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Magnanimity:
The children's charity was overwhelmed with the magnanimity of the anonymous donor that gave enough money to complete their ongoing project.
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*audacious
ReplyDelete*The lion tamers attitude sent off audacious vibes throughout his performance, though inside he was filled with angst.
The erudite man started talking to me and i had no idea what he was saying because of all the big words.
ReplyDelete-Christian Saylor
*dearth
ReplyDelete*In the desert, there can become a dearth of rain which makes it impossible for some plants to grow there.
-Kaylee Massey
aggrandize-to exxagerate
ReplyDeleteThe man went fishing and caught nothing but a few bluegill fish, so he decided to aggrandize his story by telling his wife he had this 16" bass but it got loose right before he had it fully reeled in.
-Cierra Condra
I couldn't choose which birthday card to buy because all of them semmed banal and silly or just didn't make much sense.
ReplyDeleteMitchell Pettit
abscond
ReplyDeleteThe thieves were quick to abscond the stolen jewels in the dog house next door to avoid being caught and imprisoned.
-Teal
~Waver
ReplyDeleteAs the judge walked in, people settled into their seats awaiting the trial to start. Everyone new the suspect was guilty, but it was up to the jude to prove it. As the judge asked the suspect questions, he waverd to answer, beacuse he didn't want to give away any evidence.
--Shelby Bryant
Banal- lacking originality, freshness, or novelty
ReplyDeleteSorry didn' put word or definition with sentence.
Mitchell Pettit
*ambrosial-extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious
ReplyDelete*The 7 cheese fondue was ambrosial after a cold winters day.
Monica Moritz
Word-Buffoon
ReplyDeleteDefinition-N- a person who amuses by tricks or
jokes.
Sent.- Clowns are buffoons, alls they do is joke around and do tricks.
~Anja Davis~
Credulous- guilable
ReplyDeleteThe credulous little girl believed everything she was told by her parents.
Helen Hatfield
breach
ReplyDeleteThere has been a breach in the western wall, and the enemy in charing right for us.
DJ Reynolds
Breach- a lapse, gap or break, as in a fortress wall. To break or break through
ReplyDeleteDJ Reynolds
-enigma
ReplyDeleteHow the window broke is an enigma we are trying to solve.
*Alexandra Mahony
Craven:
ReplyDeleteJason is a craven, he is scared of everything.
The one above is Troy Estes.
ReplyDelete*depict
ReplyDelete*To show or create a picture of
-Brayton Adams
tyro
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a tyro at wrestling I did not do so well!
Sloth:
ReplyDeleteTroy is a man who is very sloth like in all the activities he does such as friendship.
Jason Judd
Bombast:
ReplyDelete- a pompous speech
The senator's speech was completely bombastic.
-Randa
Florid:
ReplyDeleteHer face was florid after the embarrassing event occuring.
.M.a.C.y. .O.l.D.s.
savant
ReplyDeleteVery knowledgeable person
My teachers are all savants in there own way.
Katie Morin
~homogenous-similar in nature or kind; uniform: "a homogeneous society."
ReplyDeleteMy DNA is very homogenous to my mother's.
BY : Allison Wall
emollient
ReplyDelete-softening; something that softens
My chapstick is known for emollienting my lips.
-Daniel Campbell
Complacent- satisfied, unworried
ReplyDeleteSentence: Having done all my shopping on Black Friday, I am complacent and unworried when it comes to Christmas shopping.
-Kindra DuLong
Scale- climb
ReplyDeleteThey scaled the side of the mountain.
JAMESON BANNING
Precursor
ReplyDeleteThe economic state of post-world war one germany was a precursor to Hitler's rise to power and world war 2. -Derrick Martin
I really wish Danielle would occlude her mouth when she says stupid things.
ReplyDeleteDANIEL VOGEL
Zeal!
ReplyDeleteDaniel Vogel has absolutely no zeal towards making good grades or being a nice person, therefore; he will never go far in life.
Zeal
ReplyDeleteThe boy's family members were amazed that he had such zeal when the subject of going to school came up.
amalgamate-
ReplyDeleteThe chemists amalgamated the ingredients of their desired mixture.
JAKE TAYLOR
Noisome-harmful, destructive
ReplyDeleteMy father used his noisome backhoe and bobcat to tear down an old barn
-Bailee Chilman
Aggrandize-to exxagerate
ReplyDeleteThe little girl aggrandized her story so her teacher would feel sorry for her.
-Alexis Weber
misnomer
ReplyDeleteThe name blacky was quite a misnomer for an albino dog.
