Monday, December 5, 2011

Vocabulary 6-10 for "Tarzan Of The Apes"

1)WORD: Stuccoing, DEFINITION: an exterior finish for masonry or frame walk, usually composed of cement, sand and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid wet, IN A SENTENCE: The stuccoing made the table look very attractive.
2) WORD: Guttural, DEFINITION: Articulated in the throat: being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable, IN A SENTENCE: The dog made a guttural sound to scare off the attackers of his food.
3)WORD: Pathos, DEFINITION: the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion, IN A SENTENCE: When Bob drove by the homeless man he felt pathos by not helping him.
4) WORD: Simian, DEFINITION: of or pertaining to and ape or monkey, IN A SENTENCE: The hunter found a simian while hunting and shot and killed it.
5) WORD: Countenance, DEFINITION: appearance, especially the look or expression of the face, IN A SENTENCE: The boy went to the pond to get the dirt off of his face and looked at his countenance to see the dirt.

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