Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Nicole's Vocab



















1. Soporific

P.O.S- It is an adjective.
Description- It is dealing with sleepiness.
Sentence-Sleeping Beauty had a soporific scene before the prince comes to wake her.
Related Words- synonyms are tired, dull, legarthy.











2.Prevaricate

P.O.S- It is an intransitive verb.
Description- It is moving away from the truth.
Sentence-The wooden boy used to prevaricate when it came to talking to his maker.
Related Words- Synonyms are lie, deception, mask.













3.Reprehensible
P.O.S- It is an adjective.
Description- It is when someone or something does an action that deserves a worthy act.
Sentence-When people need blood, they must be reprehensible to live and use the blood given.
Related Words-Synonyms are deserving,culpable. Antonym is innocent.









4.Penitent
P.O.S- It is an adjective.
Description- It is the expression of a tragedy or something that causes sorrow.
Sentence- After the girl's father died, she expressed many penitent acts.
Related Words- Synonyms are greif, pain, offenses.


5.Rapacious

P.O.S- It is an adjective.
Description- It is when something is continually trying to catch another thing.
Sentence- The baby's rapacious grab to the fathers hand showed much achievement to the father.
Related Words-Synonyms are covetous, grasp,voracious.

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