Sunday, November 28, 2010

Vocab. 5

Lupus-N-constellation(Wolf), Disease- After gazing up at the stars for hours on end he found Lupus.


Effusive-adj-expressing feelings of gratitude- His effusive attitude was a genuine surprise to Jim.


Surrogate-adj-substitute- His aunt was a surrogate mother for Bob, and taught him to walk and talk.


Peritoneum-N-lining of the abdomen- "A most important part of our bodies is the Peritoneum," explained the professor to the students.


Viviparous-N-Bearing live young- Most mammals are viviparous except for the platypus.


Moribund-adj-point of death- The soldier altho moribund saved the rest of the squad by jumping on the grenade.


Fulminate-V-explode violently- The car suddenly fulminated in front of the building damaging it and several nearby buildings.


Malignant-adj-to spread- The rebellion was malignant and it spread across the galaxy.


Palpitating-V-beat or shake rapidly- His heart was palpitating so hard he could hear it.


Viscose-N-what rayon fabric or fiber is made of- The viscose was integrated in to the armor to make it more comfortable.


Hypnopaedia-N-sleep teaching- The teachers used hypnopaedia on the students to help reenforce certain aspects of school.

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