It was a shame to see that John wasn't able to get any scholarship money, seeing that he was given ample time to find them.
The final exam was comprehensive, covering everything we've learned since the beginning of the year until now.
The little fat kid ate a copious meal in the morning to be sure that his stomach would be satisfied throughout the day.
Pervasive and deadly, gas permeated in the large building, killing people in quarter of the building.
Trying to catch up on school work takes a prodigious amount of effort. Students often find their work load replete.
My prayers to God are laudatory because making it to heaven is paramount in my mind.
Jesus venerated Paul, while he idealize Jesus, forming a strong bond between friends.
Cataloging the things that I have to do is a facile job, making life much easier for me in the long run.
Because she was so fastidious, student avoided interacting with Susana.
It was pragmatic that government during the the time of kings and knights was an organized hierarchy.
It is advised that student be meticulous with money in college so that upon graduation they may be solvent in relation to their student loans.
The judge's perception of a criminal's facial expressions gave him advantage over all other judges when determining if someone is guilty.
As a young man, I feel in love with abstract art because of the fact that its indefiniteness allow people interpret them differently.
In the matrix, a sign of something reoccurring is an anachronism.
Lots of book, like Harry Potter, tend to exhibit anthropomorphism, like trees that walk and talk.
After arguing with my teacher and getting a detention, I wrote an apology to my mom explaining my action.
Gesticulating is a very affective apparatus for communicating with a person who is deaf when someone doesn't really know sign language.
"Bitter sweet" is an archetype of an oxymoron, seeing that the two words are contradictory.
"Ask not what I can do for you, but what you can do for me" is a chiasmus modeled after JFK's famous paradigm, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
A good period consists of a well organized compilation of parallelism, appositions, and sometimes metonymy.
Every time I stumble upon a word that's unfamiliar to me, I refer to a lexicon to familiarize myself with it.
Not thinking rationally can be a pernicious thing, causing a person to end up in a place place due to bad decision making.
Statements that begin with "if" are typically presenting a hypothetical situation.
If Martin Luther King Jr. was still alive today, I'd write him panegyric to show him just how much I appreciate all that he did for the American people.
It was extremely hard for scientist to explain the phenomenon that occurred last night because of the fact that nothing like it has ever happened before.
When the sardonic child stood up in the middle of church while the preacher was gibing a lesson and refuted his claim saying that there were such thing as propitious signs.
A lot of our philosophy is taken from Greek syllogisms.
The word pickpocket is a well known synecdoche for a thief or someone who pilfers what isn't theirs.
The young lady's thoughts were theoretical, lacking practical application.
Professions of today require innovative thinker, because after all, who knows where we'll be.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Words, words, and more Words
If the abortion was sanctioned by Congress for the entire United States, there would be a lot of unhappy pro-life people.
Because the graduation the previous year was extremely long, students asked Ray's permission to truncate their impending graduation.
Whenever I go shopping for clothes, I always turn to my image consultant, my girlfriend, for help because of her aesthetic sense in fashion.
It is widely known that Shakespeare's anthology is characterized by romance and tragedy.
As an Architect, my job is to better the contemporary home, making work with the environment and the people living in them.
James, a young dilettante, failed two of his freshman college course because he lacked the ability to take them seriously.
Jeepers Creepers was an eclectic creature, collecting different body parts from victims and making them part of himself.
Sit your think back down for a second and let me read you an excerpt from my narrative, it won't take long.
At the club, the DJ played a great medley of music of all genres that had the club jumping!
Today I called the the painters so that they could paint a mural in house depicting me wrestling an ox.
In the 10th grade, we made hilarious parodies of The Crucible, using film cameras and the dorm rooms as the set.
My AP English teacher stressed realism so much that I abandoned my usual fictional writing.
Live a virtuous life, and when it comes to an end, you may live life abundantly in heaven.
After guys from another team came to play at our school, my team and I showed decorous behavior to them.
After spending so much time working in the insane asylum, I've come to the point when I'm loosing my equanimity.
The architect, earning a modest salary, made prudent decisions with every single dollar he possessed.
The proprieties of love often makes young people uncomfortable due to the fact that they have never experienced a intimate relationship.
After being shot with 12 horse tranquilizers, the deranged serial killer slept staid and serene, lacking what it takes to resist being captured.
Because there was no reason to try and dispute his detention, the kid stood with a stoic visage as Mr. Cuchoff scolded him.
After being condemned by the Judge for killing his wife, O.J. Simpson's status in society was discredited.
Disparaging his brother, Joe described him in perjorative terms saying, "You're fat, stupid, and ugly."
After students dicovered the Betty was caught and accusted of plagiarism, they sought to vilify his name, telling everyone that he was a cheater that cheated to get where he is today.
Mr. Worth was a brusque deen of student, not taking time to listen to students on campus.
