John Pesavent
Chip Fox
Beka Whitemarsh
Natalie Kraemer

Rebekah Nathan

Rebekah Nathan

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Vocabulary Builder (Chapter 1) by Chip Fox

1. Penchant- a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports (p.1)

2. Ubiquitous- existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent (p.2)

3. Pedagogy- the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods (p. 3)

4. Impetus- Something that incites; a stimulus (p. 3)

5. Moot- of little or no practical value or meaning (p. 7)

6. Acumen- keen insight; shrewdness (p. 8)

7. Debacle- a general breakup or dispersion (p. 12)

8. Lexicon- a wordbook or dictionary (p. 13)

9. Privy- belonging or pertaining to some particular person (p. 3)

10. Flouting- to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock (p. 18)

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