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Vocabulary Day.

Vocabulary Day. . “Party in the U.S.A.” - Miley Cyrus. Malevolent. Part of Speech: Adjective Sentence: There was a malevolent force in the haunted house. Definition: showing ill will, evil Synonym: malicious, harmful. Disconsolate. Part of Speech: Adjective

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Vocabulary Day.

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  1. Vocabulary Day. “Party in the U.S.A.” -Miley Cyrus

  2. Malevolent • Part of Speech: Adjective • Sentence: There was a malevolent force in the haunted house. • Definition: showing ill will, evil • Synonym: malicious, harmful

  3. Disconsolate • Part of Speech: Adjective • Sentence: The campers were disconsolate when they discovered bears had destroyed their tent. • Definition: Hopelessly unhappy • Synonym: Inconsolable

  4. Pernicious • Part of Speech: Adjective • Sentence: Rodents have been known to carry pernicious diseases, such as the plague. • Definition: causing harm or ruin • Synonym: Harmful

  5. Despondent • Part of Speech: Adjective • Sentence: Elizabeth was despondent over dropping her engagement ring in the sewer. • Definition: profound hopelessness • Synonym: depressed

  6. Autonomy • Part of Speech: Noun • Sentence: There were so many guards at the jail that that the inmates had very little autonomy. • Definition: independence or freedom of will • Synonym: liberty

  7. Licentious • Part of Speech: Adjective • Sentence: The licentious sheriff chased women and broke all of his own laws. • Definition: Unrestrained by law or morality • Synonym: lascivious

  8. Nomad • Part of Speech: Noun • Sentence: The nomads wandered the desert for years. • Definition: member of a tribe that has no permanent home • Synonym: wanderer, rover

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