Word journal Lesson
25
Overwhelming: things that are overwhelming seem to be too much to deal with.
Ornery: an ornery person or animal is usually uncooperative and
in bad mood.
Aggravated:
an aggravated situation was already bad and has been
made even worse.
Sophisticated:
cultures that are sophisticated are more advanced, complex, and modern
than other cultures.
Imposing: things that are imposing are very impressive or are inspiring.
Notable: notable people and events are important and worth remembering.
Prosperous:
people and places that are successful are prosperous.
Unassuming:
people and things that are unassuming are quiet and do
not have an air of superiority.
Conspicuous: something that stands out and is easily noticed is conspicuous.
Pillaged: places that have been pillaged have had artifacts stolen.
Lesson 26
Mottled: a surface that is mottled has irregular shapes, patterns, or colors on
it.
Barren: land that does not has trees and other plant life is barren.
Impact: when one object smashes into another, the event is called an impact.
Scale: you refer to the scale of something when you want to represent and
compare sizes and distances but the real measurements are too enormous to be
shown.
Prominent: when a feature is prominent, it is very noticeable and may stick out
from a surface.
Chasm: a deep split or crack in rock or ice is chasm.
Warped: something that is warped has been twisted out of shape, usually by heat
or water, so that it does not function in a normal manner.
Distinctive:
when something is distinctive, it has special characteristics
that make it easily recognizable.
Lesson 27
Lavish: something that is lavish is richly decorated and looks
impressive.
Dreaded: if you have dreaded something, it is expected that something, you have
greatly feared it happening.
Ascent: when you make a steep upward climb you make an ascent.
Doomed: if something is doomed, it is expected that something terrible will
happen to it.
Murky: is dark and difficult to see through.
Remains: the parts that are left of something that has died, grown old, or been
destroyed are its remains.
