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Pandemonium (noun)
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pan-duh-moh-nee-uhm
1. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
2. a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos.
3. ( often initial capital letter ) the abode of all the demons.
4. hell. (dictionary.com)
(Bill Davis, 12/10/11)
Assembly Hall erupted in pandemonium when the lastsecond 3-point shot swished through the bucket for
Indiana’s win over #1-ranked Kentucky.
Karen Davis
Inexorable
(adj)
in-ek-ser-uh-buhl
• 1. unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
• 2. not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or
entreaties: an inexorable creditor. (dictionary.com)
Veruca Salt could
not be stopped by
any warnings when
she wanted a pet
squirrel, she was
inexorable.
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Morgan Smith
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Adjective [gruh-too-i-tuh-s]
Definitions
1. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
2. being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult.
3. Law . given without receiving any return value.
Mathew gave a gratuitous blood donation to
the red cross foundation, just in hope of possibly
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saving a life.
Brice Bowden
Noun
[heed-n-iz-uhm]
1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest
good.
2. devotion to pleasure as a way of life: The later Roman
emperors were notorious for their hedonism.
(dictionary.com)
Hyde from That ‘70s Show expresses
hedonism by doing illegal acts after a
long day of “fun”.
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(Adjective)
in-kong-groo-uhs
1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an
incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking
harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural
styles.
3. inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their
professed principles. ( dictionary.com)
Perching a crab on top of a building
would be an incongruous idea to gain
customers.
By Zach Riley
Lauren Cornett
Harangue (noun)
[huh-rang]
1. a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public
gathering.
3. any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature;
sermonizing lecture or discourse.
Verb:
4. to address in a harangue.
5. to deliver a harangue.
(Dictionary.com)
(Google Images)
Dwight Schrute gave a harangue to
the crowd attending an association
meeting for their employer, Dunder
Mifflin, using, his coworker, Jim’s
advice to angry passion to each
word he spoke.
Impetuous
(adjective)
[im-pech-oo-uh-us]
• 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash
action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an
impetuous person.
• 2. having great impetus; moving with great force; violent:
the impetuous winds.
• The impetuous current swept
David out of his canoe.
Matt O’Brien
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[ahy-dee-uh-lahyz]
(verb)
: Regard or represent as perfect
or better than in reality. (google.com)
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The Gods of Greek Mythology were idealized by the inhabitants of Greece.
SAMI LONG
Hackneyed
(Adjective)
hak-need
Definition:
- Made commonplace or trite; stale
(dictionary.com)
Sentence:
The fortune cookie was completely
hackneyed.
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Jacob Conrad
(Verb)
huh-ras-sing
Definition:
o to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or
cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
o to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in
war or hostilities; harry; raid.
(dictionary.com)
Give me your
lunch money!
Dweeb!
The colossal, callous bully was so
vastly intimidating that his constant
harassing frightened little Johnny
terribly, enough to the point that he
began to offer him his lunch money.
Lacey Dussia
Haughty
(adjective)
[Haw-tee]
1. disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully
arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a
haughty salesclerk.
2. Archaic . lofty or noble; exalted
(dictionary.com)
The royal family was haughty
about their monarchy.
(Google Images)
Emily Hoard
Hubris
(Noun)
(ˈhjuːbrɪs)
• 1. Pride or arrogance
• 2. (In Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition, pride, etc,
ultimately causing the transgressor’s ruin (dictionary.com)
The Miami Heat’s
proclamation of a dynasty
after signing the “big
three” demonstrated the
hubris professional
athletes can possess.
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Vaughn Knutson
hypocrisy
noun
hi-pok-ruh-see
1. a pretense of having a virtuous
character, moral or religious
beliefs or principles, etc., that one
does not really possess.
2. a pretense of having some
desirable or publicly approved
attitude.
3. an act or instance of hypocrisy.
(Dictionary.com)
(Google Images)
The minister’s hypocrisy was so unspeakably evident to his
congregation, that they once asked him if they were to follow what he
said or how he lived.
Andrea Kunczt
Impartial
(Adjective)
[im-pahr-shul]
1. Not partial or biased; fair; just (dictionary.com)
Synonyms:
even-handed, fair, objective, neutral, disinterested, just, indifferent
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• The judge was impartial and always ruled fairly.
Maci Mascari
Imperceptible
1.
2.
