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Admonitory, adjective [ədˈm�nəˌt�rē]; [ad-mawn'-ih-toh-ree] Definition (from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) Tending or serving to: a) indicate duties or obligations b) express warning or disapproval, esp. in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner c) give friendly advice or encouragement Example: //The instructor's **admonitory** inflection informed her new students that, while she was always willing to help, her time was not to be wasted.// Memory tip: 'admonitory' contains the word 'monitor' which is someone or something that warns or instructs
 * __Admonitory - Garrett Medlock__**

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 * Brock Porter **
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 * //adjective //**
 * 1. **open to or having several possible meanings orinterpretations; equivocal: //an ambiguous answer. //
 * 2. **//Linguistics //. (of an expression) exhibiting constructional homonymity; having two or more structural descriptions, asthe sequence //Flying planes can be dangerous.//
 * <span style="color: #7b7b7b; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">of doubtful or uncertain <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|nature] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">; difficult to comprehend,distinguish, or classify: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">a rock of ambiguous character. //
 * <span style="color: #7b7b7b; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">anambiguous shape; an ambiguous future. //
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Picture meaning: **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The picture is ambiguous because it can be seen in more than one way. It can be seen as two faces or a vase.
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Memory tip: **<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">To remember ambiguous think of it like how it sounds A Big U.S.. Now imagine that someone told you that they were going on a trip to the U.S. and you say that ambiguous (unclear) because the U.S. is so big.

Bantering \ ˈ ban-tər\; Verb To exchange light, playful remarks in a teasing manner Sample Sentence: The teacher was **//bantering//** pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance. Memory Tip: banter is a witty de__**bate**__ which sounds kind of like **__bant__**er
 * __Bantering- Haylee Weakly__**

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[dih- **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">rahy ** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-siv] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Adjective <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Expressing contempt or ridicule
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Derisive- Charlie Volz **
 * <span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ex: ****<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Derisive **<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> comments will not be permitted in this classroom.



[dahy- dak -tik] Part of Speech: adjective Definition: intended for instruction; instructive: //didactic poetry.// inclined to teach or lecture others too much: //a boring, didactic speaker.// teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.
 * Didactic-Alyssa Corbitt**
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 * didactics, ** ( //used with a singular verb// ) the [|art] or science of teaching.

Dictionary Sample Sentence: Some colleges and universities are already being didactic about safe computing. Image: The duck is teaching a moral lesson Memory Tip: Didactic teachers direct you to learn the moral lessons and boring things. Didactic sounds similar to direct <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Adjective: <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Irregular, erratic, odd, peculiar Example Sentence: Perhaps most eccentric of all, a professor in our math departmenttaught his dog the essentials of calculus Image: Memory Tip: e**cc**entric has two of the same letters and so do I**rr**egular, e**rr**atic, and o**dd**. -Taylor Clayton Jessica Henderson: __**Chagrined-** (sh-grn) __ - //Noun:// A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event Sample Sentence: To her chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived. - //Transitive Verb:// **cha�grined**, **cha�grin�ing**, **cha�grins**: To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit Sample Sentence: He was chagrined at the poor sales of his book.
 * Eccentric** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[ <span style="color: #707070; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ik- **<span style="color: #707070; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">sen ** <span style="color: #707070; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-trik, <span style="color: #707070; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> ek- <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">]



Memory Tip: Char__grin__ed: when someone is in discomfort or embarassed they might grin

**Esoteric** [es- // uh- // **ter** -ic ] adjective (By Ethan Weniger; definitions from Webster.com) __ Definitions __ //1.// //A:// designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone //B:// requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group; difficult to understand //2.// //A:// limited to a small circle //B:// private, confidential // 3. // of special, rare, or unusual interest __ Example Sentence __ The literary jargon of some AP tests appears rather esoteric to many test-takers. __ Memory Tip __ While most are so generic, the few are esoteric.


