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11 Cards in this Set
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Degenerate |
A Corrupt Wrongdoer |
Most of the teachers at the school felt that Phil was a degenerate who could not be trusted. |
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Engender |
To bring about; to produce |
The sudden rise in the cost of fuel engendered a high number of firings at the airline companies. |
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Genre |
A kind or type of art |
Frankenstein is a good example of a Novel of the Gothic genre. |
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Cognate |
Related to or coming from the same source. |
Linguists were baffled by the newly discovered language, which did not seem to be cognate with any other they knew. |
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Innate |
Natural; present from birth |
While other children needed lessons, Shirley temple had an innate talent for song and dance. |
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Nascent |
In the act of being born; growing |
The president triumphantly announced that he had crushed a nascent rebellion in his own political party before it could get out of control. |
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Transfigure |
To change the form and appearance of |
Building the golden gate bridge transfigured the landscape of San Francisco. |
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Fictive |
Not real |
The play took place in a fictive kingdom that captured children's imaginations. |
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Feign |
To make up or invent; pretend |
Maranda was easily able to feign shock, even though she knew about the surprise party in advance. |
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Parturient |
About to bring forth or give birth; pregnant |
The naturalist wrote that the volcano before him seemed parturient with all the fires of earth. |
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Repertory |
The range of works an artist can produce or perform. |
For such a young clarinetist, Soma had surprisingly large repertory. |
