Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Vocabulary Words #4

Magnanimity- Noun. The quality of being high-minded; noble
                     - The magnanimity of the man was proven when he gave all his clothes to a homeless shelter.

Mollified-  Verb. To soften in feeling or temper
                     - The lady mollified the dog's rage by giving it a treat.

Adage-  Noun.  A traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation
                    - After I would fail in something my grandpa would always tell me an old adage like, "don't count your chickens before they hatch."

Castes-  Noun.  An endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank,  
occupation, economic position
                  - The man living on the street belongs to the  poor caste, so the queen is higher in the social scale.

Ignominy- Noun.  Disgrace or dishonor
               -  The ignominy of being a 13 year old, 2nd greater made her suffer until she kiled herself.

Cajolery- Noun.  Persuasion by flattery or promises
                 - The woman's cajolery to me made me want to get up and get her a glass of milk.

Axiomatic- Adjective.  Self-evident or obvious
                  -  It is axiomatic that dogs bark.

Ruminating- Verb.  To meditate
                     - By the pool you could hear Jade ruminating about it being to hot.

Intrinsically- Adjective.  Belonging to a thing by its very nature
                   - Mapi is intrinsically short.

Precipice- Noun.  Cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
                    -As I was climbing on Mount. Rushmore I slipped of the precipice of George Washington's nose. 

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