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10 Cards in this Set
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Buoyant
Because of the salt water, I was very buoyant in the Gulf of Mexico. |
Def: Capable of floating
The life jacket made me buoyant in the lake. |
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Enervate
After running 5 miles, Ted was completely enervated. |
Def: To ehaust
The work-out really make everyone enervated. |
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Incorrigible
The problem is incorrigible, everyone did not know how to fix it. |
Def: Incurable
The dog has a incorrigible smell to it. It smelled for about a week. |
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Irrefutable
The cop saw irrefutable evidence and had to arrest the man right away. |
Def: Indisputable
It's irrefutable that the parent would let the babies cries go unanswered. |
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Marred
I was marred by the sight of his broken leg. |
Def: Damaged
The marred house had to be torn down after the fire. |
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Inexorable
There is an inexorable rule against smoking indoors now. |
Def: unyielding
The man had an inexorable drive to win a championship. |
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Parochial
I have a parochial role with the store, only working part-time. |
Def: Limited
The man could only see a parochial part of the movie because he came late to the theatre. |
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Partisan
The president has a partisan side he needs to win. |
Def: One-sided
The policitian crossed partisan lines and became a Republican. |
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Pique
He has a pique attitude towards his family. |
Def: A sense of duty
The leader had a pique feeling towards the followers who had believed in what he said. |
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Satirical
The president was made fun of through a satirical cartoon. |
Def: Criticizing through ridcule
There was a satirical picture of Jay Leno with a large chin. |
