Thursday, November 29, 2007

Nikkel's Vocab

Soporific1. To cause sleepiness, tiredness.2. Part of speech: adjective3. Similar words: dull, sleep in-dowsing and heavy4. The play that I went to last week had a soporific effect on the crowd.
5. On another sheet.

Prevaricate
1. To be misleading, to lie
2. Part of speech: verb
3. Similar words: belie, stall, and dither.
4. The son prevaricated to his parents about his bad grades.
5. On another sheet.

Reprehensible1. Deserving blame2. Part of speech: adjective3. Similar words: culpable, blameworthy, guilty4. The reprehensible child felt bad after she broke her mom vase.
5. On another sheet.

Penitent
1. Expressing or a feeling of sorrow for doing something wrong.
2. Part of speech: adjective.
3. Similar words: apologetic, regretful, and sorry.
4. The penitent child felt terrible after cheating in a card game.
5. On another sheet.

Rapacious
1. Greedy, taking by force.
2. Part of speech: adjective
3. Similar words: voracious, avaricious, and grasping.
4. The rapacious robber stole all of the diamonds.
5. On another sheet.

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