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iota n.
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 adj.
if you have the temerity to jump off the 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 danger or punishment in a foolish way. |
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elucidate v.
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.
(elvcidated, elvcidating, elvcidates) |
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expunge v.
The judge directed the court stenographer to expunge the last three paragraphs of witness testimony because she was hysterical. |
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to strike or blot something out; erase; oblitherate
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goit n.
we had slowed to a cautious goit and wwere felling our way forward so as not to bump into the trees. |
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| a persons individual way of walking. |
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purloin v.
Jeremy must have purloined a copy of the schools master key because that is the only way he could have gotten ito the cafe without breaking a window. |
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to steal something
(purloined, purloins, purloining) |
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capacious adj.
That 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 latge amount of something.
(capacity, capaciously, capaciousness) |
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trepidation n.
After listening to the teacher describe how the NYS ELA test was and all the preparation needed to do well on the test, Pam began to feel her trepidation grow about failingthe assessment. |
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a feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate because you think something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
(trepid, trepidly, trepidity, trepidant, intrepid) |
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irascible adj.
unlike his twin brother who never seems to get upset, Colin is irascible & gets angry very quickly. |
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becoming angry very easyily; having a bad temper
(irascibility, irascibly, trascibleness) |
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pithy adj.
William shakesphere was so skilled in using few words in clever & new ways that he is concidered one of the most pithy writers ever. |
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unsing few words in a clever & affective way
(pithier, pithiest) |
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