Curriculum Vocabulary 1:5 ~ ASSIGNMENT: Write a meaningful, grammatically perfect sentence of your own devising for each word.

1. Debacle, noun

• disastrous defeat

2. Imprudent, adjective showing poor judgment unwise

3. Condone, verb

• to overlook or disregard
• accept or forgive (an offence or wrongdoing).
  [ — ORIGIN Latin condonare ‘refrain from punishing’.]

4. Droll, adjective

• "...often dry, witty form of humor that elicits laughs through amusingly odd, sometimes zany behavior or speech. Due to its more subtle nature, this type of humor is not commonly used by comedians" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droll_humor).

Popular comedians known for their droll humor include: Emo Phillips: "His stand-up routine is characterized by his eccentric appearance, falsetto voice, and surreal humor.

"The unusual medieval-style bob haircut he sports, the exaggerated swings of his voice between registers, and his tendency to contort his body into awkward poses during delivery give him a bizarre stage presence. Some of his jokes play on the idea that he is crazy" (Wikipedia).

"Some mornings, it just doesn't pay to gnaw through those leather straps.

"When I was ten, my parents moved to Downers Grove, Illinois. When I was 12, I found them.

"Houses make strange noises at night like creak, groan and "Emo, I'm going to kill you." ...So I remembered what my mother told me, "Whenever you feel afraid just whistle a happy tune... [whistling] ...then I felt a hand around my throat and a voice said, "Thanks. I thought I'd never find you in the dark." - Steven Wright

"There's a pizza place near where I live that sells only slices. In the back you can see a guy tossing a triangle in the air. - John Cleese (Monty Python)

"If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat" (Wikipedia)?

5. Scruple(s), noun
Student Choice: Pick one of following definitions that works best for you.

1. motivation derived logically from ethical or moral principles that govern thoughts and actions
   

2. conscience, moral sense or sense of right and wrong
   

3. feeling about right and wrong that keeps one from doing the wrong thing.
   

4. uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action.

5. "You accidentally damage a car in a parking lot. Do you leave a note with your name and phone number?" Your fiance gives you a new video camera as a gift. When you agree to break off the engagement you're asked to return the camera. Do you? "The teacher asks if you wrote your son's book report. Your son claimed he did it but the teacher's right. Do you admit it?" ( www.scruplesgame.com)