I just realized today that I have a very caustic sense of humor, offending everyone around me.
It's a sad thing to see teacher teach at schools in the projects because of the fact that they teach so-called factious kids and give up on them cause they see them as incorrigible.
Often times when children are spoiled, they grow up to be ingrate, neglecting to thank those who assist them.
It was insolent of him to flick of the police officer after he pulled him over for a traffic violation.
The notorious underground street fighter was known for being pugnacious when confronted by officers of law enforcement.
It was reprehensible of the young boys to urenate in their teacher's water bottle while she was using the bathroom.
The mass murderer from California was known for his heinous crimes of seeking out elderly people and breaking their brittle bones one by one.
Though steroids are said to make you stronger, they also have deleterious effects on the body.
In the bible, Cane's enmity towards his brother caused him to, in cold blood, murder his brother, Able, and extreme malfeasance in the eyesight of God.
As a Christian, malice can cause you to lose your soul, because being spiteful is a sin.
Leaving food out for days and allowing it to become putrid and eating it after can mean that a person is taking in toxics
My brother and I have such a rancorous relationship that every time we see each other, we get into a fight.
After years of wearing the same old shoes, I realized that those hackneyed shoes were obsolete.
In many of Shakespeare's book, he uses archaic langauge, causing me to wonder if he lived during medieval times.
Walking in the bedroom of my new house, I decided that I must add a little color to these austere, white walls.
In the projects, the site of poverty is mundane or mediocrity seeing that a majority of people lack the luxury of money.
Stories about historical events are oftenly seen as poderous and prosaic to kids because of the fact that they have extremely short attention spans.
"The birds here are sedentary, never moving from its habitat."
The seniors from Jones High School were all having apprehension about the impending college year.
Rain on a sunny day is said to be a harbinger that a storm is coming.
Judging by the look of trepidation, I'd say the boy didn't know what he wanted.
It was naive of the novice to believe his first book would set the books store a blaze like a nascent conflagration in the woods.
A lot of people tend to dislike people who are frank and candor due to the fact that they just can't handle the truth.
It was novel that today was arid, because around this time we usual get a lot of rain.
Unlike the nocturnal, silent owl, the sonorous bald eagle loves to fly high under the sun.
Because the graduation the previous year was extremely long, students asked Ray's permission to truncate their impending graduation.
Whenever I go shopping for clothes, I always turn to my image consultant, my girlfriend, for help because of her aesthetic sense in fashion.
It is widely known that Shakespeare's anthology is characterized by romance and tragedy.
As an Architect, my job is to better the contemporary home, making work with the environment and the people living in them.
James, a young dilettante, failed two of his freshman college course because he lacked the ability to take them seriously.
Jeepers Creepers was an eclectic creature, collecting different body parts from victims and making them part of himself.
Sit your think back down for a second and let me read you an excerpt from my narrative, it won't take long.
At the club, the DJ played a great medley of music of all genres that had the club jumping!
Today I called the the painters so that they could paint a mural in house depicting me wrestling an ox.
In the 10th grade, we made hilarious parodies of The Crucible, using film cameras and the dorm rooms as the set.
My AP English teacher stressed realism so much that I abandoned my usual fictional writing.
Live a virtuous life, and when it comes to an end, you may live life abundantly in heaven.
After guys from another team came to play at our school, my team and I showed decorous behavior to them.
After spending so much time working in the insane asylum, I've come to the point when I'm loosing my equanimity.
The architect, earning a modest salary, made prudent decisions with every single dollar he possessed.
The proprieties of love often makes young people uncomfortable due to the fact that they have never experienced a intimate relationship.
After being shot with 12 horse tranquilizers, the deranged serial killer slept staid and serene, lacking what it takes to resist being captured.
Because there was no reason to try and dispute his detention, the kid stood with a stoic visage as Mr. Cuchoff scolded him.
After being condemned by the Judge for killing his wife, O.J. Simpson's status in society was discredited.
Disparaging his brother, Joe described him in perjorative terms saying, "You're fat, stupid, and ugly."
After students dicovered the Betty was caught and accusted of plagiarism, they sought to vilify his name, telling everyone that he was a cheater that cheated to get where he is today.
Mr. Worth was a brusque deen of student, not taking time to listen to students on campus.
I just realized today that I have a very caustic sense of humor, offending everyone around me.
It's a sad thing to see teacher teach at schools in the projects because of the fact that they teach so-called factious kids and give up on them cause they see them as incorrigible.
Often times when children are spoiled, they grow up to be ingrate, neglecting to thank those who assist them.
It was insolent of him to flick of the police officer after he pulled him over for a traffic violation.
The notorious underground street fighter was known for being pugnacious when confronted by officers of law enforcement.
