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Words in Volume IV:
magistratejubilantchatteltimbremeanderresilientembellishdenouncemysticdubiousruminatesever
resplendentdiscordinvectivewistfuldidacticundulateguilelessetherealnotoriouschasmasceticreticentblight
magistrate,
magistrate
magistrate
A Soldier of the Great War --Mark Helprin
Before the war I was a
kind of problem.
and I used to work on this
magistrate: judge
Relatives: mag: big, great in sizemajestic, magnificent, magnitude
I have been named of this town.
One Hundred Years of Solitude --Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bay
“I’d have them all before the on Bow Street ,”
Inspector Kent mutters, mentioning London’s famous court.
magistrate,
The Bourne Supremacy --Robert Ludlum
You told us that when you said you did not care to go before
the to “press charges,” as you put it.
1. Before the war I was a magistrate,
kind of problem.
and I used to work on this
magistrate: judge
Relatives: mag: big, great in sizemajestic, magnificent, magnitude
magistrate2.“I’d have them all before the on Bow Street ,”
Inspector Kent mutters, mentioning London’s famous court.
magistrate 3.I have been named of this town.
4. You told us that when you said you did not care to go before
the magistrate, to “press charges,” as you put it.
But although Tom’s ear tingled, his heart was
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer --Mark Twain
jubilant
jubilationjubilation
jubilant.
Eldest--Christopher Paolini
of our race.May the halls echo with the
jubilant: overjoyed
syn: elated, ecstatic
ant: morose, sullen, depressed, indifferent, apathetic
Forms: N: jubilationV: 00Adj: jubilantAdv: jubilantly
I felt their arms around my neck, their hugs and the marvelous
of reunion. Black Like Me --John Howard Griffin
The city was in the midst of a gala.
The Looking Glass Wars --Frank Beddor
jubilant: overjoyed
syn: elated, ecstatic
ant: morose, sullen, depressed, indifferent, apathetic
Forms: N: jubilationV: 00Adj: jubilantAdv: jubilantly
jubilant1. The city was in the midst of a gala.
2. But although Tom’s ear tingled, his heart was jubilant.
jubilation
3. I felt their arms around my neck, their hugs and the marvelous
of reunion.
jubilation of our race.4. May the halls echo with the
chattel: slave; livestock; a burdensomepossession
chattels
All Quiet on the Western Front --Erich Maria Remarque
their goods and
On the way we meet the inhabitants trundling
along with them in wheelbarrows,
in perambulators, and on their backs.
chattel
The Mayor of Casterbridge --Thomas Hardy
You then stood without a to your name, and I was the
master of the house in Corn Street.
chattel
The Power and the Glory --Grace MacGowan Cooke
She is a valuable industrial possession to the man, or
who may profit by her labor; never a luxury—a bill of
expense.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl--Harriet Jacobs
Yet that intelligent, enterprising, noble-hearted man was a
chattel.
chattel: slave; livestock; a burdensomepossession
their goods and
2. You then stood without a
3.She is a valuable industrial possession
4. Yet that intelligent, enterprising, noble-hearted man was a
1. On the way we meet the inhabitants trundling
chattel
chattel to the man, or
who may profit by her labor; never a luxury—a bill of
expense.
to your name, and I was the
master of the house in Corn Street.
chattel.
chattels along with them in wheelbarrows,
in perambulators, and on their backs.
timbre
timbrestimbre.
timbre,
timbre: one of the properties of sound; often used to describe a tone, loudness, orpitch of voice.
So we watch their faces, their hands, their feet, and listen for truth in
The Bluest Eye--Toni Morrison
Life of Pi --Yann Martel
The voice had its very own with a heavy, weary rasp.
slow and easy as Pruitt.
Only the of his voice showed his passion; he was as
The Thundering Herd --Zane Grey
The Looking Glass War--Frank Beddor
She stood listening to the alternating and resonances
of the men’s voices.
timbre: one of the properties of sound; often used to describe the tone, loudness of pitch of voice.
