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Enamor:

Enamor:. Verb To fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with ) Sentence: She's enamored of her new boyfriend. Source: Dictionary.com Skyla Robbins. Esoteric. [es-uh-ter-ik] Adjective

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Enamor:

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  1. Enamor: • Verb • To fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with ) • Sentence: She's enamored of her new boyfriend. • Source: Dictionary.com • Skyla Robbins

  2. Esoteric • [es-uh-ter-ik] • Adjective • Definition: Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest. Private; secret; confidential. • Sentence: His life work has been conducting research in a somewhat esoteric branch of business. • Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Esoteric • http://gillianla.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/entertainment-weekly-x-files-mentions/ Ashley Shelton

  3. Perturb [per-turb](verb) to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate; deranged. “Would it perturb you if I left the empty milk jug in the refrigerator?” Sources: dictionary.com dreamstime.com

  4. Venerationven·er·a·tion • Sources: • http://www.merriam-webster.com • Picture: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising _the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima Kati Spillman • Noun • Respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person Used in a sentence: • The men were held in great veneration because of their bravery in the war.

  5. Colloquial[kuh-loh-kwee-uhl]Miranda Young In German a rabbit’s ear is called spoon. And “handing off the spoon” is a colloquial expression for dying – much like pip out or kick the bucket in English. So, basically, Bunny confuses Death here by handing off his spoon literally. • -adjective -characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. Source: dictionary.com An automobile is colloquially known as a car.

  6. *Languid* Bailey Hume • (adj .) \laŋ-gwəd\ • 1: drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak • 2: sluggish in character or disposition : listless • 3: lacking force or quickness of movement : slow • They proceeded at a languid pace • http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/languid • http://www.mytreadmilltrainer.com/blog/88/how-to-beat-running-fatigue/

  7. Pessimistic(pes·si·mis·tic) Jonathan Adams • Adjective • pertaining to or characterized by   pessimism; gloomy: a pessimistic outlook. • Pessimism-the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad  • Or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc. • Sentence – People who are pessimistic always see their glass half empty rather than half full. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pessimistic Source http://offthemark.com/search-results/key/pessimistic/ Picture Source

  8. Abstruse hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories. Justin madsen Dictionary.com The students were abstruse in their writings.

  9. Solicitous [suh-lis-i-tuhs] –adjective 1. anxious or concerned 2. eager 3. careful or particular www.dictionary.com The doctor is very solicitous over his patients’ health. www.featurepics.com Tesia Bailey

  10. Callous **Showing or having an insensitive or cruel disregard for others** Adjective The man was very callous towards the woman’s suffering

  11. Incensed -verb: to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage. Ex: “My mother was incensed when my brother broke her china plate.” Sources: www.dictionary.com www.google.com/images BY: Chelsea Northrup

  12. By: Haley Myers Infatuate • Verb: • To inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love. • To affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous. • Her love and infatuation was so strong that she truly was blinded by love. www.dictionary.com

  13. Pedantic • Adjective • ostentatious in one's learning. • overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching. • Ostentatious- characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others The tactic was designed to puncture his arrogance -- so evident in the way he attempted to belittle other people and in the pedantic manner in which he tried to control the questioning. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pedantic Madison Manion http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=7920

  14. Incensed -verb: to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage. Ex: “My mother was incensed when my brother broke her china plate.” Sources: www.dictionary.com www.google.com/images BY: Chelsea Northrup

  15. Moralistic ROSALEIGH Adjective Pronunciation: mawr-uh-list Definitions: • a person who teaches or inculcates morality. • a person who practices morality. • a person concerned with regulating the morals of others "moralistic." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 14 Feb. 2011. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moralistic>.

  16. Moralistic cont’d The student spoke about the other girl in the class with a moralistic tone in his voice. This book is about a teen who is sometimes Christian in a way and other times she is horrible in her Christian ways. This is moralistic because it shows how she needs to be taught some morals. This could be done by a teacher who was moralistic.

  17. Kelsey Turner Caustic • Noun: • Being severely critical or sarcastic. • He shook his head and muttered in a very caustic tone. • Sources: • www.dictionary.com • www.snl.com

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