Monday, October 3, 2016

Vocabulary: fall list #5

Definitions

venomous: able to inflict a poisoned bite, sting, or wound
stolid: not easily stirred or moved mentally
hypnotized: to influence, control, or direct completely, as by personal charm, words, or domination
suspended: to hang by attachment to something above
transformed: to change in form, appearance, or structure
accuse: to charge with the fault, offense, or crime
anticipate: to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee
fringe: an outer edge; margin
melancholy: a gloomy state of mind especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
earnestly: serious in intention, purpose, or effort
dissolve: to melt; liquefy
aggravate: to annoy; irritate
illuminate: to supply or brighten with light
capillary: pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore
proboscis: any long flexible snout, as of the tapir

Sentences

As we walked through the woods, we encountered a venomous snake, which tried to bite us.
The stolid child did not cry when his pet fish died.
A man was being hypnotized by a woman into dancing in front of many people.
The swing was suspended by a rope from the tree while the kids were swinging on it.
The old house was transformed into a mansion for the new family.
She accused him of stealing her money when he passed by but he ran away before she could call the police.
She had been anticipating her delivery for many months now and it finally arrived .
The fringe of the door was all torn up and had many holes in it which allowed bugs to crawl through in the night.
The melancholy child didn't want to do anything for a whole year after his dog died.
She was earnestly trying to get the best grades in her classes so that she could go to a great university.
He dissolved the sugar in the coffee on a cold icy morning to heat himself up.
The parrot was aggravating all the people walking by when it wouldn't stop screeching.
After entering the cave, the workers illuminated the inside with flashlights and continued searching for the missing child.
Everyone has a capillary tube which is a minute blood vessel between the terminations of the arteries and the beginnings of the veins..
The elephant's proboscis picked up grass from the floor after the zookeeper threw the grass in.

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