Thursday, November 29, 2007

Alex p vocab

Rapacious
1. Greedy or seizing for the satisfaction of greed
2. adjective
3. ravenous, voracious, grasping
4. His rapacious emotions in the toy store lead to a crying fit.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Toysrus_Japan_03.jpg

Penitent
1. feeling sadness or sorrow for wrong doings.
2. adjective
3. remorseful, rueful, sorrowful
4. His penitent speech could not get him out of the electric chair.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Old_Sparky.jpg

Reprehensible
1. deserving to take the blame
2. adjective
3. shameful, blameworthy, guilty
4. He felt reprehensible after blaming the broken window on a bird.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lecvandalismsanctuarydoor.jpg

Prevaricate
1. To speak falsely or to mislead
2. verb
3. evade, shift, lie
4. He began to prevaricate under the pressure of the court.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Old_Bailey_Microcosm_edited.jpg

Soporific
1. tending to cause sleep, sleepy
2. adjective
3. sleepy, drowsy, calming
4. The soporific student always recieved poor grades.
5. http://zforza.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/sleeping_in_class.jpg