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aura: Slide 2tangible: Slide 3eccentricity: Slide 4resolute: Slide 5brigand: Slide 6enthralled: Slide 7culprit: Slide 8apprehensive: Slide 9bemused: Slide 10
perseverance: Slide 11replete: Slide 12diabolical: Slide 13plummet: Slide 14demure: Slide 15 chagrin: Slide 16 askance: Slide 17 ruminate: Slide 18 boisterous :Slide 19 apparition: Slide 20 jovial :Slide 21 fiasco :Slide 22 vigilant :Slide 23 blithe :Slide 24 cavort :Slide 25 coquette :Slide 26
Welcome to Decent Exposure Volume VIII
Aura : a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thingSynonyms: halo, mystiqueForms: Noun: aura, auras Verb: 00 Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
Any form of the word “aura” will appear once in every 3,091 pages of text.
aura
Roald Dahl, Matilda
of menace about her even
when at a distance, and when she came up close
There was an
you could almost feel the dangerous heat
radiating from her as a red-hot rod of metal.
aura
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl
of warmth,
but also an inherent danger.
It seemed to have an aura
Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters
radiating from Tantalus was as
strong as any monster I’d ever faced.
An evil
aura
D.J. Machale, The Merchant of Death
You’ve got this, like, I don’t know, this
thing going on.
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Tangible: having physical substance; real;touchable
Synonyms: corporealAntonyms: intangibleForms: Noun: tangibility Verb: 00 Adjective: tangible Adverb: tangibly
Roald Dahl, Matilda
shone out of Miss Honey’s face when she spoke
to a confused and homesick newcomer to the class.
Some curious warmth that was almost
Any form of the word “tangible” will appear once in every 945 pages of text.
tangible tangible
Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game
thing-- with wave lengths, just as sound and light
have.
Sometimes I think that evil is a tangible,
Kathryn Sockett, The Help
as if concrete walls
have formed around me.
My exclusion is
tangible,
Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride
something you could feel.
Beside me, Eli just stood there, the awkwardness
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Eccentricity : a human quality or habit that is out of the ordinary Synonyms: oddness, uniqueness, nonconformityAntonyms: conformityForms: Noun: eccentricity Verb: 00 Adjective: eccentric Adverb: 00Related word: center
Any form of the word “eccentric” will appear once in every 558 pages of text.
eccentricities
appearance, is almost impossible to describe…
and in her This woman, in all her
Roald Dahl, Matilda
eccentrics
Trail.
who had meandered off the Oregon
Settlers arrived—mostly wayward souls and
David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars
eccentric.You’re turning into an old
Don DeLillo, Underworld
eccentric
His eyes narrowed slightly as he took in Dumbledore’s
appearance.
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Half-Blood Prince
lowandslow01.blogspot.comWeb. July 5, 2013.
Resolute: determined; stubborn Synonyms: obstinate, intractable, implacableAntonyms: wishy-washy, tentative, flexible, unsure, uncertainForms: Noun: resolution, resoluteness
Verb: resolve, resolves, resolved, resolving
Adjective: resolute Adverb: resolutely
Any form of the word “resolute” will appear once in every 329 pages of text.
resolutely before the Headmistress
For once she was not going to be browbeaten.
Miss Honey stood
Roald Dahl, Matilda
resolute steps.She entered the room with
Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
resolute.his eyes were
Clif had risen, not too steadily, though his voice and
Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith
resoluteHer hatred of the town turned
as she pushed open the door.
Sinclair Lewis, Main Street
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earing traditional dress named dirndl.
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Brigand: outlaw, especially a thiefSynonyms: miscreant, pirate
Any form of the word “brigand” will appear once in every 1,668 pages of text.
brigand
sitting with the senior girls and boys in the
top form. Who ever heard of such a thing?
I’m not having a little five-year-old
Roald Dahl, Matilda
brigands.
These lands are dangerous: full of foul rebels and
J.R.R.Tolkien The Two Towers brigands.
In the old days such men turned from soldiers to
Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago
brigands
who are going to sell her for a slave.
