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20 Cards in this Set
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Procrastinate
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1. To put off doing something; to delay nedlessly Parts of Speech Verb, Adjective, Noun I procrastinated over the laundry 215 L:13-14 |
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Prodigal
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1. Recklessly wasteful; extravagant 2. Profuse; lavish 3. A spendthrift Parts of Speech Adjective, Noun, Adverb The trash was prodigal 215 L:13-14 |
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Prodigy
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1. A person with exceptional talent or powers Parts of Speech Noun, Adjective, Adverb They had a prodigy to be writers 215 L:13-14 |
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Profane
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1. Showing disrespect toward God or sacred things 2. Nonreligious in subject, form, or use. 3. To treat with irreverence The townspeople were very profane to the christians 215 L:13-14 |
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Profuse
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1. Plentiful, prodigal, overflowing; giving abundantly Parts of Speech Adjective, Adverb, Noun My husband got a profuse amount of money for his job 215 L:13-14 |
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Jeopardy
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1. Danger; peril Parts of speech Noun, Verb He went into jeopardy when he fell off the cliff 215 L:13-14 |
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Jocular
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1. Joking; avoiding seriousness Parts of Speech Adjective, Noun, Adverb At the meeting, they were very jocular 215 L:13-14 |
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Assauge
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1. To soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy Parts of Speech Verb, Adjective, Noun I assauged the woman in need of help 215 L:13-14 |
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Suave
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1. Smooth in social manner Parts of Speech Adjective, Adverb, Noun The suave conversation went very well. 215 L:13-14 |
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Festoon
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1. A decorative chain of flowers, leaves, or ribbons hung in a curve 2. To decorate with hanging ornaments Parts of Speech Noun, Verb, Adjective During christmas we always have a festoon with ornaments. 215 L:13-14 |
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Fete
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1. A party or festival, especially one eld out of doors 2. To give a party in someone's honor Parts of Speech Noun, Verb, Adjective Our whole family went to a fete last weekend 215 L:13-14 |
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Condole
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1. To express sympathy Parts of Speech Verb, Noun, Adjective I condoled the crying child 215 L:13-14 |
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Doleful
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1. Mournful; sad Parts of Speech Adjective, Adverb, Noun The funeral was doleful to the family 215 L:13-14 |
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Irascible
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1. Irritable; hot tempered Parts of Speech Adjective, Noun, Adverb My sister is very irascible 215 L:13-14 |
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Irate
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1. Angry; enraged Parts of Speech Adjective, Adverb Sometimes, my dads irate temper makes him very dizzy 215 L:13-14 |
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Ire
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1. Anger; rage Parts of Speech Noun His ire was very scary. 215 L:13-14 |
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Malevolent
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1. Wishing harm to others; malicious Parts of Speech Adjective, Noun, Adverb I was malevolent with my revenge plans. 215 L:13-14 |
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Volition
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1. A conscious choice; use of one's will to make a decision Parts of Speech Noun, Adjective The volitional decision was rough to choose 215 L:13-14 |
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Zeal
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1. Passionate devotion to a cause; ardor Parts of Speech Noun, Adjective, Adverb His zeal towards homeless foundations was amazing 215 L:13-14 |
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Zealot
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1. A zealous person; a fanatic Parts of Speech Noun Zealots who love music listen to it every day 215 L:13-14 |
