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Devan Hiers, Week 8
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English
11th Grade
11/04/2011

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Term
erudite
Definition

a. The professor had a way of teaching that could only be descirbed as erudite.

b. learned, polished, scholarly

c. [er-uu-die-te}

d. adjective

 

Term
fanciful
Definition

a. The childs creativity was fanciful, she drew castles and dragons.

b.using the imagination

c.[fan-cee-full]

d.adjective

Term
forthright
Definition

a. The polititian was frothright about his philosophy.

b. directly frank without hesitation.

c.[four-th-right]

d. adjective

 

Term
morose
Definition

a.I coud not help but feel morose; the day was raining.

b.gloomy, sullen, surly, despodent

c.[more-ose]

d. adjective

 

Term
obsequious
Definition

a. At the grocery store the child was obsequious because he knew if he was good he would get a lollipop.

b. polite or obediant in order to gain something

c. [ob-cee-quess]

d. adjective

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