1.The voice had its very own with a heavy, weary rasp.timbre,
slow and easy as Pruitt.
timbre2.Only the of his voice showed his passion; he was as
timbres3.She stood listening to the alternating and resonances
of the men’s voices.
timbre.
4.So we watch their faces, their hands, their feet, and listen for truth in
meandering
meander
meander,
meanderedThe Bean Trees --Barbara Kingsolver
It was one of a
cottages lines up along a stream bank.
rows of mossy, green-roofed
meander: wind, wander, travel in an indirect path
Forms: N:00; V: meander, meanders, meandered, meandering; Adj: 00; Adv: 00
For the next few minutes, they chatted as they
among the shelves. True Believer --Nicholas Sparks
the lazy ripples that once
The Secret Life of Bees --Sue Monk Kidd
in a while broke the surface.
I watched the currents
HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban --J.K. Rowling
They watched Hagrid tipsily up to the castle.
2.It was one of a meandering
cottages lines up along a stream bank.
rows of mossy, green-roofed
meander: wind, wander, travel in an indirect path
Forms: N:00; V: meander, meanders, meandered, meandering; Adj: 00; Adv: 00
meandered3.For the next few minutes, they chatted as they
among the shelves.
meander,1. I watched the currents the lazy ripples that once
in a while broke the surface.
meander4. They watched Hagrid tipsily up to the castle.
resilient: the ability to bounce back after a setback
syn: hardyant: fragile
Forms: N: resilienceV: 00Adj: resilient Adv: resiliently
resilient
Lone Survivor --Marcus Luttrell
But my dad’s a man, tough and determined.
She was, he thought, capable, strong, andImmortal in Death --J.D. RobbCity of Bones
--Cassandra Clare
It takes a special strength and resilience. resilient.The Host --Stephanie Meyer
than I gave us credit for.We were both more resilient
resilient: the ability to bounce back after a setback
syn: hardyant: fragile
Forms: N: resilienceV: 00Adj: resilient Adv: resiliently
resilient than I gave us credit for.1.We were both more
resilience.2.It takes a special strength and
3.But my dad’s a man, tough and determined. resilient
4. She was, he thought, capable, strong, and resilient.
embellish: decorate
Related: bella: beauty
Forms: N: embellishment,embellishmentsV: embellish, embellishes, embellished, embellishing Adj: 00 Adv: 00
syn: adornant: denude
embellishing
Nineteen Minutes --Jodi Picoult
He began
--a teaspoon of blood became
a cup; the stain on her white pants grew from a modest spot to a
embellishing
Rose Red --Stephen King
We discussed John’s and my year abroad, and me carefully
the journey to sound like the ideal honeymoon.
embellished,
Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray
It has the air of one of his well-told tales, but though those may
none of this is true.beBrisingr --Christopher Paolini
He wore a helm with gold, silver and rubies and,
on his fingers, five large rings.
embellished
embellish: decorate
syn: adornant: denude
Forms: N: embellishment,embellishmentsV: embellish, embellishes, embellished, embellishing Adj: 00 Adv: 00
Related: bella: beauty
1.He began embellishing
--a teaspoon of blood became
Rorchach blot of enormous proportion.
a cup; the stain on her white pants grew from a modest spot to a
2. We discussed John’s and my year abroad, and me carefully
embellishing the journey to sound like the ideal honeymoon.
3. It has the air of one of his well-told tales, but though those may
embellished, none of this is true.be
4.He wore a helm embellished with gold, silver and rubies and,
on his fingers, five large rings.
denounce: publicly reject or accuse
syn: repudiateant: praise, laud
Forms: N: denunciation, denunciationsV: denounce, denounces, denounced, denouncing Adj: 00 Adv: 00
Related: noun: nameannounce, noun,pronounce
Ender’s Game --Orson Scott Card
denouncing is based on the highest
Atlas Shrugged --Ayn Rand
principle—the principle of the public good.
