Woodsong

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Woodsong

• Vocabulary

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amuck

• Def.
• In or into a confused state a murderous frenzy
  or wildness
• Syn.
• Crazy, muddled, astounded, chaotic, berserk,
  excitement, frenzy
• Sentence
• After eating a lot of sugar, the young boy was
  running amuck.
• The ducks went amuck when attacked by the
  alligator.

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blundered

• Def.
• To make a stupid and serious error botch
• Syn.
• Dumb, mistake, stumbled, floundered, goof, error
• Sentences
• On my test, I blundered on the order of
  operations.
• Everyone blundered at least once at the rehearsal.

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pandemonium

• Def.
• A wild uproar, a very noisy place
• Syn.
• Havoc, chaos, turmoil, disorder, disturbance,
  noisy, rowdy
• Sentence
• An alien invasion would cause sheer pandemonium.
• The cafeteria is filled with pandemonium at
  lunchtime.
• At the rock and roll concert, the crowd created
  pandemonium.

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horrendous

• Def.
• Causing fear or dread or terror
• Syn.
• Trepidation, shock, scared, dreadful, frighten,
  horrific, horrible
• Sentences
• In the old, creepy haunted house, you hear
  horrendous after midnight.
• The horrendous forest fire scared us all.

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plummeted

• Def.
• To fall perpendicularly
• Syn.
• Sink, dropped, fall, plunged, jumped headfirst,
  dove
• Sentences
• Have you ever plummeted off a cliff?
• I do not plan to plummet off of Mount Everest.
• In the movie, Superman saved the woman who
  plummeted off of the building.
• He plummeted out of the large airplane.

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delirium

• Def.
• A temporary state of confusion
• Syn.
• Incoherent, unconscious, nuts, ill, dumb, insane,
  madness, frenzy
• Sentences
• Older people happen to be more delirious about
  little things.
• The boy was in a state of delirium after the
  accident.
• He was delirious after his dog died.

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paradox

• Def.
• A contradiction
• Syn.
• Mystery, contradiction, nonsense, dilemma,
  difference
• Sentences
• Fighting a war for peace is a paradox.

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brood

• Def.
• The young of certain animals
• Syn.
• Offspring, young, chicks, siblings
• Sentences
• We saw a brood of ducklings near the lake.
• A mother is very protective of her brood.

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amiably

• Def.
• Friendly, agreeable
• Syn.
• Friendly, good natured, likable, cordial,
  agreeable, willing, kind-hearted
• Sentences
• Because the girl behaved in an amiable fashion,
  she made many friends.
• He was amiable after the argument was over.

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clarity

• Def.
• Clearness of appearance
• Syn.
• Distinctness, clear, vivid, brightness, suave
• Sentences
• Clarity wasnt an issue after the rain ended.
• When I put on my glasses, I saw everything with
  clarity.