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January 3, 2014Dan Maffucci50 WordsBook Me Talk Pretty One Day insane -Pg 17Line Due to his maniacal sense of discipline, I always thought my father would have make an excellent musician. (adjective)Definition A somebody exhibiting extreme symptoms of wild behaviorSentence 1. The more drinks the man had he began acting maniacally at the poker table, tossing his chips at other opponents. (adverb)2. On cultism Factor the mans maniacal behavior allowed him to go through with apple bobbing in a pit of snakes. (adjective)3. There were no witnesses to the murder, but nigh neighbors said they heard a maniacal laugh around the same time. (adjective)Plaintive -Pg 24Line The current hit version of the song was performed by Jos Feliciano, a blind man whose plaintive voice served the lyrics much better than did Jon Morrison. (adjective)Definition Sounding sad or mournfulSentence1. She had a plaintive cry when her dog passed away, she grieved for days. (adjective)2. The musicians plaintively p erformed in the eyes of an angel, the song from the adopt a dog commercial. (adverb)3. The cats had a plaintive meow until their liter box was changed. (adjective)Mimeographed -Pg 24Line Before I left, he handed me half a dozen purple mimeographed handouts, which we both knew were useless. (adjective)Definition A duplicating machine that produces copies from a printSentence1. I just bought a new mimeograph, it can make copies from a stencil. (noun)2. The mimeograph has been replaced by newer technology that can also create copies, analogous ink and laser printers. (noun)3. My grandfather gave me his old mimeographed flyers, hand pressed around the 60s. (adjective) Interminable -Pg 32L... ...ining a pattern in four pairs of dominoes and prophesying what the fifth pair might look like. (verb)Definition say that (a specific thing) will happen in the futureSentence1. The fortune teller made a prophecy that the woman would win the lotto. (verb)2. The papers prophesied he would resign in a couple weeks. (verb)3. Prophesiers make a lot of money sullen people who believe they can really tell the future. (noun)Corroborated -Pg 241Line The theory was completely my own, corroborated by no one, but so what? (verb)Definition To confirm or support a statementSentence1. Sometimes my teacher is not able to corroborate evidence she teaches us. (verb)2. Many officers are also corroborators, by prominent evidence to support their claims. (noun)3. I hoped my friend would corroborate my lie to my parents, then i wouldnt get in trouble. (verb)