Monday, June 18, 2012

Vocab Story #2

Vocabulary Story #2
  Alina stood there flabbergasted; she didn't even think about the millions of people that would be staring at her while she sang. But she was good at doing elocution so she used to it. She decided to keep placid and tranquil. Soon she heard the boisterous music start; she took a deep breath and started to sing.  As she was singing she saw many people singing along with her which made her euphoric and jubilant. Many people started clapping their hands to the beat of the song. At the end the crowd went wild and kept chanting "Alina! Alina!". She was reveling herself as the extolled her. She felt commendable and much more confident than she did before.



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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Vocabulary World Story # 1

Vocabulary World Story #1

Alex's face turned as red as cherries. Everyone started laughing hysterically including her teacher except for her best friend Jenny, who was ambivalent  and empathetic. Alex thought this would be facile; she thought it would make her commendable and they would extol her but apparently her theory was wrong. Their laughter enervated her completely and made her rickety. She couldn't ratiocinate. Jenny jumped out of the audience which alleviated Alex.

*(vocabulary stories are added daily)

Describing Words

Describing Words       *New Vocabulary Words Added Daily*
  • affable: friendly, amiable
  • affluent: rich; wealthy
  • amorous: relating to or showing love
  • benevolent: kind, good, caring
  • baleful: harmful, threatening
  • corpulent: very fat, chubby
  • conciliatory: agreeable, friendly
  • diligent: careful, showing care  
  • inclement: stormy, bad, severe

Words to Express Feelings

Words to Express Your Feelings
  • abhor: to hate, loathe
  • callous: harsh, cold, unfeeling
  • bloated: swollen, bigger than desired, puffed up
  • benign: non-threatening, innocuous
  • commendable: worthy of praise
  • euphoric: elated, overjoyed, blissful, confident
  • forlorn: lonely, hopeless
  • jubilant: joyful; satisfaction