Thursday, December 6, 2007

alex p vocab

Providentially
1. resulting from luck
2. adjective
3. opportune, fortunate, lucky
4. The winning slot machine was chosen providentially by the woman.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Casino_slots.jpg

Perdition
1. spiritual ruin or loss of the soul
2. noun
3. damnation, condemnation, purgatory
4. The evil man was in a constant state of perdition.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hortus_Deliciarum_-_Hell.jpg

Sardonic
1. Bitter or scornful
2. adjective
3. sarcastic, arrogant, bitter
4. After cracking a joke in class, the sardonic child was sent to detention.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:G%C3%B6ttingen-Karzer.Arrest.Cell.05.JPG

Sarcastic
1. A cutting remark
2. Adjective
3. arrogant, satirical, saucy
4. The sarcastic comment was not taken lightly.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eduard_von_Gr%C3%BCtzner_Falstaff.jpg

Solipsistic
1. very self absorbed
2. adjective
3. narcissism, egotistic, preoccupation
4. His solipsistic behavior made him have no friends.
5. http://perdaens.be/blog/uploads/Images/Friends_Berns.jpg