The document defines and provides examples for various vocabulary words including: paucity, charlatan, Philistine, monsoon, peninsula, slake, isthmus, nuance, ruth, denotation, empathy, euphemism, satire, propaganda, olfactory, connotation, simile, metaphor, antipathy, sophistry. Examples are provided to illustrate the meaning and usage of each word in context.

1. By: Caleb ParkerVOCABULARY!!!

2. The paucity was so small and miniscule.Paucity

3. The charlatan was acting as if he was Lincoln.Charlatan

4. PhilistineDavid was in the battle with Goliath, the Philistine, and defeated him!

5. The storm, what people called a monsoon, went through India, destroying everything.Monsoon

6. Optimus Prime was having an incredible battle with The Fallen on the California Peninsula, the land sticking out into the ocean.Peninsula

7. The man was thirsty so he slaked himself by quenching his thirst with Gatorade.Slake

8. The isthmus connected the land I was on with the land David was on.Isthmus

9. The change in the color of the forest was a nuanceNuance

10. David felt ruth for Shannon’s failing grades in English.Ruth

11. David kept telling David that denotation of the word denotation is the “exact literal meaning of a word”.Denotation

12. The little kid pictured his dog dead and felt extreme empathy for his friend’s dead dog.Empathy

13. Instead of saying, “Grandpa died a horrible death that was painful and depressing.”, Charlie used the eupemism, “Grandpa kicked the bucket.”Euphemism

14. The boy said, “It’s so cool to be in school,” satirically.Satire

15. David used propaganda to get everybody to know his opinions and what he thought.Propaganda

16. The olfactory organ smelled the dumpster from ten miles away.Olfactory

17. Shannon’s connotation of the day was, “Chicken is a gigantic animal that we eat for every meal, everyday.”Connotation

18. Mr. Gibbs used the example “David ate like a pig.” for his lesson on similes.Simile

19. Shannon was described with the metaphor, “She has a heart of stone.”Metaphor

20. Charles acted like he had a strong antipathy for Charlie, being mean and rude to him, while he actually was madly in love with him.AntipathyCharlesCharlie

21. The two boys used their sophistry to come up with the irrational solution.Sophistry