2. Mrs. Koroly’s Word Wealth XI Sentences due Friday Quiz on Friday

3. 1. Conviction An opinion that is strongly held (n) Lying is a conviction I am strongly against.

4. 2. Decadence Moral decay or decline (n) The decadence of the society has dropped until people are saying “my baby’s mama” regularly.

5. 3.Erratic Unpredictable; differing from what is normal or expected (adj) The drunk driver was driving in an erratic manner.

6. 4. Flagrant Openly and obviously evil; glaring; conspicuous (adj) The murderer showed flagrant disregard for human life when he cut off his victim’s head.

7. 5. Gregarious Sociable; extroverted; enjoying companionship (adj) The New Year’s Eve party was attended by many gregarious people.

8. 6. Impostor pretender (n) The woman posed as a nurse impostor at the hospital so she could steal the baby.

9. 7. Languish Lose energy or motivation; become weak or depressed (v) Older people who lose a spouse sometimes languish because they are lonely.

10. 8. Misconstrue Misunderstand; interpret incorrectly (v) The husband misconstrued the passionate kiss between his wife and the pool boy; it was a thank you kiss, not an “I’m having an affair.”

11. 9. Ominious A sign of something unpleasant that’s about to happen (adj) The dream about dying in a plane crash was an ominous warning of my death on a plane.

12. 10. Petulance Grouchiness (n) Old men are stereotyped as having much petulance and being cranky with people.

13. 11. Solemn Serious; somber; grave (adj) A funeral is a solemn event for most people.

14. 12. Trite Overused; common; stale (adj) The word “dude” has become trite over the past few years with people using it for everyone.

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16. Marital Things dealing with marriage The marital advice from the priest was moot.

17. Martial Things dealing with war The Chinese were historically involved with martial arts.

18. Naval Referring to the Navy, or ships in general The naval battle was historical.

19. Navel Belly button It has become socially acceptable for people to have their navels pierced.

20. Recreation Leisure activity or pastime Her recreation is shopping.

21. Re-creation Create anew something from the past Southerners are famous for their re-creations of Civil War battles.