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VOCABULARY STORY 459    WAS T-REX A SCAVENGER?
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VOCABULARY STORY 459 WAS T-REX A SCAVENGER?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: SUCCINCT DOCUMENT PROPONENT SUBMISSIVE AUGMENT HIERARCHY SPORADIC INCONGRUOUS ACCESSIBLE HYPOTHETICAL There is a succinct paper documenting facts by proponents of T-Rex being a scavenger. There are a hierarchy of traits to augment the ability to be a predator. In any hypothetical scenario, prey would not be submissive. A big size is incongruous to being a hunter. Prey would not be accessible. Instead, T-Rex relied on the sporadic dead or injured animals in the herd. There is a nicely tied together paper showing facts by advocates of T-Rex being a scavenger. There are graded traits to help the ability to be a predator. In any possible action, prey would not be passive. A big size is unsuitable to being a hunter. Prey would not be reachable. Instead, T-Rex relied on the occasional dead or injured animals in the herd.
VOCABULARY STORY 457    DID FDR HELP OR HURT THE ECONOMY?
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VOCABULARY STORY 457 DID FDR HELP OR HURT THE ECONOMY?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: ARTICULATE DISCRIMINATING DISINCLINATION CAPACITY EXTRANEOUS VERBOSE MATERIALISM IMPEDE SUPERFLUOUS MATERIAL FDR was articulate and verbose but he had a disinclination to make extraneous comments on certain topics. His programs actually impeded the recovery from the Great Depression, discerning economists now say. The US economy has a capacity to self-correct if superfluous gimmicks are not imposed. Materials were diverted into unproductive uses, hurting prosperity and the course of materialism. FDR was well spoken and wordy but he had a dislike to make off the cuff comments on certain topics. His programs actually held back the recovery from the Great Depression, insightful economists now say. The US economy has an ability to self-correct if uncalled for gimmicks are not put in the way. Materials were sent off into unproductive uses, hurting material well-being and the course of capitalism.
VOCABULARY STORY 458     WHY DID T-REX HIDE ITS BIG SIZE?
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VOCABULARY STORY 458 WHY DID T-REX HIDE ITS BIG SIZE?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: SOLUTION ALLEVIATE COMPOSURE EXPOSITORY APPRECIATE APPROPRIATE ASTUTE AVERT OVERT HARDY A trip to the museum is expository to appreciate the T-Rex. Camouflage may have been a solution to alleviate it’s overt presence on the plains. Hardy astute prey animals would have had appropriate defenses to avert a direct attack. They could with composure move away or into a defensive formation when seeing a T-Rex. A trip to the museum is useful to understand the T-Rex. Camouflage may have been an answer to easy it’s opened presence on the plains. Healthy alert prey animals would have had suitable defenses to prevent a direct attack. They could with calmness move away or into a defensive formation when seeing a T-Rex.
VOCABULARY STORY 462     HOW DID THE CROWN GET BOSTON TO OBEY?
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VOCABULARY STORY 462 HOW DID THE CROWN GET BOSTON TO OBEY?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: RELEGATE COMPLIANCE VACILLATE COMPLEMENT USURP PROXIMITY QUANDARY DIFFUSE ENHANCE INFERENCE The Son’s of liberty were in a quandry and their gloomy feeling diffused throughout the colonies. They vacillated; they could not relegate their doubts to the back of their minds. The Crown had usurped direct power in Boston complemented by troops. The inference was that anyone in proximity to them would be forced into compliance. The Son’s of liberty were in a difficulty and their gloomy feeling spread throughout the colonies. They hesitated; they could not put aside their doubts to the back of their minds. The Crown had taken direct power in Boston backed up by troops. The veiled threat was that anyone in nearby to them would be forced into submission.
VOCABULARY STORY 460     DOES GOMER PILE WIN OVER HIS DRILL SARGANT?
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VOCABULARY STORY 460 DOES GOMER PILE WIN OVER HIS DRILL SARGANT?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: CANDOR APPLICATION UNDERMINE CAPITULATE LAMENT REBUTTAL REPREHENSIBLE CHARISMATIC NAIVETE Gomer Pile MC is about a draftee into the US Marine Corps who has naivette and candor. He is the lament of his drill sargent who tries to get malleable material out of him. The drill sargent; hardly charismatic, yells at Gomer in a reprehensible way. The rebuttal?: A goofy smile. The application of discipline does little. Gomer undermines moral with the sargent capitulating. Gomer Pile MC is about a draftee into the US Marine Corps who has simple honesty. He is the sorrow of his drill sargent who tries to get shapable material out of him. The drill sargent; hardly a great leader, yells at Gomer in a terrible way. The answer?: A goofy smile. The use of discipline does little. Gomer sabotages moral with the sargent giving up.
