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26 Cards in this Set
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Autonomous
ex She was so autonomous that she never asked for help. |
- independent & you follow your own rules
- adjective |
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Brandish
ex The bully stole Max's pencil and brandished it in his face. |
- to shake/wave like a weapon
- verb |
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Countenance
ex Her countenance showed that she was unhappy. |
- expression
- noun |
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Discern
ex She discerned him as the new kid. |
- to distinguish/recognize
- verb |
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Expedite
ex FedEx expedites the delivery of your package. |
- to speed up the progress of
- verb |
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Flaunt
ex He flaunted his skills at the football game. |
- to show off
- verb |
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Guile
ex He used guile to trick the teacher into thinking that he did his homework. |
- cunning/artful deception
- noun |
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Homage
ex They paid homage to the firefighter who died trying to save a life. |
- respect paid/acknowledgement
- noun |
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Intricate
ex The painting had intricate details. |
- complex, complicated
- adjective |
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Jargon
ex The new waiter did not understand restaurant jargon. |
- vocabulary of a particular group
- noun |
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Karma
ex Because of her good karma, good things were happening to her. |
- good/bad things that happen based upon the good/bad things done
- noun |
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Lugubrious
ex She was lugubrious because it was raining and the picnic was cancelled. |
- gloomy/extremely sad
- adjective |
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Malicious
ex No one wants to be friends with a malicious person. |
- full of spite/nasty
- adjective |
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Nonchalant
ex The man was nonchalant when he crashed into the sliding door on his patio. |
- casual/indifferent, not caring
- adjective |
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Omniscient
ex The mom seemed like an omniscient person to her children. |
- having complete knowledge
- adjective |
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Pedestrian
ex The driver saw a pedestrian crossing sign. |
- one who travels by foot
- noun |
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Queue
ex We had to wait in the queue to get concert tickets. |
- a line
- noun |
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Ramification
ex The ramification of the boy cheating on a test is that he got a 0. |
- consequence
- noun |
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Sonorous
ex His voice was sonorous and sounded the whole theater. |
- loud/deep (as a sound)
- noun |
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Tacit
ex She got a tacit approval for her wondorous new invention. |
- understood w/o being said
- adjective |
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Undulate
ex The surface of the new building was undulate. |
- wavy
- adjective |
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Veer
ex To go to 32nd street, she veered her car to the right. |
- to turn aside
- verb |
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Wistful
ex The audience was awed by the poets wistful words |
- thoughtful in a sad way
- adjective |
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Xiphoid
ex My friend found a xiphoid rock. |
- sword-shaped
- adjective |
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Yowl
ex The dogs yowled through the night. |
- howl
- verb |
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Zenith
ex The climbers reached the zenith of the moountain. |
- highest point
- nooun |