It was reprehensible of the young boys to urenate in their teacher's water bottle while she was using the bathroom.
The mass murderer from California was known for his heinous crimes of seeking out elderly people and breaking their brittle bones one by one.
Though steroids are said to make you stronger, they also have deleterious effects on the body.
In the bible, Cane's enmity towards his brother caused him to, in cold blood, murder his brother, Able, and extreme malfeasance in the eyesight of God.
As a Christian, malice can cause you to lose your soul, because being spiteful is a sin.
Leaving food out for days and allowing it to become putrid and eating it after can mean that a person is taking in toxics
My brother and I have such a rancorous relationship that every time we see each other, we get into a fight.
After years of wearing the same old shoes, I realized that those hackneyed shoes were obsolete.
In many of Shakespeare's book, he uses archaic langauge, causing me to wonder if he lived during medieval times.
Walking in the bedroom of my new house, I decided that I must add a little color to these austere, white walls.
In the projects, the site of poverty is mundane or mediocrity seeing that a majority of people lack the luxury of money.
Stories about historical events are oftenly seen as poderous and prosaic to kids because of the fact that they have extremely short attention spans.
"The birds here are sedentary, never moving from its habitat."
The seniors from Jones High School were all having apprehension about the impending college year.
Rain on a sunny day is said to be a harbinger that a storm is coming.
Judging by the look of trepidation, I'd say the boy didn't know what he wanted.
It was naive of the novice to believe his first book would set the books store a blaze like a nascent conflagration in the woods.
A lot of people tend to dislike people who are frank and candor due to the fact that they just can't handle the truth.
It was novel that today was arid, because around this time we usual get a lot of rain.
Unlike the nocturnal, silent owl, the sonorous bald eagle loves to fly high under the sun.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
You Can't Win
Throughout life, we, subordinates of others, find ourselves at the hands or mercy of arbiters, who in the end have the final say.
As a student, I think it's OK to make the assertion that when it comes to disputing with a teacher, you, my fellow student, should accept defeat and forfeit because no matter how compelling your argument may be to you, it's still tenuous. From experience, this is a didactic assertion, so take from it. After years of dealing with teachers, I've become indolent when it comes to lashing out against them.
The best way to prevent argument with a teacher is to show up to class full of ebullience, enthusiastic and ready to go. Even if it is spurious, make it look good. I know it sounds bad, but if getting the grade requires astute action or clandestine methods to do so, then so be it. Now-a-days it's essential for a student to be wily because of the fact
Sentences and Periods
I remember on year I had a teacher that wore the most opulent clothes but had the most listless visage, a face that could suck the life out of a crowd.
In court, video is considered one of the most cogent forms of evidence.
To someone who graduated with a degree in mathematics, algebra is a lucid concept.
After having affairs with sundry women, Tyga Hood carried a penitent countenance.
After laying lifeless in a tomb for 365 years, Dracula returned to make a reclamation of his land and the human race as a whole.
The stratagem of the Red Guard failed to catch the United Sates off guard because of the fact that prior the sneak attack, there was leak of the plan.
It is custom to buy a good wary dog because of the fact that they see everything and are great watchdogs.
Ostentatious charity is a vain act in the eyesight of God, because giving should be of the heart and not for the acknowledgment.
Police officer rather not receive calls that pertain to trivial matter, they prefer problems that are significant.
After an assiduous workout, the young athlete fell to his knees and gasped for air.
Working diligently through her middle and high school years, Daniela's tenacity paid off.
Game after game, John's parents attended basketball games and showed their dogged support, game after game he endured the pain of playing his heart out.
The intrepid soldier went into battle with a heart of steal and a mind set on returning home to his wife after battle.
Two of the most notorious mavericks of the Civil Rights Movement are Martin Luther King, with his obdurate non-violence campaign, and the obstinate Gandhi.
In a matter of a day and a half, the army of Indians proliferated, leaving the westerners out numbered.
After some time, schools in the south were forced to assimilate black students.
After taking time to consider our daughter going to college, my wife and I can to a consensus.
When defining terms in a debate, it is vital to define it in context.
When going out for his college team, Frank was turned down the position of point guard due to the fact that his game play was insipid, anyone could do his job!
The word church is derived from the Greek word ecclasia, a congregation or assembly.
It's always the incumbent's job to deal with crimes in their area; after all, if they didn't want to, why would they take the job.
It is inevitable that we humans of flesh and blood die, because everything that has a beginning has an end.
The new found substance Rykeemium was malleable, the best for a sword.
By the armies, with their new technologies, the Indians of the Western plains were subdued, and in some cases killed.
The feelings that I had for the first girlfriend I ever had are so superficial compared to the way I feel about you, my wife.
The fact that John dunked in the last second of the game was inconsequential due to the fact that his team lost by 100 points.
