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25 Words: Week 1

Jay Kristeller    Period 4    ELP    1-23-08

  1. enmesh – to mesh or tangle in such a way that can not easily be separated;

My friend’s kite and my kite enmeshed together while flying in the air.

  1. emanate – to come from a source and stem out;

The Chena River is emanating from the Tanana River .

  1. ambiguous – open to multiple interpretations;

In the geography bee Mr. Fenno asked an ambiguous question. 

  1. encompass – to encircle, contain, surround, or enclose;

This book about space encompasses all stars like our sun.

  1. erect – to make with the fitting together of parts or materials;

I erect many toys in my free time manly using K’nex.

  1. cove – a small coastal inlet that has high cliffs;

The history book explained about an old sailing warship that sailed into a cove.

  1. corrode – to wear away gradually; a strong acid or caustic alkali;

We did a Na lab in science, and when the sodium touched the water it started sparking and breaking off small particles.

  1. proliferate – to increase in number or spread rapidly;

The ticks on my dog proliferated in less than an hour!

  1. zephyr – a light refreshing wind or a gentle breeze;

The zephyr brought a fresh smell of pie to my nose.

  1. laconic – using few words to describe something

There are some people I know who are laconic speakers at the mike.

  1. coruscate – to give off light, sparkle, or reflect in flashes;

The disco ball at the dance coruscated in every direction.

  1. bestial – beast like or referring to beasts;

The bestial creature that came from the cave scared me to death.

  1. wondrous – amazing, awe, or to be marveled at;

I stared at the wondrous sight forever until my parents made me come inside.

  1. ruckus – a noisy disturbance or commotion, fight;

I was awakened by ruckus in the street.

  1. erratic – unsteady, or random, not consistent;

Some elements have erratic chemical reactions.

  1. beckon – to wave to someone with an intention to make them come closer;

When my dad was backing the car into the garage I beckoned him so he could get as far in as he could.

  1. xylem – vascular tissue in plants that take care of the distribution of  water and minerals taken up from the roots;

The plants xylem provided the plant with the nutrients essential to live.

  1. claustrophobia – the fear of closed or tight spaces;

I’ve always wanted to go in the smallest places in a cave, but I’m claustrophobic.

  1. vertex – the highest point of a thing;

The bright red light at the very top of the empire state building is the buildings vertex.

  1. buffoonery – behavior that is foolishness, silliness, or buffoon like;

Some of the buffooneries I see in the hallways are very inappropriate.

  1. curator – a person who manages a museum, library, or zoo;

The curator of the zoo was very nice when I asked him where the Jaguars were.

  1. perpetrate – to be guilty or responsible for a crime;

At the end of the court case we found out that the burglar was perpetrated.

  1. exorbitant – exceeding proper limits or extravagant;

Most of my friends and I are exorbitant in school.

  1. exchequer – a treasury or a fund of money;

Many fantasy books I read have an exchequer in them.

  1. fathomless – very deep, bottomless;

The Pacific Ocean seems to be fathomless.

10 Words: Week 2

  1. Grimace – to distort your face;

We make grimaces on photo booth.

  1. Gregarious – sociable;

Many of my friends are gregarious.

  1. Globular – obese;

I think that any one who eats at Mc Donald’s three times a day would get globular.

  1. Gratuitous – more than needed;

The waitress was terrific so the tip was gratuitous.

  1. Gambol – leap playfully;

The frogs gamboled while playing leap frog.

  1. Galvanize – stimulate to action

The firefighters galvanized when they heard the phone buzz.

  1. Grotesque – badly-proportioned;

In the movie Zoolander the library was grotesque.

  1. Gluttonous – eating excessively;

The globular dog was gluttonous.

  1. Gesticulate – gesture

When giving a speech you should use many gesticulates.

  1. Gnash – grind teeth in anger;

I gnashed when a bully broke my favorite toy.


15 Words: Week 3

  1. ravenous – very hungry;

When I got home from the bus I was ravenous for food.

  1. reverent – respectful;

All the children in the class were reverent to the teacher.

  1. radiate – extend in all directions;

The light off the light bulb radiated our whole house.

  1. requisite – necessary;

Food and water is requisite for our bodies’ survival.

  1. replete – completely full;

I was replete after eating three plates on Thanksgiving.

  1. rejuvenate – restore youth;

After eating I was rejuvenated to play more.

  1. replica – exact duplicate;

The replica of the Declaration of Independence isn’t worth as much as the real one.

  1. regalia – royal emblems;

I think the regalia of Portugal is a medallion.

  1. ruthless – lacking pity;

The weak football player was ruthless against the strong.

  1. vagabond – wanderer;

The vagabond in the woods seemed frightening.

  1. veracity – truthfulness;

It’s good to have veracity with your friends.

  1. vivacity – liveliness;

The vivacity of the crowd was high.

  1. vacuous – empty;

The ruin of the great city was vacuous.

  1. vale – low land between hills;

On our hike, we decided to take a break in the vale.

  1. verbose – wordy;

Some of my sentences above are not verbose.