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Mod 2 Vocab Part A
Wit and Wisdom Grade 5
Term | Definition |
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wordplay | A playful or clever use of words to create humor. |
peculiar | Abnormal or different from the usual expectation. |
wisdom | Accumulated knowledge or learning. |
ignorance | A state of not knowing; lack of awareness or education. |
expectations | Beliefs or hopes concerning what is possible in the future. |
doldrums | A boring, gloomy place, or state of mind, in which nothing happens. |
lethargy | A state 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 | Bizarre, weird, or eerie; having a dream-like quality; beyond real, very strange or unusual. |
humbug | A person involved in an act meant to trick or deceive someone; someone who pretend to be someone they are not; a dishonest or insincere person; nonsense; faker; fraud, imposter, phony. |
macabre | Of, dealing with, or pertaining to death or the horror of death; gruesome. |
corrupts | To cause to become harmed or damaged. |
rhyme or reason | Having or showing good sense, logic, or meaning. |
disputes | Arguments or debates; things that people do not agree on. |