May 12th, 2022 – New Vocabulary Words
The key is at the bottom of the page… but don’t cheat
The Words:
1. salubriously
2. automorphic
3. filial
4. kedgeree
5. farrier
6. aphasia
7. tranche
8. infrangible
9. sardoodledom
10. logorrhea
Meanings:
A. an Indian dish of seasoned rice, beans, lentils, and sometimes smoked fish
B. patterned after self
C. mechanically contrived plot structure and stereotyped or unrealistic characterization in drama
D. loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words
E. not capable of being broken or separated into parts; not to be infringed or violated
F. excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
G. favorable or conductive of healthy living
H. a division or portion of a pool or whole
I. a person who shoes horses
J. relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
Key:
1. G (i.e.He was provided the most salubriously appointed cabin. )
2. B (i.e. The material was a weave of automorphic design and breathtaking.)
3. J (i.e. Her staffers milled around afterward, lost in a filial haze.)
4. A (i.e. Like every good kedgeree, it was much better tasting that visually appealing.)
5 i (i.e The farrier hammered away, ignoring the crowd.)
6. D (i.e. The world suffered the sad news of one of its most articulate actors has been sticken with aphasia. )
7. H (i.e. He puzzled the waiter when he asked for a trance of pizza.)
8. E (i.e. The former president’s infrangible shredding practices continued through the latter stages of his term or office. )
9. C (i.e. The sardoodledom was perfect! All were too distracted trying to figure it out to notice the escape. )
10. F (i.e I was pleased yet not surprised, when I looked up, “logorrhea” and saw the former president’s likeness.)