Fiske 250 Words Every High School Freshman Needs to Know by Edward B Fiske & Jane Mallison & Dave Hatcher

Author:Edward B Fiske & Jane Mallison & Dave Hatcher [Fiske, Edward B & Mallison, Jane & Hatcher, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: reference, Word Lists, Language Arts & Disciplines, Spelling & Vocabulary, Study Aids, General
ISBN: 9781402260797
Google: m74oSMXpnx8C
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2011-08-01T23:58:58.582247+00:00

2. Fetid (FET-id)

If you want to describe something that smells bad, you could say it’s malodorous, or maybe unaromatic. But if it smells really bad, you may want to stretch all the way to fetid—usually reserved for rotting or putrid stuff.

The lost explorer spent days slogging through the fetid swamp.

As the monster closed in upon her, the maiden was enveloped in its fetid breath.

3. Sordid (SOR-did)

Something that’s sordid is not just physically dirty, it’s likely to be morally or ethically foul as well. In a slightly different meaning, it’s sometimes applied to wretched conditions or surroundings, as in a slum.

We had thought of him as a pillar of the church and community, until the sordid details of his secret life came out.

As she walked among the sordid shacks and shelters of the refugees, tears came to her eyes.

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