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Subsequent
Sen- The test questions went in SUBSEQUENT order, they went 1, 2, 3, etc. |
following in time or order
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Monolithic
Sen- The elephant was MONOLITHIC, its one of the biggest land mammals on earth. |
massive/ huge
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Crucible
Sen- The pot wasn't CRUCIBLE because when she put it on the stove and turned the stove on it melted. |
a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
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Complacency
Sen- After he got his test back and saw that it was a 100% a great feeling of COMPLACENCY washed over him, he was happy all day after that. |
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
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Estranged
Sen- The ex-cons were always very ESTRANGED, for some reason everybody hated them. |
alienated: caused to be unloved
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Caleche
Sen-Woman in the 1800s usually wore CALECHE's to protet there heads from the sunlight, they were usually the size of a sweatshirt hood but with rings to hold it up. |
a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century
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Munificent
Sen- The movie stars dressing room was very MUNIFICENT it had velvet wallpaper, but she was the complete oppisite of MUNIFICENT, she never gave to the poor or was generous. |
lavish: very generous
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Clout
Sen-My brother would always CLOUT me with his fist I swear he could be a boxer with how hard he hits. |
strike hard, especially with the fist
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Denouement
Sen- The DENOUEMENT of a movie is usually the resolution. |
the outcome of a complex sequence of events
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Interment
Sen-A synonym for INTERMENT would be funeral. |
burial: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
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