Sunday, March 27, 2011

Vocabulary#5

Hubris(n.)- excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
Source Sentence-
Context Clues-
Own Sentence- The kid was hubris about getting an A+ on the vocabulary test yesterday.

Quagmire(n.)- an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
Source sentence-"The image of the quagmire, frequently invoked in accounts of the war, owes something to this haphazard process."
Context Clues- logic the guy on family seem flabby and soft
Own Sentence- There is a quagmire on the "Family guy show" every Sunday night

Vociferous(adj.)- crying out noisily; clamorous.
Source Sentence-
Context Clues- logic it has the Voc like in vocal
Own Sentence- The water buffalo made no vociferous when getting shot at.

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