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10 Cards in this Set
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Meticulously (adverb)
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very carefully
She was always meticulously neat, and when she got a stain on her new shirt, she washed it three times. |
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Pensively (adverb)
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thoughtfully, often with sadness
Everyone was laughing in the hallway, except for one girl, who sat pensively alone. |
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Undaunted (adjective)
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not held back by fear
The big man started screaming at him, and he yelled back undaunted. |
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Emblazoned (verb)
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displayed brilliantly
The White House's American flag is emblazoned in the center of the large building. |
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Gleaned (verb)
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collected (often refers to collecting the last bits of grain)
The last bits of grain had been gleaned from the empty field. |
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Reverberated (verb)
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echoed
She loved hearing her voice reverberate off the tunnel walls. |
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Ebbed (verb)
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weakened or lessened
Her excitement for her birthday presents ebbed to a disappointment when she unwrapped her presents and saw that they were all books. |
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Temerity (noun)
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foolish or rash boldness; recklessness
When the student acted fresh by talking back to the teacher, the teacher gazed back at the student, appalled by such temerity. |
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Maverick (noun)
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a person who takes an independent stand
During the segregation conflict, African- Americans who stood up for their race were considered as annoying, disruptive mavericks. |
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Formidable (adjective)
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causing fear or dread
The formidable man towered over everyone and looked down at them with such hatred that people immediately walked as far away as possible from him. |
