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Didactic

Didactic. They said it [my speech] should be something suitable to youth-something didactic , instructive, or something in the nature of good advice. -Mark Twain. Didactic. Definition: intending to teach a lesson (on back). Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes.

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Didactic

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  1. Didactic They said it [my speech] should be something suitable to youth-something didactic, instructive, or something in the nature of good advice. -Mark Twain

  2. Didactic

  3. Definition: intending to teach a lesson (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes I imagined writing a didactic novel that would change the hearts and minds of men and women. Didactic advisory, edifying, enlightening, instructive, pedagogic, pedantic, preceptive, sermonic, teacherly didakt (Grk)—instructive ic (Grk-L-Fr)—forms adjectives

  4. Beseech

  5. Definition: to beg or implore (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes She wept and earnestly beseeched the driver to stop. Beseech appeal, ask, entreat, implore, importune, invoke, petition, plead, pray, solicit, sue, supplicate bi (M.E.)—to beg secen (M.E.)—to seek

  6. Temperate

  7. Definition: moderate; not extreme (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes I knew he was a temperate man when he did not respond to the yelling woman. Temperate agreeable, balmy, conservative, dispassionate, fair, modest, regulated, restrained, self-controlled, self-restrained, sober, unexcessive, unextreme temper (M.E.)—restraint ate (L)—suffix to make adjectives

  8. Diligence

  9. Definition: constant and earnest effort (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes The diligence of her study habits resulted in her being named class valedictorian. Diligence activity, alertness, assiduity, assiduousness, attentiveness, constancy, heedfulness, intent, keenness, laboriousness, pertinacity diligent (L)—attentive ence (L)—suffix to make nouns

  10. Eminence

  11. Definition: high station or rank (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes Largely self-taught, the musician achieved great eminence in the musical world. Eminence celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, esteemed, exalted, famed, illustrious, leonine, lofty, notable, paramount, prestigious, prominent, renowned, superior eminent (L)—to stand out ence (L)—noun suffix

  12. Tedious

  13. Definition: long and tiresome (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes I must confess, I did find the last few chapters of the book rather tedious. Tedious annoying, banal, boring, bromidic, exhausting, fatiguing, insipid, laborious, lifeless, monotonous, prosaic, soporific, unexciting, uninteresting, vapid, wearisome Tedius (L)—weariness, disgust ous (L)—suffix forming adjective

  14. Maxim Poverty wants some things, luxury many things, avarice all things. Hunger never saw bad bread. Whate’er’s begun in anger ends in shame.

  15. Definition: a general truth (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes When spending money quickly, we should remember the maxim “buyer beware”. Maxim adage, aphorism, axiom, belief, device, dictum, epithet, formula, law, moral, motto, platitude, precept, proverb, rule, tenet, theorem, truism maxima (LFr.)—proposition

  16. Preposterous

  17. Definition: contrary to reason (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes My husband made the preposterous suggestion that the children babysit themselves! Preposterous absurd, asinine, excessive, extravagant, extreme, fantastic, incredible, irrational, ludicrous, nonsensical, outrageous, senseless, unreasonable, pre (L)-before Posterus (L)-behind (cart before the horse—contrary to sense)

  18. Conspicuous

  19. Definition: easily seen or noticed Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes The pink Lotus was conspicuous among the parked limousines. . Conspicuous apparent, clear, discernible, distinct, evident, manifest, perceptible, visible con (L)—with spec (L)—to see ous (L)—adjective suffix

  20. Dogma

  21. Definition: a belief (on back) Picture Sentence Synonym Morphemes Congress is gridlocked over the economy because each side is so dogmatic in its requirements. Dogma canon, conviction, credenda, credo, creed, doctrine, gospel, opinion, persuasion, precept, principle, rule, tenet, view Dogmatos (Grk)--opinion

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