Thursday, December 6, 2007

CJ Davis's Vocab

Providentially

  1. Having come from divine intervention.
  2. Adjective
  3. Synonyms – Auspiciously, Favorably, Opportunely.
  4. Many cases of Deus Ex Machina happen providentially

Perdition

  1. Completely in ruin.
  2. Noun
  3. 3. Synonyms – Calamity, Cataclysm, Disaster.
  4. 4. The perdition of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina still has a long ways to go before it is fully repaired.

Sardonic

  1. Bitterly scornful.
  2. Adjective
  3. Synonyms – Arrogant, Mocking, Sharp.
  4. He sneered sardonically at his revival before the match.

Sarcastic

  1. Sneering or cutting.
  2. Adjective
  3. Synonyms – Biting, Contemptuous, Mocking.
  4. “Oh, that’s just great,” John said sarcastically when the food splattered all over the floor.

Solipsistic

  1. Extreme self-absorbance.
  2. Adjective
  3. Synonyms – Narcissism, Self-admiration, Vanity
  4. Nobody else in the world matters to a solipsistic mind.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Great job! +1 for "deus ex machina!"
31/30