Vocab

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inconspicious

Back 1

not noticeable, or prominent.

The shy child became inconspicious to the rest of the crowd

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mausoleum

Back 2

a stately and magnificent tomb

the kings and queens were burried in magnificent mausoleums

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Peril

Back 3

exposure to injury, loss, destruction

The students faced the peril of staph disease at school

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dazedly

Back 4

to stun or stupeft with a blow, shock

the dog in tkam was dazedly walking along the sidewalk

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passe

Back 5

no longer fashionable, in wide use

those shoes were passe and so last season

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apoplectic

Back 6

of or pertaining to apoplexy [loss of body function]

the man who was in the accident died of apoplectic issues

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umbrage

Back 7

offense; annoyance

the child ook the joke as an umbrage and stormed off

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rectitude

Back 8

rightness of principle or conduct

her rectitude was rewarded by the principle

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interdict

Back 9

any prohibitory act of decree of a court of an administrative officer

the interdict came out to be in favor of the innocent man

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palliation

Back 10

to relieve or lessen without curing

her friends palliations by comforting her made her feel better after the surgery

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cantankerous

Back 11

disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish

the cantankerous lady was not well liked by the towns people

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vehemently

Back 12

zealous; ardent; impassioned

His vehement enthusiasm during the meeting frustrated the board.

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ensuing

Back 13

to follow in order, come afterward

as time ensued, her first negative impressions of the girl grew to friendship.

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obliged

Back 14

to require or constrain as by law, command

we were obliged to attend school until we were 17

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dismemberment

Back 15

the removal of limbs, being cut to pieces

Watching the dismemberment of the patient brought queezy feelings to the students.

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malignant

Back 16

very harmful or dangerous in influence or effect

the malignant activity of jumping over fences was frowned upon by the adults

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embalming

Back 17

to treat[a corpse] with preservations in order to prevent decay

the family members embalmed the corpes with spices to preserve the body

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aberrations

Back 18

deviation from the proper or expected course

the events that occured were abberations of what normally happened.

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accosted

Back 19

to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

the coach accosted the referees about the improper calls

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perpetrated

Back 20

to commit

the burglar perpetrated a serious violation against the law that put him 5 years in jail

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auspicious

Back 21

promising success, propitious, opportune

The auspicious event was looked forward to many students looking towards the more prominant colleges

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abominable

Back 22

very bad, poor, or inferiour

The group of older girls teased the younger girls for their abominable taste in clothes

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parceled

Back 23

to divide into parts and distribute

the drama teacher parceled out different roles for the children to act out

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benign

Back 24

having a kindly disposition, gracious

the benign students worked together to raise funds for important causes for the community.

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inquisitive

Back 25

unduly or inappropriately curious, prying

the inquisitive children annoyed their older siblings by listening into their phone conversations

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malancholy

Back 26

a gloomy state of mind, depression

His melancholy mood put the rest of the class in a gloomy mood for the rest of the day

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assuaged

Back 27

to relieve or lessen

my mom assuaged my pain by making me soup for my stomach ache

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sojourn

Back 28

to stay or reside temporarily

my cousin jake was to sojourn with our family for the summer while he was taking summer classes here.

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truant

Back 29

one who is absent without permission expecially from school

the truant child skipped on school without his parents permission for many days at a time and soon got in serious trouble.

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reconnaissance

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An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.

a reconnaissance was made around the area before the troops were allowed to set up camp.