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Untitled Haiku Deck

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Hiatus

We must take a detour around the road work to avoid a "hiatus".

Pause, break, gap

Photo by Cubosh

Acclaim

The audience is acclaiming the president after his speech.

Applause, commendation, plaudits

Tirade

The man went on a tirade after he was ejected from the game.

Ranting, sermon, screed

Grotesque

After the horrible car crash the car became grotesque.

Absurd, Bizarre, Ludicrous

Photo by Chris Yarzab

Perceptible

Richard was perceptible to hypnosis by experimenting on himself.

Distinct, Appreciable, Detectable

Photo by Sim Dawdler

Inscrutable

The murderer covered up his crime so well, that the case was inscrutable.

Hidden, undiscoverable, inexplicable

Photo by caperberry.tj

Chastisement

The food critique gave a harsh chastisement of the restaurant.

Criticism, reprimand, rebuke

Photo by Werner Kunz

Blatant

The nan was so blatant because he was wearing all neon yellow.

Conspicuous, obvious, flagrant

Photo by m01229

Subdued

After the argument with his parents the boy became subdued.

Hushed, mellow, solemn

Photo by clappstar

Ludicrous

That idea is so ludicrous it might just work.

Crazy, bizarre, foolish

Interminable

The man has gotten so powerful he is almost interminable.

Boundless, continuous, limitless

Incredulity

Santa Claus is a person that someone might have had incredulity to when they grow up.

Doubt, skepticism, unbelief

Indulged

In this man's mid-life crisis he indulged his life dream of being a in a rock band.

Nourish, satisfy, gratify

Photo by jaymiek

Traverse

The hikers traversed over the big mountain range.

Cross, pass over, roam

Photo by vgm8383

Rebuke

The man rebuked his daughter's new boyfriend.

Disapproval, rating, refusal

Serenade

The mermaid serenaded the man till he woke up.

Song, divertimento, nocturne

Sauntered

The senior citizens sauntered around the resting home.

Roam, loiter, mosey

Abominable

The alley was an abominable place because of the retched smell.

Atrocious, awful, repulsive

Photo by ecstaticist

Assimilating

She was assimilating the information she has been given about the case.

Comprehend, grasp, understand

Speculation

The scientist had a speculation that the plant would grow two feet.

Thought, conjecture, belief

Wary

The man was wary that his cover wasn't blown when he was an undercover mobster.

Attentive, frugal, considerate

Detaining

Traffic is detaining me from getting to work.

Abstain, delay, confine

Photo by Burning Image

Acrid

The acrid smoke from the house fire smells very bad from outside.

Pungent, stinging, irritating

Photo by dvs

Distended

When I broke my thumb it distended and throbbed for a whole week.

Bloated, bulging, enlarged

Photo by ttcopley

Uncompromisingly

"...a great platform of pink granite thrust uncompromisingly through the forest...".

rigid, obstinate, firm

Defiles

"The boys chose their way through defiles and over heaps of sharp stone.

Gap, pass, gorge

Photo by Isaszas

Disentangle

Ralph disentangled himself cautiously and stole away through the branches.

Disengage, detach, unravel

Prominent

"He was old enough,..., to have lost the prominent tummy of childhood ...".

Outstanding, flashy, bulging

Photo by wickenden

Clamorously

"Tall trunks bore unexpected pale flowers all the way up to the dark canopy where life went on clamorously."

Loud, uproarious, importunate