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allot
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to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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The teacher allotted books and supplies to each student on the first day of school.
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I was thoroughly abashed by the foolish mistake that I made at the dinner party.
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abashed
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embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
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anguish
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great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
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Survivors of a natural disaster often suffer great mental anguish long after their terrible ordeal is over.
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Throughout the trial and the lengthy appeal process that followed, the defendant firmly asserted her innocence.
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assert
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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
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bonanza
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a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain
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The thrilling adventure movie set in Alaska proved to be a box-office bonanza.
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By definition, barter does not involve the exchange of money in any form.
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barter
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to exchange in trade
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bask
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to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
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Because they are cold blooded creatures, lizards and other reptiles must bask in the sun to regulate their body temperature.
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When I saw that I had been out maneuvered by my opponent, I but to capitulate.
had no choice |
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capitulate
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to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
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citadel
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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
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A medieval citadel once guarded the capital city of the Greek Island of Rhodes.
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Several students plan to collaborate on a geology project for the annual science fair.
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collaborate
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to work with, work together
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decree
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an order having the force of law; to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully
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There went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed
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There is no one who does not have at least one serious character defect
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defect
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an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization.
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dire
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dreadful, causing fear or suffering, warning of trouble to come; demanding action to avoid disaster
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Environmentalists warn of the dire consequences of the destruction of the world's rain forests.
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Their little spat struck discordant note in our otherwise happy family get together.
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discordant
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disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony; conflicting
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disgruntled
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in bad humor, discontented; annoyed
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When flights are delayed because of bad weather; airline passengers may become extremely disgruntled.
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Denim is a very durable kind of fabric.
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durable
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sturdy; not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
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enterprising
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energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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An enterprising young person may turn a hobby into a way of earning money to pay for college.
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Author hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will evolve into a book.
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evolve
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to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
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excerpt
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a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; to take such a passage; to quote
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My essay includes a long excerpt from a speech by Sojourner Truth.
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To become a champion, a tennis player needs to combine power with finesse.
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finesse
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delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion
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flaunt
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to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited; offensive way
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Some people seem to need to flaunt their wealth and good fortune in life.
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I tried not to jostle other riders as I exited the crowded bus.
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jostle
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to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to compete for
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laggard
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a person who moves slowly or falls behind; falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond
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Tour guides often have to urge laggards to keep up with the rest of the group.
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Insults may rankle a person for many years.
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rankle
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to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
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servile
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of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence
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Most serious performers prefer constructive criticism to servile flattery.
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Even veteran actors experience trepidation just before they go on stage.
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trepidation
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fear, fright, trembling
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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Many celebrities remain unassuming despite their fame and wealth.
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The police officer upbraided the driver for blocking the crosswalk.
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upbraid
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to blame, scold, find fault with
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wallow
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to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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After a strenuous hike, I was too tired to do anything but wallow blissfully in a hot bath.
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of or relating to a slave
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servile
churlish laggard discordant |
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something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding
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bonanza
plaudit rubble citadel |
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lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive
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servile
churlish laggard discordant |
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to overindulge in
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convey
belittle wallow waver |
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lasting for a long time
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durable
legendary gingerly bountiful |
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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
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decree
citadel adage vigil |
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dreadful, causing fear or suffering
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dire
disarming pertinent apt |
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displeased, grumpy, surly
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pertinent
dire apt disgruntled |
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not putting on airs, modest
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unassuming
menial exotic haggard |
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to display in a conceited, offensive way
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articulate
flaunt rehabilitate purge |
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to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion
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instill
bask ostracize finesse |
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to affirm, avow
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pulverize
disdain intrigue assert |
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to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
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rehabilitate
anguish bask ostracize |
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unpretentious
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unassuming
menial exotic haggard |
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an order having the force of law
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plaudit
excerpt decree laggard |
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to exchange goods
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barter
devise scoff vex |
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delicate skill
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finesse
scapegoat anguish premonition |
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to blame, scold, find fault with
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devise
scoff rue upbraid |
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showing boldness and imagination
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venerable
congested enterprising frugal |
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dread, anxiety, apprehension
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trepidation
rue barter vitality |
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lacking in harmony, conflicting
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servile
laggard discordant churlish |
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a passage taken from a book, article, etc.