The money I acquired over the years made it easy when it came to putting money in my son's college fund.
The conception Jane has about life made it extremely hard for her to accept that her father died in a tragic car accident.
Buddhist monks live by the conviction that we , through our desires in life, cause our own suffering.
Christians are dogmatic in their claims that Jesus Christ was the son of God and died for the remission of our sins.
A teachers job is enlightening her student, making the better prepared for the future.
First impressions mean everything, that is why people often relay on code switching when in the presence of a stranger.
It is phsychics are lead by intuition an can often predict the future.
A common misconception about African Americans is that they all can jump like a kangaroo.
From the perspective of a person with malignant cancer, life has come to an end.
The double major in Architecture and Quantum Physics, Gerald, was a profound thinker, hypothesizing many great hypotheses.
Young James,son of the notorious KKK general, exhibited inherent racism at a young age.
Rykeem's innate ability to jump extremely high got him a starting spot on his high school's elite basketball team.
The inveterate liar, John, found it extremely difficult to tell the truth to anyone, including his wife.
God is what we consider omnipotent, seeing and knowing all that we do.
My grandfather, an American soldier, was blown to smithereens by an enemy proximity mine.
The elusive criminal whom emigrated from South Africa to the United States made it ten whole years until taken down by emigration officers.
The pain from breaking boards in Karate class was transient,transitory, lasting only a couple of hours tops.
A lot of people take the fact that I am affable or cordial for weakness, but if it comes down to it, I can handle myself.
After competing to see who could last the longest without eating, Josh and Luis seemed amenable when it came down to forgetting about the bet and eating.
There was a good deal of camaraderie among the team: it didn't take a coach's presents to make them cooperate.
Punching his star point guard, the coach showed that he was facetious.
After impinging his best friend from going to pick up his little and to play ball instead, Michael lamented the fact she was killed walking home from school.
The young boys unusual state of melancholy made friend habitually ask if something was bothering him.
As a student, I think it's OK to make the assertion that when it comes to disputing with a teacher, you, my fellow student, should accept defeat and forfeit because no matter how compelling your argument may be to you, it's still tenuous. From experience, this is a didactic assertion, so take from it. After years of dealing with teachers, I've become indolent when it comes to lashing out against them.
The best way to prevent argument with a teacher is to show up to class full of ebullience, enthusiastic and ready to go. Even if it is spurious, make it look good. I know it sounds bad, but if getting the grade requires astute action or clandestine methods to do so, then so be it. Now-a-days it's essential for a student to be wily because of the fact
Sentences and Periods
I remember on year I had a teacher that wore the most opulent clothes but had the most listless visage, a face that could suck the life out of a crowd.
In court, video is considered one of the most cogent forms of evidence.
To someone who graduated with a degree in mathematics, algebra is a lucid concept.
After having affairs with sundry women, Tyga Hood carried a penitent countenance.
After laying lifeless in a tomb for 365 years, Dracula returned to make a reclamation of his land and the human race as a whole.
The stratagem of the Red Guard failed to catch the United Sates off guard because of the fact that prior the sneak attack, there was leak of the plan.
It is custom to buy a good wary dog because of the fact that they see everything and are great watchdogs.
Ostentatious charity is a vain act in the eyesight of God, because giving should be of the heart and not for the acknowledgment.
Police officer rather not receive calls that pertain to trivial matter, they prefer problems that are significant.
After an assiduous workout, the young athlete fell to his knees and gasped for air.
Working diligently through her middle and high school years, Daniela's tenacity paid off.
Game after game, John's parents attended basketball games and showed their dogged support, game after game he endured the pain of playing his heart out.
The intrepid soldier went into battle with a heart of steal and a mind set on returning home to his wife after battle.
Two of the most notorious mavericks of the Civil Rights Movement are Martin Luther King, with his obdurate non-violence campaign, and the obstinate Gandhi.
In a matter of a day and a half, the army of Indians proliferated, leaving the westerners out numbered.
After some time, schools in the south were forced to assimilate black students.
After taking time to consider our daughter going to college, my wife and I can to a consensus.
When defining terms in a debate, it is vital to define it in context.
When going out for his college team, Frank was turned down the position of point guard due to the fact that his game play was insipid, anyone could do his job!
The word church is derived from the Greek word ecclasia, a congregation or assembly.
It's always the incumbent's job to deal with crimes in their area; after all, if they didn't want to, why would they take the job.
It is inevitable that we humans of flesh and blood die, because everything that has a beginning has an end.
The new found substance Rykeemium was malleable, the best for a sword.
By the armies, with their new technologies, the Indians of the Western plains were subdued, and in some cases killed.
The feelings that I had for the first girlfriend I ever had are so superficial compared to the way I feel about you, my wife.
