Back on August 5th, the blog topic dealt with SAT level vocabulary. These are all good terms to know, regardless of if you're actually planning on taking the SAT or not. Without strong vocabulary skills, a person will struggle with writing.
Let's work together and expand our minds. Take a look at the word list below, pick a word, and then visit a dictionary to define it. Please post the word's definition and also its part of speech (verb, noun, adjective, etc.). If you don't have a traditional dictionary, you can use an online one, such as this one: http://www.merriam-webster.com).
Acrid
Boorish
Cynical
Epistle
Heresy
Lance
Obscure
Poignant
Respite
Terse
15 comments:
Mirlene - The microcoscopic view seem obscure to me.
Lance-Noun
In medieval times a knight would use a Lance in renaissance.
Sheila W.
Boorish - adj
of or like a boor,unmannered, crude,insensitive.
suetto c.
Epistle (noun) ~ 1.Capitalized: a: one of the letters adopted as books in the New Testament b: a liturgical lection usually from the New Testament Epistles. 2. a: an elegant or formal letter b: a composition in the form of a lettter.
Poignant ~ adjective
1: pungently pervasive {a poignant perfume}
2 a (1): painfully affecting the feelings : piercing (2): deeply affecting : touching b: designed to make an impression : cutting {poignant satire}
3 a: pleasurably stimulating b: being to the point : apt
Alicia
Cynical:
Adj.
1. denying the sincerity of people’s motives and actions
2. sarcastic, sneering etc.
Geraldine G.
Terse
ters·er; ters·est
1: smoothly elegant : polished
They dismissed me with a terse no.
Tais M.
Vocabulary-Use it or lose it(Part 12)
Lance: n; A steel tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light calvery.
The brave knight sharpened his lance when ever he went to battle.
-Angelica
POIGNANT-adjective-to be pungently persuasive.Something thatpainfully affectsthe feelings,or designed to make an impression.KbUTLER
Acrid - adj
Sharp and bitting in taste or odor.
Bitterly irritating.
Indira H
Respite: noun
a period of temporary delay
an interval of rest or relief
Boorish - mean uncouth in manners or appearance.
Maria Rodriguez-Trelles
Main Entry: respite
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a delay or postponement
- Angelia M.
My word is:
Acrid
meaning sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor
SHENEA WALKER
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