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Caesar's English Flashcards

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Word: intracellular
Definition: located or occurring within a cell or cells.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: an increase in intracellular calcium

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Word: advocate
Definition: a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: They advocated an ethical foreign policy.

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Word: descend
Definition: move or fall downward
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: The aircraft began to descend.

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Word: aquifer
Definition: a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Finally the water seeps back into the aquifer, ready for further use.

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Word: combine
Definition: a group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: A powerful industrial combine.

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Word: compound
Definition: a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: The air smelled like a compound of diesel and gasoline fumes.

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Word: conifer
Definition: a tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen. Conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine.

Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Dave shinned up a handy conifer.

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Word: adapt
Definition:
make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice.

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Word: intravenous
Definition: existing or taking place within, or administered into, a vein or veins.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: an intravenous drip.

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Word: commandeer
Definition: officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: telegraph and telephone lines were commandeered by the generals.

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Word: centennial
Definition: relating to a hundredth anniversary.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: centennial celebrations.

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Word: centurion
Definition: the commander of a century in the ancient Roman army.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: a kind of soldier in the Roman army responsible for the command of a century, or one hundred, men. a kind of soldier in the Roman army responsible for the command of a century, or one hundred, men.

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Word: intramural
Definition: situated or done within the walls of a building.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: Intramural activities happen within one school, college, or university, rather than between different ones.

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Word: ad infinitum
Definition: again and again in the same way; forever.
Part of speech: adverb
Sentence: If something happens ad infinitum, it is repeated again and again in the same way.

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Word: infer
Definition: deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing

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Stem: com
Definition: together

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Stem: intra
Definition: Within

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Stem: cent
Definition: one hundred

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Stem: ad
Definition: to

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Stem: fer
Definition: carry

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Stem: bi
Definition: two

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Stem: sub
Definition: under

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Stem: de
Definition: down

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Stem: pre
Definition: before

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Stem: Super
Definition: over

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Word: placate
Definition: To make someone less angry or mad
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: I was able to placate mom after I accidentally broke her favorite vase

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Word: derision
Definition: mockery
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: My stories were greeted with disbelief and derision.

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Word: vivacious
Definition: Attractively lively
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: Trish was vivaciously upset with Jimmy Bob the Third

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Word: procure
Definition: Obtain with care or effort.
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: I procured to eat some cheese

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Word: retort
Definition: say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: You are the smelliest person ever other than Carl’s diaper. That’s right, you heard me! You know what? I’m breaking up with you on the spot, trash can! Now go to the store and get me my fresh hot bag of Hot Cheetos!” I retorted.

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Word: advocate
Definition: publicly recommend or support.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: I love to advocate. I usually support friends and family.

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Word: Conifer
Definition: A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: That conifer will die in approximately fifteen years.

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Word: compound
Definition: composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: We made a compound of rotting peals for the worms.

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Word: centennial
Definition: a hundredth anniversary
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: We are celebrating the centennial of the museum today.

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Word: centurion
Definition: the commander roman army,
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: I saw the centurion when I was a kid” said the old man

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Word: languor
Definition: The state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: He remembered the languor and happiness of those golden afternoons.

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Word: prodigious
Definition: Impressively or great in size
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: The cake that she bought for her birthday was a prodigious

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Word: manifest
Definition: clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: The system’s manifest failings.

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Word: Profound
Definition: very great or intense
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: My feelings are profound for pizza.

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Word: countenance
Definition: facial expression
Part of speech: Noun
Sentence: his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away

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Word: vitality
Definition: The state of being strong and active; energy
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: While Joy was biking she was vitality.

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Word: videlicet
Definition: This is to say : namely
Part of speech: adverb
Sentence: The meaning of U.S. Constitution is determined by one videlicet, the U.S. Supreme Court

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Word: paternal
Definition: Showing a kindness and care associated with a father; fatherly
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: I show paternal care for my father.

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Word: matriarch
Definition: A woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: The matriarch of England has been ruling for almost 71 years.

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Word: populous
Definition: Having a large population; densely populated.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: My mom’s Minecraft youtube channel is populous.

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Word: revitalize
Definition: Imbue (something) with new life and vitality.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: I revitalized my controller with new batteries.
It died soon after so I had to revitalize it again, while playing my game.

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Word: patriarch
Definition: The male head of a family or tribe
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: The patriarch of that tribe was a pretty funny guy, named Johnny.

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Word: matrimony
Definition: The state of being married; marriage
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Jimmy and Alex were planning their matrimony.

