The word: Apathetic

Part of speech: Adjective

Source sentence and page number: Funny in Farsi (page:118) ".....That perhaps included in the freedoms in this country is the freedom of apathetic."

Context Clues:"Freedom in the country' Meaning not feeling anything from the freedom because they cant feel the freedom. Apathetic meaning not feeling.

Definition: Having or showing little or no emotion.

Your own Sentence: When im at work i dont feel apathetic anymore.

The word: Baklava

Source sentence and page number: Funny in Farsi (page:64) "In berkeley, and only in Berkeley, my name drew people like flies to baklava.

Context clues: :"drew people like flies." the flies were drawn th the food.

Definition: A near Easter pastry made of many layers of paper thin dough with filling of nuts, baked dough and honey.

Your own definition: My mom buys baklava from Sams Club when we have some time of gathering at our house.

Anomaly

Part of speech: adj

The source sentence and page number: Funny in Farsi not seem such a big deal in other families, but my parents, both of whom are painfully shy, looked upon their outgoing anomaly, just as Native Americans regard an albino buffalo-he was a miracle."

Context Clues: I use logic because they refer that the albino buffalo-he was a miracle, it meant something weird, peculiar to them

Definition: something different, peculiar, not easily classified.

Your original sentence: The girl was anomaly different then all the rest of the people in the classroom.

The word: Gendarmes

Part of speech: Noun

The source sentence and page number: (Funny in Farsi) page 133 "The gendarmes started sifting through the clothes and the myriad of gifts i had brought for my host family.

Context clues: "Started shifting through"

Definition: a police officer in any of several European countries, esp. a French police officer

Your original sentence: When i visited Europe i got searched before entering the hotel by gendarmes.

The word: Exempt

Part of speech: Verb

The source sentence and page number: (Funny in Farsi) page 105 " The Christian and Jewish children at my school were exempt from religion studies, a fact that caused much envy among the rest of us."

Context clues: "Christian and Jewish kids" "Envy among the rest."

Definition: to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release

Your original sentence: Currently, the Government plans to exempt pubs that do not serve prepared food from the smokefree legislation.

The word: Olfactory



Part of speech: Adjective



The source sentence and page number:(Funny in Farsi) page 97 "Aunt Sedigeh also had a beautiful garden full of nasturtiums, roses, snapdragons, and sweet peas, a vertable Disneyland for the olfactory sense."

Context clues: "A vertable Disneyland"

Definition: Of or pertaining to the sense of smell.

Your original sentence: When driving past In n Out theres always that olfactory smell.

The word: Permutation

Part of speech: Noun

The source sentence and page number: (Funny in Farsi) page 66 "Every once in a while, though, somebody comes up with a new permutation and i am once again reminded that i am an immigrant with a foriegn name."

Context clues: "a new" "once again"

Definition: The act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.

Your original sentence: The techer decided that she was going to rearrange the seats in a new permutation.

The word:Enviable

Part of speech: Adjective

The source sentence and page number: (funny in Farsi) page 98 "Even though their condominium has only a tiny garden, they have managed to cultivate an enviable cornucopia of figs, pomegranates, sweet lemons, and herbs.

Context clues: "Even though" "cultivate"

Definition: Worthy of envy, very desirable.

Your original sentence: The dinner last night was very warm and enviable, i had seconds which is something i never do.

The word: Vacillate

Part of speech: Verb

The source sentence and page numbers: (Connect)page 153 "We vacillate and flunctuate."

Context Clues: "Fluctuate"

Definition: To waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.

Your original sentence: Her tendency to vacillate makes her a poor leader.

Word: Impelling

Part of speech: Verb

The source sentence and page number: (Connect) Page 152 The single most significant factor, he realized, was a sense, of future vision- the impelling conviction of those who were to survive that they had a mission to perform, some important work left to do.

Context clues: "Future vision" "Those who were to survive"

Definition: To drive forward; propel

Your original sentence: When hearing the ambulance you have to resist impelling.

The word: bucolic (funny in farsi page 30)

Part of speech :adjective

The source sentence: “Or we’d try to be more bucolic mentioning being south of the beautiful Captain Sea.”

Context clues: “We’d try to be”

Definition: Of shepherds pastral, of country life; rustic

Your original sentence: Hannah Montanna is very bucolic because of the farmland she lives around.

elitetext context: connect pg 40sentence: "The elite may derive their culture from expensive theater shows or opera performances where tickets can cost $100 each."definition: the socially superior part of societysentence: "Michael Jackson's wealth and fame made him an elite member in our society."

The Word: innocuous
Part Of Speech: Adjective
The Source Sentence and (Page Number): Funny in Farsi (pg. 57) “The seemingly innocuous cut became infected.
Context Clues: seemingly/became infected. (Antonym)
Definition: harmless, not controversial
Your Original Sentence: The fly is an innocuous insect; it does not harm humans.