January 18, 2013

  • My Very Own Words.

    Flabbergasted.


    1. I don't know where I first heard this, but I say it A LOT.
    2. Definition: to be shocked. From Dictionary.com: "to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound."
    3. Part of Speech: Verb!
    4. Roots or suffixes or prefixes? Root: flabbergast; suffix: -ed
    5. Etymology:  1772, mentioned (with bored) in a magazine article as a new vogue word, perhaps from some dialect (in 1823 flabbergast was noted as a Sussex word)
    6. I was flabbergasted that my students liked Lady Gaga.

    God.

    1. I'm sure I first heard it in a religious class long ago.
    2. Definition: the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe. OR. the Supreme Being considered with reference to a particular attribute: the God of Islam. OR.( lowercase  ) one of several deities, especially a male deity,presiding over some portion of worldly affairs.
    3. Part of Speech: Noun!
    4. Roots or suffixes or prefixes? N/A
    5. Etymology: Old English
    6. I don't know if I believe in god, but I try to be a good person regardless.

    Creative.

    1. I have been creative for a long time; I'm sure I heard the word as a kid.
    2. Definition: 1.having the quality or power of creating. OR .resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.;imaginative: creative writing. OR .originative; productive (usually followed by of  ).
    3. Part of Speech: Adjective!
    4. Roots or suffixes or prefixes? Root: create; suffix: -ive
    5. Etymology: 1670s, "having the quality of creating," from create + -ive. Of literature, "imaginative," from 1816, first attested in Wordsworth.
    6. I like to assign creative projects.

    Fun.

    1. It's everywhere!
    2. Definition: something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would befun. OR.enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.
    3. Part of Speech: Noun!
    4. Roots or? N/A
    5. Middle English.
    6. Doesn't everyone like to have as much fun as possible?

    Crazy.

    1. Books.
    2. Definition: mentally deranged; demented; insane.OR.senseless; impractical; totally unsound: a crazy scheme. OR.Informal. intensely enthusiastic; passionately excited: crazy about baseball.
    3. Part of Speech: Adjective
    4. N/A
    5. 1570s, "diseased, sickly," from craze + -y (2). Meaning "full of cracks or flaws" is from 1580s
    6. She's crazy, but she's fun & makes people flabbergasted by her creative ideas.