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20 Cards in this Set
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Coerce |
V. To persuade I tried to coerce my parents into buying me a car. |
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Comprehensive |
Adj. Complete The teacher said that the final would be comprehensive. |
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Conjecture |
N. An opinion based off of false information The conjectures made by the candidate made him an unlikly winner. |
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Corroborate |
V. Confirming or supporting During the interrogation the witnesses testimony corroborated with the victims. |
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Domicile |
N. Home The ban on immigrants was not based upon domicile. |
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Elapse |
V. To pass or go by Several months elapsed between summer and winter. |
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Fruitless |
Adj. Failing to achieve results After many fruitless attempts the man gave up. |
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Garble |
V. To confuse one's words The nervous speaker began to garble. |
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Inundate |
V. Overwhelm The flood gates were inundated during the storm. |
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Lax |
Adj. Not sufficiently strict The lax teacher did not care that her students were late. |
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Lurid |
Adj. Glaringly obvious The lurid crime was quickly stopped. |
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Meticulous |
Adj. Extremely careful The meticulous artist spent hours on one drawing |
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Obviate |
V. To oust The security officer obviated the shoplifter. |
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Phlegmatic |
Adj. Sluggish The phlegmatic students piled into the school at 7:55. |
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Poignant |
Adj. Moving; emotionally painful The ending to "Of Mice and Men" was poignant. |
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Quip |
V. Witty joke The teacher was angered by the students quip. |
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Rash |
Adj. Hastey; reckless The coaches rash decision lead to the teams defeat. |
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Sanguine |
Adj. Helpful The sanguine student helped the teacher clean up. |
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Sporatic |
Adj. Random The lights clicking was sporadic. |
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Zealous |
Adj. Enthusiastic The zealous man jumped in the air with excitement. |
