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Iota
¨As far as science is concerned there is not one iota of evidence to prove that life exists on other planets¨ |
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a very small quantity or amount
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Temerity
¨If you have temerity to jump off a bridge even after hearing about the risk of instant death, you truly are a fool.¨ |
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| The quality of being unafraid of dnager or punishment in a foolish way. |
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Elucidate
¨She read everything she could get her hands on that would elucidate and expand upon her study of the human brain¨ |
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| to make understood, to clarify, to shed light upon something. |
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expunge
¨the judge directed the court stenographer to expunge the last three paragraphs of the witnsses testimony because she was hysterical¨ |
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| to strike or blot something out; erase; obliterate |
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Gait
We had slowed to a cautios gait and were feeling our way foreward as to not bump into the trees. |
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| A persons individual way of walking |
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Purloin
¨Jeremy must have purloined a copy of the schools key because that was the only way he could have broken into the cafeteria¨ |
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Capacious
¨The mini van has a capacious storage area which makes it an ideal choice for larger families¨ |
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| Containing or capable of containing a large amount of something |
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Trepidation
¨After listening to the teacher explain how important the test was, pam began to feel her trepidation grow about failing the assessment¨ |
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| A feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate because you think something bad or umpleasant is going to hapen. |
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Irascible
¨unlike his twin brother, Colin is irascible and gets angry very quickly¨ |
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| Becoming angry very easily: having bad temper |
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Pithy
¨William shakespeare was so skilled in using few words in clever new ways, he was considered one of the most pithy writers ever.¨ |
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| using few words in a clever and effective way. |
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