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24 Cards in this Set
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Genocide (noun)
jen'e-sid. |
The planned murder of an entire group.
Genocide still takes place in many parts of the world. |
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Spartan (Adjective)
spar'tn |
Lacking in comfort, requiring self-discipline.
Her spartan routine included studing three hours each day. |
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Nominal (adjective)
Nom'e-nel |
In name only. A very small amount.
She bought the house for a nominal amount of money. |
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Quixotic (adjective)
kwik-sot'it |
noble, but not practical, having unreachable ideals, idealistic
Mary spent her three years in the woods to learn a quixotic life of monkeys. |
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Genesis (noun)
jen'i-sis |
Origin, beginning
Many people disagree about the genesis of life. |
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Maverick (noun)
mav'er-ik |
An independent-minded person who does not conform or adhere to rules.
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Anthropological (Adj)
an'thre-pe-loj'i-kel |
The study of human beings.
Reachers studied anthropological site in African. |
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Odyssey (noun)
od'i-se |
A long and adventurous journey
People have made an odyssey to the Overland trail. |
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Philanthropist (noun)
fi-lan'thre-pist |
One who wish to help humanity; a person who makes large gifts to charity.
My eighty-year-old aunt was a philanthropist who donated money to build school in Vietnam. |
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gargantuan (adjective)
gar-gan'choo-en |
huge, immense
Hanna's gargantuan picnic has all different kind of food. |
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Pseudonym (noun)
sood'n-im |
assumed named, pen named, fake name.
Trang, the famous singer, sang under the pseudonym of Linda Trang Dai. |
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Chauvinism (noun)
sho've-niz'em |
Prejudiced devotion to a group or country
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Misanthrope (noun)
mis'sen-throp' |
A person who hates or distrusts other people.
I was lunch time, but my boss showed his misanthrop by forcing can't stop working until he said so. |
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Boycott (verb, noun)
boi'kot' |
To refuse to use or buy something as an act of protest.
the act of boycott I decided to boycott Coke because they didn't pay a fair salary for their workers. |
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Renowned (adjective)
ri-nound |
Famous, well regarded.
HaLong Bay is renowned for its beautiful bay and climate. |
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Martial (adjective)
mar'shal |
refering to war or soldiers
The caption used his martial force to arrest his subordinate. |
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Congenital (adjective)
ken-jen'i-tel |
Existing at birth. Naturally being a certain way, habitual.
I have two congenital moles upper two sides of my eyebrown. |
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Psychosomatic (adjective)
si'ko-so-mat'ik |
Refering to physical disorders that are caused by the mind.
Psychologists studied that psychosomatic symptons caused by stress. |
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Vivacious (adjective)
vi-va'shes |
lively; full of spirit.
She is a vivacious girl, always happy and smiling. |
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Psyche (noun)
si'ke |
Mental state, soul
No matter how nice he tries to pleasure her, she still didn't let he in her psyche. |
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Pandemonium (noun)
pan'de-mo'ne-em |
chaos, wild disorder, a noise
When a car accident happen on the highway, there will be a pandemonium from the police's car. |
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Panorama (noun)
pan'e-ram'e |
A clear view over a wide area
A wide-ranging survey From the window of the fifteen floor, I would see a panorama of the forest in Vienam. |
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Viable (adjective)
vi'e-bel. |
Capable of living, capable of success, workable.
He found a viable solution to the problem. |
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Vital (adjective)
vit'l |
referring to life, necessary, essential, lively, full of life, busy.
Water is vital to life. |
