Thursday, December 6, 2007

Erika's Vocab

Providentially
Very Lucky
Adjective
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Conveniently (s), Beneficially (s), Advantageously (s)
Providentially he found one hundred dollars outside the day before the bills were due.

Perdition
Hell
Noun
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Purgatory (s), Punishment (s), Damnation (s)
Our next decision determines whether or not we will be on the road to perdition.

Sardonic
Sarcastic
Adjective
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Scornful (s), Ironic (s), Mocking (s)
I answered her question in a sardonic tone.

Sarcastic
Mocking
Adjective
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Cynical (s), Acerbic (s), Mordant (s)
She cared little for his sarcastic jokes directed at her.

Solipsistic
The belief that the only thing that is real is yourself.
Noun
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Self-absorbed (s), Contemplative (s), Inward-looking (s)
The man was a solipsist and only believed in himself.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Nice job, Erica.
30/30