Brave New World Vocabulary #’s 1-15

Pallid What does pallid sound like to you? Definition: Pale; lacking color; lacking liveliness

luscious What does luscious mean to you? Definition: Having a delicious taste or smell

abject What does abject mean to you? Definition: Sunk to a low state

genial What does genial mean to you? Definition: Favorable to growth or comfort

proliferate What does proliferate mean to you? Definition: Reproducing freely; multiply

paradoxically What does paradoxically mean to you? Definition: Not being the normal/usual kind; contradictory

burgeoned What does burgeoned mean to you? Definition: Send forth new growth; flourish

prodigious What does prodigious mean to you? Definition: Extraordinary bulk or quantity

viviparous What does this mean to you? Definition: Producing live young instead of eggs.

tremulous What does tremulous mean to you? Definition: Having tremors

ruddy What do you think ruddy means? Definition: Having a healthy reddish color

vivacious What do you think vivacious means? Definition: Lively in temper, conduct or spirit

pituitary Where do you think the pituitary gland is? Definition: An endocrine gland that secretes hormones

peritoneum What do you think the peritoneum is? Definition: to stretch thin; smooth transparent membrane over pelvic viscera

Sultry What do you think sultry means? Definition: very hot and humid; hot with passion or anger

Image Citations Pallid: news.cnet.com Luscious: teacakebakeshop.com Abject: insidesocial.com Genial: farm4.static.flickr.com Proliferate: photocabulary.com Paradoxically: jumpthecurve.com Burgeoned: huffingtonpost.com Prodigious: ogband.org

Image Citations: Viviparous: christianclassicalliberalist.files.wordpress.com Tremulous: wendyusuallywanders.files.wordpress.com Ruddy: i.ehow.com Vivacious: www.gauteng.net Pituitary: www.rickrichards.com Peritoneum: pit.edu Sultry: 2.bp.blogspot.com; www.dominicanrepublicrealestate.ca/