Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Word of the Week #7

vestigial
adjective
forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable


Sentence found in Local Politics textbook: "The survival of many largely vestigial townships in Illinois suggests that the numbers have something to do with history."

My sentence: A vestigial wave radiated through the valley after the prior night's 6.6 magnitude earthquake.

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