SUBTLE MEANINGS OF WORDS

by Michael Lyons on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

LUXURIANT/LUXURIOUS

Define “luxuriant” and “luxurious” and be sure to delineate the difference in meaning of the words.
“What is the root of the “luxuriant” and “luxurious”?
Create sentences using  “luxuriant” and “luxurious”. Be sure the sentences correctly express the meanings of the words.

TODAY’S WORD

The word for today is “whitewash”.
What part of speech is “whitewash”?
What is the denotative meaning of  “whitewash”?
What is the connotative meaning of “whitewash”?
Create sentences using “whitewash” in both its denotative and connotative senses.

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