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Refute v. Argue |
I was unable to refute the teacher's argument. |
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Archetype n. Original Model |
The Ford Model T was the archetype for modern cars. |
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Burgeon v. grow;expand;swell |
The weeds began to burgeon out of control in my yard. |
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Chagrin n. embarrassment |
Much to the chagrin of my friends, they realized they drove to the wrong house. |
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Chicanery n. |
I don't appreciate that our politicians are very chicanery . |
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Colloquial adj. |
The colloquial speech of the explorers confused many. |
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Decimate v. |
The Germans failed to decimate the enemy army. |
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Derogatory adj. |
The comments made towards the politician were very derogatory. |
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Covet v. |
The young man coveted a giant donut and so, he stole it. |
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Egocentric adj. |
The egocentric man made me feel unimportant and so i left. |
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Epitome n. |
Robert Cowley am the epitome of a historian in the modern world |
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Extrovert n. |
I am quite an extrovert in school, but not as much at home. |
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Hiatus n. |
I decided to go on a temporary hiatus to recover form a foot injury. |
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Indignant adj. |
I felt indignant when the girl called me stupid in front of my friends |
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Instigate v. |
I try to avoid instigating fights with my family members. |
