https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k A collection of fancy schmancy words and their definitions so we can start to use them in our writing! Make sure to include the word and a simple definition. You can also include an image/video/gif that helps clarify the word, or even an example of how to use the word in a sentence. it is also helpful to know if the word is a noun, verb, or adjective en-us 2022-09-21 19:06:08 UTC 2025-10-10 16:45:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e0.png amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2307526794 a journey, especially a long one

]]> 2022-09-21 20:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2307526794 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2307528627 extremely complicated and difficult to understand]]> 2022-09-21 20:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2307528627 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2307539000 a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
Example: Have you ever met Sally? She's hard to describe; she's a real enigma.]]> 2022-09-21 20:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2307539000 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2307590480 a stupid or careless mistake. 

Example: The teacher turned bright red after she realized her blunder.

]]> 2022-09-21 21:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2307590480 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2319779863 feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph]]> 2022-09-29 16:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2319779863 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2319782949 a place that is deserted of people and is generally empty and depressing]]> 2022-09-29 16:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2319782949 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2319789371 being very reflective. someone who is contemplative thinks through things very deeply.]]> 2022-09-29 17:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2319789371 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2319793345 sternness. someone who is described as austere is stern, intense, or strict. ]]> 2022-09-29 17:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2319793345 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2321300195 Looking back at past events

example: the essay I wrote was a retrospective view of the author's earlier novels. ]]> 2022-09-30 16:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2321300195 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2321303110 Occurring sometimes, but not regularly or continuously.

Example: Students would get angry at the teacher because she would only intermittently offer extra credit throughout the semester.

]]> 2022-09-30 16:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2321303110 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2321613213 a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different height]]> 2022-09-30 21:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2321613213 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2321614656 VERY happy

Example: Efrain was exhilarated when he got an A on his assignment!]]> 2022-09-30 21:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2321614656 amelia_parks3 https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2331230076 belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem very obviously old-fashioned.

example:  In today's digital world, a floppy disk is an anachronism]]> 2022-10-07 16:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amelia_parks3/ill8bp8rixvdsw5k/wish/2331230076