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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

News Media Vocabulary (Blog #15)




http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/29/world/meast/iran-demonstrations/index.html?hpt=wo_c1

http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/11/29/cain-plans-assessment-campaign

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45477062/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/


Your Assignment:

1) Click on the 1st link and find 3 words that you do not know. Then list those 3 words along with their definitions (Worth 1 test grade point).

2) Click on the 2nd link and find 3 words that you do not know. Then list those 3 words along with their definitions (Worth 1 test grade point).

3) Click on the 3rd link and find 3 words that you do not know. Then list those 3 words along with their definitions (Worth 1 test grade point).


Due: Sunday 12/4/11 by no later than 11:59pm

8 comments:

Oscar G said...

condemned-to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.

unacceptable-capable or worthy of being accepted.

demonstration- the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence:

Allegation-an assertion made with little or no proof

Consesual- formed or existing merely by consent

conservative- disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.

provincial- belonging or peculiar to some particular province

Speculated- to engage in thought or reflection; meditate

subsequent-occurring or coming later or after

Taylor E. said...

Incursion- a hostile invasion
Irresponsible- lack of responsiblity
Extensive- serious


Allegation- accusation
Intriguing- interesting
Extramarital- outside of marriage


Intially- originally
Denials- to disclaim
Sabotage- to harm on purpose or disturb with the intentions of destruction

kylep said...

1.condemned -to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.

incursion-a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid

outrageous- of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong:


2.allegation- the act of alleging; affirmation

assessment- the act of assessing


presentation- an act of presenting.

3.provincial- belonging or peculiar to some particular province;

initially- an initial letter, as of a word.

destruction- the act of destroying: wanton destruction of a town.

Anonymous said...

Incursion: is an incident where an unauthorized aircraft, vehicle or person is on a runway. This adversely affects runway safety, as it creates the risk that an airplane taking off or landing will collide with the object.

diplomatic compound: is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation (such as the United Nations) present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state.

credible: refers to the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message.

Assessment: a person who seeks an office, honor, etc.: a candidate for governor.

eviction: to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.

alleged: declared or stated to be as described; asserted: The alleged murderer could not be located for questioning.

uranium: a white, lustrous, radioactive, metallic element, occurring in pitchblende

sabotage: any undermining of a cause.

demolition:an act or instance of demolishing.

Joao A. said...

1-inner- between or inside.
personnel- people from some place
resolutely-say about everything.
2-aides- people to help the government guys in the work.
sort-it's a humman or plant everything have one is a specie.
attorney- a guy work with law to help others.
3-initially- an initial world
demolition: demolishing something
subsequent- something come later or after onething happen

Tori S. said...

uncondemned-to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.

RILEY G said...

1.condemned -to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.

incursion-a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid

outrageous- of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong:


2.allegation- the act of alleging; affirmation

assessment- the act of assessing


presentation- an act of presenting.

3.provincial- belonging or peculiar to some particular province;

initially- an initial letter, as of a word.

destruction- the act of destroying: wanton destruction of a town.

Abbi said...

1) diplomatic compound: is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation (such as the United Nations) present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state.
condemned -to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
Incursion- a hostile invasion

2) Allegation-an assertion made with little or no proof
Consesual- formed or existing merely by consent
conservative- disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.

3) uranium: a white, lustrous, radioactive, metallic element, occurring in pitchblende
Speculated- to engage in thought or reflection; meditate
provincial- belonging or peculiar to some particular province