Thursday, 15 May 2014

Meeting #3 Vocab Enricher

Robert Duff
Vocabulary Enricher
The Phantom Tollbooth
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This meeting I was Vocabulary Enricher and in the definition and sentence column, the definition is at the top of the box and the sentence I created is at the bottom. I found the definitions in the Collins: Canadian English Dictionary. Here are the words I found interesting:

       Page, Paragraph                Word              Definition & Sentence

Page 193
Paragraph 1


Dreadfully
In a dreadful way.

I'm sorry i'm so dreadfully late

Page 201
Paragraph 2


Ominously
Portending evil or harm.

That is a very ominous bunch of dark clouds.

Page 198
Paragraph 6


Melancholy
A gloomy state of mind.

He has an occasional look of melancholy in his eyes.

Page 203
Paragraph 3


Glumly
A feeling of dejection.

He was sitting there feeling glum.

Page 204
Paragraph 3


Maliciously
To be spiteful, Spitefully

Both she and her husband are subjected to maliciously false accusations.

Page 209
Paragraph 2


Amiably
Friendly, Sociable

That was such an amiable thing to do.

Page 219
Paragraph 6


Conspicuous
Easily noticed

You made a very conspicuous error in your presentation.

Page 237
Paragraph 2


Loathsome
Causing feelings of disgust

Also, they both loved loathsome, grotesque characters

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