Mr. Rearden, the law which you are
denunciation of the population They published a scathing
limitation laws.
denounce
Into the Wild --Jon Krakauer
behavior many years earlier and would silently
Chris would fixate on his father’s own less-than-sterling
him.
denounce
Arrowsmith --Sinclair Lewis
Martin hastened to Terry, declaring that he would resign--
would --would expose—Yes!
denouncing
denounce: publicly reject or accuse
syn: repudiateant: praise, laud
Forms: N: denunciation, denunciationsV: denounce, denounces, denounced, denouncing Adj: 00 Adv: 00
Related: noun: nameannounce, noun,pronounceis based on the highest principle—the principle
of the public good.
4. Martin hastened to Terry, declaring that he would resign--
1.Mr. Rearden, the law which you are
denunciation of the population2. They published a scathing
limitation laws.
would
behavior many years earlier and would silently
denounce him.
3. Chris would fixate on his father’s own less-than-sterling
denounce --would expose—Yes!
mystic: related to the heavens or religious beliefs; a person thought to be able to communicate with God, angels, or other spiritual forces
syn: divine; otherworldly; ethereal; celestialant: mundane; earthly
Forms: N: mystic; mysticismV: 00 Adj: mystical Adv: mystically
mystic
Atlas Shrugged --Ayn Rand
Once he surrendered reason,
revelations.
a body moved by unaccountable
he was left at the mercy of…
instincts and a soul moved by
Red: The Heroic Rescue --Ted Dekker
She was a practicing Sufi mystic.
Black: The Birth of Evil --Ted Dekker
Now we’re resorting to mystics?
Breaking Down --Stephanie Meyer
He hypnotized me with his vampire powers.mystical
mystic: related to the heavens or religious beliefs; a person thought to be able to communicate with God, angels, orother spiritual powers
syn: divine; otherworldly; ethereal; celestialant: mundane; earthly
Forms: N: mystic; mysticismV: 00 Adj: mystical Adv: mystically
mystic
1. Once he surrendered reason,
revelations.
a body moved by unaccountable instincts and a soul moved
by
he was left at the mercy of…
2. She was a practicing Sufi mystic.
3. Now we’re resorting to mystics?
4.He hypnotized me with his vampire powers.mystical
dubious: full of doubt; uncertain; unsteady; unlikely; questionable
syn: skeptical; cynicalant: certain; cocky; gullible; inevitable
Forms: N: doubtV: doubt, doubts, doubted, doubtingAdj: dubious Adv: dubiously
dubious
The Hunger Games --Suzanne Collins
The only ray of hope has come from my sister.
Twilight --Stephanie Meyer
“Oh come on,” I said dubiously.
dubiously
Immortal in Death --J.D. Robb
She scanned the menu and settled
on the stuffed shells supreme.
dubious
The Book Thief --Markus Zusak
His writing ability was
considered himself lucky.
to say the least, but he
dubious: full of doubt; uncertain; unsteady; unlikely; questionable
syn: skeptical; cynicalant: certain; cocky; gullible; inevitable
Forms: N: doubtV: doubt, doubts, doubted, doubtingAdj: dubious Adv: dubiously
1.The only dubious
ray of hope has come from my sister.
dubious
2.“Oh come on,” I said
3.She scanned the menu and settled
4. His writing ability was
dubiously.
dubiously
considered himself lucky.
to say the least, but he
on the stuffed shells supreme.
ruminate: think about something over and over
syn: contemplate, perseverate, mullant: ignore, forget
Forms: N: ruminationV: ruminate, ruminates, ruminated,ruminatingAdj: ruminative Adv: 00
Relatives: ruminant (cud-chewing animal); rumor
ruminationHe remained in a state of empty and peaceful
until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning.
Metamorphosis --Franz Kafka
ruminate,I was afraid I’d
agonize, rationalize and talk myself into not going. The Kite-Runner
--Khaled Hosseini
ruminated,
What I know is
plotted, and set down.
