Words Volume III:
ScrutinyAcquiesceExoneratePlaintivePerfidyFormidableRedressKindredPlunder
MaliciousIntuitiveRaptEmulateOscillateAugmentCacophonyHerald
DissipatePortendPeripheryAnimosityContriteDepravityIndifferenceAttrition
scrutiny.
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo --Stieg Larsson
Because of their relationship, he came under close
scrutiny
The Life of Pi --Yann Martel
I returned to the horizon, my hopes high.
On closer it was evident that she was fourteen.
Les Miserables--Victor Hugo
scrutinizing
scrutinized,Every arrival on this campus will be
checked hourly.
the grounds
The Bourne Supremacy --Robert Ludlum
scrutiny: close examinationSyn: perusal, investigationAnt: glimpse
Forms: N: scrutinyV: scrutinize, scrutinizes scrutinized, scrutinizingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
scrutiny: close examinationSyn: perusal, investigationAnt: glimpse
Forms: N: scrutinyV: scrutinize, scrutinizes scrutinized, scrutinizingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
1.On closer it was evident that she was fourteen.
4. I returned to the horizon, my hopes high.
scrutiny.
scrutiny
scrutinizing
scrutinized,
3. Because of their relationship, he came under close
2. Every arrival on this campus will be
checked hourly. the grounds
acquiesced.
have sat up had I tried.
, for I was dog tired, and could not
acquiesced
I could not butMurder on the Orient Express --Agatha Christie
Hector McQueen willingly in the search. acquiescing
acquiesce
acquiesce: surrender
Dracula --Bram Stoker
have sat up had I tried.
, for I was dog tired, and could notI could not butpassiveness of a sufferer resigned to the surgeon’s touch.
She had a sense of
The House of Mirth--Edith Wharton
in the plan with the
He’d flattered me--he understood me well enough to know I
Girl Interrupted --Susanna Kaysen
craved flattery—and in gratitude, I
Syn: capitulateAnt: refuse
Forms: N: acquiescenceV: acquiesce, asquiesces acquiesced, acquiescingAdj: acquiescentAdv: acquiescently
Related: quiet
acquiesce: surrender
acquiesced1. Hector McQueen willingly in the search.
not have sat up had I tried.
, for I was dog tired, and could2. I could not but acquiesce
acquiescing
passiveness of a sufferer resigned to the surgeon’s touch.
3. She had a sense of in the plan with the
acquiesced.
4.He’d flattered me--he understood me well enough to know I
craved flattery—and in gratitude, I
Syn: capitulateAnt: refuse
Forms: N: acquiescenceV: acquiesce, asquiesces acquiesced, acquiescingAdj: acquiescentAdv: acquiescently
Related: quiet
exonerates me.I can think of no answer that
The Poisonwood Bible--Barbara Kingsolver
exonerates
exonerated
exonerate: undo a conviction; prove thatan accused or convicted person is not guilty
So before you read what’s in that thing, tell me a story that
squares with its details andSnow Falling on Cedars --David Guterson
yourself in my eyes.
And Then There Were None --Agatha Christie
suspicion.
No one of us can be completely from
exonerated
The Eldest --Christopher Paolini
She knew that even if she was
she could not return to her previous existence.
of the murder,
syn: vindicate, pardonant: condemnrelated: onus (burden)
Forms: N: exonerationV: exonerate, exonerates,exonerated, exoneratingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
exonerate: undo a conviction; prove thatan accused or convicted person is not guilty
me.
exonerates1.I can think of no answer that
2.So before you read what’s in that thing, tell me a story that
squares with its details and exonerates yourself in my eyes.
suspicion.
3. No one of us can be completely exonerated from
4.She knew that even if she wasshe could not return to her previous existence.
exonerated of the murder,
syn: vindicate, pardonant: condemnrelated: onus (burden)
Forms: N: exonerationV: exonerate, exonerates,exonerated, exoneratingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
plaintive
plaintive
one has lost and can’t get back.
