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Word List #8

Word List #8. Accretion : gradual coming together; process of growth by accumulation. “A high school diploma represents an accretion of knowledge.”. 2. Bier : stand for a coffin. “The pallbearers lifted the coffin from its bier .”. 3. Canard : absurd report spread as a hoax.

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Word List #8

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  1. Word List #8

  2. Accretion: gradual coming together; process of growth by accumulation • “A high school diploma represents an accretion of knowledge.”

  3. 2. Bier: stand for a coffin • “The pallbearers lifted the coffin from its bier.”

  4. 3. Canard: absurd report spread as a hoax • “The people did not believe the fake news canard.”

  5. 4. Dastardly: cowardly • “The dastardlydriver sped off after causing the car accident.”

  6. 5. Endemic: restricted to a particular area • “The CDC quarantined the town to contain the endemic disease.”

  7. 6. Feral: beast-like • “My dogs makeferal noises when they play in the back yard.”

  8. 7. Immolate: kill as a sacrifice • “The primitive tribes immolated the animal in an attempt to appease their gods.”

  9. 8. Ingrate: ungrateful person • “You awful ingrate! You did that after all I’ve done for you?”

  10. 9. Lucent: clear; luminous • “I learned how to speak lucently in my speech class.”

  11. 10. Mulct: to get money by fraud • The con man managed to mulct his way into thousands of dollars by preying upon innocent, naïve people. However, he soon paid with his life.”

  12. 11. Olfactory: of the sense of smell • “Through my olfactory sense, I perceived a wretched odor emanating from the boys bathroom.”

  13. 12. Perspicacious: astute; sharp- witted • “Through my perspicacious intellect, I easily solved the riddle.”

  14. 13. Remiss: negligent in performing a duty • The remiss student forgot to study for his test and failed miserably. This landed him in summer school where he languished for two long months.”

  15. 14. Rococo: Elaborately ornamental • “The rococo architecture of that building captured my attention.”

  16. 15. Sonic: relating to sound • The plane broke the sonic barrier by flying over 768 miles per hour.

  17. 16. Sylvan: wooded • “We stayed at a cabin in a sylvanarea surrounded by wildlife.”

  18. 17. Unanimity: complete agreement • “The unanimity of the vote meant that everyone was in favor of the law.”

  19. Assignment • Show mastery of each vocabulary word by writing a sentence that demonstrates its meaning. • Underline the vocabulary word in the sentence. • Skip lines between sentences.

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