Henry V --WS
rumination. Catch-22 --Joseph Heller
He rested a while in critical
ruminate: think about something over and over
syn: contemplate, perseverate, mullant: ignore, forget
Forms: N: ruminationV: ruminate, ruminates, ruminated,ruminatingAdj: ruminative Adv: 00
Relatives: ruminant (cud-chewing animal); rumor
1. What I know is
3. He remained in a state of empty and peaceful rumination
until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning.
ruminate,
agonize, rationalize and talk myself into not going.
rumination.4.He rested a while in critical
2.I was afraid I’d
ruminated, plotted,
and set down.
sever: to cut
syn: truncate, terminate, amputateant: extend, unite, splice
Forms: N: severance V: sever, severs, severed, severingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
severedThe ropes fell away.
HP and the Deathly Hollows --J.K. RowlingseveredAngela the connection.
Brisingr --Christopher Paolini
The bullet had hit him in the shoulder, tendons and
ligaments, shattering bone. The Looking-Glass War --Frank Beddor
severed.Now Palmgren was gone, and another tie to established societyhad been
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo --Stieg Larsson severing
sever: to cut
syn: truncate, terminate, amputateant: extend, unite, splice
Forms: N: severance V: sever, severs, severed, severingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
1.The severed ropes fell away.
2.Angela severed the connection.
3.The bullet had hit him in the shoulder, severing tendons and
ligaments, shattering bone.
4.Now Palmgren was gone, and another tie to established society
severed..had been
resplendent : luxuriously decorated
syn: opulent, ostentatious, lavishant: modest, spare, austere, sparse
Forms: N: resplendenceV: 00Adj: resplendent Adv: resplendently
Relatives: splendid; splendor
resplendentHe wore a
dressing gown and embroidered slippers.
The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot --Agatha Christie
resplendentShe saw the leaves in the sun; she heard the
sounds of the city, faint and sweet, like thousands of distant
violins. The Incredible Lightness of Being --Milan Kundera
resplendentRazor creases on his pants and
white shirts were his trademarks. Drown --Junot Diazresplendent
Gone With the Wind --Margaret Mitchell
He was in new clothes and a greatcoat with a
dashing cape thrown back from his heavy shoulders.
resplendent : luxuriously decorated
syn: opulent, ostentatious, lavishant: modest, spare, austere, sparse
Forms: N: resplendenceV: 00Adj: resplendent Adv: resplendently
Relatives: splendid; splendor
1.He wore a
dressing gown and embroidered slippers.
resplendent
resplendent2.She saw the leaves in the sun; she heard the
sounds of the city, faint and sweet, like thousands of distant violins.
3.Razor creases on his pants and resplendent white shirts were his
trademarks.
4.He was resplendent in new clothes and a greatcoat with a
dashing cape thrown back from his heavy shoulders.
discord: quarrelsome atmosphere; tension between people
syn: dispute, disagreementant: harmony, accord
Forms: N: discordV: 00Adj: discordant Adv: discordantly
discord crept among us.But then
HP and the Order of the Phoenix --J.K. Rowling
discord.This was the cause of constant
Love in the Time of Cholera --Gabriel Garcia Marquez
discordHe had seen some minor and name-calling.
The Crystal Shard --R.A. Salvatore
discord.
We have remained close, however, and have glimpsed islands of
This I Believe II --Jay Allison, et. al.
agreement while navigating the rapids of
discord: quarrelsome atmosphere; tension between people
syn: dispute, disagreementant: harmony, accord
Forms: N: discordV: 00Adj: discordant Adv: discordantly
discord
crept among us.
1.But then
2.This was the cause of constant discord.
3.He had seen some minor discord and name-calling.
4.We have remained close, however, and have glimpsed islands of
discord.agreement while navigating the rapids of
invective: a scolding with harsh words
syn: diatribe, vituperation, tiradeant: praise, adoration, adulation
Forms: N: invectiveV: 00Adj: 00 Adv: 00
invective.Then she burst into intolerable
Of Human Bondage --Somerset Maugham
invectives He occasionally broke forth into sentences composed of
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets --Stephen Crane
joined together in a long string.invective
He began to hate them vehemently, and to assail them with every
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance --Robert Pirsig
kind of he could think of.invective.
