Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Nikkel's Vocab

Nascent
1. Definition: Beginning of life.
2. Part of Speech: Adjective.
3. Similar words: Starting, growth, and sprouting.
4. The nascent baby will learn to do great things from his mom.
5. On a separate sheet.

Verisimilitude
1. Definition: To come out as truthful, the appearance of being truthful.
2. Part of speech: Noun.
3. Similar words: Truth, honesty, and accuracy.
4. I believed the verisimilitude during the story; it was planned out very well.
5. On a separate sheet.

Deleterious
1. Definition: A cruel or harmful effect.
2. Part of speech: Adjective.
3. Similar words: Terrible, hurtful, and destructive.
4. Jumping off the cliff is a deleterious idea, you might hurt yourself.
5. On a separate sheet.

Vitriolic
1. Definition: Harsh or cutting in tone, bitter and sarcastic.
2. Part of speech: Adjective.
3. Similar words: Pungent, hurtful, and cruel.
4. The vitriolic tone that they used was hurting.
5. On a separate sheet.

Obsequious
1. Definition: Desire to please others, eager to obey.
2. Part of speech: Adjective.
3. Similar words: Flattering, submissive, and fawning.
4. The obsequious students tried so hard to please the teacher.
5. On a separate sheet.

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