Thursday, January 10, 2008
Erika's Vocab
Beginning to develop or exist
Adjective
Developing (s) preliminary (s), start (s),
The nascent tree will grow to be a towering oak.
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Arthropods/Usa/Butterflies/Illinois/ VoloBogMonarchChrysalis.jpg
Verisimilitude
Something that appears to be true
Noun
Honesty (s), genuine (s), likeliness (s)
Everyone believed her because of her lie that was a verisimilitude.
http://www.emergingcity.com/honesty.jpg
Deleterioushaving a damaging effect on someone or something.
Adjective
Bad (s), damaging (s), harmful (s)
The deleterious brothers left the house in shambles.
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/cwl/lowres/cwln314l.jpg
Vitriolic
Extreme bitterness
Adjective
Hateful (s), bitter (s), offensive (s)
The vitriolic man screamed at the kids to get off his lawn.
http://www.uhigh.ilstu.edu/mediawiki/images/7/7c/Yelling_1.jpg
Obsequious
Has to do everything right, a do-gooder
Adjective
Submissive (s), flattering (s), compliant (s)
The obsequious manager was willing to make everyone hate her to please her bosses.
http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/jmo2053l.jpg
Fish
1. Definition)- Coming into existence
2. Part of speech)-Noun
3. Picture)http://empac.rpi.edu/graphics/events/dance_movies/dm3_nascent.jpg
4. Related words)-dying(ant), birth(sym), living(sym)
5. Sentence)-
Verisimilitude
1. Definition)- the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
2. Part of speech)- adjective
3. Picture)- http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.spamula.net/blog/i27/aldrovandi17.jpg&imgrefurl=http://jahsonic.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/awe-of-nature-taste-for-the-bizarre-thirst-for-knowledge/&h=2260&w=1640&sz=647&hl=en&start=13&sig2=TuI2S5NNk8msJdo4eNVVkQ&tbnid=gZ0MUGsBwoklRM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=109&ei=N-2GR5PPBoqoiAGWpMX8Cw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dverisimilitude%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
4. Related words)- truth(sym), semblance(sym), lying(ant)
5. Sentence)- he hoped his claims would have a verisimilitude of authenticity
Deleterious
1. Definition)- Having a harmful effect; injurious
2. Part of speech)- adjective
3. Picture)- http://www.poynteronline.org/resource/106136/cigs.jpg
4. Related words)- hurtful(sym), injurious(sym)
5. Sentence)- the deleterious effect of smoking is now more apparent then ever
Vitriolic
1. Definition)- of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
2. Part of speech)- adjective
3. Picture)- http://vivirlatino.com/i/2007/05/coke.JPG
4. Related words)- harsh(sym), corrosive(sym), caustic(sym)
5. Sentence)- coca cola is more vitriolic then people realize.
Obsequious
1. Definition)- attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
2. Part of speech)- adjective
3. Picture)- http://www.betterthanfudge.com/img/theoffice.jpg
4. Related words)- suck up(RLW), bootlicking(sym), blunt(ant)
5. Sentence)- when I was in my interview I tried to use a obsequious attitude so I would get the job.
Alexa Cole
POS- Noun
RW- Birht (s), emerging (s), beginning (s)
Sentence- The nascent of life in the spring brings a smile to my face.
Verisimilitude- something appears to be true
POS- Noun
RW- impossible (a), truth (s), false (a)
Sentence- The verisimilitude of the tornado did not hit the people of the toen until it was to late.
Deleterious- harmful in an unexpected way
POS- Adjective
RW- prenicious (s), harmful (s), gentle (a)
Sentence- The deleterious horse kicked me.
Vitriolic- fill somehting with hatred
POS- noun
RW- offensive (s), Hateful (s), mean (s)
Sentence- My sister made me cry when she made a vitriolic comment about me to my mom.
Obsequious- must please or obey
POS- adjective
RW- subservient (s), Obey (s), respectfel (s)
Sentence- My obsequious sister makes me look bad in front of my parents.
Brie's Vocab
Nascent
Description: Beginning to develop or exist
POS: Adjective
Related Words: preliminary, start, developing
Sentence: The nascent flowers grow in the spring.
Picture: http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowopp/Helianthus_divaricatus_flowers.jpg
Verisimilitude
Description: Having a true and realistic appearance
POS: Noun
Related Words: honesty, likeliness, genuine
Sentence: The ghost has a verisimilitude essence about him.
