Homework
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2001Please define each word, and use it in a sentence.
manipulated (man ip ye’ lat d), v.
1. To operate or control by skilled use of the hands; handle.
2. To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously.
3. To tamper with or falsify for personal gain.
I feel as if I were manipulated on Saturday night.
naive (nä-’Ev), adj.
1. Marked by unaffected simplicity
2a. Deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment;
b. Not previously subjected to experimentation or a particular experimental situation
When it comes to certain situations, I am very naive.
allow (a-lau’), v.
1a. To assign as a share or suitable amount
b. To reckon as a deduction or an addition
2. Admit, Concede
3a. Permit
b. To forbear or neglect to restrain or prevent
I allow those I love to cross my boundaries without restraint.
love (’l&v), n.
1a. Attraction based on sexual desire; affection and tenderness felt by lovers
b. Affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests
2. Warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion
3. The object of attachment, devotion, or admiration; a beloved person
4. Unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another; the fatherly concern of God for humankind; brotherly concern for others; a person’s adoration of God
I love one who loves another.
girlfriend (’g&r(-&)l-”frend), n.
1. A frequent or regular female companion of a boy or man
2. Mistress
I am not his girlfriend.
soil (soil) n.
1. Firm land
2. The upper layer of earth that may be dug or plowed and in which plants grow
3. A medium in which something takes hold and develops
I wonder which of the four soils I am.
live (’liv), v.
1. To be alive
2. To continue alive
3. To maintain oneself
4. To attain eternal life [though he die, yet shall he live — John 11:25 (RSV)]
5. To remain in human memory or record
6. To have a life rich in experience
I want to live alive.
damaged (da-mi-j&-d), adj.
1. To be injured
I have been damaged by my past.
prepped (prep-d) v.
1. [short for prepare]: to get ready
1b. {transitive senses} Prepare; especially: to prepare for operation
God prepped me for radical surgery on the damage, and I called it off.
faith (’fAth), n.
1a. Belief and trust in and loyalty to God
b. Firm belief in something for which there is no proof
c. Complete trust
3. Something that is believed especially with strong conviction
Where is my faith?
jealous (jel-es), adj.
1. Hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage
I live in a constant state of jealousy.
God n.
The supreme or ultimate reality: as a Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshiped as creator and ruler of the universe
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:10)
“I’m going under, I’m suffocating
Drowning, but I’m holding on
What keeps me breathing?
Don’t have an answer
Drowning, but I won’t let go
Away now… No way out
Away now… No way out
I’ve been walkin’ a lonesome highway
I felt as though I had no home
My bed’s been taken by another
I made the bed, now lie alone
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away
Away now… No way out
Away now… No way out
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away
Away now… No way out
Away now… No way out
I’m going under, I’m suffocating
Drowning but I’m holding on
What keeps me breathing?
Don’t have an answer
Drowning, but I won’t let go
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away
Give it away now motherfucker, now keep it away…”
Slipping,
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