VOCABULARY STORY 461    SHOULD YOU GAMBLE WITH STOCKS?
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VOCABULARY STORY 461 SHOULD YOU GAMBLE WITH STOCKS?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: CIRCUMSPECT SUPPLANT DISCREDIT INHERENT REFUTE CONTENTION ASSUMPTION RANDOM INNOCUOUS QUENCH You shouldn’t supplant circumspect stock picking with random speculation, with the assumption that everything will go up. It’s not innocuous to be rash. The practice of quick pick can be refuted by its inherent risks and bad track record. The contention that you should quench every desire to buy is false and dangerous. You shouldn’t replace cautious stock picking with indiscriminate gambling, taking it for granted that everything will go up. It’s not harmless to be rash. The practice of quick pick can be disproven by its inbuilt risks and bad track record. The argument that you should satisfy every desire to buy is false and dangerous.
VOCABULARY STORY 463     WHY PEOPLE WERE SCOLDED FOR APPROVING THE US CONSTITUTION
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VOCABULARY STORY 463 WHY PEOPLE WERE SCOLDED FOR APPROVING THE US CONSTITUTION

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: RATIFY UNPRECEDENTED HYPOTHETICAL AMBIVALENCE TERSE DEBUNK REPRIMAND EXPEDIENT DISCOUNT ERRONEOUS It’s time to debunk wrong ideas about the US Constitution. Its terse unprecedented language was expedient in giving power to the people. Many there at its formation in 1783, ratified it in a hypocritical way. They did not discount the implications of the form of government they were setting up, thinking it could be changed later. Some were reprimanded when they got back from the convention for giving too much power to the people. It’s time to set right wrong ideas about the US Constitution. Its crisp never seen before language was helpful in giving power to the people. Many there at its formation in 1783, passed it in a two faced way. They realized the ramifications of the form of government they were setting up, thinking it could be changed later. Some were scolded when they got back from the convention for giving too much power to the people.
VOCABULARY STORY 465   WHY WAS BEHIND MOTHER CABRINI'S SUCCESS?
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VOCABULARY STORY 465 WHY WAS BEHIND MOTHER CABRINI'S SUCCESS?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: AMORPHOUS ATTRIBUTE ELUCIDATE EXPLANATORY EPITOME HOMOGENEOUS INDICATIVE SAGE EMULATE VENERATE People venerate sage Mother Cabrini and try to emulate her. She is the epitome of a saint. Miricles are attributed to her. Indicative of her holiness are institutions to help the poor, noted for their homogeneous excellence. A move has been made to elucidate her amorphous beginnings. Her faith is explanatory of her success. People revere wise Mother Cabrini and try to follow her example. She is the very image of a saint. Miricles are said to be from her. Signs of her holiness are institutions to help the poor, noted for their uniformity of excellence. A move has been made to explain her uncertain beginnings. Her faith is the reason for her success.
VOCABULARY STORY 439 HOW DID CHARLES ATLAS PLEASE THE LADIES?
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VOCABULARY STORY 439 HOW DID CHARLES ATLAS PLEASE THE LADIES?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: RIGOROUS GRATIFY VIGOR PLAUSIBLE RETICENT ERUDITE CONCRETE PERNICIOUS COMPLACENCY EXPLOIT As a 98 pound weakling, Charles Atlas was reticent and complacent to being bullied. Being a weakling is pernicious with bullies kicking sand in your face. Then he received a plausible plan to rigorously build up his vigor. He did concrete steps each day. Soon he was gratifying the girls with his muscular body. He had many exploits. Erudite studies have found his plan is OK. As a 98 pound weakling, Charles Atlas was silent and submissive to being bullied. Being a weakling is harmful with bullies kicking sand in your face. Then he received a believable plan to strenuously build up his energy. He did solid steps each day. Soon he was pleasing the girls with his muscular body. He had many adventures. Learned studies have found his plan is OK.
VOCABULARY STORY 438      HOW SHOULD YOU DEAL WITH IGNORANT PEOPLE?
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VOCABULARY STORY 438 HOW SHOULD YOU DEAL WITH IGNORANT PEOPLE?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: ERRONEOUS DISCOUNT EXPEDIENT REPRIMAND DEBUNK TERSE AMBIVALENCE HYPOCRITICAL UNPRECEDENTED DILIGENCE Many people have erroneous ideas that can be tersely debunked easily. It’s not unprecedented; you should not discount it. Many people have ambivalent or hypocritical views. You should not reprimand these people. Use diligence to talk with them. It’s the expedient thing to do. Many people have ignorant wrong ideas that can be briefly and effectively disproven easily. It’s nothing new; you should not minimize its importance. Many people have mixed or insincere views. You should not rebuke these people but use hard effort to talk with them. It’s the adventageous thing to do.
VOCABULARY STORY 440     WHAT WAS HITLER'S EVIL PLAN?