The fact that John dunked in the last second of the game was inconsequential due to the fact that his team lost by 100 points.
The money I acquired over the years made it easy when it came to putting money in my son's college fund.
The conception Jane has about life made it extremely hard for her to accept that her father died in a tragic car accident.
Buddhist monks live by the conviction that we , through our desires in life, cause our own suffering.
Christians are dogmatic in their claims that Jesus Christ was the son of God and died for the remission of our sins.
A teachers job is enlightening her student, making the better prepared for the future.
First impressions mean everything, that is why people often relay on code switching when in the presence of a stranger.
It is phsychics are lead by intuition an can often predict the future.
A common misconception about African Americans is that they all can jump like a kangaroo.
From the perspective of a person with malignant cancer, life has come to an end.
The double major in Architecture and Quantum Physics, Gerald, was a profound thinker, hypothesizing many great hypotheses.
Young James,son of the notorious KKK general, exhibited inherent racism at a young age.
Rykeem's innate ability to jump extremely high got him a starting spot on his high school's elite basketball team.
The inveterate liar, John, found it extremely difficult to tell the truth to anyone, including his wife.
God is what we consider omnipotent, seeing and knowing all that we do.
My grandfather, an American soldier, was blown to smithereens by an enemy proximity mine.
The elusive criminal whom emigrated from South Africa to the United States made it ten whole years until taken down by emigration officers.
The pain from breaking boards in Karate class was transient,transitory, lasting only a couple of hours tops.
A lot of people take the fact that I am affable or cordial for weakness, but if it comes down to it, I can handle myself.
After competing to see who could last the longest without eating, Josh and Luis seemed amenable when it came down to forgetting about the bet and eating.
There was a good deal of camaraderie among the team: it didn't take a coach's presents to make them cooperate.
Punching his star point guard, the coach showed that he was facetious.
After impinging his best friend from going to pick up his little and to play ball instead, Michael lamented the fact she was killed walking home from school.
The young boys unusual state of melancholy made friend habitually ask if something was bothering him.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Vocab
clarity- clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding
ex. After listing to the professor lecture on quantum physics, the students searched all their textbooks for a sense of clarity.
cohesive- the intermolecular attraction by which the elements of a body are held together
ex. After months and months of practice, the basketball team was a cohesive force.
emphasize- accentuate or stress
ex. Often times parents tend to emphasize lessons they want us to learn, but fail to realize that we'll make our own mistakes.
fluid- changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid
ex. The fluid concept of the religion called Hinduism causes people to question it.
implication- something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood
ex. The is an implication that because a person is black, they are good at some sort of sport.
biased- a particular tendency or inclination
ex. The magazine gave a biased account of the scandal between Nikki Minaj and Lil' Wayne.
impartial- not partial or biased; fair; just
integrity- adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character
ex. In the trial over civil rights, the white judge was forced to give his impartial judge or risk losing his integrity.
objectivity- intentness on objects external to the mind
ex. As a husband, Ahmad tries to maintain objectivity in his judgment of Amina, treating her as though she were his.
plausible- believable
ex. Lie to someone and for a long time after, they'll question if you are plausible.
substantiate- to establish by proof or competent evidence
ex. During the trial, the lawyer substantiated that his client was not guilty using a video of the crime scene.
vindicate- to afford justification for; justify
ex. Because of the fact that officers sometimes shoot first and then ask questions, Officer Nixon had to vindicate the reason he shot and killed a young man.
condescending- showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority
ex. Knowing very well her roommate disliked her, she scolded her about her condescending friendliness.
contemptuous- showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful
ex. I've never seen that girl before, but she just gave me a contemptuous look:she must not like me.
disdain- to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself
ex. Every year Charles went out for the baseball team he was faced with disdain because of the fact that older students disliked him.
imperious- urgent
ex. When you hear imperious sirens of emergency vehicles, it is crucial that you yield and allow them to go about their business.
patronizing- displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner
ex. Don't patronize me! Someday I will be the greatest rapper alive.
futile- incapable of producing any result
ex. All who faced the fearless General Minh found their attempts futile for they were all defeated within a matter of seconds.
obscure- dark, cloudy, unclear
ex. It is said that driving through fog on the freeway is dangerous because of the fact that it obscures the driver's view, ultimately causing various accidents.
alienated- to make indifferent or hostile
ex. Because he was deemed mentally retarded, he was often alienated by other students, finding him an embarrassment.
alliance- a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for
specific purposes
ex. Because France was weak and needed sure assistance in battle, it signed an alliance with the United States, insuring its protection.
disparity- difference or to distinguish between
ex. Disparity in the two zebra's stripes made them easier to separate.
suppressed- to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop
ex. Because Ahmad disliked when his wife ventured out of the house, he supprssed her desire to by locking her away in a dungeon.
