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10 Cards in this Set
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assuage |
to lessen or to calm (v) Ex: "...Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuged..." |
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indigenous |
belonging to a particular region or country (adj) Ex: "The class murmured apprehensively, should she prove to harbor her share of the peculiarities indigenous to that region" |
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onslaught |
a violent attack (n) Ex: "His fists were half cocked, as if expecting an onslaught from both of us" |
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erratic |
irregular (adj) Ex: "She was furious, and when she was furious Calpurnia's grammar became erratic" |
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persevere |
to carry on in spite of difficulties (v) Ex: "Apparently she had revived enough to preserve in her profession" |
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contentious |
always ready to argue or fight (adj) Ex: "Ain't got no mother, 'was the answer, 'and their right contentious" |
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disapprobation |
disapproval (n) Ex: "I'm afraid our activities would be received with considerable disapprobation by the more learned authorities" |
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auspicious |
favorable (adj) Ex: "The remainder of my schooldays were no more auspicious than the first" |
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benign |
kind and gentle (adj) Ex: "...she was only another lady in the neighborhood, but a relatively benign presence" |
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edification |
education; instruction (n) Ex: "No,' said Atticus, 'putting his life's history on display for the edification of the neighborhood" |
