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Conjecture
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n. inference base on incomplete evidence; guesswork
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Claudia could nto solve the math problem, so she made a conjecture based upon her incomlete notes.
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Abject
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adj. the most miserable kind; wretched
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Jill's paretns grounded her because she was hanging out with an abject crowd.
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Deject
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adj. depressed; disheartened
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Scott was acting dejected because the person he asked to the dance turned him down.
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Trajectory
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n. the path of a moving body
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Based upon one second of motion, our physics class had to determine the entire trajectory of the ball.
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Projectile
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n. a fired, thrown, or otherwise projected object having no capcacity for self-propulism.
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Chris was grounded because he fired a stone projectile through his neighbor's window.
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Fluctuate
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v. to vary irregularly
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The amount of sleep Jessica gets fluctuates from night to night depending on her homework.
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Fluent
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adj. effortless; flowing; polished
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By the time Sandra got to Spanish 5, she could speak the language fluently.
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Affluent
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adj. rich; opulent
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The poor boy from the back roads of West Virginia felt out of place in the middle of the affluent Howard County.
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Mellifluous
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adj. flowing with honey or sweetness; smooth
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The mellifluous singing of the madrigals imperssed everyone.
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Superfluous
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adj. beyond what is required; extra
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Scooter received a B on his paper because it containted too much superfluous information.
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Flue
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n. a pipe, tube, or channel for conveying hot air gas, or steam.
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Internal smoke could restulf from burning wood in a fire place with a closed flue.
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Fluidity
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n. the state of smooth and flowing movement
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The fluidity of her dance moves captivated the ballerina's audiance.
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