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rue
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(v) to feel sorrow over
I rued for my friend when I found out her grandma died My mom told me i would rue the day when I dropped out of school |
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capricious
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(adj) subject, to led to change; fanciful, whimsical, subject to change
My teacher is so capricious, I never know when she is going to surprise the class with a pop quiz My sister is so capricious that one day her favorite color will be black and the next day pink |
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exultant
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(adj) highly elated; jubliant; happy; triumphant
I felt exultant when I made the three pointer to win the state finals in basketball |
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sacristy
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(n) an apartment in a building connected with a church or religious house, in which sacred vessels are kept
The priest went into the sacristy to get the bible and his vestments |
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prognostication
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(n) a forecast or prediction
In the play "Antigone" Tiresias made a prognostication that Creon's decision to kill Antigone would cause many deaths and suffering The weatherman made a prognostication that it will rain today |
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tract
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(n) an expanse or area of land, water;
In Africa, there are many tracts of desserts |
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abrade
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(v) to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing
The artist abraded the rock to make it smooth, in order to paint on it. |
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zenith
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(n) the highest point, peak
The artist reached a zenith in her career when she won Album of the year at the Grammies |
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abash
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(v) to destroy the self- confidence, poise or self- possession of
Bullies abash other kids by calling them harsh names and taunting them. |
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infidel
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(n) a person who has no religious faith, unbeliever
Some scientists are called infidels because they believe that the world was created by nature and a scientist method, not by a higher being, just as God |
