Derision
• [dih-rizh-uhn]
• — noun 1. the act of deriding; mockery;
scorn 2. an object of ridicule
• The inept performance elicited derision
from the audience. (Inept can mean
clumsy and elicited can mean to bring
out).
–adjective
• frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or
lacking in seriousness; characterized by
levity
• The audience was shocked by his flippant
remarks about patriotism.
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Platonic
• –adjective
• 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his
doctrines.
• 2. pertaining to, involving, or characterized by Platonic
love as a striving toward love of spiritual or ideal beauty.
• 3. ( usually lowercase ) purely spiritual; free from sensual
desire, especially in a relationship between two persons
of the opposite sex.
• Sentence: Jack and Jill have a platonic relationship.
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/platonic
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Cassandra Cochran
Summer Groce
Whimsical
–adjective
1.
2.
3.
Given to whimsy or fanciful notions;
pixyish.
Of the nature of or proceeding from
whimsy, as thoughts or actions:
Erratic; unpredictable:
Sentence:
He was too whimsical with regard to
his work.
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Lukeus McCoy
Trite
–adjective,
1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because
of constant use or excessive repetition;
hackneyed; stale.
2. characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas,
The commencement address was trite and
endlessly long.
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Petty
[Tessa Britt]
• –adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est.
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1. of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances.
2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty
considerations.
3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds.
4. mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: a petty person.
5. showing or caused by meanness of spirit: a petty revenge.
6. of secondary rank, esp. in relation to others of the same class or
kind: petty states; a petty tyrant.
• “The peasant’s petty grievances over the loss of his
shrubbery was of no importance to the king.”
<- not to be confused with “Tom Petty”
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Rancor
Noun [rang-ker]
• Bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
• Amid the political rancor and sharp moral tensions that
surround us domestically and abroad, our generation is
ready to act.
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Katy Harvey
[pri-ten-shuhs]
–adjective
1. full of pretense (a false
show of something)
or pretension.
2. characterized by
assumption of dignity or
importance.
3. making an exaggerated
outward show; ostentatious.
Synonyms: pompous,
bombastic
Example: The girl’s pretentious demeanor
initially intimidated her peers, but they
later became exasperated with her showy antics.
Choleric
[kol-er-ik, kuh-ler-ik]
By: Chelsey White
• Adjective
1.Extremely irritable or easily angered.
2.Obsolete
• Sentence: James has a very choleric
personality.
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Indignant [in-dig-nuh-nt]
By: Brandon Sneed
-Adjective
– Definition: Feeling, characterized by,
or expressing strong displeasure at
something considered unjust,
offensive, insulting, or base.
-Sentence: After the crude remarks, the
man had an indignant expression on
his face.
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Enamor:
• Verb
• To fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and
followed by of or sometimes with )
• Sentence: She's enamored of her new boyfriend.
• Source: Dictionary.com
Skyla Robbins
Esoteric
• [es-uh-ter-ik]
• Adjective
• Definition: Understood by or meant for only the select
few who have special knowledge or interest. Private;
secret; confidential.
• Sentence: His life work has been conducting research in
a somewhat esoteric branch of business.
• Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Esoteric
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Ashley Shelton
Perturb [per-turb]
(verb)
• to disturb or disquiet
greatly in mind; agitate;
deranged.
• “Would it perturb you if I
left the empty milk jug in
the refrigerator?”
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• Noun
• Respect or awe
inspired by the dignity,
wisdom, dedication, or
talent of a person
Used in a sentence:
• The men were held in
great veneration
because of their
bravery in the war.
Sources:
• http://www.merriam-webster.com
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Colloquial
[kuh-loh-kwee-uhl]
Miranda Young
• -adjective
-characteristic of or
appropriate to
ordinary or familiar
conversation rather
than formal speech or
writing; informal.
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• An automobile is
colloquially known
as a car.
In German a rabbit’s ear is called spoon. And
“handing off the spoon” is a colloquial
expression for dying – much like pip out or kick
the bucket in English. So, basically, Bunny
confuses Death here by handing off his spoon
literally.
*Languid*
• (adj .) \laŋ-gwəd\
• 1: drooping or flagging
from or as if from
exhaustion : weak
• 2: sluggish in character
or disposition : listless
• 3: lacking force or quickness
of movement : slow
• They proceeded at a languid pace
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Bailey Hume
Pessimistic
(pes·si·mis·tic)
• Adjective
• pertaining to or characterized by
pessimism; gloomy: a pessimistic
outlook.
• Pessimismthe tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad
• Or
undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.
• Sentence –
People who are pessimistic always see their glass half
empty rather than half full.
Jonathan Adams
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Abstruse
hard to understand; recondite;
esoteric: abstruse theories.
The students were abstruse in their
writings.
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[suh-lis-i-tuhs]
–adjective
1. anxious or concerned
2. eager
3. careful or particular
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The doctor is very solicitous over his patients’
health.
**Showing or having an insensitive or cruel
disregard for others**
Adjective
The man was very callous towards
the woman’s suffering
Incensed
-verb: to inflame with wrath;
make angry; enrage.
Ex:
“My mother was incensed when
my brother broke her china plate.”
Sources:
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BY: Chelsea Northrup
By: Haley Myers
• Verb:
• To inspire or possess with a foolish or
unreasoning passion, as of love.
• To affect with folly; make foolish or
fatuous.
• Her love and infatuation was so strong that she
truly was blinded by love.
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Pedantic
Adjective
1. ostentatious in one's learning.
2. overly concerned with minute details
or formalisms, especially in teaching.
Ostentatious- characterized by or given to
pretentious or conspicuous show in an
attempt to impress others
The tactic was designed to puncture his
arrogance -- so evident in the way he
attempted to belittle other people and in
the pedantic manner in which he tried to
control the questioning.
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Madison Manion
Incensed
-verb: to inflame with wrath;
make angry; enrage.
Ex:
“My mother was incensed when
my brother broke her china plate.”
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BY: Chelsea Northrup
Moralistic
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O Adjective
S Pronunciation: mawr-uh-list
A Definitions:
L • a person who teaches or inculcates
E morality.
I • a person who practices morality.
G • a person concerned with regulating the
morals of others
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"moralistic." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 14 Feb. 2011.
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Moralistic cont’d
The student spoke about the other girl in the
class with a moralistic tone in his voice.
This book is about a teen
who is sometimes Christian
in a way and other times she
is horrible in her Christian
ways. This is moralistic
because it shows how she
needs to be taught some
morals. This could be done
by a teacher who was
moralistic.
Kelsey Turner
Caustic
•Noun:
•Being severely critical or sarcastic.
• He shook his head and muttered in
a very caustic tone.
• Sources:
• www.dictionary.com
• www.snl.com