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VOCABULARY STORY 440 WHAT WAS HITLER'S EVIL PLAN?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: CONFORMITY LINGER DETERMINATION PARAGON RECTIFY REDUNDANT PARODY REFLECT DOGMATIC DISCOURSE Hitler was a paragon of the evil right. He had a determination to rectify German’s post WW1 problems blamed on the Versailles Treaty. This was reflected in his dogmatic rambling hate-filled discourses. He would linger on points in a redundant mind numbing way. When you seized power, he demanded total conformity. Charlie Chaplin made a parody movie about him: The Great Dictator. Hitler was thought of as perfect by the evil right. He had a will to fix German’s post WW1 problems blamed on the Versailles Treaty. This was shown in his arrogant opinionated rambling hate-filled speeches. He would stay on points in a repeated mind numbing way. When you took power, he demanded total obedience. Charlie Chaplin made a comic imitation movie about him: The Great Dictator.
VOCABULARY STORY 441      WHAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH PRIESTS IN GERMANY?
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VOCABULARY STORY 441 WHAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH PRIESTS IN GERMANY?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: INSTIGATE RUDIMENTARY ACUTE VESTIGIAL FRICTION HINDER RETAIN HERESY EXEMPT PIETY In Germany, the clergy retained its exempt status from military service. It’s not because of their piety but asa vestigial rudimentary left over from the Middle Ages. It agitated acute friction and hindered the military. If clergy conducted heresy, a court had to decide what to do. In Germany, the clergy kept its excused status from military service. It’s not because of their holiness but as a no longer valid primitive left over from the Middle Ages. It stirred up severe resentment and held back the military. If clergy did unorthodox things, a court had to decide what to do.
VOCABULARY STORY 442    WHAT IS THE MOVIE CABRINI ABOUT?
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VOCABULARY STORY 442 WHAT IS THE MOVIE CABRINI ABOUT?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: FOUNDER ADVERSITY DISCLOSE DORMANT CONSTRAINT DIMINUTION JUXTAPOSITION MISCONCEPTION ORATOR TRANSIENT A new movie, Cabrini, discloses the life of the founder of the Sisters of Mercy a Catholic Order of Care giving nuns. It’s a misconception that she was a great orator. She had many adversaries in 1880’s New York City. It was a constraint to her work which should have remained dormant, except for her faith. The juxtaposition of the old Irish immigrants and the new Italian ones; saw the diminution of one and the rise of the other. A new movie, Cabrini, reveals the life of the establisher of the Sisters of Mercy a Catholic Order of Care giving nuns. It’s a wrong idea that she was a great speaker. She had many enemies in 1880’s New York City. It was a barrier to her work which should have remained at a standstill, except for her faith. The side by side comparison of the old Irish immigrants and the new Italian ones; saw the decline of one and the rise of the other.
VOCABULARY STOEY 431   WHAT DID HERBERT HOOVER DO ABOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION?
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VOCABULARY STOEY 431 WHAT DID HERBERT HOOVER DO ABOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: STATIC FRUGALITY EQUITABLE GENERALIZATION FUTILE DELINEATE DELETERIOUS PATRONIZE PROVINCIAL DISSEMINATE It is only equitable to delineate all Herbert Hoover’s hard efforts as the Depression disseminated through the USA in 1932. He found it futile to stop the deleterious events cascading from the big cities to every provincial hamlet. He reacted with reflexive static frugality. His generalizations to the unemployed were not especially patronizing or inappropriate as he delineated what he thought he could do. It is only fair to list all Herbert Hoover’s hard efforts as the Depression spread through the USA in 1932. He found it impossible to stop the destructive events reverberating from the big cities to every country hamlet. He reacted with reflexive stunned thrift. His broad statements to the unemployed were not especially condescending or out of place as he outlined what he thought he could do.
VOCABULARY STORY 435    WHY DOES PROGRAMMED LEARNING HAVE A BAD REPUTATION?
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VOCABULARY STORY 435 WHY DOES PROGRAMMED LEARNING HAVE A BAD REPUTATION?

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DIDACTIC PRECURSOR COMPOUND KINDLE ADVERSE DERIVATIVE ABSTRACT CONCENTRATION DICREPANCY EXEMPLIFY The precursors of today's remote learning had their own didactic principals. These were exemplified by BF Skinner. He kindled many derivative machines with a concentration on repetition. These adverse associations gave a bad name to programmed learning for compound reasons. There is a discrepancy between the abstract potential of a computer to teach and what was made of it by the early adopters of it. The ones who came before today's developers of remote learning had their own educational theories. These were embodied by BF Skinner. He started many copy cat machines based on repetition. These harsh connections gave a bad name to programmed learning for multiple reasons. There is a diffence between the essential possibilities of a computer to teach and what was made of it by the early adopters of it.
