FESTIVEadjective

• pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival: festive decorations; a festive meal.

• joyous; merry: a festive mood Example Sentence: The festive

students were all showing their school spirit by dressing up for Holiday Day!

Origin: 1645–55; Latin: fēstīvus2 Syllables: fes-tivePronunciation: fes-tiv

Other forms/synonyms:Spirited; Carnival; Sociable

VINTAGE Noun; Adjective

• old-fashioned; dated • a time of origin• the wine from a

particular harvest or crop

Other forms/synonyms:Ripe; Classic; GenerationOrigin: 1400–50; Middle English 2 Syllables: vin-tagePronunciation: vin-tij

Example

Sentence: I

love that

vintage

dress!

FEROCIOUS Origin: 1640–50; Latin3 Syllables: Fer-o-ciousPronunciation: fuh-roh-shuhs

savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel

extreme or intense

Example Sentence: That tiger looks ferocious!

Other forms/synonyms:Furious; Fierce; Raging

pulsating with vigor and energy

Moving to and fro quickly

Origin: 1540–50; Latin

2 Syllables:Vi-brant

Pronunciation: vahy-bruhnt

Example Sentence: BBCHS looks like a vibrant rainbow on neon day.Other forms/synonyms:

exciting; stimulating; vivid

ADJECTIVE

Boilermaker-NOUNa person

employed to make and repair boilers or other heavy metal items.

plater or welder Origin:

1860-18654 Syllables:

Boi-ler-Make-rPronunciation:boi-ler-mey-ker

Example Sentence: A boilermaker was called to help make repairs on the ship.