vocab - (31 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Apathetic	Not having or showing much emotion or interest.	Young people are becoming increasingly apathetic.
Atrophy	Medical: gradual loss of muscle or flesh usually of disease or lack of use.	The doctor is concerned about possible atrophy of the shoulder muscles.
Demure	Quiet and polite, not showy or flashy.	She was wearing a demure gray suit.
Denounce	Declare to be wrong, criticize.	The film was denounced for the way it potrayed its female characters.
Derivative	Not original.	Tofu is one of the soybean derivatives.

vocab - (30 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Conscientious	Careful, hardworking	She has always been conscientious worker.
Criterion	Standard by which things are judged or measured.	What were the criteria used to choose the winner?
Convoluted	Complicated, twisted.	A convoluted explanation that left the listeners even more confused than they were before.
Cursory	Done or made quickly.	The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.
Comply	Go along with rules.	There will be penalties against individuals who fail to comply.

JURASSIC WORLD

                                                               JURASSIC  WORLD

                                                       

                                                      Directed by : Colin Trevorrow

       Hey guys, so this is my review about the Jurassic World movie. This movie was directed by Colin Trevorrow and had released for the public on 2015. This kind of 'dinosaur' movie had attracted the audiences as we can see from the previous Jurassic Park that had successfully and victoriously gained much profit from this kind of movies. 

        This Jurassic World was an eye catching movie. The director had used a lot of scenes that showed us the world had undergone technological advancement.They used the term "design" in describing the Indominus Rex, the synthetic hybrid dinosaur. I like this movie because it showed us the possibilities of humankind in creating a theme park that will open the eyes of the world to see the extincted creatures. This movie gave us a lesson that even humankind had the notion, intention in bringing the past era to the present times, there are still limitation in achieving their goals. Proper planning need to be observe and improvise from time to time. I hope that this movie sequel will become more interesting in the future. I am looking forward to next Jurassic World movies.

vocab - (29 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Callous	Not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of other people.	A callous refusal to help the poor.
Caustic	i)                    Bitter and sarcastic	i)                    she wrote a caustic report about the decisions that led to the crisis.
	ii)                  acidic	ii)                  The chemical was so caustic that it ate through the pipe.
Circumscribe	To limit the size or amount of.	The circle is circumscribe by the square.
Circumvent	Overcome an obstacle.	We circumvented the problem by using different programs.
Congenial	Suitable or appropriate, pleasant and enjoyable, very friendly.	We studied in the congenial atmosphere of the library.

vocab - (28 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Auspicious	Showing or suggesting the future success is likely; promising ; favourable	His acclaimed first novel was an auspicious debut.
Aversion	A strong feeling of not liking something.	They regarded war with aversion.
Banal	Boring, common, not original.	The writing was banal nut the story was good.
Benevolent	Kind and generous.	I received a gift from a benevolent donor.
Cajole	To persuade someone to do something or to give you something by making promises or saying nice things.	He had cajoled her into doing his laundry for him.

vocab - (27 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Acquiesce	To accept, agree or allow something to happen by staying silent or by not arguing.	They demanded the money and he acquiesced it.
Anomalous	Not expected or usual; abnormal.	Researchers cannot explain the anomalous test results.
Affable	Friendly and easy to talk.	A lively, affable young fellow who lived down the street had found his true love.
Antithesis	The exact opposite of something or someone.	True love for another is the antithesis of the desire to control the person’s life.
Assail	To attack or criticize (someone or something) in a violet or angry way.	The movie was assailed by critics.

vocab - (26 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Veracity	Truth or accuracy ; the quality of being truthful and honest.	We questioned the  veracity of his statement.
Meek	Having or showing a quiet or gentle nature : not wanting to fight or ague with other  people.	She may seem meek and mild but  it is all an act.
Milquetoast	A meek,, timid or unassertive person.	Brian was such a milquetoast that he agreed to work extra hours on Sunday even though he had already told his boss hat he  needed  that  day  off.
Undermine	To make (someone or something) weaker or less effective usually in secret or gradual way.	The events of the past year have undermined people’s confidence in the government.
Recalcitrant	Stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders.	The manager worried that the recalcitrant employee would try to undermine his  authority.

vocab - (25 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Dalliance	An action that  is not serious.	An extremely serious scientist who is not  much given dalliance or idle chitchat.
Pseudonym	A name that someone(such as writer) uses instead of his or her real name.	Mark Twain is the pseudonym of the American writer Samuel L. Clemens.
Condescending	Showing that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people.	His comments were offensive and condescending to us.
Idiosyncrasy	An unusual way in which particular person or (something) behaves or thinks.	The current system has a few idiosyncracies.
Perplex	To confuse(someone) very much.	Questions about the meaning of life  have always perplexed humankind.
Conscientious	Very careful about doing what you are supposed to do : concerned with doing something correctly.	She has always been a very conscientious worker.

