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n.long life; great duration of life; greatly existence
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longevity
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adj. Done without thought; impulsive, rach, hasty, spontaneous
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impetuous
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n. A feeling of sadness, happiness and bittersweet longing for people of things in the past.
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nostalgia
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v. to get something started; to cause trouble by urging someone to do something
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instigate
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adj. Calmly unconcerned about things; cool, even-tempered, composed and unruffled
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nonchalant
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n. a person or thing that gets in your way and blocks your progress' obstruction, impediment
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obstacle
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n. a person who believes things will work our for the best; a positive person
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optimist
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adj. not harsh or strict; tolerant and permissive; flexible where rules are concerned.
Ashley wishes that Dennis would be a more father, but Lydia thinks he's just fine. |
lenient
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n. long life; great duration of life; greatly extended existence
Did you see the advertisement for the battery you never have to replace because of its ? |
longevity
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adj. not great or terrible; of average quality; ordinary, common
The movie wasn't just _____; it was horrible. |
mediocre
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adj. feeling a gentle sadness or thoughtful unhappiness
Helene is always upbeat and peppy and never, ever _______. |
melancholy
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adj very important and significant; extremely meaningful
Winning the award was a ______ occasion for Ellen. |
momentous
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adj. moving quickly and lightly; agile
After a good night's sleep, Joseph is very ____ when he jumps out of bed. |
nimble
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adj. not well known; hard to understand because something in not clearly expressed
He is an _____ author today because many readers did not like what he wrote. |
obscure
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n. a person or thing that gets in your way and blocks your progress; obstruction, impediment
Sandra never lets any ____ get in her way. |
obstacle
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adj. no longer used; out of date; outmoded and replaces by something newer.
Miriam writes with a quill pen which many people think is an ____ writing instrument. |
obsolete
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n. something remarkable, marvelous or highly unusual
The aurora borealis in Alaska is one of nature's most awesome _____. |
phenomenon
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adj. Extremely anger; enraged, furious, incensed
Teacher was when she found the student was cheating on the test. |
irate
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adj. calmly unconcerned about things; cool, even-tempered, composed, and unruffled.
Was Ms. Freedman excited or_______ when her class won the top science fair prize? |
nonchalant
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adj. extremely disgusting. loathsome.revolting, distasteful and offensive
I cover my eyes wheneer there's something ____ in a movie. |
repulsive
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adj. refusing to give up; continuing steadily despite problems' lasting.
Lori was always ____ in her attempts to help all students. |
persistent
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adj. right on time; prompt, without delay
Jane is ____ and never arrives even one minute late for an appointment. |
punctual
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n. a feeling of sadness, happiness, and bittersweet longing for people or longing for things in the past.
_____ comes over Fran when she thinks about her childhood in Chicago. |
nostalgia
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n. a person who believes things will work out for the best; a positive person
Peter is an ______; he thinks it will stop raining in time for the parade. |
optimist
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v. to make a lot of money through hard work or good luck; to thrive, flourish
John ____ in the satellite telephone business. |
prosper
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v. to suppose that a thing is true without having all the facts to prove it.
Laurie ____ that Glenn had the gerbil food in his pocket, but he thought she did. |
presume
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n. the money a government collects from taxes and other sources; the income a business or investment makes.
Business is good, ____ is up. |
revenue
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adj. very cruel and without any pity or mercy; callous, cold-blooded
That team was _____ when it continued to run up the score to 104 to 50. |
ruthless
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adj. delicious, delectable
I can't wait to eat one of Aunt Rosies' ____ chocolate cake. |
scrumptious
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v. to examine something closely; to inspect or study very carefully
Judy _____ every e-mail carefully to search for hidden viruses. |
scrutinize
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adj shining with a bright or glowing light; showing energy, joy or good health
After her vacation on a tropical island, Karen was well rested and ___. |
radiant
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adj wise, sensible and practical in everyday matters; using good judgment; cautious and careful
Mr. Barnes is a ____ man and never wastes his money. |
prudent
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adj. not wanting to do something; feeling unwillingness' having no enthusiasm
Ms. Smith was ____ to let her students play with the colored permanent ink. |
reluctant
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n. competition between two parties; competitiveness; the act of competing.
There's always been fierce ____ between PA and WA. |
rivalry
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v. to annoy a person and make him angry or annoyed, or resentful; to cause or bring on.
Arnold is careful never to ____ Arlene because the consequences might be severe. |
provoke
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v. to get your health and strength back after a sickness or injury; to recover
After Barbara_____ from her knee surgery, she was out nightly, dancing wildly. |
recuperate
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v. to give up something; to let go of something ; to surrender something
The dog didn't want to _____ his favorite rubber bone. |
relinquish
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v. to stick out; to project or push outward.
Steve, the architect, had to redraw the plans because the building was protruding into the lake. |
protrude
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n. a very difficult, awkward, embarrassing, or unpleasant, situation with no easy solution; dilemma, mess
Helen was in a ____ when her dress ripped just as she was about to go onstage. |
predicament.
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adj likely to decay, rot, or spoil quickly
Put the butter in the refrigerator; it's _______ |
perishable
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adj. Disrespectful, rude, insulting, and outspoken in speech or behavior.
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insolent
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v. to get something started; to cause trouble by urging someone to do something
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instigate
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n.long life; great durtion of life; greatly existence
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longevity
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adj. Not great or terrible; of average quality; ordinary, common
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mediocre
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adj. Feeling a gentle sadness or thoughtful unhappiness.
