PTG: Vocabulary Postcard Swap #6

Vocabulary Postcard Swap #6

I love words and I love postcards, so I thought I would join the two in a fun swap. The way this swap works is as follows:

I have listed below six words that one does not typically hear used in everyday conversation. Also provided is the definition of the word, a synonym or two (a synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same thing), and examples of how the word is used within a sentence.

You will send three blank postcards in an envelope to your partner representing three of the words below. The three cards should reflect different words (no duplication of words).

Each of the cards should reflect the meaning of the selected word or some aspect of what the word means. It might be based on the definition, its synonyms, or something included in the examples of how the word is used. Your interpretation can be creative, but you need to be able to explain it (see next instruction).

Identify the words your cards are supposed to represent, and why you think your cards fit your chosen words.

When you receive postcards from the partner assigned to send to you, please be open to the sender's interpretations, even if you think the interpretations might seem a little far-fetched. Do not rate someone down because you don't care for the cards or the sender's interpretations, if they have otherwise met the swap requirements.

The postcards you send should be in good condition, with no creases or bent edges. No handmade, freebie, ad or Zazzle cards may be used.

You must have a rating of at least 4.95 to play and no recent unexplained ratings of 3 or 1.

I hope you will join me. Cynthia

ADJOIN

Definition: 1. Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary. 2. To attach or append; affix. 3. To be in connection or contact.

Synonyms: abut, edge, border, contact, touch, meet, append

Usage: 1. Canada adjoins the United States. 2. The kitchen is full of linen hanging out to dry; and since my room adjoins that apartment, the smell from the clothes causes me not a little annoyance. 3. The street widening adjoins a shopping center that is under construction and will be anchored by a Lowe's home-improvement store.

AGILE

Definition: 1. Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble. 2. Active; lively. 3. Mentally quick or alert.

Synonyms: nimble, quick, spry, deft, lithe

Usage: 1. She moved quickly and was agile as a gymnast. 2. The way a cheetah moves is an example of agile movement. 3. A comedian able to create new material on the spot is an example of an agile mind.

BALLYHOO

Definition: 1. Blatant or sensational promotion. Noisy shouting or uproar. 2. (Marketing) Sensational or blatant advertising or publicity.

Synonyms: hoopla, hype, plug, fuss, noise, stir, excitement, racket, bustle, furore, babble, commotion, rumpus, tumult

Usage: 1. The ballyhoo that accompanied Kyle's campaign for student council was ultimately unnecessary, as no one chose to run against him. 2. Amid all the ballyhoo about the Grand Princess in the Mersey this week, nobody seems to have made the point that she was made in Italy. 3. Since the ballyhoo over the UK's success in attracting the Games to London, the benefits for the UK as a whole are marginal at best.

EYE-POPPING

Definition: 1. Amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning. 2. So amazing or astonishing as to make one's eyes protrude.

Synonyms: dazzling, fulgurant, impressive

Usage: 1. The highlight of our New Year's celebration was easily the fireworks display, which was eye-popping and glorious. 2. Having the right swing dance accessories can be the difference between a good routine and a fantastic, eye-popping swing dance routine that brings the crowd to their feet. 3. This revealing costume is much more like the eye-popping gear you see when Lady Gaga takes the stage.

OODLES

Definition: 1. A large number or amount. 2. A super abundance of anything; a mass of things; a heap; a great quantity.

Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, loads, lots, piles, multiplicity

Usage: 1. Our local bakery has oodles of desserts available for purchase. 2. Oodles and oodles of it, my gentlemen, in cask and chest, in cask and chest, a fathom under the sand. 3. All I knew was that I was inheriting a very good side that was put together by Stuart Lancaster that had oodles and oodles of talent.

VERDURE

Definition: 1. The lush appearance of flourishing vegetation. 2. A condition of freshness or healthy growth.

Synonyms: greenness, greenery, foliage, leaf, leafage, flora, herbage

Usage: 1. Midsummer eve had come, bringing deep verdure to the forest, and roses in her lap, of a more vivid hue than the tender buds of Spring. 2. On either side of the river valley a steppe-like desert, covered in the spring with verdure, the rest of the year barren and brown, stretches away as far as the eye can see. 3. Through the lacings of the leaves, the great sun seemed a flying shuttle weaving the unwearied verdure.