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Module 2 Vocabulary
These are the vocabulary words for Module 2.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wordplay | playful or clever use of words to create humor |
| peculiar | strange or odd |
| wisdom | good judgement and an understanding of what is true and right; intelligence; common sense |
| ignorane | lack of education |
| expectations | beliefs or hopes concerning what is possible in the future |
| doldurms | a period or mood of inactivity, boredome, or mild depression; indifference; idleness; inactivity |
| lethargy | a tate of having very low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest or feeling; sloth, indifference, idleness, inactivity |
| killing time | wasting time |
| diction | choice of words in speech or writing |
| surreal | bizzare, weird, or eerie; having a dreamlike quality; beyond real, very strange or unusual |
| humbug | a person involved in an act meant to trick or decieve someone; someone who pretends to be someone he is not; a dishonest or insincere person; nonsense; faker; fraud; imposter; phony |
| macabre | of, pertaining to , depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly |
| corrupts | causes to become dishonest or wicked; spoils, ruins, poisons |
| rhyme or reason | having or showing good sense, logic, or meaning |
| disputes | arguments or debates; things that people don't agree on |
| eat my words | to admit that what you said is wrong |
| make hay while the sun shines | to take advantage of an opportunity or get something done while you have the chance |
| leave no stone unturned | to consider every possibility when trying to solve a problem |
| quest | a journey made in search of something; expedition; adventure |
| point of view | a way of thinking about or looking at something; idea, perspective |
| discord | a combination of sounds that is unpleasant |
| din | a loud ongoing noise, racket; clamour |
| dis- | not or lack of |
| jump to conclusions | to decide something quickly without having a good reason |
| transformation | a major change in someone or something |
| trivial | of little value or importance; petty; small |
| insincerity | the act of showing false or dishonest feeling or opinions; hypocritical |
| gelatinous | like jelly or gelatin, especially in consistency |
| -ous | having much or full of; characterized by |
| castles in the air | dreams, plans, and or hopes that are unrealistic, imporssible, or otherwise have very little chance of happening |
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mscarson
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