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12 Cards in this Set
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Young girls _____ their prior education by getting pregnant and dropping out of school.
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eradicate
(ih-RA-dih-cate) verb |
to destroy, get rid of, or do away with entirely
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"One of Mr. Cohen's favorite demands is that we move in an _____ fashion to our next class.
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expeditious
(eck-spuh-DIH-shuss) adjective |
speedy, prompt, and efficient
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People _____ the national anthem when they do not stand while it is being sung.
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flout
(FLOUT) verb |
to show contempt by opnly breaking a law, rule, of tradition
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It is common of _____ families to know which fork it is proper to use at each course during dinner.
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genteel
(jen-TEEL) adjective |
refined, good-mannered:typical of high social standing
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People who _____ others into fighting are known as instigator.
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goad
(GODE) verb |
to provoke, invie, stimulate, urge, or prod for a specific, usually negative, action
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Theifs and tricksters must have the quality of being _____.
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guile
(GILE) noun |
cunning, deceitful, and treacherous quality or type of behavior
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Monday-morning quarterbacking is also known as _____.
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hindsight
(HYND-syte) noun |
the realization or analysis of an event after it happened
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Students who are motivated by _____ means usually excel in their schoolwork.
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intrinsic
(in-TRIN-zik) adjective |
belonging to something as a basic or essential element
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My sister has a _____ personality.
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jocular
(JAH-kyoo-lur) adjective |
having a playful, joking disposition
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Someone who is always smiling and cheerful has a _____ personality.
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jovial
(JOV-vee-uhl) adjective |
cheerful in moof or disposition
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A _____ job is a coroner.
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macabre
(muh-KAHB) adjective |
using death as a subject, as in movies, books, or conversation
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_____s are often used in Shakespearean poetry and plays.
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malapropism
(MA-la-prah-pi-zuhm) noun |
misuse of a word through confusion of another word in a humerous effect
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