This document contains definitions for various vocabulary words. It provides definitions and example sentences for words like sandbar, cacophonous, pilgrimage, prow, symmetry, moored, court, awash, sublime, contemplating, temerity, panoply, contradict, commune, embodiment, tactful, dais, specimen, boon, tormenting, gilded, impregnable, sinister, brandish, blight, divine, rigid, detractor, luminescent, conspirator, and haughty.

1. Vocab.
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2. Sandbar
Def: A long narrow bank which is sand.
Lets meet at the sandbar on the lake side
and make sand houses and small rivers with
water.

3. Cacophonous
Def: a mixture of sounds that is harsh.
The sound of millions of kids talking at once
is a cacophonous.

4. Pilgrimage
Def: A journey with some one respected.
A life of a student is a pilgrimage to
adulthood.

5. Prow
Def: the projected front of a ship.
The prow of the ship was a magnificent lion.

6. Symmetry
Def: similar parts facing each other
THe spy glass had beautiful symmetries
because the glass showed the other side.

7. Moored
• TO row
• They moored to the bank with slow steady
motion.

8. Court
Def: A place for judgment.
Lets go to the court and ask the judges to
judge this situation.

9. Awash
Def: Covered with water (flood)
The great flood in the bible was an awash
because it covered the land with rain and
sea.

10. Sublime
Def: Things that causes great admiration.
Mozart’s piece was a sublime making people
cry because of it’s beautifulness.

11. Contemplating
• Def. : It means to look thoughtfully for a
long time.
• Sentence: The boy was contemplating the
rock as if it was gold.

12. Temerity
Def: Excessive confidence
She had temerity when others hesitated.

13. Panoply
Def: A complete or impressive collection.
A collection of marbles can look like a waste
of space to one but can be a panoply to
another.

14. Contradict
Def: To deny the truth that they once said.
The jailer did not contradict that he stole
the jewelry that the others claims he has.

15. Commune
Def: A group of people living together
sharing possessions and responsibilities.
The pilgrims were a commune because they
had feasts together and worked together to
survive.

16. Embodiment
Def: A tangible idea etc.
The girl lived in an embodiment of ideas that
were nonsense.

17. Tactful
Def: Having or showing tact.
The kid was tactful because he got rid of
the bullies with one word.

18. Dais
Def: a low seat for a high person.
The king sat on the dais as he commanded
his fellows to bow before him.

19. Specimen
Def: A sample of something.
The specimen of the plant was so small.

20. Boon
Def: a favor or request
The boon that Harkhuf asked the pharaoh
could not be granted.

21. Tormenting
Def: Mental suffering
They kept on tormenting the cat with bad
words.

22. Gilded
Def: Covered thinly with gold.
One of the pictures where gilded.

23. Impregnable
Def: Unable to be captured.
The impregnable fox slipped through the
traps.

24. Sinister
Def: Giving an impression that something evil
is going to happen.
A vampire is a sinister that means a bloody
theme.

25. Brandish
Def: Thing that gives a wave of excitement.
The office below will be a dream for all
company workers.

26. Blight
Def: Anything that causes a plant disease.
The nobody knew what the blight was.

27. Divine
Def: Like a god
A pharaoh is a divine to the people in Egypt.

28. Rigid
Def: Not bendable.
A rigid sword breaks easier than a flexible
sword because it bends when swords clash.

29. Detractor
A person who disparage something.
The detractor announced that balls were no
use at all.

30. Luminescent
Def: Light that is made from non heated
material.
The luminescent light was not hot when I
touched it.

31. Conspirator
Someone who takes part in a secret plan to
do something illegal.
The conspirators sell drugs to people in the
back street.

32. Haughty
Def: Arrogantly superior and disdain
The cat was haughty to go in a room where
it said “NO Dogs.”