She thinks we’re
Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club
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Enthralled: charmed by Synonyms: rapt, enchantedAntonyms: uninterested, suspicious, cynical
Any form of the word “enthralled” will appear once in every 3,678 pages of text.
enthralled.
It was quite clear to them that they were at this
moment standing in the presence of a master.
Both Matilda and Lavender were
Roald Dahl, Matilda
enthralled by the romance. She is
Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook enthralledhad been
From the time he was three or four, John Scherzer
Warren St. John, Outcasts United
with soccer.
enthralled
by her parents’ romance.
Even as a child, Jane was
Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding
Ron Leishman.Enthralled boy reading a book.www.clipartof.com 439847.n.d.Cartoon. Web.July 5, 2013..
Culprit: the guilty person; perpetrator
Any form of the word “culprit” will appear once in every 1,573 pages of text.
culprit
she’s often right. I was the prime suspect this time…
is, she makes a guess at it, and the trouble is
When she doesn’t know who the
Roald Dahl, Matilda
culprit and bring him to you.I will hunt down the
Frank Beddor, The Looking Glass Wars
culprits
because they are the ones who cause all the trouble.
who need to be forgiven; rather it is the victims,
It is not the
Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace
culprit.able to name her as the
when put under the most severe torture, would be
It was better that way because then no one, even
Roald Dahl, Matilda
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Apprehension: nervousness about a specific event in the near future Synonyms:Antonyms:Forms: Noun: apprehension Verb: 00 Adjective: apprehensive Adverb: apprehensivelyRelated words: prehen: to hold comprehend, prehensile
Any form of the word “apprehension” will appear once in every 419 pages of text.
apprehension.
His plump flabby face had turned grey with fearful
Roald Dahl, Matilda
apprehensivelyHarry watched
J. K. Rowling, HP and the Order of the Phoenix
seemed to rise up past the glass windows of the
as the pavement
telephone box until darkness closed over their
heads.
apprehensive,”
that the appropriate descriptive word had finally
Lois Lowry, The Giver
“I’m feeling he confessed, glad
come to him.
apprehensivelyAnd then he looked
John Steinbeck, The Pearl
to the east.
Bemused: confused Synonyms: befuddledAntonyms: aware
Any form of the word “bemused” will appear once in every 8,171 pages of text.
bemused.
“Well, thank you,” the boy said, totally
Roald Dahl, Matilda
,bemused,Ron shook his head
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Order of the Phoenix
then checked his watch.
bemusedHe seemed
Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
to his secret realities.
by my casual reference
bemused
But both Andrew and his father are looking over
Meg Cabot, Queen of Babble
at her, smiles on their faces.
Perseverence: determination to keep at it Synonyms: doggednessAntonyms: flightinessForms: Noun: perseverence Verb: persevere, perseveres, persevered, persevering Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
Any form of the word “perseverence” will appear once in every 968 pages of text.
perseverancethe dogged of a long-distance
But he kept pushing cake into his mouth with
Roald Dahl, Matilda
runner who has sighted the finishing line and
knows he must keep going.
perseverance,Max was impressed by her
Henry H. Neff, The Hound of Rowan
although the scenario ended without her touching
the wall.
perseverance,and qualities not often seen
He is an individual with strong motivation, will,
in members of his race.
perseverance
and the ability to assess the likelihood of
It was work that required immense
Marcus Luttrell, Lone Survivor
actually finding the guy who mattered.
Replete: full of; stuffed Synonyms: overloaded, satedAntonyms: bereft of, lacking
Any form of the word “replete” will appear once in every 2,763 pages of text.
replete,
on his chair like some huge overstuffed grub,
comatose, unable to move or speak.
She glared at Bruce Bogtrotter who was sitting
Roald Dahl, Matilda
Replete,
faces to the sky.
they stretched out ono their back,
Nora Roberts, Blood Brothers
repletetheir cabins with luxury.
Our steamers have won an enviable reputation for
Virginia Wolfe, The Wave
repletea neatly scripted version of the calamity
with villains and heroes.
The throng or reporters, mostly Japanese, wanted
Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air
Diabolical: of the devil Synonyms: devilish, hellish, evilAntonyms: heavenly, godly
Any form of the word “diabolical” will appear once in every 1,981 pages of text.
diabolical
gaze was moving slowly among the rows.
