Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Vocabulary

1.Conscription
Context: It has the word script in it so it has to do with a piece of paper that notifies military service. It looks like it is just another word for draft.
Sen.: During war time, it has been known that countries some times use conscription to fill their ranks if there aren't many volunteers.

2. relegate
Context: Relegate sort of sounds like relocate, maybe there's a connection.
Sen.: The upper command office decided to relegate some of the lower ranking officers, in order to go through with their greater plan.

3. candor
Context: i don't know the context of this word but, if I had to make a guess I'd say it had to do with honesty and honor.
Sen.: The boyscout went to the witness stand and spoke of the defendents actions that night with great candor.

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