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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

Kyle Schwarting's Vocab

Nascent
1. Nascent means the beginnings of life.
2. Nascent is an Adjective.
3. Synonyms: Starting, growth, and sprouting.
4. The baby is nascent in the mother at three months old.
5. http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/facts/fig17baby5mos.jpg

Verisimilitude
1. Verisimilitude means to come out as truthful.
2. Verisimilitude is a noun.
3. Synonyms: Truth, honesty, and accuracy.
4. Bill Clinton had verisimilitude, but now we know he was lying about Monica.
5. http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/1144798.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1939057D9939C83F10689758F6A592B2A725A5397277B4DC33E

Deleterious
1. Deleterious means a cruel or harmful effect.
2. Deleterious is an adjective.
3. Synonyms: Terrible, hurtful, and destructive.
4. Telling someone you hate them can be deleterious.
5. http://www.savagechickens.com/images/chickenhateyou.jpg

Vitriolic
1. Vitriolic is a harsh or cutting in tone, bitter and sarcastic.
2. Vitriolic is an adjective.
3. Synonyms: Pungent, hurtful, and cruel.
4. I am often vitriolic.
5. http://www.goodstorm.com/files/images/3981AF12_34BC24B5.jpg

Obsequious
1. Obsequious is a desire to please others, eager to obey.
2. Obsequious is an adjective.
3. Synonyms: Flattering, submissive, and fawning.
4. Many people are obsequious.
5. http://blog.lib.umn.edu/biomdoc/access_services/CustomerServPrior2J.JPG