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Thursday, December 6, 2007

alex p vocab

Providentially
1. resulting from luck
2. adjective
3. opportune, fortunate, lucky
4. The winning slot machine was chosen providentially by the woman.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Casino_slots.jpg

Perdition
1. spiritual ruin or loss of the soul
2. noun
3. damnation, condemnation, purgatory
4. The evil man was in a constant state of perdition.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hortus_Deliciarum_-_Hell.jpg

Sardonic
1. Bitter or scornful
2. adjective
3. sarcastic, arrogant, bitter
4. After cracking a joke in class, the sardonic child was sent to detention.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:G%C3%B6ttingen-Karzer.Arrest.Cell.05.JPG

Sarcastic
1. A cutting remark
2. Adjective
3. arrogant, satirical, saucy
4. The sarcastic comment was not taken lightly.
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eduard_von_Gr%C3%BCtzner_Falstaff.jpg

Solipsistic
1. very self absorbed
2. adjective
3. narcissism, egotistic, preoccupation
4. His solipsistic behavior made him have no friends.
5. http://perdaens.be/blog/uploads/Images/Friends_Berns.jpg

bryant's vocab

Providentially
1. opportune, fortunate, lucky
2. adv
3. syn: favorably, happily, successfully
4. The man providentially won the lotto.
Perdition
1. loss of the soul; damnation
2. noun
3. syn: abyss, affliction, purgatory
4. Hitler’s actions caused him to live a life of perdition.
Sardonic
1. cynical, sneering
2. adj
3. syn: biting, mordant, contemptuous
4. The sardonic comment from the employee did not implant a good impression on his employer.
Sarcastic
1. sneering, of cutting remark
2. adj
3. syn: cutting, evil, cynical
4. His sarcasm exceeded the usual limitation and became more hurtful than funny.
Solipsistic
1. indulgence of only personal feelings
2. adj
3. syn: self-centered, absorbed, obsessive
4. Scrooge’s solipsism showed when he took money from the poor.

Monday, December 3, 2007

megan's vocab

Providentially-to be pertaining to. opportune and fortunate.
*Adjective
*Luckily, beneficially, conveniently (synonyms)
*The team practiced very hard so providentially they will do well
picture

Perdition- is a final spiritual ruin, a loss of the soul,or damnation.
*Noun
*Punishment, suffering, affliction (synonyms)
*The perdition she will leave behind when she dies may be greater than she pleases.

Sardonic- to be bitter or scornfully mocking, also to be cynical and sneering.
*Adjective
*Satirical, scathing, derisive (synonyms)
*The results that the sacdonic doctor gave us weren't very please.

Sarcastic- is an expressive way to ridicule someone, and say remarks that are sharply and ironicallyl taunting, to others and to be very sneering.
*Adjective
*Cynical, mordant, mocking (synonyms)
*He was the most sarcastic person i have ever heard in my life

Solipsistic- something that only refers to the self aspect of a person, to be completely preoccupied and indulged in ones self
*Adjective
*egoistic, self-centered,inconsiderate (synonyms)
*Many business men and lawyers have very solipsistic personalities.