Sunday, March 30, 2008

Week 10 Vocab

1. abstraction an- impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic.
2. denizen-an inhabitant; resident.
3. disconcerting-To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
4. harlequin-(often initial capital letter a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand.
5. innuendo-an indirect intimation about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
6. labyrinth-an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
7. permeate-to pass into or through every part of
8. prodigality-the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending
9. subterfuges-A deceptive stratagem or device:
10. unfathomable-Difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible

3 comments:

Brittany said...

THANKS NICOLE!!

Kristian said...

thanks, i almost forgot about this!

Ash said...

I'm glad someone posted it! thanks for doing the dirty work this week.