(adjective)
Im-per-sep-tuh-buh-l
Very slight, gradual, or subtle
Not perceptible; not perceived by or affecting the
senses (dictionary.com)
(Google Images)
The flower had six petals with tiny, nearly imperceptible black
dots along their edges.
Emily McCreary
[ im – peer – ee – uhs ]
adj.
1. Domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial;
overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
2. Urgent; imperative: imperious need. (Dictionary.com)
Bill demanded in an imperious manner that
the bank teller withdraw his requested
funds.
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Evan Medcalf
Abby Nussbaum
Impertinent
[im-pur-tn-uhnt]
adjective
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1. intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently
rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.
2. not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail.
3. Archaic . inappropriate, incongruous, or absurd.
4. Obsolete . (of persons) trivial, silly, or absurd.
(Dictionary.com)
The impertinent little girl tried to tell her mother what to do.
• 1. to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or
persistence
• 2. to make improper advances toward (a person)
• 3. to beg for (something) urgently or persistently (dictionary.com)
With his piercing
eyes, Charlie
importuned Denis, to
take him for a walk
on the beautiful July
day.
(Google image, 2010)
Cassie Phillips
Impugn (verb) – [im-pyoon]
• 1. to challenge as false (another’s statements, motives, etc.) ; to cast doubt
upon
• 2. to assail a person by words or arguments; vilify
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(dictionary.com)
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• “The group has launched a series of negative campaign ads that impugn the character
of the leading candidate.”
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Shannen Ridenour
Incognito (adjective)
in-kog-nee-toh
1. having one's identity
concealed, as under an
assumed name, especially to
avoid notice or formal
attentions.
(dictionary.com)
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Because of his recent trouble with the law, the man moved to a
hidden stone house in the woods to live the rest of his life incognito.
Emily Ries
Hannah Slauter
Induce
(Verb) (in-dyoos)
1. to lead or move by persuasion or
influence, as to some action or state of
mind: to induce a person to buy a
raffle ticket.
2. to bring about, produce, or cause:
That medicine will induce sleep.
3. Physics . to produce (an electric
current) by induction.
4. Logic . to assert or establish (a
proposition about a class of
phenomena) on the basis of
observations on a number of particular
facts.
5. Genetics . to increase expression of
(a gene) by inactivating a negative
control system or activating a positive
control system; derepress.
(dictionary.com)
A relaxing day at the spa can induce a mother into labor.
in·ef·fa·ble [in-ef-uh-buhl] adjective
1. incapable of being expressed or described in words;
inexpressible: ineffable joy.
2. not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable
(Dictionary.com)
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Avada
Kedarva!!!
The Dark Lord’s name is
ineffable for most people
because of the fear that
is struck in their hearts
and is therefore called
He-Who-Must-NotBe-Named.
Mariah Smith
Infamous
in-fuh-muh-s
adjective
• 1. having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
• 2. deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable: an
infamous deed.
• 3. Law
a. deprived of certain rights as a citizen, as a
consequence of conviction of certain offenses.
b. of or pertaining to offenses involving such deprivation.
[dictionary.com]
Charlie Sheen is infamous
for his recent interviews,
drug use, and merely being
a “winner.”
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Amy Tam
Richard Taylor
noun
[in-fer-uhns, -fruhns]
1. the act or process of inferring.
2. something that is inferred: to make rash
inferences.
3. Logic .
a. the process of deriving the strict
logical consequences of assumed
premises.
b. the process of arriving at some
conclusion that, though it is not logically
derivable from the assumed premises,
possesses some degree of probability
relative to the premises.
c. a proposition reached by a process of
Spencer’s inference that Nubbins chewed up his
inference. (dictionary.com)
new shoes was confirmed when he saw the shoe
laces shredded in the corner of Nubbin’s cage.
Ingenuously (adj.)
[in-jen-yoo-uh-s-lee]
 in an ingenuous manner
1. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere
2. artless; innocent; naïve
3. Obsolete . honorable or noble. (Dictionary.com)
Example:
The child laughed
ingenuously when his
mother kissed his
cheek.
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Industry [in-duh-stree]
(noun)
1. manufacturing productive enterprises in a
particular field, often named after its
principal product
2. any general business activity; commercial
enterprise
3. trade or manufacture in general
4. the ownership and management of
companies, factories, etc.
5. systematic work or labor. (dictionary.com)
The automobile industry manufactures and sells
products such as cars, trucks, and other vehicles.
Amy Smith
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