It’s and familiar, a howl in the night for what
Sweet Far Thing--Libba Brayplaintive
plaintive
The melody, sung in low tones, spoke beyond
its notes. Black: The Birth of Evil --Ted Dekker
plaintive: mournful; expressing sadnessthrough a sound
She made a sound I had not heard them make before ,
shriek.Airborn --Kenneth Oppel
The Guardian --Nicholas Sparks
“I don’t want to talk to you,” she said, hating her
tone.
syn: sorrowfulant: cheerfulrelative: complain
Forms: N: 00V: 00Adj: plaintiveAdj: plaintively
plaintive: mournful; expressing sadnessthrough a sound
1.It’s plaintive
one has lost and can’t get back.
and familiar, a howl in the night for what
2.The plaintive melody, sung in low tones, spoke beyond
its notes.
shriek.3. She made a sound I had not heard them make before ,
plaintive
plaintive
4.“I don’t want to talk to you,” she said, hating her
tone.
perfidy
should be left there to remind the Irish of English
Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt
He says you’ll see the bullet holes all over the front and they
perfidy
perfidy,
perfidy.
dangerous neighborhood and ordered her throat cut.
So, she discovered my and I had her lured to a
Glory in Death --J.D. Robb
perfidy: betrayalsyn: treachery; infidelity;untrustworthiness;faithlessnessant: fidelity, loyalty
Forms: N: perfidyV: 00Adj: perfidiousAdv: perfidiously
In spite of my
HP and the Deathly Hollows --J.K. Rowling
she was desperate to see me
one more time. The Once and Future King --T.H. White
It is ingratitude, treachery!
perfidy: betrayal
perfidy
dangerous neighborhood and ordered her throat cut.
1. So, she discovered my and I had her lured to a
2. In spite of my perfidy, she was desperate to see me
one more time.
should be left there to remind the Irish of English
3. He says you’ll see the bullet holes all over the front and they
perfidy.
perfidy4.It is ingratitude, treachery!
syn: treachery; infidelity;untrustworthiness;faithlessnessant: fidelity, loyalty
Forms: N: perfidyV: 00Adj: perfidiousAdv: perfidiously
formidable, and I am quite exhausted by it all. A Great and Terrible Beauty
--Libba Bray
That will of iron is
formidable
formidable
self-control.
For a moment, the girl seemed to lose her
Eldest --Christopher Paolini
formidable: intimidating in size and power
You would make a opponent, I’m sure.
Brisingr--Chrisopher Paolini
syn: imposing; enormous;intimidating; impressiveant: diminutive; meek;insignificant
Forms: N: 00V: 00Adj: formidableAdv: formidable
formidable
Eragon --Christopher Paolini
Eragon eyed her claws and said, “Wait!”
formidable: intimidating in size and power
1.You would make a opponent, I’m sure.formidable
self-control.
2.For a moment, the girl seemed to lose her formidable
formidable, and I am quite exhausted by it all. That will of iron is
Eragon eyed her formidable claws and said, “Wait!”
Julius Caesar --Wm Shakespeare
What is now amiss that Caesar and his Senate must
redress
redress?
redress: the process of seeing justicefor denial of rightssyn: recompense; amends; reparations
Forms: N: redressV: redress, redresses, redressed, redressingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
Wrongs have to be
The Once and Future King--T.H. White
by reason, not by force.
Could anything be done to
Strength in What Remains --Tracy Kidder
these inequities?
redressed
redress
and seek a
Native Son --Richard Wright
“But the question must be asked, “If this boy thought that he was somehow wronged, why did he not go into a court of law
of grievances?
redress: the process of seeing justicefor having been denied rights
1. Wrongs have to be redressed by reason, not by force.
syn: imposing; enormous;intimidating; impressiveant: diminutive; meek;insignificant
Forms: N: 00V: 00Adj: formidableAdv: formidable
2.Could anything be done to redress these inequities?
