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13 Cards in this Set
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ABERRANT |
Deviating from a pattern or rule |
Little Eduardo, who had always seen Carlos wear the same style of clothing, was confused by the aberrant choice that Carlos had worn to his house. |
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ERRONEOUS |
Wrong or inaccurate |
Justin came to the final, but erroneous choice that all pets should not live inside of the house. |
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ERRANT |
Wandering or straying |
The errant group of kids were excited to find a treasure chest after their long journey. |
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DEGRADE |
Lower in dignity or esteem; insult |
Josh, although unaware of his actions, seemed to degrade Travis for his skin color. |
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CONGRESS |
A coming together |
The meeting of our friends was seen as a congress of wild ideas by Adrian's mother. |
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EGRESS |
Act of going out; exit |
My budgies were given egress after spending time inside their cage all morning. |
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CONVENE |
To call together; to assemble |
Although school had just ended, Clayton had convened the Chemistry club after school. |
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CIRCUMVENT |
To avoid by going around; bypass |
Aaron attempted to circumvent his relationship's issues by writing letters to apologize for his mistakes ahead of time. |
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CURSORY |
Hasty and superficial |
Jessica gave me a cursory "Hey!" as she was rushes onto the carnival ride. |
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PRECURSOR |
That which comes before; forerunner |
The tree tumbling down from the wind was just the precursor to the horrible tornado happening on our street. |
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RECOURSE |
Help for a problem; solution |
Realizing that he had no idea how to start on his homework and that he had ignored Leia since the beginning of the year, Austin realized that she was his only recourse. |
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INCURSION |
An attack on another's territory; a raid |
While playing Clash of Clans, Jason realized that his land was under a devastating enemy incursion. |
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COVENANT |
A mutual or legal agreement |
As Catholics, praying and attending church represents us as being in a covenant with God. |
