Word: Dashed
- Parts of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: Having gaps or spaces.
- Example: He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.
- Men, women, and children seized articles and dashed inside shouting.
Word: Contain
- Parts of Speech: Verb
- Meaning: The verb 'contain' has many shades of meaning, but it often describes something that’s held back or held in by something; be capable of holding.
- Example: My Imagination was always pretty hard to contain.
Word: Swirling
- Parts of Speech: Verb/Noun
- Meaning: To swirl is to turn in circles or spirals; The shape of something rotating rapidly.
- Example: I felt this urge to splash some of my thoughts swirling in my mind onto the walls of my room.
Word: Unconventional
- Parts of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: Bizarre, Eccentric, Flakey, Freakish, Freaky; To be unconventional is to act, dress, speak, or otherwise exist out of the bounds of cultural norms.
- Example: He understood me and my need to express myself in unconventional ways.
Word: Escapade
- Parts of Speech: Noun
- Meaning: A wild and exciting undertaking, Any carefree episode; An escapade is an adventure, tinged with a hint of danger.
- Example: My mother wasn’t so high on the whole escapade, but she relented quickly when she saw how excited I was.
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