3 What is now amiss that Caesar and his Senate must redress?
and seek a
4.“But the question must be asked, “If this boy thought that he
redress
was somehow wronged, why did he not go into a court of law
of grievances?
kindredkindred
He could not sway the crowd but he might appeal to a little
Dubliners --James Joyce
minds.circle of
spirit.In her, he recognized a
Eldest --Christopher Paolini
kindred
kindred
kindred: related by blood,or seeming to be relatedby blood; compatible
Forms: N: kin, kinship, kinfolkV: 00Adj: kindredAdv: 00Relatives: kind
of the other, as if they sensed a
They stared at one another as if each wondered what to make
spirit.Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray
spirit, and I was sure our friendship was intact.
Then he smiled his familiar smile, the smile of a
Breaking Down --Stephanie Meyer
kin: blood relatives
syn: sorrowfulant: cheerfulrelative: complain
Forms: N: 00V: 00Adj: plaintiveAdj: plaintively
kindred spirit.1.In her, he recognized a
of the other, as if they sensed a kindred
2.They stared at one another as if each wondered what to make
spirit.
spirit, and I was sure our friendship was intact.
kindred 3.Then he smiled his familiar smile, the smile of a
4.He could not sway the crowd but he might appeal to a little
minds.circle of kindred
plunder.
plunder
Slaughterhouse 5 --Kurt Vonnegut
He was arrested for
plunder.
plundering.
Force is all they know, force, fraud andAtlas Shrugged --Ayn Rand
plunder: V: raid for the purpose of stealingN: stolen goods
syn: loot, pillageForms: N: plunderV: plunder, plunders,plundered, plunderingAdj: plunderousAdv: 00
their
and dwarves, wherever they can find them; and they guard
Dragons steal gold and jewels, you know, from men and elves
The Hobbit--J.R.R. Tolkien
as long as they live. king interested only in personal glory and triumphantThe Crystal Shard --R.A. Salvatore
Everything now hinged on the assent of Heafstaag, a brutal
plunder: raid for the purpose of stealing
syn: loot, pillage Forms: N: plunderV: plunder, plunders,plundered, plunderingAdj: plunderousAdv: 00
4.He was arrested for plundering.
their plunder
and dwarves, wherever they can find them; and they guard
1. Dragons steal gold and jewels, you know, from men and elves
as long as they live.
plunder.2. Force is all they know, force, fraud and
king interested only in personal glory and triumphant plunder.
3. Everything now hinged on the assent of Heafstaag, a brutal
dissipated
down the road.Slowly the voices outsideThe Help--Kathryn Stockett
dissipate
dissipate.
They were both half-dressed and growing colder as their
heat began toThe Lovely Bones --Alice Sebold
dissipate: scatter widely until gone;lose intensity
syn: dispel; attenuateant: intensify; amplify; fortify
Forms: N: dissipationV: dissipate, dissipates, dissipated,dissipating
Breaking Dawn --Stephanie Meyer
The mist swiftly, but I held my shield in place.
Miles felt tired. A Bend in the Road --Nicholas Sparks
In the wake of the adreneline rush that was slowly dissipating,
dissipate: scatter widely until gone;lose intensity
down the road.1.Slowly the voices outside dissipate
dissipated2. The mist swiftly, but I held my shield in place.
Miles felt tired.
3. In the wake of the adrenaline rush that was slowly dissipating,
dissipate.
4. They were both half-dressed and growing colder as their
heat began to
syn: dispel; attenuateant: intensify; amplify; fortify
Forms: N: dissipationV: dissipate, dissipates, dissipated,dissipating
portentsportents
Grendel --John Gardner
by lightning, are ominous
Three dead trees on the moor below, burned up alive
Would anyone like me to help them interpret the shadowy
within their Orb? HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban--J.K. Rowling
portents.
portents
There had been no signs or , no secret signals.The Devil’s Arithmetic --Jane Yolen
portent: sign that evil is on its way Syn: omen, harbingerRoot: port: to carryRelatives: important,import, export, portable,deport
Forms: N: portent, portentsV: portend, portends, portended, portendingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
been strange
The Fellowship of the Ring --J.R.R. Tolkien
“It has been guessed already,” said Ingold;” for there have
here of late.
portent: sign that evil is on its waySyn: omen, harbingerRoot: port: to carryRelatives: important,import, export, portable,deport
Forms: N: portent, portentsV: portend, portends, portended, portendingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
by lightning, are ominous
1.Three dead trees on the moor below, burned up alive
portents.