 * [[image:apwikiwarriors/law.jpg align="center" caption="Esoteric Law Book"]] ||
 * Esoteric Law Book ||

[fəˈsēSHəs]; [Fuh-see-shuhs] adjective: not meant to be taken seriously or literally Example Sentence: He made a facetious remark that nobody took seriously.
 * Facetious- Matias Wolansky**



When you think of the word facetious think of the word sarcasm.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Memory Tip: A person who is pompous is very "puffed up" with self-importance.
 * Myles Shane**
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pompous – Adjective **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">\ ** **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ˈ ** **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">päm-p ****<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ə ****<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">s\ **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 **:<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> excessively [|elevated] or [|ornate] < //<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">pompous //<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> rhetoric>
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2 **:<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> having or exhibiting self-importance **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> [|arrogant] <a //<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">pompous //<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">politician>
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3 **:<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> relating to or suggestive of pomp or splendor **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> [|magnificent]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sample Sentence: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">She found it difficult to talk about her achievements without sounding //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',sans-serif;">pompous //.

**pri-ten-shuhs****__Definitions__** <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> 1. characterized by assumption of dignity or importance2. making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.3. __Urban dictionary definition:__ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Trying to sound by using long, complicated words, even though you don't know what they mean. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">**Sample Sentence:**Pete: "hey, listen to this. it's post-hardcore emomathglitch rock. The lyrics really reveal the prerequisite existentialism of the singers inner hades!" <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Pete: "um... well, no" <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Ed: "you're so pretentious"**Memory Tip: if you a****r****e pretentious you PRETENd you are** **better than everyone e****lse.**Word presented by Catherine Holland
 * Pretentious - A**[[image:apwikiwarriors/pretentious.jpg width="163" height="234" align="left"]]**djective**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">[proh-zey-il] adjective
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Prosaic-Rachel Berg **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Dictionary Definition: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Sample Sentence:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">I've always loved the sight of wind farms, yet to be honest being up this close it seems more **prosaic**.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Image: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Memory Tip: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Imagine a prosaic mosaic all in one dull shade of grey

__**Sanguine - Jared Hendren**__ Sanguine [sang-gwin] 2. reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion 3. bloody; sanguinary
 * adjective**: 1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations


 * Noun:** a red iron-oxide crayon used in making drawings
 * Sample Sentence: He is sanguine about the company's future.**
 * Memory Tip:** When you sing you are happy. Sang is like cheerful then because happy and cheerful are synonyms. So remember sanguine as being cheerful.

__**Sardonic (adjective) (sahr-don-ik) - Jordan Evans**__


 * 1) Characterized by mockery, irony, or derision.**
 * 2) Sneering.**
 * 3) Cynical.**


 * Memory Tip: Sarcastic + Ironic = Sardonic**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Definitions: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought <a sentimental attachment> <a sentimental favorite> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Example sentence: She saved her wedding dress for //sentimental// reasons. Memory tip: Sentimental sounds like sediment (which are deposits of rock). A ring can also be called a rock, and a ring holds sentimental value. Chloe Hundman
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sentimental **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(adjective) [sen-tuh-men-tl]

Spartan, /ˈspärtn/

Adjective Of or pertaining to [|Sparta] or its people. 2. suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined andrigorously simple, [|frugal], or austere. 3. brave; undaunted. // noun // 4. a native or inhabitant of [|Sparta]. 5. a person of Spartan characteristics.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">His no-frills approach <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> will include spartan interiors and pay-as-you-go <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">restaurants.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You can remember the meaning of Spartan because of the movie 300. The Spartans were so tough so the word Spartan is for tough people. **

__**Staid:**__ 2.fixed, settled, or permanent. **Sample Sentence:** <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually //<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">staid // professor.
 * Part of Speech:** adjective
 * Pronunciation**: ste-id
 * Definition**: 1. of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
 * Image:**
 * Memory Tip: __Sta__**id- to **__stay__**

__** Whimsical - Jessica Woodall **__ **Pronunciation:** { **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">hwim ** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-zi-k //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">uh // <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">l
 * Part of speech: adjective **
 * Definition:**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1) Erratic, unpredictable

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2) of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3) fanciful notions


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dictionary sentence: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">He was too whimsical with regard to his work.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sample sentence: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Scientific discoveries often seem rather whimsical to the layman.
 * Image:**
 * Memory Tip:** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When you think of whimsical think of Seussical like Dr. Seuss who is unpredictable