Courtney R's vocab

Soporific:

• Description- Something that makes someone go to sleep
• POS- adjective
• Related Words- mesmerizing(s), drowsy(s), invigorating(m)
• Sentence- The soporific teacher could never keep my attention with the way she talked.

Prevaricate:

• Description- To say an incorrect thing.
• POS- verb
• Related Words- belie(s), misrepresent(s), honesty(m)
• Sentence- The little girl prevaricated to her mom about hitting her brother.

Reprehensible:

• Description- To deserve blame.
• POS- adjective
• Related Words- condemnable(s), blame-worthy(s), creditable(m)
• Sentence- The reprehensible suspect was put in jail for the crime.

Penitent:

• Description- Feeling sorry for something bad one did.
• POS- noun
• Related Words- repentant(s), sorrowful(s), unashamed(m)
• Sentence- The criminal was peninent once he realized the jury found him guilty.

Rapacious:

• Description- Taking something by force.
• POS- adjective
• Related words- greedy(s), avaricious(s), generous(m)
• Sentence- The Rapacious Bully took the little kids candy.