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bucolic – adj.

bucolic – adj. Idyllic rural life; rustic charm Example: The bucolic setting of the cabin offered the visitors the relaxing getaway they needed . bucolically - adverb. pretentious – adj. Making ridiculous claims for outward show ; characterized by an assumption of dignity or importance

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bucolic – adj.

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  1. bucolic – adj. Idyllic rural life; rustic charm Example: The bucolic setting of the cabin offered the visitors the relaxing getaway they needed. bucolically - adverb

  2. pretentious – adj. • Making ridiculous claims for outward show; characterized by an assumption of dignity or importance Example: The pretentious pageant queen couldn’t resist showing off her newest crown. pretentiously – adverb pretentiousness - noun

  3. gullible – adj. • Easily deceived because of being too trusting. Example: My gullible little sister believed me when I told her that leprechauns were real. gullibility – noun gullibly - adverb

  4. Convivial – adj. • Friendly; agreeable; festive Example: Wedding receptions usually have a convivial environment. convivially - adverb

  5. Colloquialism - noun • Certain words you say due to a geographic location. Example: soda, pop, tonic, Coke, soda water, ginger (all different words used for “soft drink” in different parts of the US)

  6. Affixes: Prefix: sub Definition: under, below, beneath Examples: submarine, subplot, subcommittee Suffix: -ist Definition: denotes a person who practices or is concerned with something or holds certain principles or doctrines; forms nouns Examples: novelist, realist, socialist

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