Thursday, November 29, 2007

Kyle S. Vocab

Soporific
1. Soporific means to cause sleepiness.
2. Soporific is an adjective
3. : dozy, anesthetic or drowsy.
4. Not sleeping for 70 hours would be soporific.
5. http://www.eightstraight.com/static_images/passed_out_at_work.jpg

Prevaricate
1. Prevaricate means to be misleading.
2. Prevaricate is a verb.
3. : con, lie, fib
4. Students tend to prevaricate on the subject of homework.
5. http://www.howtoguides365.com/how-to/know-someone-lying/know-someone-lying.jpg

Reprehensible
1. Reprehensible means to be worthy of blame.
2. Reprehensible is an adjective.
3. : blamable, remiss, blameworthy.
4. Small children are often reprehensible when it comes to stains on carpets.
5. http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/50/47/23034750.jpg

Penitent
1. Penitent is a feeling of guilt for a wrongdoing.
2. Penitent is an adjective.
3. : remorse, regret, or sorrow.
4. Penitent people go to church to ease their sins.
5.http://www.svsnash.org/st-vncent/images/church_drawing.gif

Rapacious
1. Rapacious means to be greedy.
2. Rapacious is an adjective.
3. : ravenous, voracious, preying.
4. Old, rich men are often rapacious about money.
5. http://www.lindamoran.net/images/greedy.jpg

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