2. Would anyone like me to help them interpret the shadowy
within their Orb? portents
portents3. There had been no signs or , no secret signals.
been strange portents
4. “It has been guessed already,” said Ingold;” for there have
here of late.
Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray
Small fires burned around the
periphery
tossed but detached.
Langdon felt like a ship on the
Angels and Demons --Dan Brown
of a storm…
periphery. Ari hung back on the
Saving the World and OtherExtreme Sports--James Patterson
periphery.
periphery
periphery: edge
Syn: marginRoot: peri: aroundRelatives: perimeter
Forms: N: peripheryV: 00Adj: peripheral Adv: 00
The Kite Runner --Khaled Hosseini
Hassan milled about the of my life after that.
periphery: edgeSyn: marginRoot: peri: aroundRelatives: perimeter
Forms: N: peripheryV: 00Adj: peripheral Adv: 00
periphery.1. Ari hung back on the
periphery.2. Small fires burned around the
periphery3. Hassan milled about the of my life after that.
periphery
tossed but detached.
4.Langdon felt like a ship on the of a storm…
Gone with the Wind --Margaret Mitchell
His one eye met hers with an impersonal
into
Jacob didn’ like the reminder; the pain in his eyes hardened
Eclipse--Stephenie Meyer animosity.
animosity.
animosity: hatred; resentmentSyn: animus, hatred, bad blood, ill will Ant: alliance, friendship,camaraderie, congeniality
Forms: N: animosityV:00Adj: 00 Adv: 00
Cujo --Stephen King
Its eyes glared at then with steady, sunken
Eragon --Christopher Paolini
that resisted intruders.
There was an unfriendly feel in the air an animosity
animosity.
animosity: hatred; resentmentSyn: animus, hatred, bad blood, ill will Ant: alliance, friendship,camaraderie, congeniality
Forms: N: animosityV:00Adj: 00 Adv: 00
into
1.Jacob didn’ like the reminder; the pain in his eyes hardened
animosity.
animosity.2. Its eyes glared at then with steady, sunken
that resisted intruders.
3. There was an unfriendly feel in the air an animosity
4. His one eye met hers with an impersonal animosity.
Contrition
October Sky --Homer Hickam
“I’m sorry you lost your rocket stuff,” he told me, truly
contrite.
The Power and the Glory --Graham Greene
I shall feel and be forgiven.
She didn’t feel he was sufficiently
Outcasts United--Warren St. John
contrite.
and remember Our Lord Now say an Act of
watches you every minute. Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt
contrite: sorry
Syn: repentant, rueful Forms: N: contritionV: 00Adj: contrite Adv: contritely
Contrition
contrite: sorry
contrite.1.She didn’t feel he was sufficiently
Syn: repentant, rueful Forms: N: contritionV: 00Adj: contrite Adv: contritely
2. “I’m sorry you lost your rocket stuff,” he told me, truly
contrite.
Contrition and remember Our Lord3. Now say an Act of
watches you every minute.
4. I shall feel and be forgiven.Contrition
depravity
depravity. To me, religion is about our dignity, not our
Life of Pi--Yann Martel
depravity? Was there no end to their
Artemis Fowl --Aoin Colfer
depravity: evil; outside the boundaries of human decency
Syn: degeneracyAnt: normalcy
Forms: N: depravityV: 00Adj: depraved Adv: 00
depraved You’re dangerous and
Catch-22 --Joseph Heller
taken out and shot.
and you ought to be
Rose Red --Stephen King
I have prayed—to both sides– to release me from this
of thought.
depravity: evil; outside the boundaries of human decencySyn: omen, harbinger
Root: port: to carryRelatives: important,import, export, portable,deport
Forms: N: portent, portentsV: portend, portends, portended, portendingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
depravity.1. To me, religion is about our dignity, not our
2.Was there no end to their depravity?
