It's time to work those brains and expand those vocabularies! 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).
Acquiesce
Bombast
Curtail
Epicure
Heed
Lampoon
Oblivious
Podium
Resonant
Tenuous
13 comments:
Acquiesce-Verb
To consent or comply passively or without protest.
Indira H.
Tenuous~(adj.)
1. lacking a sound basis; flimsy.
2. thin or slender in form.
3. rare or rarefied.
~tenuously(adv.)
~tenuousness (n.)
Tenuous: Adjective,
Shaky,tenuous reasons,on grounds that were tenuous.
heed
Verb tr. To pay attention.
Verb intr. To pay attention.
N. Close attention, notice.
Luz Croce
Oblivious: adjective
1 : lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
2 : lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness —usually used with of or to
Lampoon - 1. Noun
A harsh satire usually directed against an individual.
Lampoon -2. Transitive verb
To make the subject of a lampoon :ridicule
Geraldine G.
Epicure- (noun) a person who cultivates a refined taste, esp. in food and wine; connoisseur.
-Angelia M.
Lampoon:
Function: noun
Etymology: French lampon
A harsh satire usually directed against an individual.
Podium:
Function: noun
A low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: as a: one around the arena of an ancient amphitheater serving as a base for the tiers of seats b: the masonry under the stylobate of a temple
Epicure:
noun
: one devoted to sensual pleasure : sybarite
: one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
Giancarla D.
Podium:
noun
: a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: as a: one around the arena of an ancient amphitheater serving as a base for the tiers of seats b: the masonry under the stylobate of a temple
: a dais especially for an orchestral conductor
Giancarla D.
Bombast - Noun
Meaning - pretentious inflated speech or writing.
Leonie Florestal
Word - Epicure
Part of speech - Noun
Meaning - one devoted to sensual pleasure; one with sensitive and discriminating taste especially in food or wine.
Karla Banton
My word is:
Bombast
meaning cotton padding
SHENEA WALKER
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