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Word: maternal
Definition: Related to the mother’s side of the family
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: I still have my mom’s grandfather. He is my maternal grandfather.

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Word: inevitable
Definition: Unable to be avoided,
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: He was inevitable when he played dodgeball.

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Word: individuality
Definition: The quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind especially when strongly marked
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Each person, including Bobby McBoberson and Johnny McJohnson, has individuality.

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Word: apoptosis
Definition: The death of cells which occurs regularly
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: My mom says that apoptosis happens regularly.

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Word: hypoplasia
Definition: Pathology. Abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: I was comfortable making a decision that the girl twin had sufficiently severe hypoplasia.

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Word: devitalize
Definition: Deprive of strength and vigor
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: An infection can devitalize a person

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Word: Providence
Definition: God or nature as providing protective or spiritual care.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: I live out my life as providence decrees.

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Stem: vita
Meaning: life

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Stem: vid
Meaning: look

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Stem: pater
Meaning: father

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Stem: materi
Meaning: mother

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Stem: pop
Meaning: people

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Stem: un
Meaning: not

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Stem: inter
Meaning: between

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Stem: semi
Meaning: half

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Stem: dis
Meaning: away

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Stem: sym
Meaning: together

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Word: Audible
Definition: able to be heard
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: The music was audible from across the room.

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Word: benevolent
Definition: well and kind
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: The benevolent Diana gave riches to the poor.

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Word: Somber
Definition: dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: The play was as somber as a funeral.

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Word: prostrates
Definition: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: The kid prostrated on the ground.

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Word: profuse
Definition: especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: The banker profusely apologized for the money mistake.

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Word: dehydrate
Definition: Cause (a person or their body) to lose a large amount of water.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: Running a marathon without drinking water will likely dehydrate a runner.

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Word: hydroelectric
Definition: Relating to or denoting the generation of electricity using flower water to drive a turbine that powers a generator.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: Water that is released from the Bonneville Dam turns many turbines, and large wheels, and makes hydroelectric energy.

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Word: hydrant
Definition: An upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlets.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: The firefighters hooked up a large hose to the fire hydrant and started to spray the burning house with water.

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Word: aquatic
Definition: relating to water
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: Water polo is my favorite aquatic sport.

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Word: aqueduct
Definition: An artificial channel for converting water.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Our drinking water is carried from the mountains through large aqueducts until it finally makes its way to us.

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Word: Aquarium
Definition: A building containing aquariums, especially ones that are open to the public.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: He loved to sit and watch the fish swim back and forth in the aquarium.

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Word: aquifer
Definition: A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater!
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: The homesteaders dug their wells right over the aquifer in order to get a clean and steady supply of water.

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Word: marine
Definition: Of, found in, or produced by the sea.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: The oil spill near the Gulf Coast harmed many marine animals and plants.

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Word: marina
Definition: A small harbor where boats can dock.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: We looked out at the marina, watching the sailboats come and go.

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Word: maritime
Definition: bordering on the sea.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: two species of Diptera occur in the maritime Antarctic.

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Word: localize
Definition: Restrict something to a particular place or part of the body
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: “We have to localize your fingers.¨ the doctor said

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Word: surfeit
Definition: an excessive amount of something
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: My brother eats a surfeit of food

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Word: Altercation
Definition: A noisy argument or disagreement; especially in public
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: He had an altercation with his wife and they eventually got divorced.

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Word: contrary
Definition: opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

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Word: stellar
Definition: Relating to a star or stars
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: “I guess my great grandad was stellar because he went into space without an oxygen tank. He fell out of the spaceship and floated to a star. He died because he didn’t have any oxygen.” my dad told me.

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Word: visualize
Definition: form a mental image of; imagine.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: Even though I had never been there, I could visualize the crystal blue beaches of Hawaii in my mind.

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Word: vista
Definition: A pleasant view.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: We enjoyed the beautiful vista of the mountains through the front window of the cottage.

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Word: visionary
Definition: given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas
Part of speech: noun
Sentence:Steve Jobs’s futuristic thinking and creativity made him the most well-known visionary of our time.

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Word: audible
Definition: Able to be heard.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: Ultrasound can be heard by dogs, but not audible to humans.

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Word: audition
Definition: is an opportunity for a performer to attempt to achieve a position or be granted membership to an organization
Part of speech: noun
Sentence:Even though Megan rehearsed for the lead role in the school play, she was still very nervous before the audition.

