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percussion
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n 1. The sharp striking of one thing against another.
2. Instruments that make a sound when struck _____________________________ adj. describing the striking of a substance or a musical instrument |
The familiar _______ of wood on leather let us know that the baseball practice had begun.
_______ in an orchestra includes drum, cymbals, tympani, xylophone, and piano. _____________________________ Small children use kitchen pots and pans as _______ instruments. |
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perennial
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adj 1. Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
2. Continuing regularly. 3. Living longer than two years, said especially of plants. |
Mother Goose rhymes have remained _______ favorites with children.
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permeate
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tr. v. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout
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The flood water in New Orleans has _______ the city.
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persevere
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intr. v. To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles.
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Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor in the US, _______ despite ridicule and exclusion from the medical profession.
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defer
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tr. v. To postpone; to delay.
intr. v. To yield respectfully to the opinion or will of another. |
Schools and colleges sometimes _______ admission, accepting students later in the year.
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dilatory
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adj. Tending to delay or to postpone
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In one of Aesop's fables, the dilatory hare loses the race to the _______ tortoise.
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elation
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n. Excited feelings of pride, triumph, or happiness.
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Many Americans felt _______ when two Apollo astronauts took their first steps on the moon in 1969.
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infer
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tr. v. 1. To use available evidence to form a conclusion.
2. To guess |
The jury _______ from the testimony that the defendant was guilty.
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contend
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intr. v. 1. To engage in a quarrell, a struggle, or rivalry.
2. To assert,; to put forward in argument. |
Cyclists on the Tour de France _______ not only with each other, but also with dehydration and fatigue.
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intent
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n. Purpose
adj. Concentrating on or dedicated to an idea or action |
The _______ of Christopher Colombus was to find a new sea route to Asia from Europe; instead, he found a new continent.
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