Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Vocabulary Words List Two Sentences Three

Evanescent – vanishing, fading away, fleeting; adjective

John Smith clung to his evanescent glory as people became less interested in his biased account of his time in Jamestown.

Fortuitous – happening or produced by chance, accidental; adjective

Many scientific breakthroughs were fortuitous; accidentally creating great things seemed to be a pattern in the community of scientists.

Intrepid – absolutely fearless; dauntless; adjective

The intrepid-and rather stereotypical-prince killed the dragon that was guarding a magical tower and scaled the exterior to save his beautiful princess.

Precocious – unusually advanced or mature in development; adjective

The precocious classroom giggled as their biology teacher covered the reproductive system.

Sagacity – the quality of having good judgment; noun

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Tenacious – holding fast, characterized by keeping a firm hold; adjective

Sarah was a tenacious person, which allowed her to remember everything she needed for her US Government test.

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