Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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en be venerate v. revere, in China, the people venerate their an- ce: mi ken ph eni cic eri tio liaote. verbiage n. pompous array of words. After we had waded through all the verbiage, we discovered that the writer had said very little. verbose (-bos') ADJ. wordy. This article Mr. Laurence Redican must edit it. emne him. loo vir - virtuoso n. a high virulent (vf-) adj. is n. disease communicator. 1 he doctors are I erdant adj. green; fresh. The verdant meadows spring are always an inspiring sight, verdigris n. a green coating on bronze which has been ex- posed to the weather. Despite all attempts to protect the statue from the elements, it became coated with verdigris. erity n. truth; reality. The four verities were revealed to Buddha during his long meditation, vernal adj. spring-like. We may expect vernal showers all during the month of April. .... Mr. Lawrence LaMarca visage (viz'-) N. f judge indicated penalty, viscid (Vis'-id) adj viscous (vis'-kus) substance, visionary N. givei given to visionar —i—i— 'en —————■— ——— 5 turgid ). Ultimate 1 Competing 2 th Mrs. Harriet Spitz» cipient 5 powerful 71. trite 1 correct 2 original 3 distinguished 4 prem 5 certain i72. vaunted 1 unvanquished 2 fell 3 beUnlea 4 1

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hing 5 flexible cophantic 1 quiet 2 recording 3 servilely flattering frolicsome 5 eagerly awaiting nacious 1 fast running 2 intentional 3 obnoxious holding fast 5 collecting ipposilitious 1 irreligious 2 experimental 3 subjunc- ve4 hypothetical 5 grammatical sary 558. temerity 1 timidity 2 avalanche 3 boldness 4 ea quake 5 caution 559. tentative 1 prevalent 2 certain 3 mocking 4 wry i perimental 560. temporal 1 priestly 2 scholarly 3 secular 4 sit 5 forehead Answers to this test on page 114 Miss Jo Lynn Morrison word list 29 transgressioi Mr. Michael Breheny ression n. violation of a law Foroive m our trnn ort v. denicted as risii ent adj. fleeting; qu time. This hotel ca ion N. going from oi he period of transit ice will have to be si jcent adj. partly tra eople in the next roc which separated us. uute v. change. H ns into actualities, arent adj. material i y; easily detected. Y 1 fool no one. ire v. exhale; becon ;Sorts to keep the meeting a sccict, new» ui uui tuu- mde pou le cl ent ■ce lien Mr. Richard Halowitch ung Trie Tunwey, tne prisone od brought to him in his cell, visitor may be denied admitt been guilty of moral turpitud ; training. Under the tutelar ument, he made rapid progre •; a novice. For a mere tyro, rvelous results, rywhere; omnipresent. You i uv iv i a uivvi you wherever I go. Mr. Kenneth Graiseerior adj. situated be ;st ulterior motive for your behavior. hunalv fL . ultimate adj. final; not susceptible of further anal Mi»inPaHfi Vebbgcjentjsts are searching for the ultimate truths.

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— things you discuss lead to a conclusion, a moral, a lesson led, a rule, and so on. |W-TO; HOVI iciently exp [ Use the latt| ictual theme, it r eyi tjy authority or a printed disc following forms of de poses. In most cases, your it. SSIC: It combines both deductive ai H4 t4ve forms. U hen you wish to repeat each of y s—once in the introduction, once i hs, and once again in the conclusio] rguments, sales talks, sermons, and ■e ression or tne tmng aescnoea. ALOGY: Use whei ated bv comparing it wl