Voc. of the day

1) Palliate- to relieve or lesson without curing; verb
Lily didn't really palliate her lesson about guitars or flutes.

2)Confiscate-to seize as forfeited to the public domain; verb
Mocha confiscated my book, Brave New World, for her own use.

3)Inundate-to flood or cover or overspread with water;verb
When we went to the basement we saw that it was inundated with water.

Vocab #4

1) Palliate- to relieve or lesson without curing; verb
2) Confiscate-to seize as forfeited to the public domain; verb
3) Inundate-to flood or cover or overspread with water;verb
4) Deprecate-to express earnest of disapproval;verb
5) Exonerate-free from guilt or blame;verb
6) Capitulate-to surrender unconditionally or under terms;verb
7) Svelte-slender or slender in figure;adj.
8) Diurnal-of or pertaining to a day or each day, daily;adj.
9) Canopy-a covering, usually of farbic, supported on poles or suspended above bed;noun
10) Patrimony-an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors;noun

Senentces

Loose Sentence:
I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall.

Periodic Sentence:
In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures the game, continued.

Parallel:
I like singing, swimming, and reading.

Inverted:
Mom, you are making dinner soon?
Mom, are you making dinner soon?

Split order:
Up the tree the squirrel ran.

Interrputed:
The cars dull color-once smooth and sleek-scarthed off when you rubbed it.

Complex:
Because the cocoa was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.

Compound:
She did not cheat on the test, for it was the right thing to do.

Compound-Complex:
I want to play in the snow, but unless I can find my gloves, I can't.

Voc. of the Day

Callous-made hard or harden;adj.

When making a blade, you first have to heat it up; before the blade decides to callous!

Compulsory-required; mandatory; obligatory;adj.

It was compulsory to the two essay assignments before the deadline.

Voc. of the Day

Zealously-ardently active, devoted, or diligent; full of, characterized by;adj.

Jake was very zealously of earning money this year; he even bought a new shed.

Fecund-producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful;adj.

The fecund apple tree started to grow crooked, but we later tied it up with a stick.

Voc. of the Day

Caprice-a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather;noun

"Lilly that's not right! You can't just caprice about your choice all of a sudden!" shouted Nick.

Aberration-the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course;noun

Her aberration of skipping English class was not the right choice.