Elements of Writing

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Elements of Writing

• Vocab Words, Week 5

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Abhor

• Verb to hate to detest
• Garlbum Blarcgumk abhors his new job. He thought
  it would be exciting traveling the cosmos, but as
  a custodian, he cleans all of the toilets onboard
  Trigologol IV, and Garlbum hates to clean toilets!

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Ardor

• Noun heat, passion, zeal
• His ardor for space travel pushed him to take the
  job. He has so much passion and enthusiasm for
  space travel, he was willing to do anything for a
  chance to see the galaxy!

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Astute

• Adj shrewd, wise, intelligent
• Garlbum has low self esteem and considers himself
  stupid. He should have been a bit smarter, like
  his astute father. His fathera very intelligent
  alien with three heads instead of onecould have
  thought up a wiser, better plan.

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Baleful

• Adj destructive, deadly, menacing
• While outside the Frodgob star cluster, the
  Trigologol IV encountered a baleful Borororian
  war ship with its guns already charged and its
  shield up. Most of the crew panicked when they
  saw the menacing warship.

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Charlatan

• Noun a quack or a pretender of knowledge
• The captain of Trigologol IV, a charlatan who
  pretended to know how to command a ship, panicked
  as well. He had no clue what to do! Real
  captains would remain calm.

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Despoil

• Verb to plunder
• Borororianslousy space piratesboarded
  Trigologol IV and despoiled its cargo. They took
  all of the valuable shipping goods. They even
  took the vending machine filled with Snickers and
  Tootsie-Pops. (Snickers and Tootsie-Pops as
  famous across the galaxy)

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Fauna

• Noun Animals of a period
• or region
• Trigologol IV carried fauna from Dorignig, an
  outlying jungle planet in the Jubdub system.
  These local animals were to become special
  exhibits at a zoo on Bizuum-Beta. The
  Borororians planned to sell the animals on the
  black market.

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Glut

• Verb to overstock to fill to excess
• The charlatan captain, not knowing his business,
  glutted Trigologol IV with these animals.
  Because of the excessive number of animals,
  Garlbum couldnt keep up with the manure the
  animals left behind. These mountainous piles
  gave Garlbum an idea.

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Implacable

• Adj incapable of being pleased or pacified
• The captain of Trigologol IV wanted pacify the
  pirates by giving them half the stock however,
  the implacable Borororians demanded the entire
  stock and all of the Tootsie-pops and all of the
  Snickers. And all of the Lil Tree Pine air
  fresheners (Dorignig animals are notoriously
  smelly)

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Implausible

• Adj unlikely not likely to happen
• As the captain begged with the leader of the
  Borororians, the most implausible event occurred
  the Borororian captain began to cry. Who could
  have expect that to happen?

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Impunity

• Noun freedom from punishment
• The Borororian captain begged for forgiveness and
  impunity. Please, let us go! Well never
  attack a ship with Dorignig critters again! Just
  please, dont punish us anymore!

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Lecherous

• Adj impure in thought and act lustful unchaste
• The second mate of Trigologol IVa lecherous
  alien from Borororia shouted, Give us one of
  your Borororian wenches and well let you go!
  Woo-woo!

A Borororian courting ritual the giving of a
fifth arm.
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Mollify

• Verb to soothe or pacify
• This request mollified the Borororians who sent
  over a Borororian wench. They calmed down and
  zoomed off, leaving the Trigologol IV behind.

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Nonchalance

• Noun indifference lack of interest
• Nonchalantadj form
• Garlbum saved the day. Once the animals from
  Dorignig were onboard the Borororian ship, he
  pumped all the manure onboard as well.
  Borororians are alergic to Dorignigish manure.
  The nonchalant custodian saved the ship with a
  shrug of his shoulders.

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Paucity

• Noun a scarcity a lack of
• However, the paucity of cargo in Trigologol IV
  presented a problem but Garlbum didnt care.
  There was a lack of Dorignig manure, too, which
  was okay with Garlbum.

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Surreptitious

• Adj secretive not well known
• The captain was fired for losing the cargo, and
  Garlbum went back to surreptitiously day dreaming
  about the stars while cleaning toilets.

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The end!