Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Huck Finn Vocabulary
Vocabulary Words Chapters 1-15
1) Affix verb- to fasten, join, or attach (usually fol. by to): to affix stamps to a letter.
April is affixing tape when she wraps presents.
2) Commence verb- to begin; start.
The English teacher always says “Commence,” whenever the students have to start a test.
3) Tolerable adjective- capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
Whenever April starts talking about The Golden Girls, her math teacher is tolerable and sticks around.
4) Shrivel verb- to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
April will always shrivel after being in the heat for eight hours.
5) Providence noun- (often initial capital letter) the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth.
April is always full of providence on Thursday and Sunday nights.
6) Ingot noun- a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
Every Sunday night, April opens her bible and uses her ingot to bookmark the page.
7) Oracle noun- (esp. in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
April’s dad is always an oracle whenever April’s mom invites a priest over for dinner.
8) Infernal adjective- hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.
April is always an infernal person when it comes to having to talk to her children’s principal.
9) Speculate verb- to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often fol. by on, upon, or a clause).
Everyday April has to go out and speculate how high or low the interest rate is.
10) Hogshead noun- a large cask, esp. one containing from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters).
Whenever April has to make an order for her store, she always gets bread in a hogshead.
11) Vial noun- Also, phial. A small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: a vial of rare perfume; a vial of medicine.
April buys two types of perfume and puts them into a vial.
12) Pivot noun- a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
When April and her sister get into an argument it usually pivots around who gets the car for that day.
13) Careened verb- (of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion: The car careened around the corner.
While the physical science class was heading back into town, they all felt like the van was about to careen off the road.
14) Gaudy adjective- brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
When April wants to through a big party, the clothing she wears always makes her look gaudy.
15) Raspy adjective- harsh; grating; rasping.
Whenever April’s mom calls her grandma and grandpa, April’s voice always turns raspy.
16) Notion noun- a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
April always has a notion when it comes to building new playgrounds.
17) Dismal adjective- causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
April is always in a dismal mood whenever she has to go to her grandma and grandpa’s.
18) Victuals noun- victuals, food supplies; provisions.
April always has to order victuals for her store.
19) Thrash verb- to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
Molly always has to thrash her bread before she bakes it.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Vocabulary October 22/2009
) Dogmatic adjective-asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated.
April gets dogmatic when it comes to talking about The Golden Girls.
2) Egregious adjective-extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
Martha gets egregious when it comes around to do school projects, especially when she doesn’t get to pick what it is.
3) Dissipated adjective- indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
April dissipated when she used her permanent fund dividend to buy a dress.
4) Disparage verb-to criticize.
April disparaged her mother when she told her mom’s friend that her cheesecake stunk.
5) Elucidate verb-to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
April’s teacher told her that her idea would elucidate woman from having babies.
6) Torpid adjective- inactive or sluggish.
April’s dog is torpid whenever it comes time for them to go on their walk.
7) Tempestuous adjective- characterized by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean.
April had a tempestuous feeling about her aunt.
8) Edifice noun-a building, esp. one of large size or imposing appearance.
The edifice was blocking the dog so April couldn’t see it.
9) Decorous adjective- characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
The decorous April was inspired people by her art.
10) Eulogium noun- a eulogy.
April had to make an eulogium about her aunt.
11) Propriety noun- conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
April’s nephew was propriety when he finally learned the rules for how to act when he’s at other people’s homes.
12) Sagacious adjective- having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
April found out she sagacious when she got home from the auto shop.
13) Voluminous adjective- forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
Whenever April thinks of a new story, they always turn out to be voluminous.
14) Arduous adjective- requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
April always feels arduous when it comes to making pictures for her children’s books.
15) Alacrity noun- cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
April is always alacrity whenever her sister brings her niece over to play.
16) Languid adjective- lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
April’s boyfriend is always languid when it comes to going out to dinner.
April gets dogmatic when it comes to talking about The Golden Girls.
2) Egregious adjective-extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
Martha gets egregious when it comes around to do school projects, especially when she doesn’t get to pick what it is.
3) Dissipated adjective- indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
April dissipated when she used her permanent fund dividend to buy a dress.
4) Disparage verb-to criticize.
April disparaged her mother when she told her mom’s friend that her cheesecake stunk.
5) Elucidate verb-to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
April’s teacher told her that her idea would elucidate woman from having babies.
6) Torpid adjective- inactive or sluggish.
April’s dog is torpid whenever it comes time for them to go on their walk.
7) Tempestuous adjective- characterized by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean.
April had a tempestuous feeling about her aunt.
8) Edifice noun-a building, esp. one of large size or imposing appearance.
The edifice was blocking the dog so April couldn’t see it.
9) Decorous adjective- characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
The decorous April was inspired people by her art.
10) Eulogium noun- a eulogy.
April had to make an eulogium about her aunt.
11) Propriety noun- conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
April’s nephew was propriety when he finally learned the rules for how to act when he’s at other people’s homes.
12) Sagacious adjective- having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
April found out she sagacious when she got home from the auto shop.
13) Voluminous adjective- forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
Whenever April thinks of a new story, they always turn out to be voluminous.
14) Arduous adjective- requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
April always feels arduous when it comes to making pictures for her children’s books.
15) Alacrity noun- cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
April is always alacrity whenever her sister brings her niece over to play.
16) Languid adjective- lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
April’s boyfriend is always languid when it comes to going out to dinner.
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