VOCABULARY STORY 436   WHAT'S THE BASIC PROBLEM OF THE US SUPREME COURT?
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VOCABULARY STORY 436 WHAT'S THE BASIC PROBLEM OF THE US SUPREME COURT?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: DILEMMA FORMULAIC ACADEMIC DISMISS CONJECTURE LAVISH INCLUSIVE SUSTAIN TENACITY SUBORDINATE There is a dilemma for the Supreme Court Justices as they meet in their lush surroundings in Washington D.C… Should they have academic formulaic tenacity to the Constitution, subordinating and dismissing practical considerations of today? This question is inclusive to every appointment to the Court. The justices want to sustain the essence of the Constitution but evolve it. There is a problem for the Supreme Court Justices as they meet in their grand surroundings in Washington D.C… Should they have scholastic textbook clinging to the Constitution, putting second and out of mind practical considerations of today? This question is involved in every appointment to the Court. The justices want to keep the essence of the Constitution but adapt it.
VOCABULARY STORY 437   CAN SOLDIERS TALK ABOUT POLITICS?
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VOCABULARY STORY 437 CAN SOLDIERS TALK ABOUT POLITICS?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: REPEL PREDECESSOR PARADOX TANTAMOUNT COGENT CONVICTION ENIGMA CANDOR HYPOTHETICAL INCONGRUOUS It's a pardox that today's and the recent predecessors of the military must repel any outwardly confessed convictions for a hypothetical political view. Politics is incongruous to military service. This is an enigma. Of course, if a soldier is talked to with candor in private, he may express cogent reasons that are tantamount to his service. It's an odd fact that today's and the recent past's military must shun any outwardly confessed beliefs for a possible political view. Politics is out of place to military service. This is an mystery. Of course, if a soldier is talked to with honesty in private, he may express clear reasons that are uppermost to his service.
VOCABULARY STORY 443     HOW IS HITLER VIEWED IN TODAY'S WORLD?
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VOCABULARY STORY 443 HOW IS HITLER VIEWED IN TODAY'S WORLD?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: ELUSIVE MAGNITUDE RHETORICAL COMMEMORATE INDIFFERENT DISPARITY DISPOSITION INDISCRIMINATE INDUCE COHERENCE No one commemorates Hitler. At best there is indifference, at worst disgust for him today. His natural inclinations were hard to pin down even to those close to him. The scope of his rhetorical skills created a coherence to his sick ideas. It led to indiscriminate murders and violence on an unimaginable scale. No one honors Hitler's memory. At best there in noncaring, at worst revulsion to him today. His natural inclinations were hard to pin down even to those close to him. The size of his speaking skills created a following to his sick ideas. It led to random murders and violence on an unimaginable scale.
VOCABULARY STORY 444    WHY DID CHRISTIANS IN 350 AD STAY QUIET?
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VOCABULARY STORY 444 WHY DID CHRISTIANS IN 350 AD STAY QUIET?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: PERPETUATE RECOUNT INTIMATE PERVASIVE PARTISAN MERCENARY CONVERGE TACITURN EXTRICATE WARRANT Early Christians recounted the intimate details of the life of Christ to perpetuate his memory. By 350 AD, Christians were pervasive with many partisans. However; they had to remain taciturn in public because the Emperor wanted to extricate Rome from their influence. Mercenaries converged on Christian meeting places. Being Christian warranted the death penalty. Early Christians retold the personal details of the life of Christ to keep his memory alive. By 350 AD, Christians were all over the place with many believers. However; they had to remain quiet in public because the Emperor wanted to rip Rome out of their influence. Paid armed men closed in on Christian meeting places. Being Christian was deserving of the death penalty.
VOCABULARY STORY 445    WHO INVENTED THE INTERNAL COMBUTION ENGINE?
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VOCABULARY STORY 445 WHO INVENTED THE INTERNAL COMBUTION ENGINE?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: VOLATILE DISPERSE ECLECTIC EXHAUSTIVE HYPERBOLE INSULARITY SUBSTANTIATE SQUANDER RESCIND IMMUTABLE It's not a hyperbole that there was an exhaustive search for a new prime mover for transportation by 1870. A prime mover is the go to source for power. The seeming immutable claim of coal and steam was rescinded after the internal combustion engine was discovered. An eclectic group known for its insularity was involved in the discovery. When their ideas were substantiated, they dispersed. This volatile group made and squandered fortunes, but changed the world. It's not an exaggeration that there was a thorough search for a new prime mover for transportation by 1870. A prime mover is the go to source for power. The seeming unchangeable claim of coal and steam was taken back after the internal combustion engine was discovered. A varied group known for its closed in nature was involved in the discovery. When their ideas were proven, they scattered. This explosive group made and wasted fortunes, but changed the world.