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PowerPlus Lesson 7 Sentences
PowerPlus Lesson 7 Sentences
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English
10th Grade
11/12/2018

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Term
adroit (adj.)
Definition
He was not an _______ speaker, but he was a genius with number.
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macroscopic (adj.)
Definition
On a clear night, the Milky Way appears ___________.
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fatuous (adj.)
Definition
Her _______ simpering began to grate on our nerves.
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bovine (adj.)
Definition
The large animal figures in the cave drawing depicted ______ creatures.
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ferret (v.)
Definition
John knew the answer was in the text, but he just couldn't ______ it out.
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affectation (n.)
Definition
Ginger could not stand the ____________ of the girls in the fashion clique.
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knell (n.)
Definition
The ______of the church bell told the town that Gertrude had passed away.
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dichotomy (n.)
Definition
Disagreements among board members created a _________ of the charitable organizations.
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callow (adj.)
Definition
The ______ boy left for the war, but an exhausted man returned.
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laconic (adj.)
Definition
He was a _______ man who wasted few words.
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quiddity (n.)
Definition
Patience is the _______ of a good teacher.
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patent (adj.)
Definition
When the electronics store saw the ______abuse of the game system, it refused to grant a refund.
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peccadillo (n.)
Definition
Stealing tips from tables was a __________ in Bill's mind, but a major offense in the minds of the waiters.
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sagacious (adj.)
Definition
The _______ old man always had the answers to moral problems.
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rationalize (v.)
Definition
The boy tried to __________his absence from school.
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