Vocabular y By: Breanna, Ashley, Esteben, Jered. Desolate Adjective: (of a place) deserted of people and in the state of bleek and dismal emptiness Sentence:

Vocabulary

By: Breanna, Ashley, Esteben, Jered

Desolate Adjective: (of a place) deserted of people and in the

state of bleek and dismal emptiness

• Sentence: This will make many people

feel desolate and depressed at a time they need to see their loved one daily

Stance Noun: The way in which someone stands,

especially when deliberately adopted (as in baseball, golf, and other sports ) ; a person’s posture.

• Sentence: Rhyn lowered himself into a fighting stance and faced off against the two.

Chastise

Dated: Punish, especially by beating.

• Sentence: Actually, Gerald’s intent was probably to ward off an attack, rather than chastise Alex.

Fallacy

Noun: A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.

• Sentence: Violation of this is the Fallacy of “ undistributed middle”

Capacious Adjective: Having a lot of space inside; roomy

• Sentence: She carried a capacious bag.

Sporadic

Adjective: Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places: scattered or isolated.

• Sentence: The doctor decided to hospitalize my mother because of he sporadic heartbeat.

Theme Noun: The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a

person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

• Sentence: The birthday theme was Disney.

Haggard Adjective: looking exhausted and unwell,

especially from fatigue, worry or suffering.

• Sentence: Taran glanced at him, noticing how haggard the older man suddenly appeared.

Lucrative Adjective: producing a great deal of profit.

• It’s a well known fact: even the simplest ideas can become very lucrative

Apprehend Verb: Arrest (someone) for a crime.

• Sentence: It took several police officers to apprehend the fugitive and return him to jail.

Gullible Adjective: Easily persuaded to believe

something credulous.

• I was gullible for believing everything they said.

Crucial• Adjective: decisive or critical, especially

in the success or failure of something.

• Sentence: The crucial step in the operation is restarting the patient's heart.

Avid• Adjective: having or showing a keen

interest in or enthusiasm for something.

• Sentence: I am an avid supporter of my local football team

Pithy

• Adjective: (of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.

• Sentence Old Mr. Brown was not known for talking much, but what he did say was always pithy.

Connoisseur

• Noun: an expert judge in matters of taste.

• Sentence: He is a connoisseur of fine wines and is always a welcomed guest at our wine tasting events