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Week 3
Week 3
10
Art History
3rd Grade
02/22/2007

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Term
Acuity
Definition
clearness, or sharpness of vision

Sentence- the acutiy of my eyes aren't that good, ut in the future i hope it will.

Synonyms- good vision, cleanness
Term
Braggart
Definition
exhibiting self-importance

When my freind hears im tallking behind his back he thinks he come just come and start braggaring.

Synonyms- boastful, bragger
Term
Debunking
Definition
the act through which a particular case, flap, or a phenomenon is contained within acceptable limits of public awareness, through a respected scientist's skeptical individual explanations.

Sentence- The debunking of religion has been too successful thease days i thought to myself.

Synonyms- flap, repudiation
Term
Epitomized
Definition
extracts from a written work or a condensed version of the same

Sentence- he is the epitome of good breeding

Synonyms- promotypes, summary
Term
Hidebound
Definition
referring to disease, when the skin hardens and thickens with loss of elasticity

Sentence- i hope hidebound never happenes to me

Synonyms- conservative , narrow-minded
Term
Languish
Definition
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

Sentence- After her husband died, she just languished away

Synonyms- ache, pine away
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Obsequious
Definition
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Sentence- i hate obsequious shop assistants

Synonyms- ass-licking, bootlicking
Term
Polemical
Definition
of or involving dispute or controversy

Sentence- i hope after i go home i wont have a polemical moment with my parents

Synonyms- controversy, dispute
Term
Restorative
Definition
Procedures performed to restore the missing part of the teeth

Sentence- restorative effects of exercise are very bad sometimes.

Synonyms- tonic, corrective
Term
Thwart
Definition
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat

Sentence- i have never seen a thwart or any part of a boat.

Synonyms- seat, boat seat
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