Vocab-ability–166 (orn = furnish) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
I want blue hanging dice as an ornament for my car.
I could also adorn my car with Mardis Gras colors and symbols.
Right now, my car is unadorned and looking kind of sad.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Ornament:
Kids threw ornaments at the police when they busted into their home on Christmas eve.
Adorn:
My mother that she adorned my hair by putting fish guts in it for a day.
Unadorned:
My friend is the only person who could stand amongst all this unadorned beauty and complain about what the world has not given him.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
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Ornament.
She enjoys wearing a fashion hat with feather ornament.
Adorn.
They want to adorn the gallery with exquisite flowers from all around the world as part of the exhibit.
Unadorned.
Few neighbors decided not to participate in the door contest sponsored by the homeowner’s association, hence their doors were unadorned, making them exempt from the contest.
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"MY VOCAB PRACTICE"
I liked the ornament that girl in blue wore the other day.
Most African cultures use beads to adorn themselves.
Most girls don't know when they are unadorned, they are more stylish than being adorned.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
The ornaments in my living room makes it looks very lively.
The princess's dress was adorned with precious stones.
The conference room looked unadorned after the ornaments were removed from it.
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