alien adj.

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Vocabulary List 4

• alien adj.
• foreign different in nature or character.
• Example Lamont the Lochness Monster was
• alien to all of the other creatures.
• placid adj.
• calm or smooth.
• Example The lake where Lamont lived usually
• appeared placid to the tourists who came by
  hoping to
• get a glimpse of the Lochness Monster.
• temperate adj.
• having a climate that is unusually mild.
• Example Lamont was thinking of leaving
• rainy Britain and moving to San Diego for
• its more temperate climate.

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• amphitheater n.
• a theater with rows of seats surrounding an
• open space or playing field.
• Example Lamont had heard that San Diego
• had a nice amphitheater where he could see
• his favorite band Metallica.

• lurid adj.
• shining with the red glow of fire seen through
  smoke.
• Example Metallica is known for its lurid stage
  shows
• which feature lots of explosions and
  pyrotechnics.
• derision n.
• scornful ridicule contempt.
• Example Lamont endured lots of derision
  because he was such an odd creature, neither a
  mammal nor a fish.
• permeate v.
• to spread throughout.
• Example Pollution was beginning to permeate
  the lake
• in Scotland where Lamont lived.

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• somber adj.
• dark and gloomy sad
• Example The bad weather, the pollution and the
  ridicule
• sometimes made Lamont somber.
• manifest adj.
• obvious a natural consequence
• It was manifest to Lamont that he needed to find
  a new
• place to live.
• telepathy n.
• communication from one mind to another without
  speech
• or signs.
• Example Lamont wished that he had telepathy so
  that he
• could know what others were thinking.

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• rococo adj.
• a decorative style with fancy curves and much
  ornamentation.
• Example On his birthday Lamont walked out of
  the lake and
• went to look for a rococo style house in San
  Diego.
• census n.
• a counting of the population.
• Example According to the latest census, there
  are millions
• of people in San Diego but only one Lochness
  Monster.
• loll v.
• to recline, lean, or move in a loose or lazy
  manner.
• Example When Lamont arrived in his new home he
• decided to loll around all afternoon.

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• auxiliary adj.
• extra or additional.
• Example Lamont bought an auxiliary stereo for
  his new
• home so that he could listen to his Metallica
  CDs out by
• his swimming pool.
• metabolism n.
• the process that converts fuel to energy.
• Example Because he has such a fast metabolism,
  
• Lamont has several pizzas delivered a day and
  never
• gains a pound.