Light Purple Words

segue

• movement from one thing to another; transition

• given to expressing divergent or opposite views.

• relaxing after an emotional outburst

• (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

gingerly

• (adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

• made of clay and hardened by heat

• insanity; madness

• with extreme care or caution

Revelation

• insanity; madness

• a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way.

• (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

• movement from one thing to another; transition

estranged

• characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

• incapable of being reformed or improved

• separated; alienated

• anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

argumentative

• given to expressing divergent or opposite views.

• separated; alienated

• insanity; madness

• incapable of being reformed or improved

ceramic

• impressive; showy; magnificent

• very unpleasant; repulsive

• made of clay and hardened by heat

• a gelatinous or mucilaginous mass that is characteristic of the growth of various bacteria when growing in fluid media rich in organic material and is made up of the bodies of the bacteria embedded in a matrix of swollen confluent capsule substance.

lunacy

• forbidden

• given to expressing divergent or opposite views.

• very unpleasant; repulsive

• insanity; madness

zoogleae

• evidence from a text (fiction or nonfiction) that you can use to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments

• a gelatinous or mucilaginous mass that is characteristic of the growth of various bacteria when growing in fluid media rich in organic material and is made up of the bodies of the bacteria embedded in a matrix of swollen confluent capsule substance.

• separated; alienated

• impressive; showy; magnificent

textual evidence

• evidence from a text (fiction or nonfiction) that you can use to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments

• an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

• word for word; exactly as written or spoken

• The dictionary definition of a word

Connotation

• The dictionary definition of a word

• an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

• word for word; exactly as written or spoken

• a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way.