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English IV - Vocabulary Six
Jamarius Pickens
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English
12th Grade
01/08/2016

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Actuate

(verb)

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Definition

1.  To cause to put into mechanical motion.

2.  To cause to take action.

 

 

Superman had to actuate in the final fight against doomsday.

 

 

 

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Brackish


(adjective)

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Definition

1.  Made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater.

2.  Having an unpleasandt taste.

 

 

The lemon had been sliced hours before and it now has a brackish taste.

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Cognitive

(Adjective)

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Definition

1.  Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning.

 

 

A person's cognitive skills can be evaluated using psychological tests.

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Dissertation

(Noun)

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Definition

1.  A lengthly, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree.

 

 

He wrote dissertation in the invasive species for his finals to get his degree.

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Dolorous


(Adjective)

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Definition

1.  Causing or marked by pain, miser, or sorrow.

 

 

 

He went dolorous, after he found out his grandma passed.

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Endemic


(Adjective)

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1.  Widespread or peculiar to a certian place or among certian people.

 

 

The snake was able to endemic its surroundings in the jungle.

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