Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Vocabulary Words and Meanings

Vocabulary and Meaning:
1)Imperceptibly:
1.very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
2.not perceptible; not perceived by or affecting the senses.
3.something not capable of being perceived by the senses: metaphysical speculation about imperceptibles.
2)Deadpan:
1.marked by or accomplished with a careful pretense of seriousness or calm detachment; impassive or expressionless: deadpan humor.
2.displaying no emotional or personal involvement: a deadpan style.
3)Detester:
1. to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
4)Filaments:
1. A fine or thinly spun thread, fiber, or wire.
5)Gregarious:
1.fond of the company of others; sociable.
2.living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3.Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
4.pertaining to a flock or crowd.
6)Appendage:
1.a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.
2.Anatomy, Zoology. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.
3.Botany, Mycology. any subsidiary part superadded to another part.
4.a person in a subordinate or dependent position, esp. a servile or parasitic follower.
7)Myopic:
1.Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
2.unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted.
3.lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded.
8)Mirth:
1.gaiety or jollity, esp. when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
2.amusement or laughter: He was unable to conceal his mirth.
9)Posterity:
1.succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
2.all descendants of one person: His fortune was gradually dissipated by his posterity.

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