"Goldfish" Vocabulary

Poignant

• causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness

• having an allergic reaction to candy

• causing or having a very sharp feeling of anger

• an area of France

Wizened

• A wizened person is out of breath from running.

• A wizened person is old and has a lot of lines on their skin.

• A wizened person has a lot of wisdom.

• a wizened person has read many, many books.

Beleaguered

• A beleaguered person has been worried for too long.

• A beleaguered person is someone who isn't able to sleep.

• A beleaguered person, organization, or project that has been very successful over many years.

• A beleaguered person, organization, or project is experiencing a lot of difficulties, opposition, or criticism.

Fluent

• Someone who plays the flute.

• Someone who originally is from France.

• Someone who is fluent in a particular language can speak the language easily and correctly. You can also say that someone speaks fluent French, Chinese, or some other language.

• Someone who is fluent in only one of several languages. You can say that a person is fluent in only one language of many that they may be able to speak.

Superimpose

• If one image is superimposed on another, it is put on top of it so that you can see the second image through it.

• If one image is superimposed beside another image so that they are exactly the same distance away from each other.

• To make an assumption.

• To ask a question.

Vignettes

• A vignette is a long description, picture, or piece of acting that expresses very clearly and neatly the typical characteristics of the thing that it represents.

• A type of salad dressing.

• A type of pasta sauce.

• A vignette is a short description, picture, or piece of acting that expresses very clearly and neatly the typical characteristics of the thing that it represents.

Collective

• A brand of clothing.

• Collective actions, situations, or feelings involve or are shared by every member of a group of people.

• Collective actions, situations, or feelings involve only one of a large group of people.

• Someone who collects many objects.

Expats

• An expat is someone who becomes a citizen of a European country.

• An expat, or an expatriate, is someone who is living in a country that is not their own.

• People who used to support the New England Patriots, but have now changed to supporting another team.

• People who were patriotic when they were younger, but since becoming older, have become less patriotic.

Zionist

• A Zionist is someone who believes in Zionism. Which is the belief that the Jewish people should have their own nation.

• Someone who has visited Zion National Park.

• A Zionist is someone who does not support Israel.

• A Zionist is someone who loves zebras.

Pensioners

• A pensioner is someone who still receives their full salary from when they were working up until one year after they retire only.

• A pensioner is someone who receives a pension, especially a pension paid by the state to retired people.

• A pensioner is someone who stays in a pensione, a small house, or hotel in Italy.

• A pensioner is someone who thinks a lot.