flagrant- shockingly noticeable or evident
ex. The referee stated that due to the fact that the player stuck his leg out to trip the center intentionally, he would call a flagrant foul.
gratuitous- given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment
ex. Rather than give expecting something in return, Christians should give gratuitously.
superfluous- being more than is sufficient or required
ex. It is possible for the U.S. to send food to Africa because there has been a recorded surplus, superfluous amounts of food.
alleviate- to relieve of
ex. When I get a headache, the nurse often gives me advil to alleviate the pain.
asylum- an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary
ex. My wife turned out to be a psycho so to keep her from further harming herself or the family, I sent her to an insane asylum.
benevolent- characterized by or expressing goodwill or kind feelings
ex. Her benevolent nature made it hard for her to look at the popper on the corner and do nothing to better his condition.
benign- having a kindly disposition; gracious
ex. Good thing that the tumor was benign, because a malignant tumor would mean the grave.
sanction- authoritative permission or approval
ex. The judge sanctioned the police's actions when he enter a drug dealer's house unannounced.
dubious- doubtful
ex. The dubious point guard killed the team spirit by constantly announcing an impending loss.
fabricate- to devise or invent
ex. The criminal fabricated a plan so diabolical that the cops never expected it at all.
slander- a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report
ex. Because of the slander of Ray's name, no one wanted to take to him or share his company.
ambiguous- of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend
ex. Ambiguous language is known for confusion people.
apathetic- having or showing little or no emotion
ex. James was simply apathetic about where he lived, as long as he had a place to live.
arbitrary- unreasonable or unsupported
ex. The arbitrary excuse did work on the teacher. The kid was sent to detention with no warning
equivocate- to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead
ex. When asked by his wife if her dress made her look fat, John equivocated to the point that she forgot that she even asked.
spontaneous- coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency
ex. Women never like to do the same thing over and over. Every now and then they want something spontaneous.
haughty- arrogant
ex. The haughty runner lost his scholarship, because who likes a show off anyway.
incontrovertible- not open to question or dispute
ex. In court, incontrovertible evidence always wins
coherent- logically connected
ex. Insane people often have a hard time with coherent thoughts because they aren't mentally intact.
discourse- communication of thought by words
ex. Great discourse and communication is a sure time that a relationship will work out.
eloquence- the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness
ex. At the age of three, you wouldn't expect Molly to speak with such eloquence, pronouncing her words without flaw and exercising a extravagant vernacular.
rhetoric- the study of the effective use of language
ex. Rhetoric is the key to poetry, writing essays, and other forms of writing, because without it less effective.
exculpate- to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame
ex. After new evidence was found that pointed to another suspect in the three year old case, Jimmy, convicted of murder, was exculpated.
despotic- of or pertaining to a person who wields power oppressively
ex. The despotic Hitler stopped at nothing to the lives of Jews living in Germany miserable.
dictatorial- of or pertaining to a person who wields power oppressively
ex. The dictatorial Stalin ruled Russia with a iron fist.
convoluted- complicated; intricately involved
ex. God gives us a choice, and it's funny that people choose to take the convoluted path in life.
cryptic- mysterious in meaning; puzzling
ex. The general sent a cryptic letter to his subordinate in order to keep spies from intercepting his message.
impede- to retard or obstruct the progress of
ex. Johnathan took two advils to impede the pain in his head.
quandary- a state of perplexity or uncertainty
ex. When asked if he wanted to play basketball or soccer, two of his favorite sports, hefound himself in a quandary.
indolent- having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
ex. The indolent Minh refused to take his test because he feel he needed more time.
torpor- sluggish inactivity or inertia
ex. The wind, an opposing force, cause the boy to run his last lap with torpor.
servile- slavishly submissive or obsequious
ex. Because the men in her life were so strict, Jane became a servile being.
embellish- to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament
ex. Getting ready for the party, Josey embellished herself in order to better her visage.
florid- reddish; ruddy; rosy
ex. After the boy waved at her, Lucy's face became florid, red as a police vehicle.
ornate- showy, flashy
ex. The young price lavished himself with ornate thing, but what he didn't know was that is way drew killers and murderers to him.
poignant- keenly distressing to the feelings
ex. After killing a family of four, a wife, husband, and two small children, the criminal was struck with poignant regret.
effusive- pouring out; overflowing
ex. After witnessing his parents murder, the boy let out an effusive cry.
egregious- extraordinary in some bad way
ex. Becuase of the egregious errors found in his college essay, Joe was denied acceptance to a university.
frenetic- wildly excited or active; frantic
ex. The young boy lost in the woods, ran at a frenetic past upon seeing a bear.
auspicious- promising success
ex. The young pro-golfer found loads of sunshine after an entire day of rain an auspicious sign of his impending victory at the masters.
