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7th Grade
01/20/2010

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Palpable
Definition
capable of being touched or felt
Our pal, the bull,is palpable.
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Accountable
Definition
expected to answer for ones action's
Don, the accountant, was accountable for counting the bulls.
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Ostensible
Definition
appearing as such; offered as genuine or real
Taking the short cut was ostensibly not the sensible thing to do.
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Pliable
Definition
receptive to change; easily persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twisted.
A pliable bull convinced he could fly.
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Circumspect
Definition
heedful of situations and potential consequences
A circumspect inspection.
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Abstract
Definition
difficult to understand
Be wary of salesmen with abstract contracts.
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Defunct
Definition
dead or inactive
Chinese junks are now defunct.
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Succinct
Definition
brief and to the point
Virginia was succinct when Ernie forgot to fix the sink.
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Bauble
Definition
a small, inexpensive trinket
A bull's bauble.
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Adroit
Definition
skillful;deft
The auto workers of Detroit are adroit at manufacturing automobiles.
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