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Ok, here are the answers to the Word Power poll. Here is the link to the poll in case you wanted to take it prior to looking at the answers!
Prodigious - arousing admiration or respect; extraordinary in size. His district manager praised him for his prodigious effort on the project.
Elucidate - to make clear, explain. The teacher had to stop and elucidate the lengthy directions for her class.
Vortex - whirling mass of air, water, fire; activity or atmosphere that seems to draw everything into it, like a whirlpool. We all were quickly sucked into my friend's vortex of negativity.
Somatic - physical; of the body. He collapsed on the ground in obvious somatic distress.
Resonance - Deep sound; reverberation or amplification. The actor's voice boomed with a dramatic resonance.
Anomaly - Abnormality; deviation from usual. My son's C on his math test was an anomaly I blamed on lack of sleep.
Debility - weakened state. The elderly man suffered from increasing debility and was unable to climb stairs.
Intrinsic - Belonging to the very nature of something. My accountant says that a love of numbers is intrinsic to his chosen profession.
Totemic - Symbolic; representative of a group. The drawing was totemic of the animals native to the wild jungle region.
Obliterate - To completely destroy; remove all traces of what existed. The wildfire obliterated their home and most of the surrounding neighborhood.
Artifice - Clever trick or skill. The filmmaker called on his renowned artifice to build suspense.
Clement - Having compassion; lenient. The troubled teenager was lucky to be standing before a clement judge.
Reconnoiter - To inspect or survey; engage in reconnaissance. The troops took time to carefully reconnoiter the territory before staging their attack. (I had difficulty with this one while knowing in essence what it meant. I mean, you have to explore carefully and then gather back together to discuss your next plan, do you not?! lol.)
Lacunae - Missing parts; gaps. Her debut novel suffered from lacunae in its plot and character development.
Acquiesce - To comply without protest; submit. Rather than engage in another heated argument, her husband acquiesced to the proposed custody changes.
Paroxysm - Sudden emotion or outburst; increase in symptoms leading to convulsion. His daughter remained calm during the funeral, but afterward she gave in to a paroxysm of tears.
Vocab Rating:
8-10 Good
11-13 Excellent
14-16 Exceptional
Prodigious - arousing admiration or respect; extraordinary in size. His district manager praised him for his prodigious effort on the project.
Elucidate - to make clear, explain. The teacher had to stop and elucidate the lengthy directions for her class.
Vortex - whirling mass of air, water, fire; activity or atmosphere that seems to draw everything into it, like a whirlpool. We all were quickly sucked into my friend's vortex of negativity.
Somatic - physical; of the body. He collapsed on the ground in obvious somatic distress.
Resonance - Deep sound; reverberation or amplification. The actor's voice boomed with a dramatic resonance.
Anomaly - Abnormality; deviation from usual. My son's C on his math test was an anomaly I blamed on lack of sleep.
Debility - weakened state. The elderly man suffered from increasing debility and was unable to climb stairs.
Intrinsic - Belonging to the very nature of something. My accountant says that a love of numbers is intrinsic to his chosen profession.
Totemic - Symbolic; representative of a group. The drawing was totemic of the animals native to the wild jungle region.
Obliterate - To completely destroy; remove all traces of what existed. The wildfire obliterated their home and most of the surrounding neighborhood.
Artifice - Clever trick or skill. The filmmaker called on his renowned artifice to build suspense.
Clement - Having compassion; lenient. The troubled teenager was lucky to be standing before a clement judge.
Reconnoiter - To inspect or survey; engage in reconnaissance. The troops took time to carefully reconnoiter the territory before staging their attack. (I had difficulty with this one while knowing in essence what it meant. I mean, you have to explore carefully and then gather back together to discuss your next plan, do you not?! lol.)
Lacunae - Missing parts; gaps. Her debut novel suffered from lacunae in its plot and character development.
Acquiesce - To comply without protest; submit. Rather than engage in another heated argument, her husband acquiesced to the proposed custody changes.
Paroxysm - Sudden emotion or outburst; increase in symptoms leading to convulsion. His daughter remained calm during the funeral, but afterward she gave in to a paroxysm of tears.
Vocab Rating:
8-10 Good
11-13 Excellent
14-16 Exceptional
