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Five interesting or unusual words from the book - Coggle Diagram
Five interesting or unusual words from the book
Crescendo
Definition: A gradual increase in intensity or volume.
The word in a sentence: Through her the case would come together in the emotional crescendo I was counting on.
Related words, and synonyms: Climax, culmination, zenith, apex, pinnacle.
Lectern
The word in a sentence: Maggie McFierce was already at the lectern and she smiled warmly at her witness as she went by.
Related words, and synonyms: Podium, rostrum, platform, desk, dais.
Definition: A stand or platform with a slanted top, used to support a book or notes during a speech or presentation.
Dais
The word in a sentence: Gleason cast her eyes down and held her hands together on the dais in front of her seat.
Definition: A raised platform or stage, often used to elevate a speaker or distinguished guests above the audience.
Related words, and synonyms: Platform, stage, podium, rostrum, platform.
Impromptu
The word in a sentence: An innocent man caught in an impromptu plan to cover up the worst kind of crime, the taking of a child’s life.
Related words, and synonyms: Spontaneous, extemporaneous, unrehearsed, extempore, off-the-cuff.
Definition: Done without preparation or rehearsal; spontaneous.
Ornamental
Definition: Serving a decorative purpose; decorative rather than functional.
The word in a sentence: There was a front porch that ran the width of the house and that was largely hidden behind ornamental vegetation.
Related words, and synonyms: Decorative, embellished, aesthetic, decorative, adorned.