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benevolent
be nev' o lent |
adj. waiting to do good; kind
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The benevolent man helped the hurt person in the car crash.
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consent
con sent' |
v. to agree; to allow to happen
n. permission; approval |
I had to ask for my mom's consent to go over to Billy's house.
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discreet
dis creet' |
adj showing care or wisdom in what one says or does
Discretion n. the ability to handle matters wisely |
The discreet boy made sure to bow before recieving communion.
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engross
en gross' |
v. to take up one's complete action
engrossing adj |
The riddle so engrossed me that I was late for soccer.
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esteem
e steem' |
v. to think highly of; to respect
n. respect; high regard esteemed, adj. |
We esteemed Jack when he scored the winning goal.
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exaggerate
ex ag' ger ate |
v. to describe something as larger or greater than it really is
exaggeration, n |
Sam exaggerated the size of the bear.
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extensive
ex ten' sive |
adj 1) covering a large area 2) ambitious: far reaching
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Jake has an extensive knowledge of english grammar.
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fantastic
fan tas' tic |
adj 1) almost unbelievable 2) unusual odd
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The fantastic pictures in the desert made by the Aztecs can be only seen from air planes.
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intrigue
in trigue' |
v. 1) to fasinate 2) to plot in a secret way; to scheme
n. a secret plot or scheme |
My science teacher's hair intrigues me because it is so puffy.
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marvel
mar' vel |
n. a wonderful or amazing thing
v. to be filled with wonder or amazement Marvelous adj. |
I am marveled that we can send men into space.
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mission
mis' sion |
n. 1) a special or important task or assignment 2) A group sent on an important assignment
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Father Padilla's mission was to bring the Faith to the American Indians in Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Kansas and other places in the west.
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opportunity
op por tun' ity |
n. 1) a time that is right for doing something 2) a chance for getting ahead
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A spanish soldier and three bothers found an opportunity to escape from an Indian village and brought the story of the martydom of Father Padilla to Mexico.
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relinquish
re lin' quish |
v. to let go; to give up
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I was forced to relinquish the bird that I found on the porch.
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tyrant
ty' rant |
n. a ruler of person who has complete power and uses it in cruel or unjust ways
tyranny |
Hitler was a tyrant to the world, but especially to the people of Israel.
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vanquish
van' quish |
v. to defeat utterly and completely; overcome
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The small army was vanquished by the Turks.
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