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Thursday, December 6, 2007

Molly's Vocab

Providentially
POS: adjective
Description: to have fortune or luck
Related Words: fate, luck, beneficially (s)
Sentence: My uncle is a providential gambler.
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Perdition
POS: Noun
Description: to destroy completely
Related Words: obliterate, demolish, and destroy (s)
Sentence: The ant hills were perdition after the little boy ran around.
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Sardonic
POS: Adjective
Description: rudely amused, mocking
Related Words: mocking, scornful, and made fun of (s)
Sentence: The big kid on the bus was sardonic to the young children.
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Sarcastic
POS: Adjective
Description: To taunt or ridicule through words and or actions
Related Words: scorn, deriding, and bitter action (s)
Sentence: The child gave a very sarcastic tone to his mother.
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Solipsistic
POS: adjective
Description: to be completely self involved
Related Words: selfish, ego, and greedy (s)
Sentence: The man's solipsistic behavior caused him to have no friends.
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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.

Nikkel's Vocab

1. Providentially: being fortunate or lucky
2. Part of speech: adverb
3. Related words: fortunately, luckily, and conveniently
4. Sentence: Providentially, she got an A on the test.
5. On a separate sheet.

1. Perdition: Loosing your soul.
2. Part of speech: noun
3. Related words: hell, condemnation, and suffering
4. The church tells us to stay away from perdition.
5. On separate sheet.

1. Sardonic: Mocking, made by harsh or sneering derision.
2. Part of speech: adjective
3. Related words: scornful, mocking, and derisive
4. The sardonic boss did not like the clients.
5. On a separate sheet.

1. Sarcastic: saying something you don’t mean.
2. Part of speech: adjective
3. Related words: ironic, sardonic, and scathing
4. When she talked to about her paper I could not tell if she was using a sarcastic comment.
5. On a separate sheet.

1. Solipsistic: to be obsessed with yourself
2. Part of speech: noun
3. Related words: egocentric, narcissistic, self-centered
4. The solipsistic man kept on looking at him self in the mirror after he got done working out.
5. On a separate sheet.

Emily's Vocab

1. Providentially (adverb)
Description: being lucky or fortunate
Related Words: luckily (s), fortunately (s), auspiciously (s)
Sentence: Providentially, I arrived on time.
2. Perdition (noun)
Description: hell
Related Words: condemnation (s), affliction (s), damnation (s)
Sentence: A Christian believes that you will spend eternity in perdition if you do not believe in Christ.
3. Sardonic (adjective)
Description: bitterly scornful
Related Words: cynical (s), arrogant (s), scornful (s)
Sentence: The man's sense of humor wasn't funny, it was sardonic and hurtful.
4. Sarcastic (adjective)
Description: a mocking tone, ridicule
Related Words: contemptuous (s), corrosive (s), taunting (s)
Sentence: The sarcastic remark made the girl cry.
5. Solipsistic (adjective)
Description: self-absorbed
Related Words: egoistic (s), self-absorption (s), preoccupation with self (s)
Sentence: The teenage girl sounded very solipsistic when talking about her weekend at the lunch table.

Bethanie's vocab

Providentially:
Description- Something that happens because of good fortune.
POS- adjective
Related Words- opportunely-s, prosperous-s, unfortunate-a
Sentence- Procidentially, we got tickets to the concert today.

Perdition:
Description- Losing your soul.
POS- Noun
Related Words- condemnation-s, inferno-s, damnation-s
Sentence- After the shooting everyone was in perdition.

Sardonic:
Description- characterised by mocking.
POS- adjective
Related Words- sarcastic-s, nasty-s, scornful-s
Sentence- The sardonic comment about my shoes urged me to get new ones.

Sarcastic:
Description- Expressing by saying the opposite.
POS- Adjective
Related Words- ironic-s, cynical-s, ironical-s
Sentence- My sister sarcasm can be hurtful sometimes.

Solipsistic:
Description- theory that the self is the only thing that exists.
POS- Adjective
Related Words- self-centered-s, selfish-s, obsessive-s
Sentence- The solipsistic actor didn't care to sign autographs.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Vocab words

Providentially
1. picture separate
2. Fortunate; lucky
3. adverb
4. happy, joyous, prosperous
5. If the bank robber didn't providentially leave evidence, the police wouldn't have caught him.

Perdition
1. picture separate
2. a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul
3. noun
4. affliction, punishment, suffering
5. The damage from the earthquake left the city in a state of perdition.

Sardonic
1. picture separate
2. mocking; sneering
3. adjective
4. biting, mordant, contemptuous
5. The bully had a sardonic grin on his face.

Sarcastic
1. picture separate
2. using sarcasm; a mode of satirical wit for a bitter effect
3. adjective
4. mordant, bitter, ironic
5. The boy responded to the teacher with a sarcastic answer.

Solipsistic
1. picture separate
2. caring about your personal feelings
3. adjective
4. egocentrism, desire, obsessive
5. The solipsisic girl didn't care about her friend's feelings.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Dan O.'s Vocab Dec. 3rd - 8th

Providentially - luckily
POS - providential (base word) - adjective, providentially - adverb
Related Words - favorably, fortunately, opportunely (synonyms)
Sentence(s) - I locked my keys in my car when I turned it on to warm it up. Providentially, I had a spare key in my house.
Picture - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/m/me/mehere/462365_clover_leaf.jpg

Perdition - spiritual ruin
POS - noun
Related Words - Hell, abyss, damnation (synonyms)
Sentence - A murderer is likely to experience perdition for what he has done.
Picture - http://religion-cults.com/Eastern/Hinduism/hell-11g.jpg

Sardonic - sneering
POS - adjective
Related Words - sarcastic, mocking, disrespectful (synonyms)
Sentence - I congratulated him with a sardonic tone because I should have won the award.
Picture - http://p.vtourist.com/3051067-Welcome_to_Florida-Miami.jpg

Sarcastic - using a sneering remark
POS - adjective
Related Words - taunting, mocking, sardonic (synonyms)
Sentence - I was being sarcastic when I told him he was smart for jumping off his roof and breaking his leg.
Picture - http://www.dream-craft.com/pics/jumper.jpg

Solipsistic - theory that the self is the only thing that is known or can be verified
POS - adjective
Related Words - self-absorption, solipsism, solipsist (synonyms)
Sentence - Solipsistic people may meditate to learn more about their inner selves.
Picture - http://www.rainbowcrystal.com/altar/O-6buddha.jpg