Welcome

Hey class,

Welcome to your very own class dictionary.  This is a private blog, so only those of us in the class can read and post to it.  In other words, don't be shy.

As we discussed in class, find at least five words that are new to you (or have always been problematic) and post them with their sources and definitions here.  (Sources should not be our textbooks; part of the point behind this project is to get you reading other things.)

Sure, this assignment is due at the end of the semester, but why not get a jump on it now?  Pick up The Odyssey, or The Catcher in the Rye, or the latest issue of the Sioux City Journal.  And, of course, if you find more than five words, post them all here.  We're trying to help each other.  I promise not to quiz you on any extra words you post.

In the spirit of equality, here's a word I came across recently:

pabulum: n. 1) food or sustenance 2) nourishment for the mind 3) Pablum

Dictionary: Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition

Source:

Glover, Douglas.  "How to Write a Novel."  Attack of the Copula Spiders.  Emeryville, Ontario: Biblioasis, 2012. Print.

(If you're interested in finding out what "Pablum" is...

Pablum: n. any oversimplified or tasteless writing, ideas, etc)