By Brandon Skinner 91713 sə ˈ lāshəs Adjective Salaciously salaciousness Definition Treating sexual activity in an indecent way Conveying interest or enjoyment of the subject ID: 701110
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Vocabulary List #2, Words 16-20
By: Brandon Skinner
9-17-13Slide2
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sə
-ˈlā-shəs\ AdjectiveSalaciously, salaciousness Definition: Treating sexual activity in an indecent way… Conveying interest or enjoyment of the subject.Example: “the comedian used crude salacious stories to entertain his adult audience.”Easy way to remember: Salacious and sexual both start with “s”
SalaciousSlide3
Syllepsis
\sil-lepsis/NounSylepses,
syleptic
Definition: A
figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses.Example: The orange, is orange.Easy way to remember: Orange can mean two different things… The fruit, or the color.Slide4
Unequivocal
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əniˈkwivəkəl/AdjectiveUnequivocally, unequivocalness.Definition: leaving no room for doubt.Example: Her answer was an unequivocal yes
. Easy way to remember: Slide5
Vitriolic
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vitrēˈälik/AdjectiveVitriolDefinition: Bitter criticism or malice. Easy way to remember: One word- vicious Slide6
Whimsical
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h)wimzikəl/Adjective Whimsicality, whimsically, whimsicalness.Definition: Gay (happy, joyful, not serious)Easy way to remember: Whimsical rhymes with musical and musicals sound happy and joyful most of the time.