chapter 23 i’m against that--- or am i next to it?
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Chapter 23
I’m Against That--- or
Am I Next to It?
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Placing items next to each other for the sake of comparing
or contrasting them.
The old phrase ‘champagne taste on a beer budget’ neatly juxtaposes the longing for expensive objects with a meager bank account.
1. juxtapose -verb
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Condition of sharing or of connecting without a break.
As lab partners Gillian and Chelsea had contiguous work areas.
2. contiguous -adj
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Condition of being physically close.
The real estate agent was quick to point out the proximity of the house to the best elementary school in the district.
3. proximity -noun
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A literary way of saying ‘across’
A famous eighteenth-century poet refers to stars that shoot “athwart the sky.”
4. athwart- preposition/adverb
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the curved path of something hurling through space
Air traffic controllers at any airport must be constantly aware of the trajectories of all planes scheduled to land.
5. trajectory -noun
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Lying close to or next to
What a bad idea-- the rat poison and the aspirin on adjacent shelves in the bathroom!
6. adjacent -adj
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the outer limits or edge of an area or object
Although Samantha was focusing on her homework, her grandmother’s illness was always in the periphery of her consciousness.
7. periphery -noun
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The formation of a right angle or a line that is vertical
Mr. McKean used a plumb line to make sure that the installation of the door frame was perpendicular.
8. perpendicular -adj
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Being neither vertical or horizontal but slanting
Cynthia eyed the four unmarked streets entering the traffic circles at oblique angles and wondered which one was Mt. Carmel Road.
9. oblique -adj
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Diagonally placed
Nat, hungry because he had skipped breakfast, used his mid-morning break to run to the bagel shop catercorner to the school.
10. catercorner -noun
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Splendor in the Grass
Chaper 24
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A striking or splendid display
When Doreen first visited the United Nations, she was delighted by the panoply of flags of all the countries represented there.
1. panoply -noun
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To sparkle
Russian women at the czar’s ball wore coruscating diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires.
2. coruscate -verb
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Great brilliance of performance
Dressed in a purple robe tipped with ermine, Prince Boyohboy entered the kingdom with great éclat.
3. éclat -noun
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Can be used admiringly for something dashing and colorful in style
The faculty members defended Emily’s flamboyant individuality as displayed through her spiky hair and equally spiky jewelry.
4. flamboyant -adj
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Lavish, marked by abundance
The memory of the glamorous carriages, sumptuous cuisine, and personal service will stay with you forever.
5. sumptuous -adj
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A display of fireworks
Some years North Ogden’s display of pyrotechnics is quite magnificent.
6. pyrotechnics -noun
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To polish to a high sheen
The hair of Princess Myohmy was not so much brushed as burnished, for she had six handmaidens responsible for its gleaming appearance.
7. burnish -verb
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An individual whose life is given over to pleasure and luxury
Camping in the woods is not something a sybarite would want to do even if it were in a trailer camper.
8. sybarite -noun
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A shining spectrum of colors
Photographers marveled at the iridescent display of colors on a beautiful sunset.
9. iridescent -adj
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Overly showy, pretentious
Bernie characterizes Brian as ostentatious because he possesses three luxury sedans, an SUV and a convertible.
10. ostentatious -adj