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Audacious
- Adj. or Noun
- Brazen,daring, or fearless
- He had the audacity to go to the wedding and not bring a gift.
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Hapless
- Adj.
- Luckless,unfortunate
- All of the hapless 9th graders all sat in the front of the bus during the trip.
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Hiatus
- Noun
- An interruption or break
- Bill took a hitatus from teaching.
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Hotspur
- A quick-tempered,impulsive person.
- Noun
- John became hotspur when a car suddenly cut him off.
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Iconoclastic
- Adj.
- Given to attacking cherished institutions or beliefs.
- Sinad O Connor was iconoclastic to the image of the Pope on live television.
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Munificent
- Adj.
- Generous.
- Oprah is a munificent when it come to giving to schools in Africa.
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Scrutinize
- Verb
- To review extremely closely.
- The teacher scrutinized my paper look for any errors.
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Skittish
- Adj.
- Nervous and lacking confidence
- I am skittish when it comes to public speaking.
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Yahoo
- A bumpkin
- Noun
- John is acting like a yahoo.
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Zenith
- The highest point attained.
- Noun
- You have reached your zenith in sports when you hvae won a gold medal in the olympic.
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