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Engender
Ex. Kate engendered rage when she was told that she couldn't bring her baby doll to school with her. |
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Definition
To bring a feeling into existence.
(engendering,engendered) |
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Pacify
Ex. Jane's mother got so angry because she burnt their dinner in the oven, so Jane tried pacifying her mother's anger. |
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To ease someone's anger; calm someone down.
(pacified,pacifying,pacifies,pacifist) |
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Ardent
Ex. I am an a huge fan of One Direction so to show my love for them, I ardently buy their concert tickets, their merchandise and everything else they sell. |
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Definition
Enthusiastic support.
(ardently) |
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Exacerbate
(exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated)
Ex. Kayla started argue with her sister, while her parents were arguing, so that exacerbated the situation even more. |
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To make something bad even worse.
(exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated) |
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Sagacious
Ex. Judge Judy always has a sagacious way of character in court. |
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Definition
Good judgement; shrewd
(sagaciously) |
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Dissolution
Ex. The cheese puffs in my mouth dissolute slowly in my mouth. |
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Definition
| The disintegration or decomposition of something. (dissolutions) |
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Contagion
(contagions)
Ex. Jess had a bad case of the flu and she hugged her best friend and started a world of contagion. |
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Definition
| The spreading of a disease or idea from one person to another through close contact. (contagions) |
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Pestilence
(pestilences)
Ex. The Ebola virus is a horrific pestilence that was just as easily spread as the bubonic plague. |
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Definition
| A fatal epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague. (pestilences) |
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Writhe
(writes, writhing, writhed)
Ex. Mickey was shot running from the police and he fell writhing in pain, while blood dripped from his mouth. |
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Definition
| To make continual twisting movements of the body. (writes, writhing, writhed) |
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Pivotal
(pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted)
Ex. Janet finishing her 5th book of her series was a great success and a very pivotal moment. |
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| Of crucial importance in relation to the success of something else. (pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted) |
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