Thursday, December 6, 2007

Kirsten's Vocab

Providentially
POS: Adverb
Description: Resulting from divine providence.
Related Words: luckily (s), fortunately (s), providence
Sentence: Providentially, he only sustained minor injuries in the car accident.

Perdition
POS: Noun
Description: Loss of the soul.
Related Words: destruction (s), ruin (s), damnation (s)
Sentence: The murderer faced a perdition after committing the crime.

Sardonic
POS: Adjective
Description: Scornfully mocking.
Related Words: biting (s), mordant (s), contemptuous (s)
Sentence: After making a mean joke, Fred wore a sardonic smile.

Sarcastic
POS: Adjective
Description: Characterized by sarcasm.
Related Words: bitter (s), sardonic (s), ironic (s)
Sentence: After opening socks for his birthday, he thanked his mom sarcastically.

Solipsistic
POS: Adjective
Description: Relating to the theory that only the self exists.
Related Words: egoistic (s), self-absorbed (s), self-centered (s)
Sentence: The supermodel was very solipsistic and only cared about herself.