3rd Round of Words

Cogent: convincing; reasonable
In debate one has to make cogent arguments in order to win the debate.

Didactic: intended to instruct
The kindergarten teacher plays didactic cd’s for her students so that the children can learn their abc’s faster.

Coherent: logically connected
The arguments the lawyer gave were very coherent and this saved his client from serving twenty years in prison.

Cohesive: condition of sticking together

Eloquence: the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
It is important for the president of the united states to master eloquence, since he is going to be required to give speeches in front of large crowds.

Integrity: trustworthiness; completeness
Her integrity was questioned when they discovered that she had previously committed a crime.

Fluid:

Patronizing: treating in a condescending manner
Since he is extremely intelligent, he has a patronizing manner that makes him treat people as if they were dumb.

Despotic: exercising absolute power; tyrannical
The despotic king, Henry VIII, many times ordered the execution of others, including his wife.

Opulent: exhibiting a display of great wealth
The pharaohs were always opulent because they liked showing the great power they had.

Poignant: profoundly moving; touching
The best and most poignant part of the book was when the lovers were finally able to be together, even when this meant that they were together in heaven.

Frenetic: wildly excited or active
The frenetic crowd was cheering when their favorite soccer player scored a goal.


Ebullience: intense enthusiasm
Everyone has been over taken by a sense of ebullience because we are going to college.


Flagrant: extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
The boy was flagrantly mean, especially when he took the smaller children’s lunch money.

Reclamation: the act of making something useful again
Recycling paper is a very important project because we the reclamation of paper allows us to use the paper again.

Spurious: not genuine
Although the pearl seemed to be derived straight from the sea, it was spurious and had in fact been at the dollar store.

Slander: false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
Since nobody liked him, they slandered him until many people believed the horrible rumors that they had made up about him.

Stratagem: a clever tick used to deceive or outwit

Ruse: a crafty tick
The home owners invited their friends over for tea and cookies, little did their friends know that this was just a ruse to attempt to sell the house at the best price.

Whimsical: subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable


Spontaneous: unplanned; naturally occurring