The Trunchbull had returned to her place in
Roald Dahl, Matilda
the front of the class, and her diabolicalThat was his
James Patterson, Kiss the Girls
secret. diabolical
After approximately fifteen minutes, the
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
plan bore its fruit, so to speak.
diabolic violence from every horse he rode.
He was a kind of elemental force, a primitive
Hal Borland, When the Legends Die
scourge and a raw challenge that summoned
Plummet : to fall from a considerable height Synonyms: plunge, descend, diveAntonyms: ascend, climb, catapult
Any form of the word “plummet” will appear once in every 3,40 pages of text.
plummeted
hit the floor and bounced like a softball.
He was a long way off the ground when she
Roald Dahl, Matilda
released him and he to earth and
plummetingThey spun around each other,
Christpher Paolini, Brisingr
toward the hard-flat-wing-crushing-ground.
plummetAll I knew was, if I fell, I’d probably
Marcus Luttrell, Lone Survivor
several hundred feet to my death.
plummeted I
Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth
toward the valley and the red
rocks below.
Demure: shy and modest; toshrink away in shyness andmodesty
Synonyms: modest, sedate, decorous, diffident, prim, soft-spokenAntonyms: brash, immodest, flamboyant, aggressive, loose, grandiose, boastful, boisterous
Any form of the word demure will appear once in every 1,483 pages of text.
demure.
Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song
“Nothing, Officer,” Scott answered, sounding
demure
Sara Shepard, Pretty Little Liars
and obedient
girl, and although Emily was all those things
Carolyn was a quiet,
too, Carolyn seemed really satisfied to be that way.demure
Laurie Halse-Anderson, Speak
being
Connors did not win a lacrosse scholarship by
or hesitant.demure
Homer Hickam, October Sky
She caught me looking once and gave me a
little smile while I blushed.
Chagrin: sense ofembarrassment or discomfort
Synonyms: mortification, discomfiture, vexation, annoyanceAntonyms: pride, satisfaction
Any form of the word chagrin will appear once in every 1,222 pages of text.
chagrin.
Stephenie Meyer, Eclipse
As soon as the words were out, I flushed withchagrinned
Megan Whalen Turner, The Thief
I retired from the field of contest.
chagrin
Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
His expression shifted instantly to
chagrin.
Grace MacGowan Cooke, The Power and the Glory
only dismay and
With a sense of surprise Stoddard saw in his face
Askance: with a suspicious eye
“to look askance”: Similar expressions:
to frown uponto do a double-taketo glare at
Any form of the word askance will appear once in every 3,136 pages of text.
askance
Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
at my luggage-less state,
but then shrugged, not caring enough to ask.
He looked askance
Christopher Paolini, Eragon
and demanded,Garrow looked at him
“Do I look dead to you?”
askance
Yann Martel, Life of Pi
The priest looked at both of them. askance,
Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore
The hospital looked at him
insulted him with ridiculous questions, and
basically told him to fend for himself.
Ruminate: think about over and over
Related: ruminant: a cud-chewing animal rumor
Any form of the word ruminate will appear once in every 2,691 pages of text.
ruminate,
Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
agonize,I was afraid I’d deliberate,
rationalize, and talk myself into not going.ruminate
Grace MacGowan Cooke, The Power and the Glory
The old man paused to
on this feature of the case.
ruminate
Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
and
Professors are asked to consider their demise
on what matters most to them. rumination
Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis
He remained in a state of empty and peaceful
until he heard the clock tower strike
three in the morning.
Boisterous: rowdy, loud in voice
Synonyms: vociferous, unrulyAntonyms: demure, soft-spoken
Any form of the word boisterous will appear once in every 1,298 pages of text.
boisterous
Chistopher Paolini, Brisinigr
and lasted long into the night.
The feasting was loud and
boisterous.
Gloria Whelan, Listening for Lions
sometimes fiery and
Sometimes the dance was formal and stately, boisterous
K. A. Applegate, Everworld
swaggering
But even the common soldiers were a loud,
bunch.
boisterous
Chang-Rae Lee, Native Speaker
enoughThe group was becoming
to attract attention on the street.
