4.2 Lachrymose

When and Where did I find the word: Before spending the entire Sunday on the couch due to Tonsilitis, I spent my entire Thursday night trying to clean my room preparing for my upcoming move.  While cleaning I ran across an SAT Vocabulary list from High School.  It seemed like fate, especially since I had to find words for this vocabulary blog.  One of the words on the list, struck my eye: lachrymose. 

Website: http://www.majortests.com/sat/wordlist-01

What is means: The nice thing about the SAT Vocabulary list is that it defines the word for you.  That way, I didn't have to feel like to much of an idiot for not knowing a word that high school students should know according to this website.   According to the website, lachrymose means "tearful or sad." 

Level of Familiarity: I must have glanced at this word once in high school if I had a copy of the wordlist.  However, when I ran across the word a second time, I was still stumped.  It is not a word that I hear many people using in conversation. 

Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? Yes, I want to know this word.  If this word is included on the SAT word list, then I need to know it in order to prepare my future students for the SAT.  Plus, if the SAT is saying that high school students should know it, then THIS adult should also know it. 


Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?: As a said before, I have never  heard this word come up in conversation, however, the SAT board is saying that students should know this word.  Therefore, I think all educators should know this word and use this word in classes.  Students learn best when they want to learn the word, so maybe if we as educators use it, students will become curious to know what it means.