February 12, 2015

Vocab Day 29

141. Dismissed- (verb) threat as unworthy of serious consideration: The liar were dismissed by his surrounding to avoid from getting more problems.
142. Brawn- (noun) physical strength: Brawn is more important than brain to do this heavy work.
143. Disdain- (noun) the feeling that someone or something is not good enough to be respected: Sam’s boss frequently disdain when it comes to Sam giving ideas for their next project they are going to have.
144. Scorn- (verb) to feel or to show complete lack of respect: The residents scorn the minister because of his ignorance of surrounding dilemma.
145. Unrivaled- (adj) much better than any other of the same type: Darien’s knowledge of mathematics is unrivaled.

February 11, 2015

Vocab Day 28

136. Mutilate- (verb) to damage somebody’s body very badly, often by cutting off parts: The kidnapper mutilate their victim every time they kidnapped one for their benefits.
137. Flaunt- (verb) to show something that you are proud of so that people will admire it: The minister’s daughter frequently flaunt her friends and steal the eye of boys in her school.
138. Contempt- (noun) the feeling that something or someone does not deserve any respect or is without value: The bad boys gave me a contemptuous laugh when i asked them to behave.
139. Approbation- (noun) approval or praise: The people of Wonderland give approbation to their Kings and Queens.
140. Stampede- (noun) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic: The horses stampede as there is a gun shot being heard.

February 10, 2015

Vocab Day 27

131. Consolidate- (verb) to become or to make something firmer or stronger: The carpenter is going to consolidate the cabinet he made so that it wont corrupt easily.
132. Idyllic- (adj) very pleasant an peaceful: Jack and his family went for an idyllic holiday in Istanbul last month as a reward for Jack’s flying colors in his final exam.
133. Vaguely- (adv) in a way that is not clear: Simon’s dream was vaguely remembered by him after he wake up from his doozy sleep.
134. Mangle- (verb) to damage something so badly that it is difficult to see what it looked like originally: The car mangled badly after it hit a huge tree accidentally because of the driver’s careless mistake of using the phone while driving.
135. Omen- (noun) a sign of something that will happen in the future: Samantha is given a bad omen by her dream that she will lose her best friend.

February 09, 2015

Vocab Day 26

126. Emphasis- (noun) special importance or attention: The elderly should be emphasis more than the others when it comes to train seating.
127. Semantic- (adj) connected with the meaning of words and sentences: This speech presents a storybook semantics for showing how kids may have a better vision than adults.
128. Substantial- (adj) large in amount: The horrendous flood caused substantial damage to the village that holds up 50,000 houses.
129. Murmur- (verb) to say something in a low quiet voice: He murmured to Natasha to help him with his undone homework that suppose to be submitted right now.
130. Peer- (noun) a person who is of the same age or position in society as you: Nabil becomes a quiet person when being with his peers whereas he becomes talkative when he is with his family.

February 08, 2015

Movie Review 3: Aladdin

Recently i watched some Disney movies and Aladdin is one of it. What I learned from the movie Aladdin is to not be greedy and selfish like the character Jafar, the evil Royal Vizier of Agrabah.

Jafar lived at the palace as the Royal Vizier of the country. He with his greedy self wanted more than his position. He demanded for The Sultan’s place with unlimited power and richness. There was a magic lamp located in a deserted place that he wants to have genie to grant his demanded wishes. He used Aladdin as a servant to search for the lamp because he was an expert thief and the place where the lamp was kept was very fragile.

Without knowing anything but wanting to win Princess Jasmine’s heart, Aladdin made a deal with Jafar. Jafar made him went into an enormous tigerhead-shaped cave to search for the magic lamp. It was very jeopardize to be in the cave as one touch things that they were not supposed to, the whole cave will sank down and trap them beneath it. This happen when Abu was attracted to a dazzling red gem and grab it without thinking the consequences.

The cave roared and scribbled apart as Aladdin and Abu along with Magic Carpet- which actually fly- tried to escape the terrible incident. They nearly get to the cave’s door when a huge rock fell on them and trapped Magic Carpet underneath. Aladdin got away and hang on to a cliff which was going to break and fall. Jafar was now demanding for the lamp and promised to save Aladdin after he gave the magic lamp. But unfortunately, Jafar lied. He got the magic lamp and pushed Aladdin down. As an expert thief, Abu stole the magic lamp from Jafar’s pocket without even him realizing,