vocab - (24 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Gullible	Easily fooled or cheated ; especially : quick to believe something that is not true.	They sell overpriced souvenirs to gullible tourists.
Concoct	i)                    To make(a food or drink) by mixing different things together.	i)                    The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York. ii)
	ii)                  ii) to invent or develop(a plan, story, etc.) especially in order to trick or deceive someone.	iii)                She had concocted a plan to deceive her classmate.
Stratagem	A trick or plan for deceiving an enemy or for achieving a goal.	He had tried various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but it seems like the cat is smarter than the master.
Diabolical	Extremely evil ; very unpleasant, bad or annoying.	The police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical serial killer.
Credulous	Too ready to believe things : easily fooled or cheated.	Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense.

vocab - (23 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Treacherous	i)                    Not able to be trusted : showing that someone cannot be trusted. ii)                  Very dangerous and difficult to deal with.	i)                    A treacherous act of betrayal from his friend had affect the whole of his life as a police officer.
	iii)	ii)                  The snow made their hike all more treacherous.
Dreary	Causing unhappiness or sad feelings : not warm, cheerful, etc.	The family struggled through dreary economic times.
Obsolescence	The condition of no longer being used or useful; the condition of being obsolete.	The obsolescence of the old technology.
Egregious	Very bad and easily noticed.	An egregious example of political bias.
Inquisitor	A person who asks many difficult questions in a harsh or unkind way.	He had to answer his inquisitors’ questions or to be thrown out of school.

X-MEN APOCALYPSE

                                   X-MEN APOCALYPSE

                                                           Directed by : Bryan Singer

                  The x-men apocalypse movie is the most fantastic, bombastic and eye catching movie i had ever watched before. This is my review about this movie. First of all, this movie had changed whole of my perspectives towards the previous x-men movies which seems to be boredom. If i were given a chance to ask the director about this movie, the first question that will blurt out of my mouth  is how did Bryan Singer successfully managed to come out with a new idea and a completely new 'chapter' or 'version' of the x-men.

                 The x-men apocalypse is the sequel to the previous version of x-men the days of future past. It is so adorable to know that the director of this movie had came out with the idea to 'twist' or reverse back the story-line of the x-men movie to create a whole new version of a story. In my thought, Bryan singer had done an impressive and victorious job towards the x-men apocalypse movie.

DREAMLAND - (chapter 1 - 5)

                                                                         Dreamland

                                                    Written by : Robert L. Anderson

              

The first rule, which Dea had already intuited, was that she must never try to change anything or intervene in another person's dream.
The second rule, related to the first, was that she might walk as many dreams as she wished if she was careful, and follow all the rules, but she must never walk the same person's dreams more than once.
And the third rule was that she must never, ever be seen.

      A really fascinating chapters. This book was about  a paranormal story about a girl named Dea Donahue who had the capability to enter to someone's dream. I liked this book because the writer engage the reader to enter another part of the world. On the first 5 chapter of this book, the writer told us about the character and characteristics of Dea Donahue. The writer had inserted element of mystery and weirdness in this chapter that made the reader curious to proceed to the next chapter. I also like this chapter because it showed us the imagination of a weird girl who her life had been so hard lately. For me, based on the first five chapters, this book gave a whole new perspective about a novel. This book was different from the common stories that we had read before.

vocab - (21 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Fidget	To make a lot of small movements because you are nervous, bored, etc. : to move or act in a nervous or restless way.	He was constantly fidgeting in his chair.
Rhetorical	i)                    A rhetorical question is one which is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get  an answer.	i)                    ‘Do these kids know how lucky they are?’ Jackson asked rhetorically.
	ii)                  Rhetorical language is intended to be grand and impressive.	iii)                These arguments may have been used as a rhetorical device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nation rules.
Perpetuation	A perpetuation feeling, state or quality is one that never ends and changes. ; a perpetual act, situation, or  state is one that happens again and again as so seems never to end.	I thought  her perpetual complaints were going to  prove too much for me.
Engender	To be the source or cause of(something).	The issue has engendered a considerable amount of debate.
Preponderance	A greater amount or number of something.	A preponderance of evidences points  to the guilt of the dependant.

vocab - (20 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Ideate	To form an idea or conception of (something).	Jocelyn used the lunch hour at the education seminar to talk with other teacher and ideate new activities to use the classroom.
Itinerary	The place you go to or plan to go to on a journey ; also : a document in which the places you will be going to are listed.	We planned a detailed itinerary
Careen	To go forward quickly without control.	He careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head.
Exaggerate	To think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is.	He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
Blurt	To say(something) suddenly without thinking about how people will react.	“gosh, you look awful!” she blurted.

vocab - (19 may 2016)

WORDS	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Aggravated	Aggravated is used to describe a serious crime which involves crimes.	He was jailed for aggravated assault.
Sag	To bend or hang down in the middle especially because of weight or weakness; to become weaker or fewer.	The roof is sagging in the middle.
Straggly	Growing or hanging in an untidy way.	There are straggly plants overspilling their planters.
Telepathy	If you refer to telepathy, you mean the direct communication of thoughts and feelings between people’s mind, without the need to use speech, writing, or any other normal signs.	Many of us find it very difficult to state our needs. We expect people to know by  telepathy what we are feeling.
Narcissism	Narcissism is the habit of always thinking about yourself and admiring yourself.	Those who suffer from narcissism become self-absorbed.