He was divided between the impulse to laugh aloud and the equally
Middlemarch --George Elliot
unseasonable impulse to burst into scornful
invective: a scolding with harsh words
syn: diatribe, vituperation, tiradeant: praise, adoration, adulation
Forms: N: invectiveV: 00Adj: 00 Adv: 00
1.Then she burst into intolerable invective.
2. He occasionally broke forth into sentences composed of
joined together in a long string.
invectives
invective
3. He began to hate them vehemently, and to assail them with every
kind of he could think of.
invective.
He was divided between the impulse to laugh aloud and the equally
unseasonable impulse to burst into scornful
wistful: in a day-dreaming state of mind
syn: dreamy, nostalgicForms: N: wistfulness; V:00; Adj: wistful Adv: wistfully
wistfullyI could see them smiling at us.
A Walk to Remember --Nicholas Sparks
wistful
wistfullyHe thought of the guys out on the football field
in the sweet, fresh wind, tossing the ball around before
practice began. The Chocolate Wars --Robert Cormier
He looked so as he went away, hearing the frolic
and evidently having none of his own.Little Women --Louisa May Alcott
wistfulness
And all the while the dog sat and watched him, a certain yearning
in his eyes, for it looked upon him as a fire-provider,
and the fire was slow in coming. To Build a Fire --Jack London
wistful: in a day-dreaming state of mind
syn: dreamy, nostalgicForms: N: wistfulness; V:00; Adj: wistful Adv: wistfully
wistfulness
4. And all the while the dog sat and watched him, a certain yearning
in his eyes, for it looked upon him as a fire-provider,
and the fire was slow in coming.
1.I could see them smiling at us.wistfully
wistful2.He looked so as he went away, hearing the frolic
and evidently having none of his own.
3.He thought of the guys out on the football field
in the sweet, fresh wind, tossing the ball around before
practice began.
wistfully
didactic: teacher-ish, in a condescending way
syn: pedantic; professorialForms: N: didacticism; autodidact V: 00; Adj: didactic Adv: didactically
didactic, His tone was becoming a little bit
and this both amused and irritated her. Doctor Zhivago --Boris Pasternakdidactic,Always he went into a learned exposition of the
diabolical purposes of cinnabar. One Hundred Years of Solitude --Gabriel Garcia Marquez
didactic.
Monsieur the Principal thinks my thesis aught to be dogmatic
and The Three Musketeers --Alexander Dumas
didactic
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance –Robert M. Pirsig
He could think of no possible way he could tell them what they
should work toward without falling back into the trap ofauthoritarian, thinking.
didactic: teacher-ish, in a condescending way
syn: pedantic; professorialForms: N: didacticism; autodidact V: 00; Adj: didactic Adv: didactically
1.His tone was becoming a little bit didactic,
and this both amused and irritated her.
diabolical purposes of cinnabar.
Always didactic,2.Always he went into a learned exposition of the
3. Monsieur the Principal thinks my thesis aught to be dogmatic
and didactic.
4.He could think of no possible way he could tell them what they
should work toward without falling back into the trap ofauthoritarian, didactic thinking.
undulate: to move in a slow, waving motion
syn: unstable, unpredictable, combativeant: placid, stable, predictable, docileForms: N: undulation; V: undulate, undulates, undulated, undulatingAdj: Adv:00
undulatingBelow, the surface of the water was an mirror
of brightness. The Pearl --John Steinbeck
undulating, A silver ring fish floated by them, and closing
like an iris, instantly, around food particles, to assimilate them.
The Martian Chronicles --Ray Bradbury
undulatedRipples of cold over Harry’s skin.
HP and the Deathly Hollows --J.K. Rowlingundulating
Fighting exhaustion, the two climbers continued up theridge above. Into Thin Air
--Jon Krakauer
undulate: to move in a slow, waving motion syn: unstable, unpredictable, combative ant: placid, stable, predictable, docile Forms: N: undulation; V: undulate, undulates, undulated, undulating Adj: Adv: 00
1.Below, the surface of the water was an
undulating mirror
of brightness.
