Swathing (verb)
Definition:
Wrap in several
layers of fabric.
Lolled(verb)
Definition:
Hang loose; droop
Effulgence(noun)
Definition:
The quality of
being bright and
sending out rays
of light.
Decorous(adjective)
Definition:
in keeping with
good taste and
propriety; polite
and restrained.
Fulcrum(noun)
Definition:
the point on
which a lever
rests or is
supported and
on which it
pivots.
Sentence:
After scraping my
knees, swathing it
with bandages
was my option.
Indignation(noun)
Definition:
Sentence:
He slumped
against a tree
trunk, his head
lolling back.
Hiss(verb)
Definition:
make a sharp
sibilant sound as
of the letter s.
Sentence:
The lights
effulgence
blinded me.
Sentence:
Dancing with
decorous space
between partners
Sentence:
Research is the
fulcrum of
academic activity.
Inscrutable(adj.)
Definition:
impossible to
understand or
interpret.
Vicissitude(noun)
Definition:
a change of
circumstances or
fortune, typically
one that is
unwelcome or
unpleasant.
Errant(adj.)
Definition:
erring or straying
from the proper
course or
standards.
Sentence:
I heard a snakes
hiss.
Sentence:
Reading a foreign
book is
inscrutable to
decipher.
Sentence:
When I got home I
couldn’t find my
wallet, what a
vicissitude.
Sentence:
His dad couldn’t
forgive him for his
errant ways.
Gesticulated(verb)
Definition:
use gestures,
especially
dramatic ones,
instead of
speaking or to
emphasize one's
words.
Tumult(noun)
Definition:
confusion or
disorder.
Clamour()
Definition:
a loud and
confused noise,
especially that of
people shouting
vehemently.
Unintelligibly(adj.)
Definition:
poorly articulated
or enunciated, or
drowned by
noise.
1. anger or
annoyance
provoked by
what is
perceived as
unfair
treatment.
Sentence:
I was filled with
indignation when
my chocolate was
not bigger than
my brother.
Coign(noun)
Definition:
a projecting
corner or angle
of a wall or
building.
Sentence:
Look around the
coign you will see
something
amazing.
Sentence:
The words he
described were
gesticulated so
kids would
understand.
Sentence:
The whole
neighbourhood
was in a state of
fear and tumult.
Sentence:
The questions for
the new gadget
rose to a clamour.
Sentence:
People blaming
each other
unintelligibly loud.
Susurration(noun)
Definition:
Whispering,
murmuring
Declivities(noun)
Definition:
a downward
slope.
Sentence:
The kid was
susurrus after
being scolded
Sentence:
Water rushing
down in a thickly
wooden declivity.