English 9/10 Summer - Vocabulary List One by Maggie Pavlik https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish Gulliver's Travels Words en-us 2016-06-28 03:25:07 UTC 2025-10-18 01:04:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Shrill  https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603409 -Adj;
-high pitched and piercing
-When he got stepped on the noise made by the cat was shill.]]> 2016-06-28 16:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603409 - august https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603447 - adjective
- to look up to somebody
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- The bird watcher guy was august when he saw the bald eagle.]]> 2016-06-28 16:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603447 Eminent- adj. Eminence- noun. https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603452 High in ranking, well respected (typically talking about royalty)
The eminent Queen always took care of her people.

]]> 2016-06-28 16:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603452 melancholy  https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603465 Adj; (can be a noun - but we're going to use it as an adj.) - depressed, mournful
Sent; The monkey was melancholy because he dropped his banana ]]> 2016-06-28 16:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603465 Veracity https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603466 noun
to verify (verb)
how correct a fact is, truthness 
We questioned the veracity of the liars statements.

]]> 2016-06-28 16:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603466 Profane https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603479 Adj;
Donald Trump has been known to make profane statements about other races. ]]> 2016-06-28 16:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603479 Prudent https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603733 prudently, prudence
adjective
cautious and wise
The prudent old man was almost never seen outside his house.]]> 2016-06-28 16:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603733 countenance https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603810 noun - appearance, especially the look on the face 



]]> 2016-06-28 16:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603810 Proclivity- noun https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603972
A tendency to do something, a habit.
She had a proclivity to be late and ended the year with 56 tardies. ]]> 2016-06-28 16:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603972 countenance  - noun - appearance, especially the look on the face                                               In the stature he was little; his countenance was always sad, and he never condescended to laughter. https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603987 2016-06-28 16:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115603987 Prodigious- large amounts of something or giant in size https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115604046 Adj.
The BFG is very prodigious in size.]]> 2016-06-28 16:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115604046 Diminutive- extremely small https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115604095 Adj.
It is fun to hold babies hands because they are so small and diminutive.]]> 2016-06-28 16:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mpavlik1/vocabulary1gulliversummerenglish/wish/115604095