1.      Novocain – This is another term for procaine. Procaine is a synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry.

Sentence: His mouth felt full of novocaine, his tongue, merely stirred in his numb lips.

2.      Lisp – A speech defect that affects the pronunciation of certain letters, such as when saying s it is pronounced th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this.

Sentence: Having a lisp is more common than you might expect.

3.      Susceptible – especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, or agency. Capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable. Yielding readily or capable of.

Sentence:  I haven’t had a seizure in seven years, but the doctors tell me that I am “susceptible of seizure activity.”

Chapter four:

4.      Decrepit – Worn, broken down, or ruined because of hard use, neglect, or age. Or, a person that is elderly and infirm.

Sentence: A row of decrepit houses.

Chapter seven:

5.      Flinched – A quick or nervous moment of the face and body as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain.

Sentence: She flinched as he approached her with his hand high

Chapter twelve:

6.      Articulate – having or showing the ability of speaking fluently and coherently

Sentence: She articulated each word with great precision







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