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1 bucolic – adj. Idyllic rural life; rustic charm bucolically - adverb
Example: The bucolic setting of the cabin offered the visitors the relaxing getaway they needed. bucolically - adverb

2 pretentious – adj. Making ridiculous claims for outward show; characterized by an assumption of dignity or importance Example: The pretentious pageant queen couldn’t resist showing off her newest crown. pretentiously – adverb pretentiousness - noun

3 gullible – adj. Easily deceived because of being too trusting.
Example: My gullible little sister believed me when I told her that leprechauns were real. gullibility – noun gullibly - adverb

4 Convivial – adj. Friendly; agreeable; festive
Example: Wedding receptions usually have a convivial environment. convivially - adverb

5 Colloquialism - noun Certain words you say due to a geographic location. Example: soda, pop, tonic, Coke, soda water, ginger (all different words used for “soft drink” in different parts of the US)

6 Affixes: Prefix: sub Definition: under, below, beneath
Examples: submarine, subplot, subcommittee Suffix: -ist Definition: denotes a person who practices or is concerned with something or holds certain principles or doctrines; forms nouns Examples: novelist, realist, socialist


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