It feels as if I haven’t posted anything here for weeks when in reality its only been a couple of days. I’ve been working feverishly on a couple of projects: One involves music and playlists and the other is a homework assignment from my wife.
My task was to write eight sentences using eight vocabulary words in such a way that the definition of the word must be apparent in the context of the sentence.
My assignment to you is to identify the vocab words and to laugh at my amazing wit and hilarious sentences.
1. Although it was intended to be an example of hyperbole, saying that Mr Akers was present to show the early hominids how to light a fire is just plain mean.
2. Emma was so adamant about staying up past her bedtime that she pulled out all of her A+, crowd-pleasing, “look at me, I’m so cute” material in an attempt to wow everybody.
3. Eating unrefrigerated, two week-old, leftover Su Hong Chinese food may be your definition of fine dining but I personally find the idea abominable. I much prefer PF Changs.
4. As his deadline for completing these sentences drew nearer and nearer, the procrastinating author could feel the ominous rumblings of his wife’s discontent if he did not finish in time.
5. I have been hearing this joke that goes if you say “gullible” very slowly, it will sound like “green beans.” I’ve been trying all day to get the joke but I can’t. Help!?!?
6. Once Magnus confessed to eating the entire box of fruit roll-ups from the teacher’s desk, the wrongfully accused Emma was immediately exonerated of any and all wrongdoing.
7. It may be a tired old cliché but you could bet your bottom dollar that if you make a mountain out of a molehill and you count your chickens before they hatch, every dog will have its day.
8. Since a steady diet of overly introspective emo and indie music was putting him in a melancholy funk, he decided to switch things up and listen to The Wiggles for the foreseeable future.
The Adventures of ALS Boy 
LOL at #5, gullible! Not having the word list really makes a difference! Hyperbole, adamant, abominable, ominous (procrastinating?), gullible, exonerated, cliche upon cliche upon cliche (!) and tough to tell for #8. melancholy? introspective?
Let’s see, and I’m not looking at Cyndi’s answers!
1. probably hyperbole, although I like hominids as a vocab word.
2. clearly it’s adamant, because any kid Emma’s age would love to stay up past her bedtime.
3. abominable, and I was very pleased to see there was no “d” in “unrefrigerated,” which so many people seem to think has a “d” in it.
4. hmmm, ominous, or maybe discontent. Either way, a very good sentence.
5. I can’t believe I actually fell for that one. Gullible = Karen.
6. exonerated, although just thinking about someone eating an entire box of fruit roll-ups makes me ill.
7. um, just a wild guess, but “cliché”? 🙂
8. I see several possibilities here…introspective, perhaps. Melancholy, because it’s very descriptive in terms of defining the word. But maybe forseeable, too. Although maybe this is a trick question and it’s actually diet, emo, or indie.
Ha ha, Karen, I was also both gullible and in favor of adamant!
Ha ha, Karen, I was also both gullible and in favor of hominids, especially of the friendly sort!
O MY GOD. ARE THESE OUR NEW VOCAB WORDS FOR THE NEXT WEEK? if they are, THANK YOU 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😀 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😛 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