Kevin O'Hara's Vocab

Vocabulary – Week of 11/26

Soporific
Definition: Causing or tending to cause sleep.
Part of Speech: Adjective
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Synonyms: balmy, calming, drowsy
Used in Sentence: The medicine had soporific properties

Prevaricate
Definition: To speak falsely or misleadingly, create a lie.
Part of Speech: Verb
Picture: http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/justices/lewis_court_2006_official.jpg
Synonyms: belie, cavil, dodge
Used in Sentence: The criminal’s entire testimony was a prevaricate.

Reprehensible
Definition: deserving of blame
Part of Speech: Adjective
Picture: http://blogs.indiewire.com/morganspurlock/archives/Morgan%20jail%202.JPG
Synonyms: Amiss, bad, blamable
Used in Sentence: He was reprehensible after destroying the car.

Penitent
Definition: feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing
Part of Speech: adjective
Picture: http://mr.troligt.com/leet/dawson-crying.jpg
Synonyms: abashed, apologetic, bashful
Used in Sentence: The criminal was penitent after committing the crime.

Rapacious
Definition: inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate
Part of Speech: Adjective
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Synonyms: greedy, marauding, murderous
Used in Sentence: The billionaire was known for his rapacious attitude.