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Tenable(adjective) ten'e-bel
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capable of being defended;logical
The first law of motion in physics is is tenable. |
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Dejected(adjective)di-jek'tid
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depressed;downcast
My friend got dejected when he saw his english test scores. |
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transcend(verb) tran-send'
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to overcome;to go above limits
Malcom X was able to transcend racial prejudice to become the African-American speaker in washington D.C. |
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Distraught(adjective)dis-trot'
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crazy with worry;
She was distraught about her husband's death. |
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Statute stach'er
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level of achievement and honor
George Washington the former U.S president because of his statute the state of columbia was name after him. |
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Abduction(noun)ab-duk'shen
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kidnapping
Abduction is real in my country Cameroon. |
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Perverse(adjective) per-vurs'
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contrary;determined not to do what is expected or right.
My perverse sister complained constantly about her illnesses yet refused to call a doctor. |
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transformation(noun)
trans'fer-ma'shen |
a complete change
We have witness a transformation of communication from paper mail to e-mail. |
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Jettison(verb) jet-i-sen
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to throw out forcefully;tothrow overboard
I jettison my burn pot because it was burning. |
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Eject(verb) i-jekt'
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to force to leave;to expel
I was ejected from my job by my boss because i came thirty minutes late. |
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transitory(adjective) tran'si-tor'e
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short-lived;existing briefly;passing.
The boy's sadness was transitory and he soon was smiling again. |
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Deduction(noun)di-duk'shen
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something subtracted from a total;
There is deduction of my heater and water bills in my rent. |
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Adversary(noun) ad'ver-ser'e
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opponent;foe
The opposition party in my country and the ruling party are adversary though they still meet and shack hands. |
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Conducive(adjective)
ken-doo'siv |
leading to;
Freedom is conducive to creativity. |
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Circumscribe(verb) sur'kem-skrib'
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to limit;to restrict, to enclose.
to circumscribe the proffessor's power ,the college president took some responsibilities away from her. |
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Abstain(verb) ab-stan'
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not to do something by choice
I must abtain from eating for twelve hours before themedical test. |
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Inadvertently (adverb) in'ed-vur'tnt-le
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unintentionally;by accident
Grace inadvertently took my book with her yesterady after class. |
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circumvent(verb)sur'kem-vent'
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to avoid;to outwit
After many years of circumventing the INS by my friend he was caught two days ago. |
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Status quo(noun) sta'tes kwo
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the existing condition;present state of things.
I will like to see a change of the status quo of democracy in my country. |
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Staunch(adjective)stonch
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faithful;firmly surpporting
I am a staunch supporter of our national soccer team. |
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Tenacious(adjective) te-na'shes
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firmly holding;gripping;retaining.
The tenacious physician worked on the problem for twenty year before he solved it. |
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Extraction(noun)ek'strakt-shen
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to pull;to draw out;something that is drawn out.
The extraction of information from the large database involved many months of work. |
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Retract(verb) ri-trakt'related word
Retraction(noun) |
to withdraw a promise or statement; to pull something back
The proffessor issued a retaction of his statement after realizing it was base on faculty evidence. |
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circumspect(adjective) sur'kem-speckt'
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cautiou;careful
The chief of my village is circumspect of his personal life,but his kids often are not. |