Week 2

JV552

Insouciant and Synthesis

The first word for the week was the adjective, insouciant. Insouciant describes a very relaxed person, without a care in the world. The word is derived from a French root meaning "to care," therefore, an insouciant person is not-caring. the noun "insouciance" refers to the relaxed behavior of an individual.

The other word was synthesis, a noun. Synthesis is a noun denoting the combination of two people's ideas or objects. In general , synthesis is the action of combining two or more things into one. Synthesis is most often used when describing thoughts, or intangible things. To 'synthesize' things is the verb form of Synthesis, meaning to put things together to make a whole.