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Elements of Writing

Elements of Writing. Vocab Words, Week 5. Abhor. Verb: to hate; to detest Garlbum Blarcgumk abhors his new job. He thought it would be exciting traveling the cosmos, but as a custodian, he cleans all of the toilets onboard Trigologol IV , and Garlbum hates to clean toilets!. Ardor.

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Elements of Writing

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  1. Elements of Writing Vocab Words, Week 5

  2. Abhor • Verb: to hate; to detest • Garlbum Blarcgumk abhors his new job. He thought it would be exciting traveling the cosmos, but as a custodian, he cleans all of the toilets onboard Trigologol IV, and Garlbum hates to clean toilets!

  3. Ardor • Noun: heat, passion, zeal • His ardor for space travel pushed him to take the job. He has so much passion and enthusiasm for space travel, he was willing to do anything for a chance to see the galaxy!

  4. Astute • Adj: shrewd, wise, intelligent • Garlbum has low self esteem and considers himself stupid. He should have been a bit smarter, like his astute father. His father—a very intelligent alien with three heads instead of one—could have thought up a wiser, better plan.

  5. Baleful • Adj: destructive, deadly, menacing • While outside the Frodgob star cluster, the Trigologol IV encountered a baleful Borororian war ship with its guns already charged and its shield up. Most of the crew panicked when they saw the menacing warship.

  6. Charlatan • Noun: a quack or a pretender of knowledge • The captain of Trigologol IV, a charlatan who pretended to know how to command a ship,panicked as well. He had no clue what to do! Real captains would remain calm.

  7. Despoil • Verb: to plunder • Borororians—lousy space pirates—boarded Trigologol IV and despoiled its cargo. They took all of the valuable shipping goods. They even took the vending machine filled with Snickers and Tootsie-Pops. (Snickers and Tootsie-Pops as famous across the galaxy)

  8. Fauna • Noun: Animals of a period or region • Trigologol IV carried fauna from Dorignig, an outlying jungle planet in the Jubdub system. These local animals were to become special exhibits at a zoo on Bizuum-Beta. The Borororians planned to sell the animals on the black market.

  9. Glut • Verb: to overstock; to fill to excess • The charlatan captain, not knowing his business, gluttedTrigologol IV with these animals. Because of the excessive number of animals, Garlbum couldn’t keep up with the manure the animals left behind. These mountainous piles gave Garlbum an idea.

  10. Implacable • Adj: incapable of being pleased or pacified • The captain of Trigologol IV wanted pacify the pirates by giving them half the stock; however, the implacable Borororians demanded the entire stock and all of the Tootsie-pops and all of the Snickers. And all of the Lil’ Tree Pine air fresheners (Dorignig animals are notoriously smelly)

  11. Implausible • Adj: unlikely; not likely to happen • As the captain begged with the leader of the Borororians, the most implausible event occurred: the Borororian captain began to cry. Who could have expect that to happen?

  12. Impunity • Noun: freedom from punishment • The Borororian captain begged for forgiveness and impunity. “Please, let us go! We’ll never attack a ship with Dorignig critters again! Just please, don’t punish us anymore!”

  13. Lecherous • Adj: impure in thought and act; lustful; unchaste • The second mate of Trigologol IV—a lecherous alien from Borororia— shouted, “Give us one of your Borororian wenches and we’ll let you go! Woo-woo!” A Borororian courting ritual: the giving of a fifth arm.

  14. Mollify • Verb: to soothe or pacify • This request mollified the Borororians who sent over a Borororian wench. They calmed down and zoomed off, leaving the Trigologol IV behind.

  15. Nonchalance • Noun: indifference; lack of interest Nonchalant=adj form • Garlbum saved the day. Once the animals from Dorignig were onboard the Borororian ship, he pumped all the manure onboard as well. Borororians are alergic to Dorignigish manure. The nonchalant custodian saved the ship with a shrug of his shoulders.

  16. Paucity • Noun: a scarcity; a lack of… • However, the paucity of cargo in Trigologol IV presented a problem; but Garlbum didn’t care. There was a lack of Dorignig manure, too, which was okay with Garlbum.

  17. Surreptitious • Adj: secretive; not well known • The captain was fired for losing the cargo, and Garlbum went back to surreptitiously day dreaming about the stars while cleaning toilets.

  18. The end!

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