mollify- to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
ex. A mother often does whatever it takes to millify her child's pain and adhere to their needs.
hypocrisy- an act or instance of such falseness
ex. Adultery is a huge hypocrisy, for how can someone claim to love someone when they cheat on them.
coup- a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment
ex. Hercules's use of the shield of mirrors on Medusa was a coup for it defeated her when no one else could.
disingenuous- lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity
ex. Saying the words "I do" to someone that you don't love is a disingenuos act that will be delt with by God on the day of judgement.
ruse- a trick
ex. Lucifer is known for his uses of ruses, which catch people off guard and cost them their souls.
surreptitiously- acting in a stealthy way
ex. The criminals surrepticiously entered the bank with intentions to pilfer anything and everything in sight.
ambivalent- The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, an object, or an idea
ex. Ying and Yang is known worldwide to be an ambivalaent symbol.
capricious- mercurial
ex. Even though whites tend to make life much harder for Martin Luther King, he held to his capricious view of the race.
ex. After listing to the professor lecture on quantum physics, the students searched all their textbooks for a sense of clarity.
cohesive- the intermolecular attraction by which the elements of a body are held together
ex. After months and months of practice, the basketball team was a cohesive force.
emphasize- accentuate or stress
ex. Often times parents tend to emphasize lessons they want us to learn, but fail to realize that we'll make our own mistakes.
fluid- changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid
ex. The fluid concept of the religion called Hinduism causes people to question it.
implication- something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood
ex. The is an implication that because a person is black, they are good at some sort of sport.
biased- a particular tendency or inclination
ex. The magazine gave a biased account of the scandal between Nikki Minaj and Lil' Wayne.
impartial- not partial or biased; fair; just
integrity- adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character
ex. In the trial over civil rights, the white judge was forced to give his impartial judge or risk losing his integrity.
objectivity- intentness on objects external to the mind
ex. As a husband, Ahmad tries to maintain objectivity in his judgment of Amina, treating her as though she were his.
plausible- believable
ex. Lie to someone and for a long time after, they'll question if you are plausible.
substantiate- to establish by proof or competent evidence
ex. During the trial, the lawyer substantiated that his client was not guilty using a video of the crime scene.
vindicate- to afford justification for; justify
ex. Because of the fact that officers sometimes shoot first and then ask questions, Officer Nixon had to vindicate the reason he shot and killed a young man.
condescending- showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority
ex. Knowing very well her roommate disliked her, she scolded her about her condescending friendliness.
contemptuous- showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful
ex. I've never seen that girl before, but she just gave me a contemptuous look:she must not like me.
disdain- to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself
ex. Every year Charles went out for the baseball team he was faced with disdain because of the fact that older students disliked him.
imperious- urgent
ex. When you hear imperious sirens of emergency vehicles, it is crucial that you yield and allow them to go about their business.
patronizing- displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner
ex. Don't patronize me! Someday I will be the greatest rapper alive.
futile- incapable of producing any result
ex. All who faced the fearless General Minh found their attempts futile for they were all defeated within a matter of seconds.
obscure- dark, cloudy, unclear
ex. It is said that driving through fog on the freeway is dangerous because of the fact that it obscures the driver's view, ultimately causing various accidents.
alienated- to make indifferent or hostile
ex. Because he was deemed mentally retarded, he was often alienated by other students, finding him an embarrassment.
alliance- a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for
specific purposes
ex. Because France was weak and needed sure assistance in battle, it signed an alliance with the United States, insuring its protection.
disparity- difference or to distinguish between
ex. Disparity in the two zebra's stripes made them easier to separate.
suppressed- to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop
ex. Because Ahmad disliked when his wife ventured out of the house, he supprssed her desire to by locking her away in a dungeon.
flagrant- shockingly noticeable or evident
ex. The referee stated that due to the fact that the player stuck his leg out to trip the center intentionally, he would call a flagrant foul.
gratuitous- given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment
ex. Rather than give expecting something in return, Christians should give gratuitously.
superfluous- being more than is sufficient or required
ex. It is possible for the U.S. to send food to Africa because there has been a recorded surplus, superfluous amounts of food.
alleviate- to relieve of
ex. When I get a headache, the nurse often gives me advil to alleviate the pain.
asylum- an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary
ex. My wife turned out to be a psycho so to keep her from further harming herself or the family, I sent her to an insane asylum.
benevolent- characterized by or expressing goodwill or kind feelings
ex. Her benevolent nature made it hard for her to look at the popper on the corner and do nothing to better his condition.
benign- having a kindly disposition; gracious
ex. Good thing that the tumor was benign, because a malignant tumor would mean the grave.
sanction- authoritative permission or approval
ex. The judge sanctioned the police's actions when he enter a drug dealer's house unannounced.
