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Chestnut's Vocab
Weeks 1 through 5
7
English
10th Grade
09/30/2010

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Term

Precocious-adj

Precociously-adv

Precociousness-n

Precocity-n

Definition

Premature Development.

ex: a 2 year old picking up a book and understanding it.

Term

Idiosyncrasy-n

Idiosyncrasies-n

Idiosyncratic-adj

Idiosyncratically-adv

Definition

An unusual habit, or an odd characteristic

ex: your food can not touch on your plate

Term

Obtrusive-adj

Obtrusivly-adv

Obtrusiveness-n

Obtrude-v

Obtruder-n

Obtrusion-n

Definition

Showing a disposition to obtrude as imposing oneself or ones opinion on others.

ex: when someone protruding

Term

Orthodox-adj

Orthodoxly-adv

Orthodoxness-noun

Orthodoxy-noun

Definition

Customary or conforming to beliefs.

ex: traditions, routines and/or commonplace

Term

Decterity-n

Dexterous-adj

Dextrous-adj

Dexterously-adv

Dextrously-adv

Dexterousness-n

 

 

Definition

especially skill with the hands or mind.

ex: someone who can write with both hands

Term

Mediocre-adj

Mediocrity-n

 

Definition

rather poor or inferior

ex: second-rate (squidward off of spongebob is a mediocre clarinet player)

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