3. You’re dangerous and
taken out and shot.
depraved and you ought to be
depravity
4. I have prayed—to both sides—to release me from this
of thought.
Suzanne Collins --The Hunger Games
but my voice cracks. I try to sound
of them.
They were both to what people might think
Love in the Time of Cholera--Gabriel Garcia Marquez
indifferent to him and his suffering.
The pure, colorless vastness of the sky stretched over him,
HP and the Deathly Hollows --J. K. Rowling
indifferent
indifferent
indifferent,
indifferent: not caring, having no opinion
Anna Karenina --Leo Tolstoy
The government obviously is guided by abstract considerations,
and remains to the influence its measures
may exercise.
Syn: apathetic, neutral, blaseAnt: passionate, ardent, fervent
Forms: N: indifferenceV: 00Adj: indifferent Adv: indifferently
indifferent: not caring, having no opinion
of them.
1. They were both to what people might thinkindifferent
to him and his suffering. 2. The pure, colorless vastness of the sky stretched over him,indifferent
but my voice cracks.3. I try to sound indifferent,
4. The government obviously is guided by abstract considerations,
indifferentand remains to the influence its measures
may exercise.
Syn: apathetic, neutral, blaseAnt: passionate, ardent, fervent
Forms: N: indifferenceV: 00Adj: indifferent Adv: indifferently
attrition: fade-away; drop-off
Syn: lessening;declineAnt: fortification
Forms: N: attritionV: 00Adj: 00 Adv: 00
Brisingr --Christopher Paolini
He hopes to drag out this fight, to bleed us dry through
attrition.
Ender’s Game--Orson Scott Card
in his business there was an above average rate of
He’d had good experiences with almost all of them, though
and turnover.attritionattrition
more weaknesses than he meant to; other times the enemy was able to wear them down by
Several times the enemy was able to trick him into exposing
as much a matter of luck as strategy. Zeitoun --Dave Eggers
until his victory was
attrition Eruption, earthquake, avalanche, of glaciers,
the erosion of water, the cracking of frost, the weathering of
rain and wind and snow—these it had eternally fought and
resisted in vain, yet it stood magnificent, frowning, battle-
scarred and undefeated. The Call of of the Canyon --Zane Grey
attrition: fading away; losing strength
1. He hopes to drag out this fight, to bleed us dry through
attrition.
in his business there was an above average rate of
2. He’d had good experiences with almost all of them, though
and turnover.attrition
Syn:lessening;declineAnt: fortification
Forms: N: attritionV: 00Adj: 00 Adv: 00
more weaknesses than he meant to; other times the enemy
was able to wear them down by attrition
3.Several times the enemy was able to trick him into exposing
until his victory was
as much a matter of luck as strategy.
intuitive
Intuitively,Drown --Junot Diaz
I knew how easily distances could harden and
become permanent.
is really
a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.
The boy was beginning to understand that
The Alchemist --Paolo Coelho
intuitive: having unexplainable powers of knowing and understandingSyn: perceptiveAnt: dense, obtuseRelatives: tuition,tutor
Forms: N: intuitionV: intuit, intuits, intuited, intuitingAdj: intuitive Adv: intuitively
intuition
people was much greater.
She was far more
The Color Purple --Alice Walker
than I. Her gift for understanding
intuitiveBella, for a fairly person, you can be so obtuse!
Eclipse --Stephanie Meyer
intuitive: having unexplainable powers of knowing and understanding
a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.
1. The boy was beginning to understand that intuition
intuitive
people was much greater.
2. She was far more
than I. Her gift for understanding
I knew how easily distances could harden and3.Intuitively,
become permanent.
admiration and abject fear. I was filled with a mix of Life of Pi--Yann Martel
rapt
rapt
and open-mouthed.
