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).
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FLIPPANT
• frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or
lacking in seriousness; characterized by
levity
• The audience was shocked by his flippant
remarks about patriotism.
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Tracey Resner
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.
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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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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
• –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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[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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