Week 6 Semester 1 Words of the Day Week 6 Monday September 15 2014 Ambiguous Part of speech a djective Definition unclear Sample Sentence The portrait known as the Mona Lisa is famous for the womans ID: 314460
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Words of the Day
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Words of the Day – Week
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Monday, September 15, 2014
Ambiguous
Part of speech: adjectiveDefinition: unclearSample Sentence: The portrait known as the “Mona Lisa” is famous for the woman’s ambiguous expression. Is she smiling or not? Other forms: ambiguously (adv.)
Dissident
Part of speech: nounDefinition: a rebel Sample Sentence: In a dictatorship, dissidents are not tolerated. People who speak out against the government my be imprisoned or even executed. Slide3
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Embellish
Part of speech: verbDefinition: to decorate Sample Sentence: Lauren embellished the door of her room with postcards from her friends and photos of her cats.Other forms:
embellisher (n.)
FritterPart of speech: verbDefinition: to wasteSample Sentence: I thought my little sister would fritter away her entire allowance on M&M’s, but instead of wasting her money, she put it in her piggy bank.
Other
forms
:
fritterer (n.)Slide4
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Inadvertent
Part of speech: adjective Definition: not intendedSample Sentence: Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin was inadvertent. He forgot to cover a dish of bacteria, and some mold got into it. The next day, Fleming found that the mold had killed the bacteria.Other forms: Inadvertently (adv.)
Inane
Part of speech: adjectiveDefinition: sillySample Sentence: Television programming is often so inane that TV has been describe as “bubble gum for the mind.”Other
forms
: inanely (adv.) Slide5
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
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uxtaposePart of speech: verbDefinition: to put side by sideSample Sentence: The photograph dramatically juxtapose
white birch trees and a dark gray sky.Other forms: juxtaposition (n.)
Lethargy Part of speech: nounDefinition: wearinessSample Sentence:
Although Wendy seemed to recover from the flu, her
lethargy
persisted. She felt exhausted for weeks.
Other forms:
squelcher (n.) Slide6
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Friday, September 19, 2014
Sporadic
Part of speech: adjectiveDefinition: irregular Sample Sentence: It rained continuously until noon. After that, there were only sporadic showers. Other forms
: sporadically (adv.)Subsidize
Part of speech: verbDefinition: to pay forSample Sentence: During college, many students are subsidized by their parents, while others rely on grants and loans. Other forms:
subsidization (n
.), subsidizer (n.)