dubious- doubtful
ex. The dubious point guard killed the team spirit by constantly announcing an impending loss.
fabricate- to devise or invent
ex. The criminal fabricated a plan so diabolical that the cops never expected it at all.
slander- a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report
ex. Because of the slander of Ray's name, no one wanted to take to him or share his company.
ambiguous- of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend
ex. Ambiguous language is known for confusion people.
apathetic- having or showing little or no emotion
ex. James was simply apathetic about where he lived, as long as he had a place to live.
arbitrary- unreasonable or unsupported
ex. The arbitrary excuse did work on the teacher. The kid was sent to detention with no warning
equivocate- to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead
ex. When asked by his wife if her dress made her look fat, John equivocated to the point that she forgot that she even asked.
spontaneous- coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency
ex. Women never like to do the same thing over and over. Every now and then they want something spontaneous.
haughty- arrogant
ex. The haughty runner lost his scholarship, because who likes a show off anyway.
incontrovertible- not open to question or dispute
ex. In court, incontrovertible evidence always wins
coherent- logically connected
ex. Insane people often have a hard time with coherent thoughts because they aren't mentally intact.
discourse- communication of thought by words
ex. Great discourse and communication is a sure time that a relationship will work out.
eloquence- the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness
ex. At the age of three, you wouldn't expect Molly to speak with such eloquence, pronouncing her words without flaw and exercising a extravagant vernacular.
rhetoric- the study of the effective use of language
ex. Rhetoric is the key to poetry, writing essays, and other forms of writing, because without it less effective.
exculpate- to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame
ex. After new evidence was found that pointed to another suspect in the three year old case, Jimmy, convicted of murder, was exculpated.
despotic- of or pertaining to a person who wields power oppressively
ex. The despotic Hitler stopped at nothing to the lives of Jews living in Germany miserable.
dictatorial- of or pertaining to a person who wields power oppressively
ex. The dictatorial Stalin ruled Russia with a iron fist.
convoluted- complicated; intricately involved
ex. God gives us a choice, and it's funny that people choose to take the convoluted path in life.
cryptic- mysterious in meaning; puzzling
ex. The general sent a cryptic letter to his subordinate in order to keep spies from intercepting his message.
impede- to retard or obstruct the progress of
ex. Johnathan took two advils to impede the pain in his head.
quandary- a state of perplexity or uncertainty
ex. When asked if he wanted to play basketball or soccer, two of his favorite sports, hefound himself in a quandary.
indolent- having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
ex. The indolent Minh refused to take his test because he feel he needed more time.
torpor- sluggish inactivity or inertia
ex. The wind, an opposing force, cause the boy to run his last lap with torpor.
servile- slavishly submissive or obsequious
ex. Because the men in her life were so strict, Jane became a servile being.
embellish- to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament
ex. Getting ready for the party, Josey embellished herself in order to better her visage.
florid- reddish; ruddy; rosy
ex. After the boy waved at her, Lucy's face became florid, red as a police vehicle.
ornate- showy, flashy
ex. The young price lavished himself with ornate thing, but what he didn't know was that is way drew killers and murderers to him.
poignant- keenly distressing to the feelings
ex. After killing a family of four, a wife, husband, and two small children, the criminal was struck with poignant regret.
effusive- pouring out; overflowing
ex. After witnessing his parents murder, the boy let out an effusive cry.
egregious- extraordinary in some bad way
ex. Becuase of the egregious errors found in his college essay, Joe was denied acceptance to a university.
frenetic- wildly excited or active; frantic
ex. The young boy lost in the woods, ran at a frenetic past upon seeing a bear.
auspicious- promising success
ex. The young pro-golfer found loads of sunshine after an entire day of rain an auspicious sign of his impending victory at the masters.
mollify- to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
ex. A mother often does whatever it takes to millify her child's pain and adhere to their needs.
hypocrisy- an act or instance of such falseness
ex. Adultery is a huge hypocrisy, for how can someone claim to love someone when they cheat on them.
coup- a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment
ex. Hercules's use of the shield of mirrors on Medusa was a coup for it defeated her when no one else could.
disingenuous- lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity
ex. Saying the words "I do" to someone that you don't love is a disingenuos act that will be delt with by God on the day of judgement.
ruse- a trick
ex. Lucifer is known for his uses of ruses, which catch people off guard and cost them their souls.
surreptitiously- acting in a stealthy way
ex. The criminals surrepticiously entered the bank with intentions to pilfer anything and everything in sight.
ambivalent- The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, an object, or an idea
ex. Ying and Yang is known worldwide to be an ambivalaent symbol.
capricious- mercurial
ex. Even though whites tend to make life much harder for Martin Luther King, he held to his capricious view of the race.
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