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# Definition: Occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure
# Your Sentence: The human appendix is a vestigial organ that
may have been useful at some point, but in this day and age, it's more
of a pain than anything else. |
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Definition: to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real
Your Sentence: Through the dense fog, I saw the man slowly materialize from the grey, carrying something. |
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* Definition: so desirable as to arouse envy
* Your Sentence: Her stellar smile and sparkling personality were enviable. |
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Definition: Having deceptive attraction or allure; having a false look of truth or genuineness.
Your Sentence: Brass is a specious metal. It looks like gold, but it isn't nearly as valuable. |
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Definition: a political system governed by a select
few people
Your Sentence: It was not hard to know the names of
the select few rulers of the government, considering that it was an
oligarchy. |
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·Definition: to divide into sharply opposing factions
·Your Sentence: The two friends had fought over a stupid mistake and the two
were only further polarized when another fight over a boy broke out
between them. |
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·Definition: an active hostility or opposition, as between
unfriendly or conflicting groups
·Your Sentence: Even
though Joe knew Jeff had anger issues, he continued his antagonism
which eventually led to Jeff hurting Joe. |
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· Definition: Given to excessive talk; talkative
· Your Sentence: The loquacious nature of the teacher made him
well-suited for his role as a lecturer but made it hard for class to
be released on time. |
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· Definition: To stimulate or shock as if by an electric
shock.
· Your Sentence: Obama's speech galvanized his followers,
which caused a sudden influx in the number of volunteers for his
campaign. |
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· Definition: not yet completed or fully developed
· Your Sentence: Although her ideas were still inchoate, she knew she was onto something. |
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· Definition: great generosity or
noble-spirited
· Your Sentence: When Jean's
mother helped out at the bake-off she showed magnanimity. |
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· Definition: Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
· Your Sentence: Your English homework often has many small, precise details, so it is important to be punctilious when doing it. |
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· Definition: A discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds.
· Your Sentence: The crowd's cacophony could be heard from the neighboring towns. |
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Definition: pertaining to a basic level, or early stage
# Your Sentence: the Indians were considered primitive by the English settlers.
# Your Sentence: The old wooden boat is primitive because of its simple build
and lack of design |
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