Showing posts with label World Lit 1 1st w/o 10/3/07. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Lit 1 1st w/o 10/3/07. Show all posts

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Lisa's Vocab

1. Providentially

Definition- having foresight of being lucky
Pos- adjective
Synonym- luckily, conveniently, fortunately
Sentence- I have never really been a providentially person.

2. Perdition

Definition- completely destroy
Pos-noun
Synonym- destroy, loss, obsolete
Sentence- In 1984 the perdition of words is a crucial part of newspeak.

3. Sardonic

Definition- a mean or hurtful sarcastic saying
Pos- adjective
Synonym- scornful, mocking, sarcastic
Sentence- Sometimes I say sardonic things to people with out really realizing it.

4. Sarcastic

Definition- a satirical sometimes hurtful mocking
Pos- adjective
Synonym- ironic, cynical, derisive
Sentence- I love being sarcastic to my friends because it makes them angry.

5. Solipsistic

Definition- to think that you are the only important thing
Pos- noun
Synonym-arrogant, cocky, conceded
Sentence- I never want to seem solipsistic to others.