Showing posts with label 1st hour vocab w/o 1/07/08. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1st hour vocab w/o 1/07/08. Show all posts

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Emily's Vocab

1) Nascent (adjective)
Description: beginning to exist or develop
Related Words: beginning (s), blossoming (s), bursting (s)
Sentence: The baby was nascent inside of her.
2) Verisimilitude (noun)
Description: the appearance of truth
Related Words: authenticity (s), credibility (s), genuineness (s)
Sentence: The parents questioned the verisimilitude of their child's story.
3) Deleterious (adjective)
Description: injurious to health
Related Words: harmful (s), damaging (s), destructive (s)
Sentence: Hockey is a deleterious sport, often athletes get injured.
4) Vitriolic (adjective)
Description: very caustic, scathing
Related Words: bitter (s), harsh (s), mild (a)
Sentence: The teacher's behavior speech was vitriolic after the class misbehaved for the substitute.
5) Obsequious (adjective)
Description: obedient
Related Words: compliable (s), flattering (s), respectful (s)
Sentence: The dog was very obsequious to his owner.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Gabrielle Whip's Vocabulary



Nascent-Beginning to develop. POS- Adjective Related words (s)- blossom, begin, develop. Sentence- The nascent child was flourishing into a strong adolecent .Picture:

Verisimilitude-To appear to be true. POS- Noun. Related words (s)- credibility, resemblance, likeliness. Semtence- The mother questioned her the verisimilitude if her teenagers story .Picture:

Deleterious-Harmful. POS- Adjective Related words (s)- destructive, harmful, ruinous. The deleterious building was destroyed before anyone was seriously injured. Picture:

Vitriolic-scathing Pos- Adjective related words (S)- biting, caustic, cutting. The vitriolic gossiper made Lisa cry. Picture:


Obsequious- Obedient and dutiful. POS- Adjective. Related words (S)- compliant, obediant, sycophantic. The obsequious child respected her parents and came home from her date by 10pm .Picture: