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33 Cards in this Set
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Muse |
[myooz]: to become absorbed in thought; to turn something over in the mind. -"Im very mused in my work right now." |
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Meticulous |
[muh-tik-yuh-luhs]: excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous -"your work is very meticulous." |
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Urbane |
[ur-beyn]: notably polite or polished in manner -"she is very urbane." |
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Sagacity |
[suh-gas-i-tee]: the quality of being keen in judgement. -"its good to have a sagacity judgement." |
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Edify |
[ed-uh-fahy]: to instruct to improve, enlighten, or uplift -"its good to edify your young." |
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Malleable |
[mal-ee-uh-buhl]: capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure. -"the fry bread was very malleable." |
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Burcolic |
[byoo-kol-ik]: of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life. -"they live a very burcolic life." |
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Eloquent |
[el-uh-kwuhnt]: having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech; movingly expressive. -"Sitting Bull's manner was very eloquent." |
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halcyon |
[hal-see-uhn]: peaceful; tranquil; happy; joyful; carefree -"she lived a very halcyon life in the country." |
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Ego |
[ee-goh]: Self -"he has a big ego." |
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Grat |
[gr-aat]:pleasing -"she is very grateful." |
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Inter |
[en-ter]:Between, among, jointly -"its time for intertribal." |
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Nov |
[n-ouv]:new "november" |
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Miserly |
[mahy-ser-lee]: stingy, mean -"the three year old was very miserly with his toys." |
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Bolster |
[bohl-ster]:support, reinforce, add. -"we need to bolster the rope on the tipi." |
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Prolific |
[pruh-lif-ik]:abundantly, fruitful, producing in large quantities or with great frequency. -" there was a prolific amount of buffalo." |
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Terse |
[turs]:concise, pithy, brief. -"the meeting was terse." |
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Aspire |
[uh-spahy-uh-r]: seek to attain, long for. -" i aspire to learn peyote stitch." |
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Esoteric |
[es-uh-ter-ik]: hard to understand, known only to the chosen few. -"their conversation was esoteric." |
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Vacillate |
[vas-uh-leyt]: waver, fluctuate. -"the waves vacillated." |
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Stagnant |
[stag-nuhnt]: motionless, stale, dull. -"her tone is very stagnant." |
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Ambi/Amphi |
[aa-mh-bee/aa-mh-fhe-ee]:both, on both sides, around. -amphibious "the medicine wheel is all the way around." |
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Cred |
[kr-ed]: believe -credence "give credit to Sitting Bull for being a great Lakota leader." |
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Path |
[pa-t-th]:feeling, emotion. "pathogen" |
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Sed |
[se-duh]:sit. -Sedate "i was sedated." |
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Advocate |
[ad-vuh-keyt] urge; plead for.
" AIM advocated the government" |
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Lethargic |
[luh- thar- jik]: drowsy; dull
"the lion was lethargic." |
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Scrutinize |
[skroot-n-ahyz]: examine closely/ critically "she scrutinized the bacteria." |
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Sporadic |
[spuh-rad-ik]: occurring irregularly "the painting of the warriors was sporadic." |
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Con |
[kh-on]: with; jointly -I had a conference today |
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Crypto |
[kry-ph-tow]: hidden; secret - cryptography is very hard to decode. |
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Em |
[e-mh]:into, cover with, cause -i have empathy for her |
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Ob |
[oh-buh]:in the way, against -that sunka is a very obedient one |
