List 24

1. chimerical, Adj

def - Formed from parts of various animals 

sentence - The creature was strange: it looked like a mix of a lion, eagle, and snake.

2. liturgy, Noun

def - A set way of performing religious services.

sentence - The service stayed the same: it followed the church’s liturgy.

3. morass, Noun

def - An area of muddy or boggy ground

sentence - We turned around quickly: the trail led into a deep morass.

4. pragmatic, Adj

def - Focused on what works in real life, not just ideas.

sentence - She chose the faster way: she was being pragmatic.

5. quasi, Adj

def - Kind of like something, but not completely.

sentence - He sounded honest: his words were only quasi-true.

6. rapacity, Noun 

def - Extreme greed, especially for money or power

sentence - The man wanted more money: his rapacity was clear.

7. saturnalian, Noun 

def - A wild party or celebration, like an old Roman festival.

sentence - The party got wild: it turned into a Saturnalian event.

8. utilitarian, Adj

def - Made to be useful, not pretty.

sentence - The desk looked plain: it was made to be utilitarian, not pretty.

9. vendetta, Noun

def - A long, bitter fight between families or people for revenge.

sentence - They kept fighting for years: it was a family vendetta.

10. vestige, Noun

def - Remnant, remainder, relic

sentence - The building was almost gone: one wall was the last vestige.