*VOCABULARY WORDS

Kelsey Gahagan

English 9 Hon.

May 23rd, 2011

*Perfunctory

*Adj.- lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic; automatic, unthinking

I feel very angry after I hear

the perfunctory opinions that

are blurted out throughout the

day because no one takes

anybody else’s feelings into

consideration.

*Meticulous

*Adj.- taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough

*2. finicky; fussy

*While writing an essay, it is important to be very meticulous as we find grammar errors, including comma splices.

*Lament

*V- to express grief for or about; mourn

After the tragedy that occurred on September 11th, a great deal of lamenting overwhelmed the entire country as citizens felt empathetic for families who lost loved ones.

*Paraphernalia

*Noun- flourishing used in or necessary for a particular activity; equipment

While I was at Modell’s, a widely known sporting store, my main intention was to buy basketball paraphernalia but I ended up buying myself a nice new sweatshirt instead.

*Despotic Adj- dictatorial

Adolf Hitler, who ran a very strict, despotic government, was soon killed, and during his leadership, he put his people under an enormous amount of torture that could never be forgiven.

Adj- real, concrete

Before the world was fully discovered, Earth was said to be a tangible flat surface until Christopher Columbus proved everyone’s theory wrong, discovering that the Earth is round.

*Tangible

* Adj.- Gratifying to senses; sexy

*Sensuous

The sensuous woman grabbed the audience’s attention by her new hair do, which everyone absolutely loved, and her face was plastered all over People magazine the following day.

*Prima Donna

Adj- indicating the most important performer or role, the lead, someone with the qualities of a diva

The conceited captain of the cheerleading squad strutted her way down the halls of the school thinking that she was such a prima donna, wearing nothing but expensive jewelry, clothes and makeup.

*Garrulous

*Adj.- talkative, wordy, excessively talkative

*Our English teacher, Mr. Abrams, can be very garrulous if you have a conversation that highly interests him.

*(No offense, it’s not a bad thing)

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*Syntax

*N- the way in which words are arranged Sometimes while

browsing through Facebook, I wonder if people have ever even just for a few minutes paid any bit of attention in English class because their syntax and grammar are extremely damaged in some of their posts.

*Sagacity

*Noun- Wisdom

*(Sagacious) *The sagacity of the

young woman blew

everyone by surprise

because she was always

so shy and no one really

realized how much

potential she truly had.

*Ravenous

*Adj.- Extremely hungry; famished

On Thanksgiving, the ravenous guests ate a huge dinner and suddenly they could no longer button their pants.

*Parsimonious

The parsimonious man, who used every coupon he could possibly find, still started an argument when he had to pay five dollars for over forty items.

Adj.- Frugal or stingy, tightfisted, penny-pinching

*Virulent Adj.- Highly deadly

When I got bit by the snake, I realized that the venom released from his mouth was virulent and I needed to get to the hospital as soon as possible because my life was at risk.