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*VOCABULARY WORDS
Kelsey Gahagan
English 9 Hon.
May 23rd, 2011
*Perfunctory
*Adj.- lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic; automatic, unthinking
Sometimes I feel very perfunctory throughout the school day, not because of school work, but because of people throughout the day who just know how to irk my nerves.
*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 of grammar errors as well as 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 for all of the empathy for lost family members.
*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- dictorial
Adolf Hitler, who ran a very strict despotic government, was soon killed but for his time in 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 due, 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 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)
.
*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 messed up.
*Sagacity
*Noun- Wisdom
*(Sagacious) *The sagacity of the
young woman blew
everyone by surprise
because since she was
always so shy, no one
really realized how much
potential she truly had.
*Ravenous
*Adj.- Extremely hungry; famished
On Thanksgiving, everyone who was complaining that they were so ravenous, ate a huge dinner and suddenly 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 ten 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.