Showing posts with label 1st and 2nd hour; week of 1/7-1/12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1st and 2nd hour; week of 1/7-1/12. Show all posts

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Paneral's Vocab

Nascent
1. Beginning to develop or exist
2. adjective
3. Syn: blossoming, developing, fresh
4. The flowers the farmer had slaved on for months finally became nascent and were blooming.
5. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/492548997_5023759e04_b.jpg

Verisimilitude
1. The appearance of truth or real
2. noun
3. Syn: credibility, genuineness, truthful
4. I could tell from her verisimilitude that she was a genuine and trustworthy friend.
5. http://www.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/foreigndesk/2007/01/05/patrick498x419.jpg

Deleterious
1. Injurious to health
2. adjective
3. Syn: damaging, destructive, hurtful
4. The thorns on the bushes were deleterious because they ripped your flesh right off.
5. http://www.op.org/steinkerchner/travels/kenya/jpgs/thorns.jpg

Vitriolic
1. Pertaining to chemistry
2. adjective
3. Syn:bitting, cutting, nasty
4. The chemical had a vitriolic effect and acted similar to sulfuric acid.
5. http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Acids/images/sulfuric.jpg

Obsequious
1. Fawning or flattering
2. adjective
3. Syn: complacent, compliable, compliant
4. The girl was purposely acting obsequious and that she needed attention.
5. http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/32/72/23497232.jpg

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Hannah's Vocab

1) Nascent ( Adjective)- Emerging.

The nascent public is beginning to pay attention to the candidates.

Synonyms: Beginning, Blossoming, Maturing.

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2) Verisimilitude (Noun)- Authenticity.

The clique of girls lacked verisimilitude.

Synonyms: Liklihood, Realism, Show.

http://www.grailworld.com/images/authentic2.jpg



3) Deleterious (Adjective)- A negative or dangerous impact.

The girl was a deleterious influence on the new student.

Synonyms: Pernicious, Hurtful, Destructive.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/Nitajk/september%202007/ultrabrwon.jpg



4) Vitriolic (Adjective)- Hateful.

Colin acts vitriolically towards Hannah.

Synonyms: Biting, Cutting, Harsh.

http://www.sunrisesilents.com/Images/TMWL.jpg



5) Obsequious (Adjective)- Fawning over something.

Betty gave an obsequious effort to get to know her.

Synonyms: Brown-nosing, Cringing, Groveling

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