Word Journal lesson 25, 26, 27

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.