Mrs. Koroly’s

Word Wealth XI

Sentences due Friday

Quiz on Friday

1. Conviction• An opinion that is strongly held (n)

• Lying is a conviction I am strongly against.

2. Decadence• Moral decay or decline (n)

• The decadence of the society has dropped until people are saying “my baby’s mama” regularly.

3.Erratic• Unpredictable; differing from what is normal or expected (adj)

• The drunk driver was driving in an erratic manner.

4. Flagrant• Openly and obviously evil; glaring; conspicuous (adj)

• The murderer showed flagrant disregard for human life when he cut off his victim’s head.

5. Gregarious• Sociable; extroverted; enjoying companionship (adj)

• The New Year’s Eve party was attended by many gregarious people.

6. Impostor• pretender (n)

• The woman posed as a nurse impostor at the hospital so she could steal the baby.

7. Languish• Lose energy or motivation; become weak or depressed (v)

• Older people who lose a spouse sometimes languish because they are lonely.

8. Misconstrue• Misunderstand; interpret incorrectly (v)

• The husband misconstrued the passionate kiss between his wife and the pool boy; it was a thank you kiss, not an “I’m having an affair.”

9. Ominious• A sign of something unpleasant that’s about to happen (adj)

• The dream about dying in a plane crash was an ominous warning of my death on a plane.

10. Petulance• Grouchiness (n)

• Old men are stereotyped as having much petulance and being cranky with people.

11. Solemn• Serious; somber; grave (adj)

• A funeral is a solemn event for most people.

12. Trite• Overused; common; stale (adj)

• The word “dude” has become trite over the past few years with people using it for everyone.

BLOOPERS

Marital• Things dealing with marriage

• The marital advice from the priest was moot.

Martial• Things dealing with war

• The Chinese were historically involved with martial arts.

Naval• Referring to the Navy, or ships in general

• The naval battle was historical.

Navel• Belly button

• It has become socially acceptable for people to have their navels pierced.

Recreation• Leisure activity or pastime

• Her recreation is shopping.

Re-creation• Create anew something from the past

• Southerners are famous for their re-creations of Civil War battles.