Opulent is a word that you will hear a lot around rich people looking to show off. "Remember the opulent buffet at Carrie’s sweet sixteen? Sixteen chocolate cakes iced in gold leaf!"
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A preface is an introduction to the main text of a book, when an author or critic can write directly to the reader. A preface often describes how a book came together, like a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the final product.
Read moreUnbiased
To be unbiased, you have to be 100% fair — you can't have a favorite, or opinions that would color your judgment. For example, to make things as unbiased as possible, judges of an art contest didn't see the artists' names or the names of their schools and hometowns.
Read moreExpedition
An expedition is an organized journey that is undertaken for a particular purpose, like a group of scientists launching an expedition to South America to seek out a new medicinal herb.
Read moreFurnace
A furnace is an appliance that heats houses and buildings by burning fuel or circulating hot water. Your furnace might rumble in the basement, sending heat up through your house's radiators.
Read moreMeadow
The noun meadow is another word for a hayfield, but offers a much more picturesque view as an open field of lush grass filled with butterflies and birds, with room to run. It can also refer to a piece of land found along a river.
- Pronunciation: /ˈmedəu/
- English Description: a field with wild grass and flowers
- Chinese Translation: 草地（Cao3 Di4）
- Spanish Translation: prado
- STORY: The word meadow refers to any grassland or hayfield, often just an expansive area that should be mowed. Indeed, the word comes from the Old English word mæd from the Germanic mædwon the base of which means “mow.” Still, the bucolic feeling is retained, as Dale Carnegie put it: “Let us not get so busy or live so fast that we can't listen to the music of the meadow or the symphony that glorifies the forest."
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Meadow Creek camping area, 7 miles from Prince Creek, is steep with primitive sites scratched out along a flood-scoured ravine and the ridge above.Washington TimesMay 9, 2015
Rolling Meadows Golf Course was expected to add nine more holes to its FootGolf course on Friday, course manager David Brandenburg said.
P.S: New word description, story and part of "EXAMPLE SENTENCE" are cited in Vocabulary.com
Itinerary
An itinerary is your travel plan — where you will go and when you will be there.
Read moreAroma
Aroma is the word for a fragrant scent, one that pleases the nose in a way that makes you lick your lips. Unlike its foul-smelling cousin the odor, an aroma smells but never stinks.
Read moreDaunt
The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Ozappeared at first to be easily daunted, but, in fact, he showed unusual courage. Still, his efforts to daunt Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man were less than successful.
Read moreTrek
Want to go on a trek through the mountains? Make sure you have good shoes, drinking water, and snacks. A trek is a long and difficult journey.
Read morePredominant
If you’re talking about the most popular or common thing, call it predominant. If thepredominant feeling in a neighborhood is that pizza is the best food, the result might be pizzerias being the predominant type of restaurant there.
Read moreHallowed
The adjective hallowed is used to describe something that is sacred and revered, usually something old and steeped in tradition.
Read moreEruption
An eruption is an explosion of steam and lava from a volcano. This word is also used for other explosions, such as "an eruption of emotions."
Read moreMomentous
Momentous describes an important event or moment in time. It is used for a time of great consequence or for a major accomplishment, and is almost always reserved for good things. The day Barack Obama was elected president was a momentous day for America.
Read moreAmbivalence
Someone who shows ambivalence about a person or thing has conflicting feelings. If you love your mom but find her totally embarrassing you might feel ambivalent about having her give a presentation at your school.
Read moreTruce
When two warring sides decide to call it quits, it's called a truce — an agreement to end the fighting.
Read moreDormant
That old dog was dormant for so long he was confused for a furry doormat, but a doormat is likely to stay dormant, or inactive, because it is lifeless: that old dog has some life in him yet.
Read moreConformity
If all your friends wear jeans to school and you wear checkered slacks, you could say you reject conformity — doing the same thing as everyone else.
Read moreToxic
Danger! Hazardous! Do not eat! These are just some of the warnings you'll see on toxicsubstances — meaning stuff that's poisonous and even deadly.
Read moreRapport
Rapport is a good sense of understanding and trust. If you have good rapport with your neighbors, they won't mind if you kick your ball onto their property every now and then.
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