New Word Wall Words!

Hey guys. First things first, there is more news out on Caster Semenya, the 18 year old 800 m. runner who has come under intense scrutiny about her sexual identity...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8250469.stm

Also, we have some new word wall words--make sure you are keeping them up-to-date in your own personal document file.

advent |ˈadˌvent|
noun [in sing. ]
the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event : the advent of television.
• ( Advent) the first season of the church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays.
• ( Advent) Christian Theology the coming or second coming of Christ.

genealogy |ˌjēnēˈäləjē; -ˈal-|
noun ( pl. -gies)
a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor : combing through the birth records and genealogies.
• the study and tracing of lines of descent or development.
• a plant's or animal's line of evolutionary development from earlier forms.

narrative |ˈnarətiv|
noun
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story : the hero of his modest narrative.
• the narrated part or parts of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue.
• the practice or art of narration : traditions of oral narrative.

stanza |ˈstanzə|
noun
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
• a group of four lines in some Greek and Latin meters.

diction |ˈdik sh ən|
noun
1 the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing : Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction.
2 the style of enunciation in speaking or singing : she began imitating his careful diction.

connotation |ˌkänəˈtā sh ən|
noun
an idea or feeling that a word invokes person in addition to its literal or primary meaning : the word “discipline” has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression.
• the implication of such ideas or feelings : the work functions both by analogy and by connotation.
• Philosophy the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to. Often contrasted with denotation .

aural |ˈôrəl|
adjective
of or relating to the ear or the sense of hearing : aural anatomy | information held in written, aural, or database form.

tactile |ˈtaktl; ˈtakˌtīl|
adjective
of or connected with the sense of touch : vocal and visual signals become less important as tactile signals intensify.
• perceptible by touch or apparently so; tangible : she had a distinct, almost tactile memory.
• designed to be perceived by touch : tactile exhibitions help blind people enjoy the magic of sculpture.
• (of a person) given to touching others, esp. as an unselfconscious expression of sympathy or affection.