20140127 Word of the Day

DISOWN

1
:  to refuse to acknowledge as one's own
2
a :  to repudiate any connection or identification with
b :  to deny the validity or authority of
— dis·own·ment  noun
Examples of DISOWN

Her parents threatened to disown her if she didn't go back to school.
He was disowned for bringing shame to the family.

20140310 Word of the Day

SARCASTIC

1
:  having the character of sarcasm <sarcastic criticism>
2
:  given to the use of sarcasm :  caustic <a sarcastic critic>
— sar·cas·ti·cal·ly  adverb
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Examples of SARCASTIC

<her sarcastic comments that my singing reminded her of the time her dog was sick>
DeWitt is everything Shea is not. And Shea quickly felt DeWitt's contempt. “Lincoln is loud,” Jim says. “He makes sarcastic comments because he has to call attention to himself all the time. Some people are insecure because they haven't established themselves yet.” —Anne Marie Cruz, ESPN, 18 Feb. 2002

20140310 agenda

March 10th, 2014 Agenda

Theme      food: Source of happiness

prepared speech, Anxiety Disorder Gordon Shih

Speech Color, Araya Breland

20140331 Agenda

20140331 Agenda

Theme of the table topics: Favorite _______ (Sports, place, foods, movies....)

Prepared speech: Procrastination, Jian

Citizen Kane: a classic, Nam

20140331 Word of the Day

Indelible

1.
a :  that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
b :  making marks that cannot easily be removed <an indelible pencil>
2
a :  lasting <indelible memories>
b :  unforgettable, memorable <an indelible performance>
— in·del·i·bil·i·ty  noun
— in·del·i·bly  adverb
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Examples of INDELIBLE

<winning the state basketball championship was our team's most indelible experience>
But the most indelible evening of the rebellion for me was the night I had first got beaten. —Amiri Baraka, The Autobiography of Leroi Jones, 1984