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excerpt
rubble adage plaudit |
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to parcel out, apportion
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grapple
incapacitate allot vie |
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to work with, work together
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preclude
grope collaborate excerpt |
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to roll about in a lazy clumsy, or helpless way
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convey
belittle wallow waver |
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great suffering, distress, or pain
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finesse
pseudonym anguish scapegoat |
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a rich mass of ore in a mine
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bonanza
plaudit rubble citadel |
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to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth
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finesse
purge bask flaunt |
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tact and cleverness
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finesse
scapegoat anguish premonition |
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embarrassed or ashamed
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aloof
retentive genial abashed |
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falling behind
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servile
laggard churlish discordant |
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demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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dire
disarming pertinent apt |
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to wave or flutter showily
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articulate
flaunt rehabilitate purge |
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to reprimand, bawl out
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devise
scoff rue upbraid |
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to vex, nettle, gall
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rankle
avail stint proclaim |
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fear, fright, trembling
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trepidation
rue barter vitality |
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to throw in the towel
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encroach
chafe capitulate endow |
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to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
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rankle
avail stint proclaim |
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to command firmly or forcefully
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decree
hover evolve preclude |
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to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
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pulverize
assert cower intrigue |
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to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from
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finesse
purge bask flaunt |
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an imperfection or flaw of some kind
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premonition
anguish finesse defect |
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an exchange in trade
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rue
transition barter entail |
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to have in abundance
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convey
belittle wallow waver |
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a source of wealth or prosperity
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bonanza
plaudit rubble citadel |
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to bump, shove, brush against
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revert
grope evolve jostle |
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in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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pertinent
dire apt disgruntled |
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to quote
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hover
excerpt collaborate wrangle |
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getting caught between a rock and a hard place might truly put one in ______ straits.
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disarming
dire pertinent apt |
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many kindergarteners face the first day of school were trembling with great_________, but soon they were busy working at new activities and making new friends
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trepidation
vitality ferret rue |
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Claire has worked out a________ with her neighbor, a plumber: he repairs all of her plumbing in exchange for her tutoring his son in math.
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transition
ferret trepidation barter |
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Even after all this time, it still ________ me that my best friend won the starring role in the senior play after I had been told the part would definitely mine.
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attires
plummets rankle infiltrates |
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Even though the election results started to go against them, the mayor's challengers refused to __________.
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chafe
capitulate bludgeon endow |
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My sister has been known to ________ for hours over weather she has said everything she needed to say in her essays.
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bask
instill rehabilitate anguish |
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On TV, the actress plays a haughty, demanding, and self-centered business tycoon; off-camera, she is actually ________, shy, and generous.
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menial
predatory tawdry unassuming |
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A good police officer will sometimes __________ her way out of a dangerous situation by using cunning and tact rather than brute force.
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anguish
bask instill finesse |
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Hungry lions often lurk near the ________, waiting to attack unsuspecting animals as they roll around, enjoying their mud-bath.
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juncture
wallow stance acme |
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Our neighbors love to ________
their new cars by parking them on the street rather than in the garage. |
purge
flaunt ostracize articulate |
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The thought of speaking in front of all those people filled the student with such __________ that no words came out of his mouth.
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transition
habituation trepidation accord |
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They argued for a long time over whose turn it was to do the dishes, and in the end she reluctantly ___________ and agreed that it was her turn.
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fended
chafed endowed capitulated |
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The rubber snapped, and the yachtsman found himself in ________ peril as the vessel drifted toward the rocks.
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awry
dire disgruntled predominant |
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Uncontrollable _________ filled the silent air after the tornado had passed and destroyed the life of the town.
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anguish
defects purge scapegoat |
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Nothing compares to the _______
felt by a general who must send men into a battle that few will survive. |
ostracism
purge anguish finesse |
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It was not the loss itself that _________ us; it was the fact that we lost by only two points to our bitterest rivals.
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rankle
nullified infiltrated abutted |
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Stephen felt _________ when he realized that the teacher was showing his paper to the class as an example of very poor editing proofreading.
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genial
abashed articulate forthright |
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___________ passengers wandered unhappily around the airport after they were told their flights would be delayed at least three hours due to the blizzard.
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awry
penal disarming disgruntled |
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The atonal symphony contained so many crashing _________ sounds that even music lovers found it hard to enjoy.
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collaborative
discordant evolving excerpting |
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After a day on the slopes, we sipped hot chocolate and _______ in the warmth of the crackling fire.
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instilled
rehabilitated ostracized basked |
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Serena, who had recently engaged, ________ her sparkling diamond ring, and her friends squealed their congratulations.
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flaunted
ostracized purged basked |
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In the third day of fighting, enemy troops broke through the outer fortifications and scaled the sheer walls of the _________.
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rubble
bonanza citadel plaudits |
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Mrs. Merkel, the eight-grade English teacher, _______ her students for doing such a sloppy job of proofreading their papers.
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scoffed
entailed upbraided vexed |
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Thousands of bikes were recalled when purchases reported a ________ in the handlebar attachment that caused the bolt to break.
