Wednesday, July 21, 2010

[Word Powers] Today's Words]

Caprice (kuh-prees) (Noun):

1)A sudden, unpredictable action, change, or series of actions or changes

A hailstorm in July is a caprice of nature.

2) A tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; vagary; fancy

                With the caprice of a despotic king, he alternated between kindness and cruelty.

               

Pristine (pris-teen) (Adj):

  1) Having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied; undefiled; untouched; free from dirt or decay

The tourists were enchanted by the pristine beauty of lake Moraigne.

2) Of, relating to, or typical of the earliest time or condition; primitive or original

The giant sequoia trees found in some parts of America possess some of the most pristine microscopic life forms in the world.

 

 

 

 



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