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24 Cards in this Set
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Boycott (verb,noun) boi'kot' |
we boycott the store in our neighbourhood because he is very expensive, now we have to buy our groceries from a little pit far store.
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Panorama
(noun) pan'e-ram'e |
*1 A clear view over a wide area.
*2 A wide-ranging survey. - I have a panoramic view of downtown st. paul from this high point that I could see the whole extended area. |
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Psyche (noun) si'ke |
* mental state; soul.
- Jhon psyche let him go to swim in the lake at 2:00 a.m. He usually did what his mind told him reguardless of danger. |
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Anthropological (adjective) an'thre-pe-loj'i-kel |
* Study of human beings.
- My anthropological study of the human nature during famine gave me a lot information about the human cabaliltity of adaptation. |
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Gargantuan (adjective) gar-gan'choo-en |
* Huge; immense.
- We saw a gargantuan tree, it is three times bigger than the normal tree. |
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Pandemonium
(noun) pan'de-mo'ne-em |
* Chaos, wild disorder, and noise.
- I was in the pandemonium at targert store, when they told us there is a pum somwhere in the store. From the noise and the crowd I don't know what to do. |
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Martial (adjective) mar'shel |
* Referring to war or soldiers.
- I can call yesterday party as a martial party as most of the attendant were soldiers wearing their army uniform. |
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Nominal (adjective) nom'e-nel |
*1 In name only.
*2 A very small amonut. - My chemical experiment yeild a nominal product that I culdn't weigh it. |
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Odyssey (noun) od'i-se |
* A long and adventurous journey.
- In our odyssey to South Africa jungles we spent two days in the road and a very stange things happend during the journey. |
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Psyche (noun) si'ke |
* Mental state; soul.
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Chauvinism
(noun) sho've-niz'em |
* Prejudiced devotion to a group or country.
- Jhon chauvinism let him think that women can't be a bus driver.he only beleive in the cabability of men. |
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Misanthrope (noun) mis'en-throp' |
* A person who hates or distrust other people.
_ I didn't beleive John is a misnthrope, untill I noticed his distrust for all of his collegues. |
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Spartan (adjective) spar'tn |
* Lacking in comfort; requiring self-discipline.
- Lusi spartan diet required her to eat only boiled food, which she didn't like very much. |
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Vivacious
(adjective) vi-va'shes |
* Lively; full of spirit.
- All the students noticed Jhon's absance as the class today is very quite and liveless without him. |
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Chauvinism (noun) sho've-niz'em |
* Prejudiced devotion to a group or country.
- Jhon chauvinism let him think that women can't be a bus driver.he only beleive in the cabability |
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Philanthropist (adjective) fi-lan'thre-pist |
* One who wishes to help humanity; a person who makes large gifts to charity.
- I sent a thank you letter for the philanthropist who usually make a large donations to our charity association. |
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Quixotic (adjective) kwik-sot'ik |
* Noble, but not practical; having unreachable ideals; idealistic.
- Jhon's quixotic mind let him think that all the rich should giveup their money to the poor so that they will be equal. |
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Vital (adjective) vit'l |
*1 Referring to life.
*2 Necessary; essential. *3 Lively; full of life; busy. - The vital software of the computer to work propably is not available. |
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Genesis (noun) jen'i-sis |
* Origin; beginning.
- The genesis of a big tree is a small seed. |
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Pseudonym (noun) sood'n-im' |
* assumed name; pen name.
- Diane used Lynn as a pseudoym when she donate a money for the cancer association, she didn't want anyone to know that she is the one who pay this money. |
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Renowned
(adjective) ri-nound' |
* Famous; well regarded.
- The party of renowned Michael Jackson in mineapolis was very crowded as all the people know him well from the T.V. and the other medias. |
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Congenital (adjective) ken-jen'i-tel |
*1 Existing at birth.
*2 Naturally being a certain way; habitual. - I know how to deal with my diabetes, since it is congenital I born with it and I get used to it. |
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Genocide (noun) jen'e-sid' |
* The planned murder of an entire group.
- The organized genocides that occured in South Sudan killed most of the Denka tribe people. |
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Viable (adjective) vi'e-bel |
* Capable of living, capable of success; workable.
- Jhon viable idea add to the company great success, as it is easy to execute. |
