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Language - English
8th Grade
05/05/2016

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Term

iota (noun)


a very small quanity or amount 

Definition

 

-as far as science is concerned, there is not one iota of evidence to prove that life exists on other plants 

Term

temerity (adj) 

 

the quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment in a foolish way 

Definition

 

if you have the temerity to fight the collosal titan, even after levi saying not.

Term

 

elucidate - (verb) 

to make understood, or clarify shed light upon something 

Definition

 

she read everything she could get her hands on that would elucidate and expand opun her study 

 

(elucidated, elucidating, elucidates)

Term

 

expunge (verb)

 

to strike or blot something out, erease 

Definition

 

the judge directed the court stenographer to expunge the last three paragraphs 

 

(expunged, expunging, expunges)

Term

gait (noun)

 

a persons individual way of walking 

Definition

 

we had slowed to a cautious gait and were feeling our way forward as to not bump into trees

 

 

 

 

Term

 

purloin (verb)

 

to steal something 

 

Definition

 

they must have purloined a copy of levi house b/c thats the only to get in his house w/o breaking a window 

 

( purlioned, Purloins, Purloining) 
Term

 

capacious (adjective)

 

containing or capable of containing large amount of something 

Definition

 

(capacity, Capaciously, capaciousness)

Term

 

trepidation (noun)

 

a feeling or fear that that causes you to hesitate b/c you think something bad or unpleasant is going to happend

Definition

 

(trepid, trepidly, trepedity, trepidant, intrepid)

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irascible (adjective)

 

becoming angry very easily; having a bad temper.

Definition

 

(irascible, irascibly, irascibliness,)

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pithy (adjective)

 

using a few word in a clever or affective way.

Definition

 

(pithier, pithiest)

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