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Because of his diligence, Rick often spends long nights at work. While others leave at 5:00 on the dot, he stays to make sure he has dotted all his i's and crossed all his t's. Most days he does not get enough sleep, however, because he is so diligent.
DILIGENT: Tending to do something with careful and steady effort. |
It was obvious that the estranged couple would not be able to work things out. While Tom kept trying to get Laurie to open up and talk to him, she kept rolling her eyes and walking away. Now Todd doesn't talk much to Laurie, so that he doesn't have to deal with her estranged behavior.
ESTRANGE: To turn one's affections away from another person; it also means to remove or to keep apart. |
The man at the car dealership was so eager to make the sale that he expounded on the cars features for more than an hour.
When he called to explain about his poor service, he expounded on the troubles he had been having with the company for months. You have some good ideas in this paper, but you'll have to expound on them further. EXPOUND: To explain in great detail, to discuss at length |
FEBRUARY 5TH VOCABULARY
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BALM
(BALM) ADJ.N
Definition: Something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment
LINK:
Palm
"There's nothing like a BALMY breeze whispering through PALM trees.
FORMS:
The nurse gave me a white BALM to put on my insect bites to soothe the pain.
It was a BALMY day; perfect for a game of golf or a trip to the beach.
After sweating through his final exams, the sound of the bell at the end of class was a BALM to Pete's nerves.
Definition: Something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment
LINK:
Palm
"There's nothing like a BALMY breeze whispering through PALM trees.
FORMS:
The nurse gave me a white BALM to put on my insect bites to soothe the pain.
It was a BALMY day; perfect for a game of golf or a trip to the beach.
After sweating through his final exams, the sound of the bell at the end of class was a BALM to Pete's nerves.
BEGET
(bee GET) v.
Definition: to give birth to; to create
LINK:
Forget
"The old lady who lived in the shoe BEGAT so many children she would FORGET who was who."
FORMS:
Prior to the development of large farm machinery, farmers used to BEGET large families to help them run their farms.
Chronic lying becomes a habit which starts out with one small lie, which BEGETS a second lie, which BEGETS a third lie, and so on.
The Wright brothers didn't invent the airplane, but they were the BEGETTERS of the first sustained flight in the United States.
Definition: to give birth to; to create
LINK:
Forget
"The old lady who lived in the shoe BEGAT so many children she would FORGET who was who."
FORMS:
Prior to the development of large farm machinery, farmers used to BEGET large families to help them run their farms.
Chronic lying becomes a habit which starts out with one small lie, which BEGETS a second lie, which BEGETS a third lie, and so on.
The Wright brothers didn't invent the airplane, but they were the BEGETTERS of the first sustained flight in the United States.
BELEAGUER
(be LEE gur) v.
Definition: to besiege; beset, surround, harass
LINK:
Big Leaguer
"The little leaguers BELEAGUERED the BIG LEAGUERS."
FORMS:
In World War II, the Russian city of Stalingrad was BELEAGUERED by the German Army for five months before it fell to the Germans.
During the last year in office, Richard Nixon was a BELEAGUERED president, struggling to fight off the Watergate scandal.
In the midst of important negotiations, the union official asked his staff not to BELEAGUER him with insignificant details.
Definition: to besiege; beset, surround, harass
LINK:
Big Leaguer
"The little leaguers BELEAGUERED the BIG LEAGUERS."
FORMS:
In World War II, the Russian city of Stalingrad was BELEAGUERED by the German Army for five months before it fell to the Germans.
During the last year in office, Richard Nixon was a BELEAGUERED president, struggling to fight off the Watergate scandal.
In the midst of important negotiations, the union official asked his staff not to BELEAGUER him with insignificant details.
BEREAVE
(buh REEV) v./adj.
Definition: suffering the death of a loved one; left alone
LINK:
Leave
"He was BEREAVED when his fish had to LEAVE."
FORMS:
When their pony died, the BEREAVED children were told by their mother that everyone dies, and it was all right to cry and feel sad for a time.
At his funeral procession, Jacqueline Kennedy's BEREAVEMENT over the death of her husband President John F. Kennedy was recorded on television for the entire nation to see.
The BEREAVED widow wore a black dress to her husband's funeral.
Definition: suffering the death of a loved one; left alone
LINK:
Leave
"He was BEREAVED when his fish had to LEAVE."
FORMS:
When their pony died, the BEREAVED children were told by their mother that everyone dies, and it was all right to cry and feel sad for a time.
At his funeral procession, Jacqueline Kennedy's BEREAVEMENT over the death of her husband President John F. Kennedy was recorded on television for the entire nation to see.
The BEREAVED widow wore a black dress to her husband's funeral.
BESET
(bee SET) v.
Definition: to harass; to surround
LINK:
BEES SAT
"The angry BEES SAT on his face and BESET the beekeeper."
FORMS:
We were to have gone to the beach for a sunny vacation, but were BESET with a week of rain and cold weather.
We thought we had the design ironed out, but when three of our aircraft crashed, we knew we were BESET with design problems we had yet to understand.
The losing team was BESET with disappointment.
