Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Vocabulary


alacrity- prompt and cheerful response
When the mail man asked with curiosity if she had gone to the concert last night, she responded with alacrity and excitement.

languid- slow, sluggish, listless, weak
With slow, languid movements the sloth climbed from one vine to another high a top the Amazon Rain forest
Muse- to ponder
As a young child he would muse around the park intently recognizing shapes and objects.

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