March 28, 2011

Vocabulary Page

Adjectives 

Mythology

(All definitions gathered from Dictionary.com)

om·nis·cient (all-knowing)

 [om-nish-uhhttp://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngnt] 
–adjective
1.
having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, orunderstanding; perceiving all things.


sa·ga·cious (wise, sage, learned, clever, perceptive, astute, knowledgeable)
 [suh-gey-shuhhttp://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngs] 
–adjective
1.
having or showing acute mental discernment and keenpractical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.

feck·less (incompetent, useless, hopeless, spineless, feeble, weak, ineffective)
 [fek-lis] 
–adjective
1.
ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repairthe plumbing.


be·nev·o·lent (caring, compassionate, generous, kindly, benign)
 [buh-nev-uh-luhhttp://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.pngnt] 
–adjective
1.
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: abenevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
2.
desiring to help others; charitable: gifts from severalbenevolent alumni.