vocabulary powerpoint by caroline hebert churlish- (adjective) lacking politeness or good manners;...
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Vocabulary PowerPoint
By Caroline Hebert
Churlish- (adjective) lacking politeness or good manners;
When Vanessa acted churlish to Chuck Norris, Chuck round house
kicked Vanessa in the face.
Plaudits-(noun) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval.
Young Money, also known as Lil’ Wayne, always receives huge plaudits after he raps a song.
Revert-(verb) to return, go back.
When I heard there was a large pokémon battle going on in the middle of the road, I decided to
revert back home.
Collaborate-(verb) to work with, work together.
Vanilla Ice says we collaborate and listen, because he’s back with a
new invention.
Staid-(adjective) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct.
I’m guessing the joker, in Dark Knight movie, wasn’t staid,
because he would always ask, “Why so serious?”
Ornate-(adjective) elaborately decorated; showily splendid.
The Christmas tree was very ornate, but due to the large number of
ornaments, the tree had fallen on Birdman, “tha rappa”
Unison-(noun) a sounding together;
When we had sung the strange song in unison the crowd had basically
begged us to sing it one more time.
Rubble-(noun) broken stone or bricks; ruins.
I was very disappointed when I punched the wall and no rubble
was on the floor.
Bountiful-(adjective) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly.
If I was a rapper with a cool name, I’d be able to give a bountiful amount of money to my fans.
Perturb-(verb) to trouble, make uneasy;
The mere thought of being eaten by a shark or even bit by one,
perturbs me greatly.
Relevant-(adjective) connected with or related to the matter at hand.
I believe that rap is very relevant to opera but, people tend to not
agree with me.
Willful-(adjective) stubbornly self willed; done on purpose, deliberate.
Some people say that “uh-oh Oreos” were accidently made that way, but I know, for a fact, that they were guilty of the willful, “uh-oh
Oreos”.
Blasé-(adjective) bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures. apathetic, indifferent.
After having rode every ride at Hershey’s park, twice, I found it a bit blasé to ride any ride a third
time.
Nonentity-(noun) a person or thing of no importance.
If you think Chuck Norris is a nonentity, think again, because if
you all ready haven’t, you’re going to get round house kicked in the
face for thinking that.
Peruse-(verb) to read thoroughly and carefully.
If you don’t peruse a contract, who knows, what things would happen
to you if you signed it.
Recourse-(noun) a person or thing turned to for help or advice.
I’m glad I don’t turn to my teddy bear as a recourse, and look like a
freak.
Residue-(noun) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed.
When my friend ate the doughnut, it had left a residue on her shirt, so I gave her my lucky tide-to-go pen.
Prodigious-(adjective) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size or degree.
Since she would always make problems seem prodigious when they really were miniature, we decided to kick her out of our
group.
Skittish-(adjective) extremely nervous and easily frightened.
Every time before we would we take a test, jimmy would always be so skittish about them, he would run
out the room screaming.
Comply-(verb) to yield to a request of command.
In school, if you don’t comply with the rules, you could get
suspended, or even expelled.