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melancholy
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adj. Not well known; hard to understand because something is not clearly expressed.
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obscure
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n. a person or thing that gets in your way and blocks your progress' obstruction, impediment
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obstacle
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n. a person who believes things will work our for the best; a positive person
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optimist
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v. to grab hold of and wrestle with a person; to struggle with a dificult problem and try to solve it
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grapple
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n. the leaves of plants and trees
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foliage
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v. to avoid somebody or escape doing something unpleasant( sometimes by trickery)
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evade
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v. to damage something badly; to destroy; to upset some one terribly
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devastate
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v. to dstand up to someone and efuse to obey; toi confront and challenge someone
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defy
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n a person who is guilty of a crime
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culprit
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n. a general aggreement among members of a group
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consenous
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n. a feeling of sympathy for someone whis is suffering and a dersire to help relieve the pain
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compassion
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v. to feel great love for someone or something
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cherish
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n. a state of total disorder and confusion; bedlam, pandemonium, mayhem
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chaos
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n. a terrible disasster or catastrophe
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calamity
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n. a unfair like or dislke of someone or something; prejudice, partiality, unfairness
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bias
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v. to use something up; to eat or drink something
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consume
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Did you ______ all that candy already?
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v. to make a person very angry, impatient or frustrated
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exasperate
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Sometimes my students _______ me when I am trying to teach something that they don't understand.
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v. to make or become worse; decline, depreciate
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deteriorate
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If that wood beam is not replaces the porch will continue to _________.
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v. to make something better, greater, more beautiful, or more valuable
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enhance
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Using some makeup can _____ a girl's appearance
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v. to make things difficult for someone; to get in the way of; to block the progress of a person or thing.
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hinder
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Not practicing your music will _____ your progress.
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v. to move or cause to move faster and fasster; to speed up
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accelerate
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If you learn quickly we can ______ your course work.
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v. to puzzle, perplex or confuse someone and make him or her uncertain of something; to bewilder or mystify
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confound
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How that computer is able to do that really _____ me.
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v. to shift back and forth or up and down; to change irregularly
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fluctuate
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The temperature can _______ bewtween the 30' and 60' in the spring.
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v. to state something is ppositively true; to accusse a person of doing something wrong without showing proof
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allege
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The ________ killer is still on the loose.
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v. to twist out of shape; to change the facts in a way that is misleading
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distort
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The scars form the burns _______ his face.
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v. too block the movement of people or things by stopping, seizing, interrupting, or deflecting
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intercept
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Try to ______ the ball as he passes it downcourt.
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adj energetic, enthusiatic and very good at getting things done
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dynamic
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She is very enthusiatic. She a very ____ personality.
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adj hard to deal with or overcome; fearsome; causing dread
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formidable
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WA is _____ football opponent.
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adj useless, unsuccessful, ineffective, pointless, a waste of time
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futile
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Trying to get some students to do their homework is sometimes a ______ task.
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adj. Able to express yourself effortlessly and correctly; articulte, eloquent, voluble
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fluent
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She spsoke French very ________.
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adj. Able to live, work or be used together withourt dificulty
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compatible
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Mary and I work together very well. We are very ________.
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adj. Disorganized, unplanned, careless, and by chance
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haphazard
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He wrote his notes in a _________ way. It ws difficult to tell where the new material started and the old finished.
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adj. Emphatic done with emphasis; forceful and definite; vigorous and firm
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emphatic
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Mrs. J was very ______ when she told us about the gum chewing rule.
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adj. Extremely important, significant, critical and essential; vital
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crucial
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The middle beam of the building was ____ to support the building.
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adj. Full of noisy enthusiasm and energy; energetic, unruly, rowdy
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boisterous
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The students were very ________ in the hall when the early dismissal announcement was made.
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adj. Likely to decay, rot, or spoil quickly
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perishable
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Egg products are ________. They spoil very quickly.
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adj. Moving very quickly and lightly; agile
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nimble
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The gymnast is very _____.
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adj. No longer used, out of date; outmoded and replaces by something newer
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obselete
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That old Atari computer is _______.
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adj. Not harsh or strict; tolerant and permissive;flexible where rules are concerned
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lenient.
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Plese be _______ in grading the test papers.
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adj. Not worth serious attention; silly, trivial. Not important, insconsequential
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frivolous
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Buying that expensive coat was very ______.
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adj. Present in large quantities; plentiful or bountiful( amount of something)
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abundant
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Mrs. J doe not have an _____ supply of pencils anymore.
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adj. Refusing to give up; continuing steadily despite problems; lasting
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persistent
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He is very ____- in his quesst for good grades.
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adj. Steadily hardworking, conscientious, energetic, and diligent
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industrious
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Joe is a very ____ worker
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adj. Unsure and not confident about how to act; acting in an uncertain manner
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hesitant
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Don't be _______. Try to answer the question.
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adj expressed clearly, forcefully and persuasively; fluent, articulate, espressive
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eloquent
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That was an ______ speech.
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adj. Deserted, isolated, lonely
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desolate
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He likes to be alone. A vacation on a _____ island would be perfect for him.
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adj. Having too high an opinion of yourself; showing self-importance and disregard for others
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arrogant
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The______ boy was sent to the principal's office for speaking with disrespect to the teacher.
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adj. Upset, angry, or annoyed at a perceived injustice; offended resentful
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indignant
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Peter was _____ when the teacher accused him of cheating.
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