2.A silver ring fish floated by them, undulating, and closing
like an iris, instantly, around food particles, to assimilate them.
3.Ripples of cold undulated over Harry’s skin.
4.Fighting exhaustion, the two climbers continued up the
undulating ridge above.
guileless
guileless: without trickery
syn: sincere, ingenuous, innocentant: insincere, disingenuous, sly, craftyForms: N: guile; V: beguile, beguiles, beguiled, beguiling; Adj: 00; Adv: 00Relatives: gullible, disguise, guise
guileless, Calm, and sometimes childishly animated, they
looked like fat fifty-year-olds pretending to be fourteen.The Unbearable Lightness of Being --Kundera Milan
and innocent. The Joy Luck Club --Amy Tan
With her smooth face, she looked like a young girl, frail,
guileless,
guileless
earnestness. A Thousand Splendid Suns --Khaled Hosseini
His look was one of conviction, of yet ironcladAirborn --Kenneth Oppel
His eyes were wide and as those of a boy.
guileless: without trickery
syn: sincere, ingenuous, innocentant: insincere, disingenuous, sly, craftyForms: N: guile; V: beguile, beguiles, beguiled, beguiling; Adj: 00; Adv: 00Relatives: gullible, disguise, guise
1.His look was one of conviction, of guileless yet ironclad
earnestness.
and innocent.2.With her smooth face, she looked like a young girl, frail, guileless,
3.Calm, guileless, and sometimes childishly animated, they
looked like fat fifty-year-olds pretending to be fourteen.
4.His eyes were wide and guileless as those of a boy.
ethereal: of the air or heavens
syn: celestial, insubstantial, airy, otherworldlyant: earthly, earthbound, quotidian, mundaneForms: N: ether; V: 00; Adj: ethereal; Adv: ethereally Relative: Ethernet
Mist floated just above the ground , and ghostlike.
A Bend in the Road --Nicholas Sparks
ethereal
ethereal.Surrounded by a streetlight halo, she looked almost
The Wedding --Nicholas Sparks
ethereal
The wrought-iron fence added a spooky touch to an
setting. True Believer --Nicholas Sparks
ethereal You have to kill them in their physical and
forms before they die.
City of Bones --Cassandra Clare
ethereal: of the air or heavens
syn: celestial, insubstantial, airy, otherworldlyant: earthly, earthbound, quotidian, mundaneForms: N: ether; V: 00; Adj: ethereal; Adv: etherallyRelative: Ethernet
1.Mist floated just above the ground ethereal and ghostlike.
ethereal.
3.The wrought-iron fence added a spooky touch to an
ethereal setting.
2.Surrounded by a streetlight halo, she looked almost
4.You have to kill them in their physical and
ethereal forms before they die.
ascetic: N: a person who is 100% dedicated toreligious pursuits; Adj: severely devotedto religion at the sacrifice of worldlymatters
ant: libertine, hedonist Forms: N: ascetic, ascetics,asceticism V: 00
asceticA gluttonous ? Such a contradiction!
Ender’s Game --Orson Scott Card
asceticBut I am no longer the one I was, I am no anymore,I am not a priest any more, I am no Brahmin any more.
Siddhartha --Herman Hesse
asceticHester sought not to acquire anything beyond a subsistence, of
the plainest and most
simple abundance for her child. The Scarlet Letter --Nathaniel Hawthorne
ascetic
His suits fitted him as though he had borrowed them from a stout
friend, and his face, seldom suggestive of his profession, was now
not at all so; it could have been than of anoccult pursuits.
absorbed in
In Cold Blood --Truman Capote
ascetic: N: a person who is 100% dedicated toreligious pursuits; Adj: severely devotedto religion at the sacrifice of worldlymatters
ant: libertine, hedonist Forms: N: ascetic, ascetics,asceticism V: 00
1.A gluttonous ascetic ? Such a contradiction!
