P r e c i s e

-Exactly or sharply defined or stated

How to remember:Incision Sharply exact 1. For additional

information, contact us at 555-0001.

2. Enclosed is a copy of the required document.

3. Because heavy rain was forecast for June 13, the picnic was rescheduled for June 20.

4. He is an admirable man.

5. Ventura County is in California.

L e a r n e d

-Having much knowledge acquired by study.

How to remember:Learned past tense, already learnt something; has the knowledge

P i c t u r e s q u e-Strikingly graphic or vivid

-How to remember:--esque means “resembling”, picture + esque is resembling a picture.The the season cast an orange

haze above the horizon, lighting up the sky as if lit by fire, yet the haze was so crisp and clear. The sun, like a large, granduer orange fireball in the distance was partially cloaked by the hanging clouds, which were all splashed with the random colors of hot pinks, reds and even hints of purples and blues. The sun was so large that he felt he could almost touch it. It seemed to look at him with a dull glare, knowing that it's beauty and the planet's dependence on it for survival made up for it.

H o m e s p u n-plain, unpolished, unsophisticated

-How to remember: -Homespun Homemade Patches, patches = unpolished

P r o v i n c i a l-one living in or coming from a province

-simple and plain

-How to remember: Provincial Rural rustic simple

T r i t e-Lacking in freshness or effectiveness

-How to remember:-Double “T” – repetitive, used too much

"Embarrassed, he turned white as snow."

"The news spread like wildfire."

O b s c u r e-Not clear or plain; ambiguous

-How to remember:-Spanish word “ Oscuro” which means dark Dark; not clear

A r c h a i c-Marked by characteristics of an earlier period

-How to remember:-Archaic Archaeology studies past

“Hippolyta, I woo'd thee with my sword,And won thy love, doing thee injuries;But I will wed thee in another key,With pomp, with triumph and with revelling.”

V e r b o s e-Characterized by the use of many or too many words

-How to remember:--ose means “Full of”-Verb + ose = full of verbs

“The glances of women are like certain seemingly peaceful but really formidable machines. Every day you pass them in peace, with impunity, and without suspicion of danger. There comes a moment when you forget even that they are there. You come and go, you muse, and talk, and laugh. Suddenly, you feel caught up! It is all over. The wheels have you, the glance has captured you. It has caught you, no matter how or where, by some wandering of your thought, through a momentary distraction. You are lost. You will be drawn in entirely. A train of mysterious forces has gained possession of you. You struggle in vain. No human succor is possible. You will be drawn down from wheel to wheel, from anguish to anguish, from torture to torture. you, your mind, your fortune, your future, your soul; and you will not leave the awesome machine, until, depending on whether you are in the power of a malevolent creature, or a noble heart, you are disfigured by shame or transfigured by love” - Excerpt form Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables

A b s t r a c t-Difficult to understand; not concrete

-How to remember:-Abstract abs = “away” tract = track -Away from track -Or-Abstract – abstract painting - unclear

“The lady hit the man with an umbrella”

“He gave her cat food”

B i t i n g-Cutting, sarcastic

-How to remember:-Bite Incise cutting

"It was decided by the university of Coimbre that the sight of several persons being slowly burned in great ceremony is an infallible secret for preventing earthquakes."- Voltaire, Candide, Chapter 6

B r u s q u e-Abrupt in manner

-How to remember: -Brusque blunt

“ The dog is blue”“ Don’t do that”“ That was stupid”