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.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
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