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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Introducing Dystopian Literature II English

Define the word - Dystopia
A State or Society, Where people live under a highly controlled system with Suffering and injustice.

Vocab - Find meanings for the following - Write them in your own words
Jovial, profusely, paraphernalia, interminably, petulantly

Jovial - Being Cheerful and happy.

Profusely - Something there being a lot of 
E.g There is was a lot of blood at the crime scene

Paraphernalia - To donate equipment, a product or accessory that is intended or modified for making, using, or concealing drugs, Typically for drugs such as - Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine.

Interminably -  To do something for a long period of time or for it to be constant or endless

Petulantly - Petulantly is an adverb formation of petulant, which comes from the Latin word known as Petulantem which also translates to "Wanton" "Forward" or "Insolent", however over the past time Petulantly in modern time has morphed to mean that one is either moody or childish. and therefore no longer means that one is "Wanton" or "Forward"




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