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12 Cards in this Set
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distress
synonym: (n.) anguish, anxiety, grief, torment, (v.) bother, distrub, irritate sent. The Coast Guard helps boats in distress. Our dogs, who bark at every noise, may distress our sick neighbor. |
(n.) deep worry or suffering; being in danger or in trouble
(v.) to trouble or upset; to cause worry or stress; to make unhappy |
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drench
synonyms: to saturate, flood, douse, sop, drown sent. A night of rain is enough to drench the field. |
(v.) to wet or soak through; to cover or fill completely
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dwell
synonyms: to inhabit, reside, to linger, last sent. Do you think that human beings will one day dwell on the moon? |
(v.) to live, especially in a particular place; to remain, stay; to keep one's attention on something
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juvenile
synonyms: (adj.) youthful, childish ; (n.) a youth, minor sent. His juvenile pranks are so annoying! The play has a big part for a juvenile. |
(adj.) not fully grown; of or meant for children or young people; foolish or immature
(n.) a young person or individual |
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outstanding
synonyms: remarkable, great, noteworthy, unusual, superior. sent. The firefighter was praised for her outstanding bravery. |
(adj.) standing apart from others due to being excellent; unpaid
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proceed
synonyms: to advance, progress sent. We must proceed directly to a hostpital. |
(v.) to go on or continue in an orderly way; to start again after a pause; to start an action, move
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register
synonyms: (n.) a roster, catalog, ledger; (v.) to enroll, enlist, join; to express sent. How many names are in the class register? When must we register for Little League? |
(n.) an official record book; the range of a voice or musical instrument; a machine that records data
(v.) to sign up; to show on a scale; to note or understand |
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sift
synonyms: to seperate, filter, screen; to study sent. It took sometime to sift through all the mail. |
(v.) to put through a strainer to seperate or break up lumps; to sort through or examine
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spree
synonyms: a riot, binge, bash, fling,splurge sent:The prize was a thirty-min. shopping spree. |
(n.)a lively or wild outburst of activity
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tardy
synonyms: late, overdue, sluggish sent. Have you ever been tardy for school? |
(adj.) not on time, delayed; slow-moving
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unfit
synonyms: bad, improper, in appropriate; inadequate, unqualified; incompetent sent. The flood made tap water unfit to drink. |
(adj.) not suitable or proper; not good enough; unhealthy
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variety
synonyms:diersity, difference; an assortment, selection sent:The old saying has it that "Variety is the spice of life." |
(n.) change, lack of sameness; a number of different forms or types; a catigory of animals or plants
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