He was too busy staring at Isabelle, City of Bones --Cassandra Clare
rapt: stunned with amazement
syn: mezmerizedant: bored, distracted
Relatives: rapture, enrapture
October Sky --Homer Hickam
attention.
Our six hundred faces gazed up at the little man in rapt
raptThe Wedding --Nicholas Sparks
I filled her in on the progress, watching her
attention as she tried to imagine it.
rapt: stunned with amazement
and open-mouthed.1. He was too busy staring at Isabelle, rapt
syn: mezmerizedant: bored, distracted
Relatives: rapture, enrapture
admiration and abject fear. 2. I was filled with a mix of rapt
attention.
3. Our six hundred faces gazed up at the little man in rapt
rapt4. I filled her in on the progress, watching her
attention as she tried to imagine it.
maliciously.
malicious amusement.Three of four faces looked at him in
The Power and the Glory --Graham Greene
malicious: intending to do harm to a person or animal
stepped back from him.
was in them that men His eyes glittered. Such
The Two Towers--J.R.R. Tolkien
Syn: evil, toxic, spiteful, vindictive, venomous, malevolent
Ant: benign, benevolent Origin: mal: bad
Forms: N: malice, maliciousnessV:00Adj: maliciousAdv: maliciously
malice
Second Inaugural Address --Abraham Lincoln
With toward none,with charity for all…
HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban --J. K. Rowling
Malfoy elbowed past Hermione to block Harry’s way up
the stone steps to the castle, his face gleeful and his pale
eyes glinting
malice
malicious: intending to cause harm to a person or animal
stepped back from him.
2.His eyes glittered. Such malice
amusement.1.Three of four faces looked at him in malicious
was in them that men
3.With malice toward none, with charity for all…
maliciously.
4. Malfoy elbowed past Hermione to block Harry’s way up
the stone steps to the castle, his face gleeful and his pale
eyes glinting
oscillating
As I turned away to continue walking up the trail, my emotions
oscillating A small fan sat in the corner.
A Walk to Remember--Nicholas Sparks
oscillating
oscillated
A needle within her wavered for a moment , burning between
its way between two courses.
Atlas Shrugged --Ayn Rand
Oscillate: Move or change in a steady, back-and-forth pattern
Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: stagnate
Forms: N: oscillationV: oscillate, oscillates, oscillated, oscillatingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
Into Thin Air --Jon Krakauer
between childhood, which
still held them in its clasp, and their awakening as man and woman.
They spent that summer
House of Spirits --Isabelle Allende
between nervous anticipation and a nearly
overwhelming sense of dread.
Oscillate: Move or change in a steady, back-and-forth pattern
Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: stagnate
Forms: N: oscillationV: oscillate, oscillates, oscillated, oscillating Adj: 00 Adv: 00oscillating 1.A small fan sat in the corner.
2. A needle within her wavered for a moment , burning between
its way between two courses.oscillating
oscillating3.They spent that summer between childhood, which
still held them in its clasp, and their awakening as man and
4. As I turned away to continue walking up the trail, my emotions
oscillated between nervous anticipation and a nearly overwhelming sense of dread.
woman.
attrition Eruption, earthquake, avalanche, of glaciers,
the erosion of water, the cracking of frost, the weathering of
rain and wind and snow—these it had eternally fought and
resisted in vain, yet it stood magnificent, frowning, battle-
scarred and undefeated. The Call of of the Canyon --Zane Grey
Oscillate: Move or change in a steady, back-and-forth pattern
Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: stagnate
Forms: N: oscillationV: oscillate, oscillates, oscillated, oscillatingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
heralds
The Return of the King --J. R. R. Tolkien
ran into the ring of trees, and they blew a great fanfare, and
Then Aragon set trumpeters at each of the four roads that
the cried aloud.
