- Austere (adj.): severe in manner or appearance; strict; without ornament; rough
- Etymology: Greek: austeros "bitter, harsh," especially "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines)
- The austere period preceded the decadence of Rome, and with the decadence came the eventual disintegration.
- Now please compose your own sentence with
- the word
- a usage problem word (see the right side of the blog)
- and a comma, semicolon, or colon
- By the end of this week, you should have 20 words (with a definition and example sentence) from your own reading.
- Recitation
HW: Reading and Journal
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