Description: Of divine providence; Happening as if through divine intervention
POS: Adj.
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Related words: Opportune (synonym), auspiciously (Synonym), unfortunately (antonym)
Sentence: When the atheist was sure that all was lost he gave in and prayed to whomever presides over us all, and providentially a hand pushed its way above the rubble.
Perdition
Description: Loss of the soul; eternal damnation
POS: Noun
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Related words: Condemnation (synonym), doom (synonym), “perditio”- destruction (related – etymology)
Sentence: Some religions state that those who do not believe will be damned to perdition.
Sardonic
Description: Disdainfully or ironically humorous; bitterly scornful and/or cynically disdainful
POS: Adj.
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Related words: Equivocal (synonym), genial (antonym), sarcastic (synonym)
Sentence: My teacher wrote, “Please excuse Kayla for her lateness, she is SLOW” and I know he was just being funny, but I took it to be sardonic.
Sarcastic
Description: Characterized by sarcasm; derisive and tauntingly contemptuous
POS: Adj.
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Related words: Caustic (synonym), disparaging (synonym), cutting (synonym)
Sentence: I asked my brother for his opinion of my drawing and of course he gave a quick, sarcastic, “It’s a masterpiece.”
Solipsistic
Description: Pertaining to the theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified (self is the only reality); Extremely preoccupied with the indulgence of one’s feelings
POS: Adj.
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Related words: “Solus” – alone + “ipse” – self (related – etymology), egoistic (synonym), self-absorbed (synonym)
Sentence: It can be argued that we live in a solipsistic nation with all the self-absorbed, pretentious rappers and actors that rule over our media.
1 comment:
Great Job, Kayla.
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