Unit+5

=Unit 5= 1. Francesca Macrina- acuity:(n): sharpness(particularly of the mind or senses). //The doctor praised the __acuity__ of his patient's eyes after she passed the exam.//

//2. Deep Patel-delineate:(v.)to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail;to represent pictorially// The man was asked to __delineate__ a picture of the thief that the woman describes.

3. Gina Pepe; depraved (adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principals. The cartoonist portrayed the politican as depraved by drawing him as a prisoner.

4. Bridget Parker; enervate (v) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring After the car accident, the concussion the girl suffered **enervated** her with premanent brain damage.

The political cartoon demonstrated how __depraved__ the statesman was by showing him as a prisoner. 5. Austin Kopfle- Esoteric(adj)- Intended or understood by only a selct few, private, secret. //The child's __esoteric__ diary included many embarressing events he would never want published.// 6. Alec Sampey; fecund(adj.)- fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive Mice are proven to be one of the most fecund species on earth.

7. Amanda Vankirk; fiat(n) - an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness. //When the president issues an executive order, he is actually ruling by **__fiat.__**//

8. Angela Martorano; figment(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion The man was stranded in the desert for so long that the soda machine he saw was a figment of his imagination. 9) Marcus Smith; garner (v)- To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use.

The squirrels gathered as many acorns as they could before winter came, and evenly split them so they could survive. 10) Allison Nye; Hallow (v)- To set apart as holy or sacred, consecrate, to honor greatly. President Abraham Lincoln __//hallowed//__ the sacred battlefield where many Union soldiers had died, in his Gettysburg address. 11. Angela Longo; idiosyncrasy: (n.) a characteristic,habit,mannerism,or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.



//﻿// //After enduring several injections the doctors were able to analyze the young girls specific idiosyncrasies//.

12. Samantha Funk; ignominy(n.) shame and disgrace //The Nets fans were in state of __ignominy__ after the team lost eighteen games in a row.// //14. Dylan Meyler- nuance(n.)- a subtle or slight variation( as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference// //Girls must watch the nuance in the makeup kit so they put on exactly what they want.//

//16.// Kayla Meyermann; penchant(n.)=a strong attraction or inclination //The attractive woman's behind had President Obama's eyes __penchant__ and he could not help from staring.//

17.Jimmy Barnett; reputed(adj.)-according to reputation of general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation Although the Eagles were the reputed team to lose. They started a surprise winning streak. 18. Jamie Cristinzio; sophistry (n.)- reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy The judge accused the defendant's evidence of being __sophistry__ in court.

19.) Jordan Mullan; sumptuous (adj.)- costly, rich, magnificent. //The woman's wedding dress was made from a __sumputous__ fabric that made her feel like a princess on her special day.//

19) Meghan Gladue; sumptuous (adj.)- entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work,etc. //The young girl dreamed of someday owning a lavish and __sumptuous__ house and always worked hard to ensure her dream would come true.//

15) Rachel Royal: Overweening: (adj) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate //The only dates the __overweering__ man had were those with his mirror.//

16) Caitlin Madden- **penchant:** (n.) a strong attraction or inclination. The girl had such a penchant for high heels that she could not stop herself from buying every pair she wanted. 1. Francesca Macrina- acuity:(n): sharpness(particularly of the mind or senses). //The doctor praised the __acuity__ of his patient's eyes after she passed the exam.//

Steph Dilolle / **garner** [v] - to acquire as the result of effort. //The college student recently obtained her Associate's degree, and hoped to one day __garner__ a Ph.D.// --

5. Christina Denny- __esoteric__ (adj.) Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret. The two friends had many esoteric jokes that only they found funny.

4. Shane Gotthold- __enervate__(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring



//The man's mind was enervated by his nervousness, and he could not think.// 12. Julia Persky- ignominy(n) shame, disgrace

//The boy was feeling ignominy when his parents grounded him for his bad behaviors.// 20.Megan Millisky, __ubiquitous,__ (adj.) present or existing everywhere //Music is a __ubiquitous__ language through which many feelings or stories can be expressed.//

13.) Anthony Nimmo: __mundane__(adj.)-earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary //The man's job was so mundane he usually fell asleep at work.//

20. Leeza Duller: **__Ubiquitous__** - (adj.) present or existing everywhere.

//He had a hard time making his way through the __ubiquitous__ tourists that congested the streets of New York City.//