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12 Cards in this Set
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accurate
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DEF:without errors, completely correct; conforming to the truth
SENT: It is important to take ACCURATE notes in class. |
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alert
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DEF:watchful and ready to act; quick to understand and act
SENT: A good watchdog is ALERT and protective. DEF: readiness; an alarm; a time when an alarm is in effect SENT: Police and firefighters are always on ALERT. DEF: to warn or make aware of SENT: Signs on a highway ALERT drivers of hazards. |
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ancestor
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DEF:a family member who lived at an earlier time
SENT: You may want to study the lives of your ANCESTOR. |
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disaster
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DEF: a sudden, terrible event that brings great damage or suffering; a great failure
SENT: It took months to recover from the DISASTER. |
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elementary
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DEF: related to the simplest or beginning level of something
SENT: Beginning students of the piano practice ELEMENTARY pieces to develop their skills. |
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envy
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DEF: a feeling of resentment caused by longing for what someone has; a person or object that is envied
SENT: Our team's winning season was the ENVY of the league. DEF: to resent and want what someone else has SENT: There may be times when you ENVY another person's good luck in life. |
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epidemic
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DEF: spreading to a very large group at the same time; contagious
SENT: Polio was once EPIDEMIC in the United States. DEF: a rapid and widespread outbreak of a disease; sudden rapid growth or development SENT: An EPIDEMIC of Dutch elm disease destroyed hundreds of trees in our town park. |
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feeble
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DEF: having little strength or force; without energy or authority
SENT: The exhausted runner managed to give us a FEEBLE smile after the long race. |
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penetrate
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DEF: to enter or force a way though or into; to see into
SENT: Cars are equipped with special lights that can PENETRATE fog. |
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romp
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DEF: spirited, carefree, or noisy fun; something that suggests merry play
SENT: The class enjoyed a ROMP in the playground. DEF: to run or play in a lively or carefree way; to win easily SENT: We watched the puppies ROMP on the lawn. |
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staple
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DEF: a U-shaped wire that fastens material by piercing and bending; a major product, material, part, or item regularly used
SENT: Fruits and vegetables are STAPLE of a healthy diet. DEF: to fasten with staples SENT: Please STAPLE the pages of your report together. DEF: chief, principal; needed or used regularly SENT: Rice is a STAPLE crop in many Asian countries. |
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survive
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DEF: to stay alive or continue to exist; to keep on going; to live longer than
SENT: We need food and shelter in order to SURVIVE. |