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scapegoat
defect pseudonym finesse |
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Many economists feel that a systems of __________ is utilized to escape sales taxes, and thus hurts the economy.
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entail
barter rue ferret |
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Despite the fact that her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, has sold more than million copies, Harper Lee is unpretentious and ________ and rarely appears in public.
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unassuming
haggard predatory menial |
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The cleaning lady was clearly _________ when we asked her to clean the windows, because she had specifically told us she hated polishing glass.
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disgruntled
predominant penal apt |
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The captain of the middle school national champion chess team said, "let's not _________ too long in our fame and glory---remember, it takes just one wrong move to lose the title next year."
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parry
wallow attribute excise |
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The senator's aide managed to _________ that bill through Congress when more heavy-handed approaches were unable to coax it along.
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articulate
finesse flaunt rehabilitate |
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At the party after opening night, the young actors _________ in the praises of the teachers, their friends, and their families.
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anguished
basked flaunted articulated |
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Fabio's dog, a cocker spaniel, ________ in affectionate attention and keeps nudging your hand until you pat her or scratch behind her ears.
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ravages
wavers wallows parries |
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A group of sightless fish have _______ through centuries of living in the deepest, blackest canyons of the sea.
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collaborated
reverted wrangled evolved |
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The coach ________ the goalie for allowing that shot through, but she didn't deserve the blame.
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upbraided
engrossed entailed accorded |
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My aunt never had cash because she relied on ________ to exchange her baked goods for anything she needed.
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entail
vitality barter accord |
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breached the citadel
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moat
fence boundary bulwark |
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collaborated with a rival
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teamed up
competed ate quarreled |
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post a decree
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letter
advertisement edict offering |
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the disgruntled hermit
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grumpy
friendly remote starving |
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a chapter excerpted
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taken from a book
edited for errors outlined for clarity reworked by the author |
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as the language evolved
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deteriorated
developed withered shriveled |
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a durable legacy
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troubled
grand enduring sullied |
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jostle shoppers
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herd
overcharge push avoid |
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a comic book bonanza for collectors
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absence
large amount lack festival |
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a laggard on the job
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slowpoke
expert trainee beginner |
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wallow in the muck
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stand firm
roll about falter drive |
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told to capitulate or die
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conquer
give up attack intrude |
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silver worked with great finesse
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delicacy
indecisiveness clumsiness caution |
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discordant screeching
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defiant
exuberant shrill lackluster |
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fortify the citadel
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windbreak
stronghold argument bridge |
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when the officials collaborate
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clash
join forces maneuver rule |
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upbraid the wrongdoers
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scold
identify honor pardon |
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trepidation before a speech
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introduction
conversation confidence anxiety |
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a laggard response
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championship
taxing slow fair |
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dire circumstances
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pleasing
confusing disastrous controlled |
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bask in the attention
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shun
join enjoy recall |
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assert opposition
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disdain
excite eliminate declare |
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rejected because of a defect
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imperfection
high price pattern headache |
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a laggard trickle
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messy
gushing churning sluggish |
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allot spaces
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outline
fill assign carve out |
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included an excerpt
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section
gift award mention |
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without any defects
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excuses
flaws skill cares |
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cower behind a door
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cringe
sweep stack cultivate |
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dire predictions
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expected
final ominous mixed |
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filled with trepidation
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bravery
apprehension hate wonder |
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an outpouring of anguish
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friendliness
mental suffering peace of mind clumsiness |
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must decree total obedience
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command
wish for refuse suggest |
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unassuming storefront
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false
reconstructed modest damaged |
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upbraid the board members
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reprimand
pay off contact praise |
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barter in kind
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admire
purchase copy trade |
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abashed by her outburst
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ashamed
reclaimed delighted involved |
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wallow in pity
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delight
engage contemplate console |
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a disgruntled customer
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discontented
loyal penniless major |
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an enterprising solution
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audacious
failed disagreeable troubling |
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assert your principles
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refuse
affirm grind overcome |
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a clever barter
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agreement
budget salesperson exchange |
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servile acceptance
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groveling
begrudging halfhearted enthusiastic |
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decree a ban
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propose
enforce reverse proclaim |
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one laggard still eating
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glutton
straggler chef bird |
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anguished over a decision
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resolute
tormented candid polluted |
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the enterprising businessperson
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retired
unemployed ambitious polite |
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cower in fear
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flinch
destroy walk respond |
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styles that evolve
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emerge
stagnate copy delight |
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excerpt a few sentences
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compose
quote type jumbo |
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flaunt your flag
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cleanse
keep under wraps flutter showily launder |
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published an excerpt
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adaption
magazine illustration portion |
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overcome by anguish
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distress
happiness forgetfulness laughter |
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jostle commuters
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overload
unwrap mishandle shove |
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durable boots
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muddy
long lasting scuffed tight |
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abashed at their reaction
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indecisive
forgetful insulted embarrassed |
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allot shares
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apportion
create reserve waste |
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a bonanza of antique jewelry
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windfall
passerby mystery passage |
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an unassuming manner
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carefree
bawdy conceited unpretentious |
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an attitude that rankles
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vexes
confirms mystifies pleases |
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used finesse in his questioning
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skill
notes quotations bluster |
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fragment
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missing a subject, a verb/predicate, or both
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run-on
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consists of two or more sentences written as if they were a single sentence.
