week 3

ambiguous
am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs
adjective
unclear, puzzling
Latin
An ambiguous time is a time that maps to more than one Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384269.aspx

http://blog.xlerant.com/Blog/bid/74446/Solving-Ambiguous-Problems-What-Successful-Companies-Get-That-the-Rest-of-Us-Don-t

dissident
ˈdisidənt
noun
a rebel
Latin
An appeals court in Vietnam has overturned the prison sentence of a dissident.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/08/17/vietnam-appeals-dissident/2666651/

Southerners were considered dissidents during the Civil War.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Confederate_flag.jpg

embellish
im-ˈbe-lish
verb
to decorate
Middle English, Anglo-French
Shop the latest embellished dresses on the world's largest fashion site.
http://www.polyvore.com/embellished_dresses/shop?query=embellished+dresses

http://beautyrollercoaster.blogspot.com/2012/03/collar-craze-diy.html

fritter
ˈfri-tər
verb
waste
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
Don't fritter away corn's golden season.
http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/dont-fritter-away-corns-golden-season-b9979023z1-222173221.html












http://christians-in-recovery.org/wp/2010/10/27/general-recovery/do-you-fritter-away-your-time/

inadvertent
ˌinədˈvərtnt
adjective
not intended, not on purpose
Middle English, Latin
Inadvertent involuntary terminations should be addressed immediately upon discovery.
http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2012/Oct/20126150.htm

Car accidents happen inadvertently.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/02/portland_woman_involved_in_was.html

inane
i-ˈnān
adjective
crazy, silly, pointless
Latin
The Wall Street Journal finds the most inane angle yet on the student-debt crisis.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/-em-the-wall-street-journal-em-finds-the-most-inane-angle-yet-on-the-student-debt-crisis/278685/

http://purefrosting.wordpress.com/

juxtapose
ˈjək-stə-ˌpōz
verb
put side by side, compare
Latin
The general consensus among math people is that "multiplication by juxtaposition"  indicates that the juxtaposed values must be multiplied together before processing other operations.
http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/33240/what-is-multiplication-by-juxtaposition

This is juxtaposing the similarity of hand signals that sports officials call between baseball and football and how this affect the fans.
http://deyconceptualimagery.blogspot.com/2013/01/inclass-assignment-3-juxtaposition.html

lethargy
ˈle-thər-jē
noun
inactivity, weariness
Middle English, Latin, Greek
Lethargy is an extremely common anxiety symptom, and unfortunately it's an example of a type of symptom that can often lead to the development of more anxiety.
http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/

Sloths are lethargic.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-Sleepy-Are-Sloths-and-Other-Lessons-Learned-in-Panama.html

sporadic
spə-ˈra-dik
adjective
random, irregular
Latin, Greek
Sporadic meteors are usually considered as random occurrences not associated with any particular meteor shower.
http://www.spaceweather.com/meteoroutlook/sporadics.html

The points were plotted sporadically on the grid.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/area-irregular-polygons.html

subsidize
ˈsəbsəˌdīz
verb
support (an organization or activity) financially
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
Subsidized and unsubsidized loans are federal student loans for eligible students to help cover the cost of higher education at a four-year college or university, community college, or trade, career, or technical school.
http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized

This department of our government subsidizes housing for low-income families.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/5790406418/in/photostream/