Thursday, November 29, 2007

Paneral's Vocab

Soporific

1. adjective

2. Causes sleepiness

3. The bed caused an odd but amazing soporific feelings so when you would lay down you would pass out.

4. sleepy, drowsy, balmy

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilsid/55410714/



Prevaricate

1. verb

2. To speak falsely or misleadingly

3. Iago tried to prevaricate to Othello about his wife and Cassio's relationship.

4. evade, con, belie

5. http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Report-Isiah-Thomas.article.jpg



Reprehensible

1. adjective

2. Deserving of reproof

3. The students actions were reprehensible and completely uncalled for in a classroom.

4. bad, shameful, wicked

5. http://www.newshounds.us/image/ssCheneyReprehensible.jpg



Penitent

1. adjective

2. Feeling sorrow for wrongdoing

3. He knew his actions in high school were wrong, but it made him penitent and smarter for his future.

4. shamed, rueful, sorrowful

5. http://3ymoviezone.netfirms.com/images/news/x-men2_ukposters_nightcrawler.jpg



Rapacious

1. adjective

2. Satisfied by greed

3. The general fought with rapacious and ruthless intensity in battle, and spared no one.

4. savage, predatory, preying

5. http://www.dimijianimages.com/Aggression-defense-page4/vultures.jpg

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Excellent job, Brian.
30/30