“Herald,
Herald: N: Announcer; V: Announce
Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: conceal; withhold
Forms: N: herald, heraldsV: herald, heralds, heralded, heraldingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland --Lewis Caroll
read the accusation!” said the King.
heraldI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings --Maya Angelou
Any break in the routine may for them unbearable
news.
Tonight a new era.
Water for Elephants --Sara Gruen
heralds
Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: conceal; withhold
Forms: N: herald, heraldsV: herald, heralds, heralded, heraldingAdj: 00 Adv: 00
Herald: N: Announcer; V: Announce
heralds1.Tonight a new era.
heralds
ran into the ring of trees, and they blew a great fanfare, and
2. Then Aragon set trumpeters at each of the four roads that
the cried aloud.
3.“Herald, read the accusation!” said the King.
4. Any break in the routine may herald for them unbearable
news.
cacophony
Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray
Yes, it would prove difficult to sleep through this
cacophony
of bullets.
of the attack.His harsh words cut through the
Uglies--Scott Westerfield
cacophony
cacophony
Nineteen Minutes --Jodi Picoult
Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,
Forms: N: cacophonyV: 00Adj: cacophonousAdv: 00
Cacophony: loud, unpleasant noise
Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt
rattles, asthmatic wheezes, consumptive croaks.
It created a of hacking coughs, bronchial
There was a discharge of bullets and a
Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,
Forms: N: cacophonyV: 00Adj: cacophonousAdv: 00
Cacophony: loud, unpleasant noise
of the attack.1.His harsh words cut through the cacophony
Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,
Forms: N: cacophonyV: 00Adj: cacophonousAdv: 00
rattles, asthmatic wheezes, consumptive croaks.
cacophony2.It created a of hacking coughs, bronchial
of bullets.
cacophony3. There was a discharge of bullets and a
cacophony4.Yes, it would prove difficult to sleep through this
Emulate: try to be like someone you admire
Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,
Forms: N: emulationV: emulate, emulates, emulated, emulatingAdj: emulatoryAdv: 00
emulating
emulateJay Allison, et. al. --This I Believe II
him. I believe in the way he lives his life and I try to
Half the Sky --Nicholas Kristof
the soap opera characters
they admired.
children,
That suggested that they had decided to stop having
The Book Thief --Markus Zusak
Max was looking to his moment of glory. emulate
emulate I’d like to appeal to all our listeners to
in your street.
their example,
perhaps by casting a protective charm over any Muggle dwellingsHP and the Deathly Hollows--J.K. Rowling
emulating the soap opera characters children,
3. I’d like to appeal to all our listeners to
in your street.
they admired.
emulate him.1. I believe in the way he lives his life and I try to
2. That suggested that they had decided to stop having
emulate
emulate
Emulate: try to be like someone you admire
Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,
Forms: N: emulationV: emulate, emulates, emulated, emulatingAdj: emulatoryAdv: 00
their example,
perhaps by casting a protective charm over any Muggle dwellings
4. Max was looking to his moment of glory.
children,
2. That suggested that they had decided to stop having
Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,
Forms: N: emulationV: emulate, emulates, emulated, emulatingAdj: emulatoryAdv: 00
Emulate: try to be like someone you admire
augmented
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by donations.The libraries were
Robinson Crusoe --Daniel Defoe
little improvement, your flocks increased, and your subjects
When you inspect your little kingdom, you will find in it some
augmented.
augmented
Uglies--Scott Westerfield
their diets with fish caught from the
river, and Tally roasted a rabbit on a fire she’d built herself.
They augmentingThe Prince and the Pauper --Mark Twain
The procession moved on, and still on, through ever
splendors of welcome.
augmented their diets with fish caught from the
river, and Tally roasted a rabbit on a fire she’d built herself.
4.The procession moved on, and still on, through ever
3.They
augmented by donations.1.The libraries were
little improvement, your flocks increased, and your subjects
2.When you inspect your little kingdom, you will find in it some
augmented.
augmenting
Syn: Relatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,
Forms: N: augmentationV: augment, augments, augmented, augmentingAdj: emulatoryAdv: 00
Augment: Add to
splendors of welcome.