Friday, January 21, 2011

Vocab 1/21/11

1) Paradox noun- a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Last night at the assembly, the mayor gave a paradox to his whole council about what’s going to happen to their water lines.

2) Sovereign noun- a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
The whole state of Califorina was surprised when a sovereign came and took over the whole state.

3) Commission noun- the act of committing or giving in charge.
The girl was sentenced, to give a commission at a mental hospital after beating one of their patients.

4) Resolution noun- a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.
Kathy gave a resolution after she stole her friends phone.

5) Malefaction noun- an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
Amber was convicted a malefaction after she repeatidly stabbed her boyfriend.

6) Firmament noun- the vault of heaven; sky.
Ashley had a firmament, when she though she had saw her grandma is the sky.

7) Tedious adjective- marked by tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
April had a tedious journey while she was traveling through Africa.

8) Pestilent adjective- injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious.
Sally had a pestilent feeling about church on Sunday.

9) Pious adjective- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for god or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
Barbra was showing Pious after church.

10) Promontory noun- a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
Angela noticed a lot of promontory when she hiking up those sharp pointy rocks at Yakutania Point.

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