Apparition: ghost
Related: appear, apparent
Any form of the word apparition will appear once in every 864 pages of text.
apparitions
Nora Roberts, Blood Brothers
and beer puke were forgotten.
The long, sweaty hike, ghostly
apparition.Ted Dekker, White: The Great Pursuit
Contrary to my ghostly appearance, I’m not an
apparition.
Ellen Hopkins, Glass
An ethereal Robyn grins, her ecru face
distorting into a vampire-like
apparitions.Nicholas Sparks, True Believer
ghostly
In the past, Jeremy had investigated seven different
Jovial: jolly
Origin: Jove (Jupiter) Greek god
Any form of the word jovial will appear once in every 1,392 pages of text.
jovial
Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
He shakes hands with both men, his face
and cordial.
jovial
Heather Brewer, Tenth Grade Bleeds
and Henry shut his locker, his shoulders sagging,
Finally she disappeared into a nearby classroom,
his demeanor subdued.
jovial
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Goblet of FIre
He acknowledged it with a
wave of his hand.
jovially
J. K. Rowling, HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as he shut the door.
Uncle Vernon now came in, smiling
Fiasco: Big, obvious failure
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe, calamity
fiasco
James A. Owen,, Here There Be Dragons
their flight from the city had taken scarcely an hour.
of the Grand Council andThe entire
The word fiasco will appear once in every 4,286 pages of text.
fiasco.
Tom Clancy, The Hunt for Red October
ankle-deep after that
The blood in Norfolk was supposed to have been
fiasco
Chang-Rae Lee, Native Speaker
keep an eye on me, given my
Hoagland had officially made him my wingman, to
with Emile Luzan.
fiasco
Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club
meant II assumed my talent-show
never had to play the piano again.
Vigilant: watchful
Antonyms: oblivious, careless, heedful
Related: vigil, vigilante
Any form of the word vigilant will appear once in every 593 pages of text.
vigilant.
Chang-Rae Lee, Native Speaker
whole block stays
His immediate neighbors, though, are loyal, the vigilant
Sarah Dessen, Dreamland
about my relationship with
I had expected my parents to be even more
Roger’s son because of Cass running away. vigilance…
August Wilson, Fences
But as long as I keep my strength and see him
coming…as long as I keep my
he’s gonna have to fight to get me.
vigilance.
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Goblet of Fire
never-ending
But most of all, you need to practice constant,
Cavort : to play in a physical, free-spirited manner
Synonym: frolic
Any form of the word cavort will appear once in every 13,555 pages of text.
cavorting
Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry FInn
By and by the men stopped
around and yelling.
cavorted
Henry H. Neff, The Second Siege
about the fireSeveral of the goblins
in a jerky, leaping dance while they tilted their
small, horned heads to shriek at the sickle moon.
cavorting
Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes
in the glen.It has roses on it and maidens
cavort,
Libba Bray, A Great and Terrible Beauty
On the walls, the goddesses hunt and
free from all restraints.
Blithe: carefreeSynonyms: light-hearted, merry, upbeatAntonyms: sullen, solemn, dour
Any form of the word blithe will appear once in every 1,450 pages of text.
blithely
Stephenie Meyer, Eclipse
she danced
“I know you worry about her,” he explained to me as
into the ring. blithely.
Sophie Kinsella, Shopoholic
“The answer is obvious, isn’t it?
continues Emma
blithely
Chang-Rae Lee, Native Speaker
My father could splash in on
before he went to the city for work. blithely.
James Patterson, Kiss the Girls
He had murdered the young girl that he was
talking about so
Coquette: a flirtatious female
Any form of the word coquette will appear once in every 1,522 pages of text.
coquettish
John Steinbeck, East of Eden
She was very pretty and she made
little jokes. coquettishly.
Nicholas Sparks, True Believer
She looked at him almost
coquettishly
Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
She pauses to look over her shoulder and winks,
running the straps down her arms.
coquette,
God bless her, behind all her shyness and blushes.
She was a bit of a rogue and a
Eugene O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey into Night
Citations for Images: 1. Yoga sitting position. Photograph. n.d. www.zmescience.com. Web.
07.05.2013.
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