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Caleb Knost, Week 6
Week 6 Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
10/10/2011

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Servile
Definition

A. Her constant servile attitude annoyed her boss. 

B. slavishly submissive or obsequious.

C. ser·vile [sur-vil, -vahyl]

D. Adjective

 

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Incisive
Definition

A. Her incisive leadership abilities made her the obvious choice for the role.

B. remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute.

 

C. in·ci·sive [in-sahy-siv]

D. Adjective 

 

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Clairvoyance
Definition

A. He used his clairvoyance to help her find the keys to her car.

B. quick, intuitive knowledge of things and people; sagacity.

C. clair·voy·ance [klair-voi-uh[image]ns]

D. Noun 

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Futile
Definition

A. Arguing with his brother proved to be futile, because he was never going to change his mind.

B. incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; notsuccessful.

C. fu·tile [fyoot-l, fyoo-tahyl]

D. Adjective 

 

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Absolve
Definition

A.She felt greatly relieved after being absolved by her mother. 

B. to free from guilt or blame or their consequences. 

C. ab·solve [ab-zolv, -solv]

D. Verb

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