Vocab

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Abase

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Verb To lower in position, estimation, or the like, degrade

Hint 1

Since my dad was lazy he was abased to just clean the grill at the barbecue

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Abdicate

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Verb To give up

Hint 2

Mexico was force to abdicate their land from the US.

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Abduction

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Noun A carrying away of a person against their will or illegally.

Hint 3

There was a recent abduction of a child in Staten Island.

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Belittle

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Verb To disparage, to put down

Hint 4

My sister belittled my cousin for how much she was not listening to simple instructions.

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Belligerent (belli) war

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Adjective manifesting a war like spirit.

Hint 5

War mongers became belligerent to war.

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Beneficial (Ben) good

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Adjective Helpful

Hint 6

Jack was beneficial for helping me in geometry.

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Benevolent (ben) good

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Adjective To be kind, generous, being good to others.

Hint 7

The prince of the bear is very benevolent.

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Benign

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Adjective good, unharmful

Hint 8

The fruits are benign to the human body.

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Cajole

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Verb To persuade

Hint 9

Doctors cajole parents to give their kids vaccines.

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Candid

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Adjective Honest and straightforawrd

Hint 10

Chelsie is candid about if she did the homework or not.

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Capitulate

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Verb to surrender or stipulate terms.

Hint 11

Germany capitulate for the world war.

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Captivate

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Verb To fascinate, as by excellence, eloquence, or beauty.

Hint 12

I am captivated of the weaponry and the spoils of war.

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Dearth

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Noun scarcity, as of something essential or desirable.

Hint 13

There is a dearth of our supplies we desperately need.

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Debase

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Verb To lower in character or virtue.

Hint 14

Samurais would rather kill themselves then to debase of their own honor.

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Decorum

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Noun propriety, properness

Hint 15

I would show decorum when near important people so I can not embarrass myself.

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Ebullient

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Adjective Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration.

Hint 16

My sister is ebullient for swimming in the new pool.

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Efface

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Verb obliterate or destroy.

Hint 17

Germany wanted to efface the jews.

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Effeminate (fem) woman

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Adjective To have womanish traits or qualities

Hint 18

This man is wearing effeminate traits for a dress.

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Fabricate

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Verb To invent falsely, lie.

Hint 19

Media can fabricate many information about medicine.

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Facsimile

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Noun An exact copy or reproduction.

Hint 20

Asexual reproduction is always facsimile.

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Gamut

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Noun whole range or sequence.

Hint 21

There is a gamut of styles people dress everyday.

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Gluttonous

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Adjective greedy or excess in eating.

Hint 22

My dad is gluttonous about eating pig.

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Habitual

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Adjective according to usual practice.

Hint 23

Walking to school for teens is a habitual thing to do.

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Ignominious

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Adjective shameful or contemptible.

Hint 24

People become ignominious for having bad grades.

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Inherent

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Adjective within one nature, firmly established.

Hint 25

Girls will always have inherent beauty.

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Jovial

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Adjective cheerful or merry.

Hint 26

He was very jovial about skiing this weekend.

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Laudable

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Adjective praiseworthy.

Hint 27

His work is almost laudable.

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Longevity

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Noun long life.

Hint 28

The old man has longevity.

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Magnanimous (magnan) large

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Adjective generous in treating or judging others.

Hint 29

Santa Claus is magnanimous for the children all over the world.

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Malevolent (Mal) evil, harmful

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Adjective Wish evil on to others, mean spirited.

Hint 30

Hitler was a malevolent man to Jews.