Reading Body Language

Love is in the air

Vocabulary Power
[1] Go to your blog and create a new blog entry called 'Love is in the Air'
[2] Now, look for the definitions of the following of words and add them to your blog post.
Vocabulary
martyred:1.to put to death for adhering to a belief, faith, or profession
2.to inflict agonizing pain on : torture

recorded:1 a(1): to set down in writing : furnish written evidence of (2): to deposit an authentic official copy of b: to state for or as if for the record c (1): to register permanently by mechanical means (2): indicate , read
2: to give evidence of
3: to cause (as sound, visual images, or data) to be registered on something (as a disc or magnetic tape) in reproducible form
intransitive verb : to record something


imprisoned:to put in or as if in prison : confine

solace:(n.)1 : alleviation of grief or anxiety 2 : a source of relief or consolation
(V.)1: to give solace to : console
2 a: to make cheerful b: amuse
3: allay , soothe

confinement:an act of confining : the state of being confined

equivalent:1: equal in force, amount, or value ; also : equal in area or volume but not superposable
2 a: like in signification or import b: having logical equivalence
3: corresponding or virtually identical especially in effect or function
4obsolete : equal in might or authority
5: having the same chemical combining capacity
6 a: having the same solution set b: capable of being placed in one-to-one correspondence c: related by an equivalence relation

customary:1 : based on or established by custom
2 : commonly practiced, used, or observed

commiserate with:to feel or express sympathy : condole

e-cards:electronic cards sent via the internet.

wary:marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger

viruses:1:archaic : venom 1
2: a: the causative agent of an infectious disease b: any of a large group of submicroscopic infective agents that are regarded either as extremely simple microorganisms or as extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, lower animals, or plants ; also : filterable virus c: a disease or illness caused by a virus
3: something that poisons the mind or soul
4: a computer program that is usually hidden within another seemingly innocuous program and that produces copies of itself and inserts them into other programs and usually performs a malicious action (as destroying data)


spyware:software that is installed in a computer without the user's knowledge and transmits information about the user's computer activities over the Internet


warrant:1 a (1): sanction , authorization ; also : evidence for or token of authorization (2): guarantee , security b (1): ground , justification (2): confirmation , proof
2 a: a commission or document giving authority to do something ; especially : a writing that authorizes a person to pay or deliver to another and the other to receive money or other consideration b: a precept or writ issued by a competent magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search or to do other acts incident to the administration of justice c: an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer d (1): a short-term obligation of a governmental body (as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue (2): an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time

[3] Now look for the meaning of the following idiomatic phrases and add them to your blog entry:

public displays of affection: showing your feelings or liking or love for someone in public.

forked out: force to spend

hidden in the mists of time: too old for anyone to remember.

sought solace: tried to find comfort

all the rage: very popular

malicious hackers: people who access other people's computers with bad intentions.


Try to find the words associated with Valentine's Day in the puzzle below.
There are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally (g), vertically (i) or diagonally (m)

A S V R H J C U P I D T
S H E A R T G R W U H K
C H R Y L O N C R N U C
H T E H L N I O G R S E
O F E R O X Z U B A B A
C C L O V T I P C R A M
O S W A E N C L K E N R
L F E I T F Y E R S D T
A D F G F A H R B J E R
T W E R T E N C A R D O
E S L A T E R E E M D S
C O R O M A N C E W H E

Words written vertically :chocolate/love/rare/rose

Words written horizantally :she/heart/romance

Words written diagonally :wife/woo/men