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Vocab Ch 3 BWT
assume Verb |
v. take for granted, suppose, presume
I assume you have a patent for this new product? |
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averse Adjective |
adj. having a strong feeling of opposition, disinclined, reluctant, loth
I am adverse to the firing of our most efficient workers. |
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callous adjective |
adj. feeling no sumpathy for others, insentive, hard-hearted
The felon killed 3 people during the summer of 1940. |
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discernible Adjective |
adj. capable of being discerned (perceived) distinquishable, observable, perceptible
When hunting, fresh tracks provide disernible evidence that your prey is close. |
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dubious Adjective |
adj. of uncertain outcome, doubtful, questionalbe, unpromising
The chances of a fish surving out of the water is dubious. |
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ecstasy Noun |
n. sudden, intense feeling of joy, delight, rapture, bliss
When the football team won, everyone was filled wtih ecstasy. |
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forgo Verb |
v. do without, renounce, scarifice
During hardtimes we will have to forgo a family vacation this year. |
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hollow Adjective |
adj. having a cavity inside, lacking in real vaule, empty, vain
A hollow victory is like no victory at all. |
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indulgent Adjective |
adj. inclined to give in to one's wishes or those of others, lenient, tolerant
The sellers of the house were very indulgent to our desires and lower their price. |
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inflict Verb |
v. cause something unwelcome to be endured, impose, force
Termites can often inflict considerable damage to a house that is made of wood. |
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intrique Noun |
n. underhanded scheme, plot, conspiracy
The French intrique were very secrective in hopes to kill Hilter. |
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invauleable Adjective |
adj. of value to great to measure, precious, priceless
The tapes were invauleable in swaying the jury during the trail. |
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meddlesome Adjective |
adj. habitually involving oneself in matters that are not one's concern. intrusive, interfering, impertinent
The boy was meddlesome when he was trying to overhear my conversation. |
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meticlous Adjective |
adj. giving or done with, extreme care to details, exact, precise, painsaking
The lawyer was very meticlous when searching for evidence to use duing the clients case. |
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oblige Verb |
v. make necesary, compel, constrain
Some dining rooms have a dress code oblige you to wear fine clothes. |
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perturb Verb |
v. cause to be alarmed or upset, distrub, disquiet, agitate
The woman was perturbed when her baby fell down while trying to walk. |
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remiss Adjective |
adj. negligent in preforming a task or duty, neglectful, derelict, lax
The young man was remiss in doing his homework and he recieved a zero for the grade. |
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resolve Verb |
v. dale with successfully, clear up, solve, settle
The teacher had to resolve the conflict by moving the students to different desks. |
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retrieve Verb |
v. get back, recover, regain, repossess
My Mom retrieved her drivers licence that was left at a dinner party that was held the prior night. |
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steadfast Adjective |
adj. not subject to change, dependable, loyal, staunch
The truck owner was steadfast on his price and could not be swayed to reduce the price. |
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dis Latin |
orgin Latin
lack of not dishonest, disallow, discard |
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re Prefix French |
orgin French
back to orginal place, again reenforce, reelect, reenact |
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irr Latin |
orgin Latin
not irrelevant, irresoulte, irregular |
