Monday, September 19, 2011

Vocabulary 2

1) Disdain-verb- to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. Nick really wanted to show disdain to a annoying little girl who would not stop sining  but he didn't.


2) dogmatic-adjective-asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated. Anna and her dogmatic views on life mad every one mad at her.

3) Egregious-adjective- extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. The boys egregious foul language got him bet up by the school bullies.


4) Emulate-verb to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist. All the pizza place should emulate how Papa Jons makes there pizzas.


5) Dissipated-adjective- scattered or dispersed.: The rain dissipated and the runners went to there meat and NIck did not have to practice.


6) Diminution-noun-the act, fact, or process of diminishing;  lessening; reduction. The cross-country team diminution on hell ya days because they dont like that

7) Disparage–verb-to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners. Nick


8) Effervescent-adjective-vivacious; gay; lively; sparkling. The boy was effervescent when he saw the cheerleading squad in the panther uniformes.

9) Distraught-verb to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange
 the distraught teaching of the class mad he get the best teach award.


10) Distraught-adjective- mentally deranged; crazed. The man being distraught plead insanity was the reason he merderd 7 people.

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