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Lesson 4 Vocabulary Elaina Runge Cataclysm- n. violent upheaval that causes distruction or large change. violent change in earth's crust devastating flood S- calamity, catastrophe, disater, torrent A- good fortune, miracle, blessing, harmony Auspicious- adj. attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success S-andvatageous, favorable, felicitous, opportune, promising A-inauspicious, omnious, untimely, severe, harmful Banter- n. good-humored, playful conversation S-tease, funniness, repartee, persiflage, raillery A-commend, compliment, bully, force Vernacular- n. standard, native language, idiomatic phrase, commen, nonsciencetific adj. (relating to the above.) S-colloquial, dialectal, informal, inherent, local, natural, ordinary A-correct, formal, literary, pedantic, standard Emolument- n. payment for an office or employment, sometimes illegal S-compensation, under-the-table, quittence, little something A-free, losings, give away, fair play Turgid- adj. Excessivly ornate or complex in style or language; swollen or distended as from a fluid S-grandiloquent, bombastic, wordy, luxurious A-coarse, crude, subtle, humble, reserved Expunge- v. to erase, strike out; to eliminate completely S- annihilate, abolish, obliterate, extinguish A- build, construct, create, restore, introduce Panoramic- n. adj. unbroken view of an entire area; a comprehensive presentation; instrument having a chamber; series of pictures representing a continuous scene S- survey, all-inclusive, picturesque, spectacular A- single, solitary, collage, ending Ignominy- n. great personal dishonor; shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, character S- humiliation, discerdit, infamy, shame, stigma A- esteem, honor, regard, respect Relevant- adj. having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand S- applicable, compatable, consisting, related A- unrelated to, have no bearing upon, impertinent, inapporpriate Apposite- adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant S- relevant, applicable, compatable, consisting A- have no bearing upon, impertinent, inapporpriate, unsuitable Ambulatory- adj.
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