Picture: http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/ghost-towel-2.jpg
Deleterious
Description: having a harmful effect on someone or something.
POS: Adjective
Related Words: harsh, bad, damaging
Sentence: The deleterious storm left my car in shambles.
Picture: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/jpg-Hurst/7HCS-storm-Jan07.jpg
Vitriolic
Description: To have extreme bitterness or hatred, Scathing.
POS: Adjective
Related Words: hateful, bitter, offensive
Sentence: The vitriolic man was screaming at everyone in his path.
Picture: http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ATA/25452BP~Angry-Posters.jpg
Obsequious
Description: Excessively eager to obey.
POS: Adjective
Related Words: fawning, groveling, respectful
Sentence: The young, obsequious swimmer was eager to listen to her coaches instructions.
Picture: http://www.sd36.bc.ca/sites/henryb/BeeRespectful.jpg
alex p vocab
1. beginning to develop or become
2. adjective
3. Birth, Emerging, Potential
4. The Nascent snowstorm was going to bring lots of snow.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IceStormPowerLines.png
Verisimilitude
1. possibility or truthful.
2. noun.
3. Truth, honesty, and accuracy.
4. The verisimilitude of forest fire in the dry weather is very high.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wsa-lightning-complex_fire_ron-gregory.jpg
Deleterious
1. Injurious or harmful
2. Adjective
3. Bad, Damaging, Ruining
4. The deleterious habit of smoking can be deadly.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cigarettes_health_warning_australia.jpg
Vitriolic
1. Harsh or corrosive substance.
2. Adjective
3. Harsh, Corrosive, Acidic
4. The vitriolic chemestry lab had to be done carefully.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Julie_Perkins_at_LLNL.jpg
Obsequious
1. Fawning
2. Adjective
3. Flattering, Fawning, Brown-nosing
4. The obsequious student always recieved extra credit in class.
5. http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/24/08/23370824.jpg
Emily's Vocab
Description: beginning to exist or develop
Related Words: beginning (s), blossoming (s), bursting (s)
Sentence: The baby was nascent inside of her.
2) Verisimilitude (noun)
Description: the appearance of truth
Related Words: authenticity (s), credibility (s), genuineness (s)
Sentence: The parents questioned the verisimilitude of their child's story.
3) Deleterious (adjective)
Description: injurious to health
Related Words: harmful (s), damaging (s), destructive (s)
Sentence: Hockey is a deleterious sport, often athletes get injured.
4) Vitriolic (adjective)
Description: very caustic, scathing
Related Words: bitter (s), harsh (s), mild (a)
Sentence: The teacher's behavior speech was vitriolic after the class misbehaved for the substitute.
5) Obsequious (adjective)
Description: obedient
Related Words: compliable (s), flattering (s), respectful (s)
Sentence: The dog was very obsequious to his owner.
Taylor's Vocab.
POS- Adjective
Related Words-Flowering (S), Fresh (S), Young (S).
Sentence- The nascent horse was establishing his place in the herd.
Picture-http://liewcf.com/blog/wp-images/donkey_and_baby.jpg
Verisimilitude- Having a appearance of truth or realness.
POS- Noun
Related Words- Falseness (A), Impossibility (A), Color (S).
Sentence- The horse had the versimilitude that he did not kick his rider.
Picture- http://keyholepublishing.com/We%20Hate%20Truth.jpg
Deleterious- A damaging effect.
POS- Adjective
Related Words- Helpful (A), Destructive (S), Damaging (S).
Sentence- The horses grazing in the same pasture all summer has a deleterious effect on the soil.
Picture-http://www.cvm.umn.edu/img/assets/12742/3_horses.jpg
Vitriolic- Harsh or almost harmful criticism.
POS- Adjective
Related Words- Sweet (A), Sharp (S), Sarcastic (S).
Sentence- The horse trainer was vitriolic with how the horse looked.
Picture-http://www.wildhorseandburroexpo.com/images/August%208,%202006-LittleGal-s.jpg
Obsequious- Having a want or need to please.
POS- Adjective
Related Words- Respectful (S), Slavish (S), Bootlicking (S).
Sentence- My horse he is obsequious to everything I ask of him.
Picture- http://www.estherliano.nl/intermediarkuurkootwijk05.jpg