Word Wall by Kerry Greco https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog Post new words and definitions here en-us 2018-02-16 13:32:20 UTC 2018-02-16 18:03:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Joelle https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232438441 Opiate-A drug with morphine like affect 
"He handed after it, as an addict after his opiate"(Lim,1)
Amalgam-A mixture or blend 
"It was a house which was an amalgam of best"(Lim,1)]]> 2018-02-16 17:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232438441 Tennessee https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232438773 opiate: a drug, morphine like.
like an addict after his opiate 
]]> 2018-02-16 17:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232438773 https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232438865 intemperate = having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate
"He had an intemperate obsession with materialistic goods" 
Jasmine]]> 2018-02-16 17:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232438865 Kanika https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232438977 Frenzied: wildly excited or uncontrolled
Sentence: There are many frenzied holiday shoppers on Boxing Day. ]]> 2018-02-16 17:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232438977 Rapacity: aggressive greed https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439188 Daniel.S
Tay Soon's rapacity resulted in his downfall.]]> 2018-02-16 17:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439188 Isha https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439204 Acquisitive: excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
Tay Soon was a very acquisitive man
. ]]> 2018-02-16 17:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439204 Andrew https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439324 Gauntness
Thin and bony
The little boy showed his gauntness on the field

]]> 2018-02-16 17:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439324 Jordan https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439630 Opiate-relating to, resembling, or containing opium.]]> 2018-02-16 17:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439630 ahmanae https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439634 amalgam: a mixture 
opiate: a drug , morphine like ]]> 2018-02-16 17:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439634 Kabir https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439698 Curtly- to do something in a rude manner. Eg.The girl spoke curtly to her father.]]> 2018-02-16 17:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439698 Grotesque https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439888 Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted 
He had an grotesque sense of greed

Lathu ]]> 2018-02-16 17:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232439888 armaan https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232440122 impulse:a sudden strong urge to do something. ex: 
  • " Tay Soon had a strong impulse to earn money for his dream house


]]> 2018-02-16 17:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232440122 Shubhneet https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232441619 Concession - the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument

]]> 2018-02-16 17:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232441619 Jacob jakepimentel97 https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232441754 Jovial: cheerful or upbeat. 
"Not to worry, not to worry," he said jovially]]> 2018-02-16 17:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232441754 Gurleen https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232441762 opiate
anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings
Many see television as an opiate of the masses.

]]> 2018-02-16 17:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232441762 Amreen https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232442717 repercussion - an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome on. 
- the repercussions of greed ]]> 2018-02-16 17:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232442717 Messia.k https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232442949 Gratification
Pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire 

“A thirst for sexual gratification” - Google ]]> 2018-02-16 17:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232442949 Mark jakepimentel97 https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232443728 Defiles-spoil
Buddha once said, "Greed is the imperfection that defiled the mind". ]]> 2018-02-16 17:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kerry_greco/v8s77pjqeog/wish/232443728