Definition: to harass; to surround
LINK:
BEES SAT
"The angry BEES SAT on his face and BESET the beekeeper."
FORMS:
We were to have gone to the beach for a sunny vacation, but were BESET with a week of rain and cold weather.
We thought we had the design ironed out, but when three of our aircraft crashed, we knew we were BESET with design problems we had yet to understand.
The losing team was BESET with disappointment.
Bizarre
(bih ZAR) adj.
Definition: Extremely unconventional or far-fetched
LINK:
BAZAAR
"You see some BIZARRE things for sale at a BAZAAR."
FORMS:
It was a BIZARRE set of events that led to the violinist being in the small Swiss village, for it was here he met a young flutist who was to become his wife.
As the medication began to take effect, Randolph's eyes took on a faraway look, and he muttered some BIZARRE nonsense about wanting to ride the pony one more time.
"Wasn't he BIZARRE?" Laura said of the strange man who appeared from nowhere and offered her an apple.
Definition: Extremely unconventional or far-fetched
LINK:
BAZAAR
"You see some BIZARRE things for sale at a BAZAAR."
FORMS:
It was a BIZARRE set of events that led to the violinist being in the small Swiss village, for it was here he met a young flutist who was to become his wife.
As the medication began to take effect, Randolph's eyes took on a faraway look, and he muttered some BIZARRE nonsense about wanting to ride the pony one more time.
"Wasn't he BIZARRE?" Laura said of the strange man who appeared from nowhere and offered her an apple.
BLUDGEON
(BLUD jun) v./n.
Definition:
to hit or attack with heavy impact; a short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other
LINK:
DUNGEON
"Why do you suppose they have all these BLUDGEONS in this DUNGEON?"
FORMS:
There was nothing temperate about the lawyer's summary to the jury; he BLUDGEONED them with all the gruesome details of the murder.
The detective suspected the murder weapon was some type of BLUDGEON.
The police arrested the lumberjack on suspicion of BLUDGEONING a co-worker with an axe handle.
Definition:
to hit or attack with heavy impact; a short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other
LINK:
DUNGEON
"Why do you suppose they have all these BLUDGEONS in this DUNGEON?"
FORMS:
There was nothing temperate about the lawyer's summary to the jury; he BLUDGEONED them with all the gruesome details of the murder.
The detective suspected the murder weapon was some type of BLUDGEON.
The police arrested the lumberjack on suspicion of BLUDGEONING a co-worker with an axe handle.
BUCOLIC
(byoo KAHL ik)
Definition:
rural or rustic in nature, county-like
LINK:
BULLS FROLIC
"BULLS FROLIC when a farm is BUCOLIC."
FORMS:
The judges gave first prize to the painting of a BUCOLIC landscape in greens and blues.
There is nothing BUCOLIC about big city life, honking horns and busting streets are neither peaceful or rustic.
Mr. Pride's farm with its peaceful green pastures and a babbling brook was the perfect BUCOLIC setting for a picnic.
Definition:
rural or rustic in nature, county-like
LINK:
BULLS FROLIC
"BULLS FROLIC when a farm is BUCOLIC."
FORMS:
The judges gave first prize to the painting of a BUCOLIC landscape in greens and blues.
There is nothing BUCOLIC about big city life, honking horns and busting streets are neither peaceful or rustic.
Mr. Pride's farm with its peaceful green pastures and a babbling brook was the perfect BUCOLIC setting for a picnic.
BLEAK
(bleek) adj.
Definition:
depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw
LINK:
LEAK
"Sometimes a simple LEAK can lead to BLEAK consequences."
FORMS:
The game looked BLEAK with our team being down 42 to 7 in the fourth quarter.
The vet said we should keep our hopes up, but the chance of our dog, Spot, surviving the car accident appeared BLEAK.
The BLEAKNESS of the dessert, where the winds howl constantly, makes one shiver just to see a picture of it.
Definition:
depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw
LINK:
LEAK
"Sometimes a simple LEAK can lead to BLEAK consequences."
FORMS:
The game looked BLEAK with our team being down 42 to 7 in the fourth quarter.
The vet said we should keep our hopes up, but the chance of our dog, Spot, surviving the car accident appeared BLEAK.
The BLEAKNESS of the dessert, where the winds howl constantly, makes one shiver just to see a picture of it.
BLATHER
(BLA thur) v.
Definition: to talk nonsensically
LINK:
LATHER
"Karen and Allison BLATHERED until their mouths LATHERED."
FORMS:
Everything the media reported about the supposed piano disaster never happened. It was a bunch of BLATHER by uninformed journalists.
Children have great imaginations, and often BLATHER about ghosts that supposedly enter their rooms and either scare them or play with them.
All Mary likes to do is BLATHER with her friends on the phone.
Definition: to talk nonsensically
LINK:
LATHER
"Karen and Allison BLATHERED until their mouths LATHERED."
FORMS:
Everything the media reported about the supposed piano disaster never happened. It was a bunch of BLATHER by uninformed journalists.
Children have great imaginations, and often BLATHER about ghosts that supposedly enter their rooms and either scare them or play with them.
All Mary likes to do is BLATHER with her friends on the phone.