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ch 4 sentences
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25
English
11th Grade
11/07/2014

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Term
aloof
Definition
The woman remained _____ during the party, separating herself from everyone else.
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belie
Definition
Her first words appeared to _____ all the wonderful things I had heard about her.
Term
daunt
Definition
I am not ________ by your threats.
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dogmatic
Definition
He was so ______ that having an intelligent discussion with him was impossible.
Term
aesthetic
Definition
He is considered to have _________ tastes because he loves beauty and the arts.
Term
archaic
Definition
Words such as "thou" are no longer part of normal vocabulary, are ___________.
Term
contentious
Definition
My __________ child will not listen to any form or reason.
Term
debilitate
Definition
I was __________ by my bout with pneumonia.
Term
duplicity
Definition
His _________ was exposed when the girl he was seeing found out he was married.
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euphemism
Definition
People frequently use a ___________ for the word "dead", saying they "passed away".
Term
gluttonous
Definition
I am so __________ that I would have great difficulty dieting.
Term
ominous
Definition
The _____ clouds were harbingers of the tornado.
Term
pompous
Definition
It is very __________ of him to believe that his ideas should always receive the first consideration.
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slothful
Definition
That student is so ________ that he has never done any of his homework assignments.
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verbose
Definition
That professor is so _________ that it takes him an hour to cover material that should take fifteen minutes.
Term
volatile
Definition
Because of his ______ temper, one must use caution in dealing with him.
Term
virulent
Definition
The doctor prescribed a lot of medication to arrest the _______ infection.
Term
egocentric
Definition
__________ people rarely show any concern for others.
Term
Mundane
Definition
After I take care of these _______ matters, we can do something exciting.
Term
petulance
Definition
_____________ is sometimes the trait of a child who is not getting his way.
Term
assuage
Definition
Your kind words should _______ her suffering, The medicine should ________ his pain.
Term
discord
Definition
There was a lot of __________ in the nation over the issue of abortion.
Term
dissemination
Definition
The ____________ of these ideas can best be achieved through television.
Term
precocious
Definition
A child prodigy is a young person who is very ___________.
Term
trivia
Definition
The English teacher is looking for substance, not ______, in themes.
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