its for school. tomorrow i have to have a new word. A word that is not used every much or something. please tell me a new word and then what it means. thanks!
2006-09-06 13:51:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Discombobulated
–verb (used with object), -lat‧ed, -lat‧ing.
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
2006-09-06 13:58:11 · answer #1 · answered by MyYahooName 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
verisimilitude \ver-uh-suh-MIL-uh-tood; -tyood\, noun:
1. The appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true.
2. Something that has the appearance of being true or real.
In an attempt to create verisimilitude, in addition to the usual vulgarities, the dialogue is full of street slang.
-- Wilborn Hampton, "Sugar Down Billie Hoak': An Unexpected Spot to Find a Father", New York Times, August 1, 1997
For those plays, Ms. Smith interviewed hundreds of people of different races and ages, somehow managing to internalize their expressions, anger and quirks enough to be able to portray them with astonishing verisimilitude.
-- Sarah Boxer, "An Experiment in Artistic Democracy", New York Times, August 7, 2000
The old man's massive forehead, penetrating eyes and enormous beard lent verisimilitude to this unappealing portrait.
-- "Charm itself", Economist, October 16, 1999
2006-09-06 13:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by kool kat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Integrity
in·teg·ri·ty [in téggritee]
noun
1. possession of firm principles: the quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards
2. completeness: the state of being complete or undivided (formal) "...the territorial integrity of a nation."
3. wholeness: the state of being sound or undamaged (formal)
"Their refusal to participate in the experiment will undermine its integrity."
[15th century. Via Old French from Latin integritas , from integer “whole.”]
2006-09-06 13:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by Theophania 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Götterdämmerung - twilight of the gods, myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
2006-09-06 13:57:48 · answer #4 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
caliphate: the office or dominion of a caliph.
It's the president's new favorite word!
2006-09-06 13:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by orang31na 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
caustic (KAW-stik) adjective
1. Capable of burning or corroding.
2. Highly critical; sarcastic.
2006-09-06 13:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Indolent=lazy
example:
The indolent student used yahoo answers to do her homework.
2006-09-06 14:01:47 · answer #7 · answered by Lola 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cacophony- prounounced kakaphonee- means a mix of harsh sounds..
2006-09-06 13:57:16 · answer #8 · answered by anastasia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
iconoclast. noun) someone who attacks traditional beliefs or institutions.
2006-09-06 13:57:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
arcane
\ar-KAYN\, adjective:
Understood or known by only a very few people
2006-09-06 13:59:10 · answer #10 · answered by DJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