Middle English
Definition:
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
Sentance:
Kendle's parents were so austere they wouldn't even let her go to the mall with me without parent supervision.
esoteric-/ˌesəˈterik/
Definition:
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
Sentance:
My mom hates when doctors use esoteric words and act like everyone knows what they mean.
facsimile-/fakˈsiməlē/
Defenition:
An exact copy, esp. of written or printed material.
Sentance:
Lola's speech was would have won the contest, but the judges found that her speech was a facsimile.
grotesque- [groh-tesk]
french
Definition:
odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
Sentance:
In our contemporary piece for the dance compotition, our teacher coriographed grotesque poses and movments.
mesmerize-[mez-muh-rahyz, mes-]
Definition:
to hypnotize
to spellbind; fascinate.
Sentance:
Marilyn Monreo mesmerized people with her beauty and personality.
metamorphosis-[met-uh-mawr-fuh-sis]
Neo-Latin
definition:
any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
Sentance:
When I was in second grade, we had a butterfly cage and the whole class watched the caterpillor turn to butterfly through metamorphosis.
notorious-[noh-tawr-ee-uh
s, -tohr-, nuh-]
Medieval Latin
Definition:
widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
Sentance:
Billy was notorious for stealing, so none of the kids ever wanted him to come over to their house to play.
perfunctory-[per-fuhngk-tuh-ree]
Late Latin
Definition:
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial
Sentance:
Delilla used to have a passion for her career, but now it is just perfunctory.
provocative-[pruh-vok-uh-tiv]
Late Middle English
Definition:
tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
Sentance:
My dad hates it when my sister and I watch provocative movies.
travesty-[trav-uh-stee]
French
Definition:
a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject, characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or subject matter.
Sentance:
The Sandy Elemenntary school shoting was a travesty.
