Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Vocabulary: Fall List #4



Melancholy: Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloomy/ He had no formal education, and suffered from depression and melancholy all his life.

Exemplary: Worthy of imitation; commendable/The quality has varied, form exemplary to star-chamber.

Peculiar: Strange; uncommon; odd; unusual/ They promise an unprecedented look at the history of these peculiar structures in both birds and non-avian dinosaurs.

Dread: To fear greatly/ I dreaded the thought of being dead.

Bough: A branch of a tree/ The hummingbird feeder hanged form its lowest bough.

Pious: Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or and earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations/ Twain was righteous without being pious, and angry for all the right reasons and funny in all the right ways.

Communion: A group of persons having a common religious faith/ The whole communion got together to search for the meteor the crash landed.

Auditor: A person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records/ When an auditor departs, the investors deserve to know why.

Multitude: A great number of people gathered together/ A multitude of people gathered around the boy who had talent.

Eloquence: The practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness/ His word are remembered for their eloquence and honestly and his actions reflect the strength of his convictions.

Despair: Loss of hope/ The man felt a when he lost his family.

Hoary: Gray or white with age/ The tips of many hairs are white, giving and overall frosted, hoary appearance.

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