2.But I am no longer the one I was, I am no anymore,
I am not a priest any more, I am no Brahmin any more.
ascetic
3.Hester sought not to acquire anything beyond a subsistence, of
the plainest and most ascetic description for herself, and a
4.His suits fitted him as though he had borrowed them from a stout
friend, and his face, seldom suggestive of his profession, was now
not at all so; it could have been than of an ascetic
occult pursuits.
absorbed in
Blight: disease, visible marks of decay
syn: degeneration,afflictionant: robustness
Forms: N: blight, blightsV: blight, blights, blighted,blighting Adj: 00 Adv: 00
blightedFive figures wandered slowly over the lands.
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy --Douglass AdamsblightThis sort of person is a on good professionalism.
Remains of the Day --Kazuo Ishiguro
blight.We have lost many flowers to frost and
Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray
blight
Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt
She says ‘twould break your heart to think what the English didto us, but if they didn’t put the on the potato, they didn’tdo anything to take it off.
Blight: disease, visible marks of decay
syn: degeneration,afflictionant: robustness
Forms: N: blight, blightsV: blight, blights, blighted,blighting Adj: 00 Adv: 00
Five figures wandered slowly over the blighted lands.
This sort of person is a blight on good professionalism.
We have lost many flowers to frost and blight.
She says ‘twould break your heart to think what the English did
blightto us, but if they didn’t put the on the potato, they didn’t
do anything to take it off.
reticent: reluctant to speak
syn: taciturn, diffidentant: garrulous, loquacious
Forms: N: reticenceV: 00Adj: reticentAdv: reticently
reticentNassar, by nature, withdrew almost completely.
Zeitoun --Dave Eggers
reticent
He took my hand as we walked to the river, which surprised me
because he was normally to show affection in public.
The Poisonwood Bible --Barbara Kingsolverreticent.Pour your heart out to me, Bessie. Don’t be
Franny and Zooey --J.D. Salinger
reticentA fellow, he made no reply.
Howard’s End --E.M. Forster
reticent: reluctant to speak
syn: taciturn, diffidentant: garrulous, loquacious
Forms: N: reticenceV: 00Adj: reticentAdv: reticently
1.Nassar, reticent by nature, withdrew almost completely.
2.He took my hand as we walked to the river, which surprised me
because he was normally reticent to show affection in public.
3. Pour your heart out to me, Bessie. Don’t be reticent.
4. A reticent fellow, he made no reply.
notorious: well-known for a negative quality or behavior
syn: scandalousForms: N: notorietyV: 00 Adj: notorious Adv: notoriously
notorious
The men were jailed in one of Central Africa’s most
prisons. Outcasts United --Warren St. John
notoriouslyChinese officials are late.The Bourne Supremacy --Robert Ludlum
notoriousHe’s for saying no to everything.Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt
notoriousSecluded five miles up a rutted dirt track, the played-out minewas a party spot.
Crank --Ellen Hopkins
notorious: well-known for a negative quality or behavior
syn: scandalousForms: N: notorietyV: 00 Adj: notorious Adv: notoriously
1.The men were jailed in one of Central Africa’s most
notorious prisons.
2.Chinese officials are notoriously late.
3He’s notorious for saying no to everything.
was a notorious party spot.
4.Secluded five miles up a rutted dirt track, the played-out mine
chasm: a deep empty space
syn: abyss, gulf, gorgeant: mountain
Forms: N: chasm, chasmsV: 00; Adj: 00Adv: 00
chasm. Cold laughter echoed from the The Lighting Thief --Rick Riordan
chasm
The Two Towers --J.R.R. Tolkien
A cliff was on their left and a on their right.
Uglies --Scott Westerfield
But her first problem was getting across the chasm.
October Sky --Homer Hickham
There was nothing between us but a dark chasm.
chasm: a deep empty space
syn: abyss, gulf, gorgeant: mountain
Forms: N: chasm, chasmsV: 00; Adj: 00Adv: 00
1.Cold laughter echoed from the chasm.
2.But her first problem was getting across the chasm.
3.There was nothing between us but a dark chasm.
4. A cliff was on their left and a on their right.chasm