Thursday, January 10, 2008

alex p vocab

Nascent
1. beginning to develop or become
2. adjective
3. Birth, Emerging, Potential
4. The Nascent snowstorm was going to bring lots of snow.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IceStormPowerLines.png

Verisimilitude
1. possibility or truthful.
2. noun.
3. Truth, honesty, and accuracy.
4. The verisimilitude of forest fire in the dry weather is very high.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wsa-lightning-complex_fire_ron-gregory.jpg

Deleterious
1. Injurious or harmful
2. Adjective
3. Bad, Damaging, Ruining
4. The deleterious habit of smoking can be deadly.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cigarettes_health_warning_australia.jpg

Vitriolic
1. Harsh or corrosive substance.
2. Adjective
3. Harsh, Corrosive, Acidic
4. The vitriolic chemestry lab had to be done carefully.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Julie_Perkins_at_LLNL.jpg

Obsequious
1. Fawning
2. Adjective
3. Flattering, Fawning, Brown-nosing
4. The obsequious student always recieved extra credit in class.
5. http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/24/08/23370824.jpg

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