Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Vocabulary- Week 13

The young intern revered her mentor and was impressed with his knowledge.


I was in a state of vertigo after i got off the crazy roller coaster.


The man threatened to sue the woman for the way she slandered him and his religion.


My mom always told me not squander away my money.



As people get older they begin to quell their old habits, like my habit to say "like".



revere -
to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate
vertigo - a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
punitive - serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
slander - serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
squander - to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often fol. by away).
panache - a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair:
forlorn - desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
quell - to suppress; put an end to; extinguish
concision - concise quality; brevity; terseness.
libel - defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
defamation - the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny
misdirection - a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction

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