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ABOMINATE - (VERB)
My abomination for the Boston Red Sox is like a Buckeyes hate of Michigan. |
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Definition
| *TO HAVE IN INTENSE DISLIKE OR HATRED FOR* |
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ACCULTURATION- (NOUN)
The students had to have a huge acculturation when their Math teacher went on leave. |
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Definition
| *The modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resulent blend* |
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ADVENTITIOUS- (ADJECTIVE)
The bus driver said that it was an adventitous instance that the bus was late for the last three days straight. |
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Definition
| *Resulting from chance rather than from an inheritance cause or character; accidental, not essentia;(medicine) acquired, not congenital* |
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ASCRIBE- (VERB)
In ways of showing their appreciation for choosing their service, VISA ascribed me with $100 startup for FREE! |
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| *TO REFER TO AS (as a cause or source), attribute* |
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Circuitous- (ADJECTIVE)
Route 66 was such a circuitous route that many thought of it as more than 1 highway in of itself. |
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Commiserate- (VERB)
Mr. Urkinson commiserated wrecking Mr. Tolers car. |
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Definition
| *To sympathise with, have pity or sorrow form share a feeling of distress* |
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Enjoin- (VERB)
Mrs. Brown enjoined us from breathing last Friday at practice. She claimed that it made us look unprofesional. |
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Definition
| *To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit* |
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Expedite- (VERB)
At Talladega this fall, TOYOTA came out with a new engine that expidited the previous ones from the spring. |
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| *To make easy, cause to progress faster* |
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Expiate- (VERB)
I expiated my Large Coke that the McDonalds workers forgot to give me by going inside and demanding it. |
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Definition
| *To make ammmends, make up for, to avert.* |
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Ferment- (1)NOUN,(2)VERB)
The GMHS fans made such a ferment at the football game that the ball players couldnt here their themselves think. |
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Definition
| *1)A great excitement, agititaionm or turbulence.2)to be in or work into such a state to produce alcohol by chemical action.* |
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Inadvertent- (ADJECTIVE)
The car wreck was fatal, and the victims mother claims that it was inadvertent. |
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Definition
| *resulting from or marked by lack of attention;unintentional, accidental* |
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Nominal- (ADJECTIVE)
The nominal ring is a non-existent piece of jewelry that is passed down from generation to generation in the Smith family after marriage. |
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Definition
| *Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously* |
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Noncommittall- (ADJECTIVE)
The candidate for Columbus mayor was very noncommittall towards his answer to the question. |
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Definition
| *Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no.* |
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Pevulate- (VERB)
There is a new movie with Nicolas Cage where he pevulates the Declaration of Independence. |
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Definition
| *To steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use.* |
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Proclivity- (NOUN)
Bob's ear had a proclivity and was severly square shaped. |
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Definition
| *A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)* |
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Sangfroid- (NOUN)
I have a sangfroid that my grades will be better this year than last year. |
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Definition
| *Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances.* |
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Seditious- (ADJECTIVE)
Maurice Clarrett thought that he was seditious to arresting. |
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Definition
| *Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government* |
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Tenuous- (ADJECTIVE)
The witnesses story that she gave to the police was very tenuous and it didnt help for the investigation at all. |
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Definition
| *Thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis; poorly supported* |
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Vitriolic- (ADJECTIVE)
Lemonade is vitrolic and can definitely make your eyes water. |
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Definition
| *Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)* |
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Wheedle- (VERB)
The ball coach tried to wheedle the umpire, and was thrown out. |
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Definition
| *to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts* |
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