Garrett Jackson
Sate-
ReplyDeleteMy Grandpa always tells me after he eats a big meal that it sated his appetite.
Kameron Logan
Reproof: The parents reproofed the boy who did lied about having all of his homework done when the school called about all of the zeros he had received on homework assignments.
ReplyDeleteMax Tukey
disabuse
ReplyDeleteThey disabused her from her false reputation.
catherine partridge
Resplendent-
ReplyDeleteMany of the guest at the opulent party looked very resplendent. *Angela Campbell*
Buffoon-N-a person who amuses by tricks or jokes
ReplyDeleteBuffoons, or clowns, are weird because there ugly.
Annie Weber
*complaisant
ReplyDelete*The peasant was complaisant that the king and knights would always be better then him and that he would have to work under them on the social ladder.
The sentence about the peasant was done by Jessie Ballenger
ReplyDeleteamalgamate-verb.-to unite or mix.
ReplyDeleteI was going to amalgamate the ingredients into the perfect texture using the blender but i saw that it was broken so I did it by hand.
-Shane Adams
chicanery(n)deception by trickery
ReplyDeleteThe boy used chicanery to make his parents think he got a good grade on his test when in reality he failed it.
-Mindy Talkington
advocate(v/n)to argue for a cause
ReplyDeleteThe lawyer advocated for the dead daughter's mother that she has lost her child because the killer shot her.
~Leann West~
Plethora
ReplyDeleteThere was a plethora of cake leftover after the wedding because not very many people attented the ceremony.
Jordyn Austin
aver- to declare
ReplyDeleteObama avered his plans for the United States' future in his speech.
-Callissa Ketterling
*Breach
ReplyDelete*We heard over the intercom at the Pentagon, "There has been a breach in security!"
~Brianna Perry
Pulchritudinous-adj-Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe boy thought the girl was very pulchritudinous.
-Elizabeth Schamel
Blandishment
ReplyDeleteMy brother gave me a blandishment to try to get me in trouble by my parents.
Kristine Gasper
The vex boy was getting so vex that the teacher had to send him to the principals office to solve his problem.
ReplyDelete-Ashley Barber-
Sometimes on long summer days I find myself thinking of aberrant plans to freak people out and see their responses.
ReplyDeleteBriana Campbell
Word: nefarious
ReplyDeleteMeaning: wicked, evil
Sentance: The man crackled after he was done explaing his nefarious plot to unlease rapid chipmunks unto the world.
When i was standing outside i saw a plethora of ants trying to occupy our tater salad one hot summer day.
ReplyDeleteJacob schaefer
Kasha Parks - nefarious
ReplyDeleteabscond-v-to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the law
ReplyDeleteThe criminal had to abscond.
Shelby Campbell.
Word: Caprice
ReplyDeleteMeaning: impulse
Sentence: The dog had a sudden caprice to chase the car.
My brothers and step siblings vex me way to much and i do everything i can to not go home to deal with them.
ReplyDelete-Illyanna coy
erudite:adj:scholarly
ReplyDeleteAfter taking all this time to study for multiple finals, I am definatly feeling very erudite.
MaKayla Marksberry
Derek's aberrant attitude about life in general annoys Mrs. Taylor, and it's quite obvious.
ReplyDelete-Maqenzi Hovious
Aberrant
ReplyDelete*meaning-deviating from normal or correct
*part of speech-adj
-Maqenzi Hovious
The lawyer began to advocate for his client in the courtroom.
ReplyDelete~Emily Kage~
The word i have chosen is "Advocate".
ReplyDeleteBack in history there were many advocates for weman's rights.
-Desiree' Booker
ambiguous:adj:vague; subject to more than one interpretation
ReplyDeleteThe phrase had a very ambiguous meaning, leaving lots of confusion among the group of scholars.
Sadie Lovelace
Jab
ReplyDelete-to thrust to a point
The guard had to jab the prisoner to keep him from escaping.
Michael Gasper
Nirvana
ReplyDeleteAfter studying scrupuously for my finals, I knew I would pass the class and was in complete nirvana.
-Brianna Kirkham!!!!!!!!!
kindle the fire.
ReplyDelete*Guile
ReplyDelete*The man was well known for his guile personality.
Part of Speech-Noun
Derek Stewart
conflagration
ReplyDeleteThe tiny flame soon turned into a conflagration and burt down the whole house.
~Molly Firsich
Aver
ReplyDeleteScar avered himself king after Mufasa had died and Simba was nowhere to be found.
~Jaclyn Capes~
Culpable:
ReplyDeleteThe culpable man stood in the court room waiting for his punishment.
Alli McFall