VOCABULARY
Divisive (adjective)
Definition:
used to describe something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people.
Example:
The Vietnam war was an extremely divisive issue in the US.
Foster (verb)
Definition:
to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings.
Example:
I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.
Bucolic (adjective)
Definition:
relating to the countryside.
Example:
The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with peasants.
Prolific (adjective)
Definition:
producing a great number or amount of something.
Example:
He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation.
Lugubrious (adjective)
Definition:
sad and serious.
Example:
A lugubrious face.

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