Apocalyptic – of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse

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I encountered the word by hearing “Apocalyp.” It does sound like Apocalypse and Apocalypse means the complete final destruction of the world, especially as described in the biblical book of Revelation. In “A literary visitor strolls in from the airport,” it says “…when ranting a diatribe he buries in the garden of his ex-wife is dug up five centuries later, in a now post-apocalyptic world.” It says world after apocalyptic so I thought it would mean something like Apocalypse

Example: The form of apocalyptic is a literary form; for we cannot suppose that the writers experienced the voluminous and detailed visions we find in their books.

Braggarts – a loud arrogant boaster

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I encountered the word by looking at the word “Brag.” Brag does mean someone who is trying to show off or a boastful statement. In “City Limits,” it says “there are and always will be braggarts who “got in at the right time.” Meaning there will always be braggers around.

Example: My rich uncle is a braggart who constantly boasts about his possessions.

Hokum – pretentious nonsense

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I didn’t really know how to encounter this word because I never heard of this word before. In class, we said Hokum means something that is fake. To me, Hokum doesn’t sound like something is fake.

Example: The fun house featured the giant face of an ogre, twenty feet from chin to crown, nearly that wide, a dimensional sculpture of such imaginative detail that it managed to be scary at the same time that it was pure hokum.

9. Roused (verb) – archaic to cause to break from cover.

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I encountered the word by remembering what this means. It took me a minute to think about what the word actually meant. I looked up what roused means and it did recall in my mind however I wasn’t 100% sure. After looking at the definition, I put the definition in the sentence in “City Limits.” In “City limits” it says, “ Maybe you were in a cab leaving the airport when the skyline first roused itself into view.”

Example: Peter the valet, who was now wide awake, had roused the doctor.

Drab (Noun) – Slattern or prostitute

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I encountered the word by looking at the sentence. As it says in “City Limits,” “The city also puts a lot of effort into making your hometown look really drab and tiny…” Drab also sounds like a drag so I thought it would mean something like something tiny or somewhere you don’t want to be.

Example: Somber and drab, the gloomy hospital room made the depressed patient even sadder.

Brochure (Noun) – one containing descriptive or advertising material

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I encountered the word by looking at the sentence after. In “City limits,” it says The city has spent a considerable amount of time and money putting the brochure together, what with all the movies. The city also puts a lot of effort into making your hometown look really drab and tiny, just in case you were wondering why it’s such a drag to go back sometimes.” In the first sentence, it sounds like NY or the city was advertising by putting movies, TV shows, and songs together.

Example: A brochure is a magazine or thin book with pictures that gives you information about a product or service.

Pretentious- making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing)

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I encountered the word by looking at “Pretent.” I found this word in the class while we were looking for vocabulary words. Pretent sounds like Pretend. So Pretend means speak and act that is not a true statement.

Example: The swindler was a pretentious man who claimed to be descended from royalty.

Eradicate (verb): to eradicate something is to get rid of it, to destroy it, and to kiss it goodbye.

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I encountered the word by looking at “Era.” I know what Era means but It has nothing to do with this word. Also as I kept on reading my article, the next sentence helped me learn the word better. Another encounter, since Eradicate definition is to get rid of something, Era does sound like Erase.

Example: Although we may never completely eradicate every disease on earth, it’s heartening to see the progress medicine has made on so many fronts.

Incredulous (adjective) :unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true 

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In the article “City Limits” by Colson Whitehead it states “It saw the bewilderment on your face as you stepped out of the stolen matinee, incredulous that there was still daylight after such a long movie.” This was located on the third page, on the third paragraph last sentence.

I encounter this word when I was reading “city limits” by Colson Whitehead. This word sounded very familiar however I did not know what it meant. I saw the word “Incred” so I thought it meant something like incredible.

Example: I’m still incredulous at the idea that oil had nothing to do with this political problem in the Middle East.