Test+16--Feb.+22+(A)

banal- adj.boring, rudimentary, something that is not original The seminar was banal. Haley Hollingsworth

[|unremitting]- continuing, persisting Found while reading //The Big Bam//. The unremitting applause the war hero got from the crowd humbled him. BENJAMIND.42

[|Hyacinth](noun)- A bulbous plant of the lily family. I found this word in an Edgar Allan Poe poem, "To Helen", while doing research for my english paper. The hyacinth stretched for the sunlight beaming through the glass door. Caroline C.

Ameliorate - to make better or improve, to heal or fix a problem. I found this word on a facts website. She ameliorates the soldiers wounds. R.k

[|Verisimilitude]- noun- the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood or probability; an assertion. I found this on dictionary.com as one of the top looked up words for the day. The verisimilitude of frogs falling from the sky is very small. Haley Hi

Viable- (adj.) capable of living. I found this in an article we read in government class. The viable plant went from a withered and brown state to lucious greenery in a matter of days.

[|Schmooze] - (verb) idle chatter, gossip, meaningless conversation (schmoozing). I came across this word while reading an article on artist Tom Friedman on The Daily Beast. I had originally thought this word meant something very different that didn't make sense in context, so I looked it up. The girls disapprovingly eyed the boy while schmoozing about the events of their weekends. -Laura F

Indemnity - (Noun) Security against hurt, loss, or damage. Exemption from incurred penalties or liabilities. Found in Jane Eyre. EX: The insurance program secured her computer's indemnity. Rebecca E.