Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Rachel's Vocab

Soporific

definition: causing or intending to cause sleep.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: The Tylenol P.M. is a soporific drug.
related words: s- sleepiness,drowsy, sleep



Prevaricate

definition: to speak falsely or misleadingly.
part of speech: verb
sentence: The defendant purposely used prevaricated sentences to sway the jury.
related words: s- lie, unclear, mislead

Reprehensible

definition: deserving of blame.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: Lying is a reprehensible act.
related words: s- blame, condemnable, unforgivable





Penitent

definition:Forgiving, asking for forgiveness.
part of speech:
adj.
sentence: The penitent man confessed his sins.
related words:
s- remorseful, sorry, apologetic







Rapacious

definition: extremely desperate, greedy.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: The lion was very rapacious to the baby calf.
related words: s- voracious, greedy, impatient

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Great job, Rachel
30/30