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crusade
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noun- a fight for some good cause or against some wrong
More police officers were hired as part of the city's crusade against crime. |
fight for good
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crusade
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verb- to take part in a crusade
Nan wants to crusade for better and safer playground equipment |
to take part...
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downcast
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adjective- looking directed downward
the boy looked lost or sad, because he had a downcast face. |
down
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downcast
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adj.-sad;discouraged;depressed
The team members were very downcast when they lost the big game. |
down....sad
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drastic
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adj.-
extreme;serious;having a major effect Don't do anything drastic all of a sudden, because it's something serious to think about. |
major
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engulf
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verb-
to swallow up, to cover completely Huge waves threaten to engluf the ship |
ship sinking
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grandeur
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noun-
the quality of being grand, or large, impressive or great San Diego zoo is famous worldwide because of its grandeur, its so impressive! |
its in the word
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imbecile
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noun-
a very foolish, silly, or stupid person The boy was being an imbecile when he dumped hot tea over himself. |
silly
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inoperative
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adj.-
not operating, not working, or not effective Laptops are inoperative when they have no battery left, therefore you have to charge them. |
opposite of working
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insignificant
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adj.-
having little or no meaning or importance; too small to matter It's just a piece of chocolate, and when I dropped it, I didn't mind because it was isignificant to me anyways. |
you know this one!!!
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insignificance
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noun-
the quality of having little or no importance; the quality of being insignificant |
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novice
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noun-
one who is new to an occupation or activity; a begginer Before the new faculty worker could get paid regurlary, for sixth months he had to get paid with lower income because he was a novice. |
new
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quip |
noun-
a short, witty remark or reply sentence= After the mean teacher yelled at Amie, she replied with a short, clever quip. |
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quip |
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to make such a remark sentence= Listening to my friend, I heard her quip, "Well I guess I won't be should go take a hike then!" |
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Verb-
relent |
verb-
to become less harsh, severe, or stubborn; to soften; to give in sentence= After the small child gave "the big lip" with a cute little face, her mother finally did relent. |
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resilient |
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the quality of being resilient sentence= My best friend is resilient, for when she bent her leg behind her, she immediately was able to spring back to her original position. |
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resilient |
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able to spring back to the original shape, size, or position after being stretched, bent, squeezed and so on. sentence= If you were playing dodgeball, you would probably want someone to throw a ball that is more resilient than metal, so that it can spring back to its original shape, and the game will still go on after its squeezed. |
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retaliation |
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the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal sentence = When you use retaliation to "get even" with someone for something bad they did to you, and you want to take revenge, you are being no better than they were. |
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shenanigans |
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playful mischief or trickery sentence = I always used to have clever shenanigansnwhen I was little. For example, I used to throw water balloons at the boys when they were playing basketball. |
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simultaneous |
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happening or existing together at the same time sentence = When you discover a stomache ache and a headache being simultaneous, the person might be sick! |
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