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use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent
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example: Traditional members keep cattle on their farms.
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use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent
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example: Hopi culture, in all its forms, is alive and well.
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the pronoun must agree in person with the antecedent (1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person)
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example: Tribal elders tell the myths of their people. We like to listen to our grandparents stories.
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examples of singular indefinite pronouns
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anybody, anyone, everybody, everyone, either, everything, no one, nobody, someone
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Use we when the pronoun is a subject
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We humans don't always appreciate trees.
We don't always appreciate trees. |
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use us when the pronoun is a object
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Trees can feed and shelter us humans.
Trees can feed and shelter us. |
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for a singular noun, add an 's even if the word ends in s.
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example: Jenny's homework, Russ's e-mail
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for plural nouns the end in s, use only an apostrophe
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example: robots' programs, prisoners' escape
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for plural nouns that do not end in s, add 's.
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example: men's conversation, women's basketball
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use apostrophes in contractions
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example: it's (it is), you're (you are), they're (they are)
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Watch Out!!! don't confuse contractions with possessive pronouns, which do not contain apostrophe
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example: who's (who is)
whose = possessive pronoun (belonging to whom) |
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Punctuating Titles
use quotations to set off the titles of short works, like stories, essays, articles, poems, or songs. |
example: "The Monkey's Paw" (short story), "The Drum" (poem)
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punctuating Titles
use italics for longer works, like books, magazines, plays, and movies...and the names of ships, trains, spacecraft, and airplanes. |
example: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Outsiders, Newsweek
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When creating a Works Cited page....
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entries are listed alphabetically by the author's last name.
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When creating a Works Cited page....if there is no known author given for a source......
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the first information given would be the title.
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Plagiarism
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copying someone's writing assignment and handing it in as your own.
paraphrasing from a web page without including a properly formatted citation. copying and pasting text from a web page into your writing or web site. |
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cite a website....
(if no known author given...the first information given would be the title!) |
last name, first name,
"Page Title." Website Title. Sponsoring Institution/Publisher. Publication Date. Medium. Date Accessed. |
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cite a book....
(if no known author given...the first information given would be the title!) |
Last Name, First Name.
Book Title. Publisher City: Publisher Name, Year Published. Medium. |
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cite a periodical - magazine or newspaper....
(if no known author given...the first information given would be the title!) |
Last Name, First Name.
"Article Title." Magazine or Newspaper name Publication Date: Page Numbers. Medium. |
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Asgard
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Home of the Norse Gods
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Ceres
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(Demeter) Goddess of agriculture; lost daughter Persephone to Hades for half the year.
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Daedalus
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Icarus's inventor daddy; made wings
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Demeter
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(Ceres) See Ceres
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Epimetheus
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Brother to Prometheus; husband to Pandora; handed out differences to creatures.
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Eurydice
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Orpheus's love; died from a snake bite.
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Freya
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Norse God of love and healing
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Hades
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Underworld's head honcho; loves Persephone
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Helios
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Sun God; deadbeat dad to Phaeton
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Icarus
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Flew too high....wings melted.......AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
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Loki
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Wicked Norse God
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Orpheus
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Uber-fabulous musician (really good)
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Pandora
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"Hmmmm.........let me just open the box and take a little peek..." released trouble and disease into the world...--thanks
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Persephone
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Cere's daughter; kidnapped by Hades, made his queen of the dead.
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Phaeton
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too-brave, foolish son of Helios; stricken down by Zeus after a wild ride.
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Pluto
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(Hades)
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Prometheus
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Fire-bringer; brother to Epimetheus; defied Zeus to bring humans fire; punished by getting chained to a rock and having liver pecked out by vultures each day.
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Pygmalion
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Maker of Statues; hated women; fell in love with one of his statues....Yeah Creepy.
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Thor
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Norse God of Thunder
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Valhalla
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Norse Hall of Heroes for dead soldiers
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Venus
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(Aphrodite); Goddess of Love and Beauty
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Woden
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Ruler of the Norse Gods
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Zeus
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King of the Gods; struck down Phaeton; helped out Ceres by making deal with Hades about Persephone; defied by Prometheus (bad idea)
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