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Word: audience
Definition: A big group of people at a public event.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: There is already a HUGE audience at the pay and it’s only 10 minutes since I got here.”

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Word: auditorium
Definition: The part of a theatre or concert hall in which the audience sits”
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: From the backstage I looked into the auditorium, there was multiple people waiting for me to walk onto the stage!

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Word: cacophony
Definition: Harsh discordance of sound; dissonance.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: The barking dogs, car alarms, and sirens made up the cacophony of the city.

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Word: xylophone
Definition: A musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: She could hear her baby sister banging away on the xylophone.

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Word: phonograph
Definition: A record player.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: We listened to some old records on the phonograph.

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Stem:loco
Meaning: place

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Stem:sur
Meaning: over

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Stem:alter
Meaning: Other

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Stem: contra
Meaning: Against

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Stem: steller
Meaning:star

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Stem: vis/vid
Meaning: see,look

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Stem: AUD
Meaning:hear

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Stem: phon
Meaning:sound

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Stem:hydr
Meaning:water

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Stem:aqua/aqu
Meaning:water

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Stem:mar/mer
Meaning:sea

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Word: ostentatious
Definition: Seeking to attract attention or admiration
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: Henery was ostentatious because he walked around in a cool outfit and wanted attention.

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Word: inexorable
Definition: impossible to stop or prevent
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: Lebron James is inexorable at basketball.

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Word: indolent
Definition: Wanting to avoid activity or exertion;lazy
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: My older brother was very indolent and very lazy.

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Word: doleful
Definition: expressing sorrow; mournful.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence:I was DOLEFUL for my pizza getting eaten by the dog. Shortly after I took revenge by laying out more pizza but with cyanide.

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Word: alacrity
Definition: brisk and cheerful readiness.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence:He was jumping up and down with alacrity. The man fell into a bottomless pit. Somehow he escaped, so he was jumping up and down with alacrity again, but then he fell into the bottomless pit again and never escaped.

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Word: memoir
Definition:
a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence:The explorer’s memoir contained fascinating information about his discoveries, as well as his personal, daily activities.

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Word: memorialize
Definition: to do or create something that causes people to remember an important person, thing, or event.
Part of speech: verb
Sentence:Mount Rushmore memorializes four of the greatest U.S. presidents.

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Word: Memorable
Definition: worth remembering; notable
Part of speech: adj
Sentence:My first time visiting New York City was the most memorable trip of my life.

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Word: memento
Definition: an object that is a reminder of a person, place, or event; a souvenir
Part of speech: noun
Sentence:I kept the ticket stub to the first baseball game I ever went to as a memento to always remind me of the fun time I had.

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Word: geology
Definition: The study of the Earth
Part of speech:noun
Sentence: Geology has determined that the approximate age of Earth is 4.54 billion years old.

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Word: anthropology
Definition: The study of human biology and physiology and their evolution.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Jeff said, “ I don’t know what the word is called but it means something about bio… Bi….Biology? And phys..iology? I think you say it like an..thropolgy, Anthropology.” (I think I said it right.)

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Word: Etymology
Definition: The study of origin of words.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence:The Lady was studying the Bible’s etymology!

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Word: science
Definition: A particular branch of knowledge.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence:My favorite subject in school is science because I love learning about the world around us.

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Word: conscience
Definition: the part of the mind that tells you certain actions are right or wrong.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence:Even though I didn’t want to fail the test, my conscience just wouldn’t allow me to cheat.

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Word: conscientious
Definition: (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
Part of speech: adj
Sentence:Tim is a very conscientious student, who works hard and takes pride in his work.

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Word: amatory
Definition: romantic
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: The amatory couple ate dinner at Olive Garden.

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Word: mariner
Definition: a sailor
Example: A mariner set sail on his ship.

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Word: adjunct
Definition: an unessential addition

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Word: elucidate
Definition: to explain

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Word: mediate
Definition: to intervene

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Word: temporize
Definition: to delay

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Word: tacit
Definition: unspoken

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Word: affable
Definition: friendly

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Word: sanguine
Definition: cheerfully confident

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Word: torpid
Definition: sluggish

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Word: mortify
Definition: profoundly humiliate

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Stem: junc
Meaning: join

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Stem: luc
Meaning: light

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Stem: medi
Meaning: middle

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clud – close

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se – apart

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plu – move

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germ – vital

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perspicacity
Definition: (n) – keen insight
Example: The keeper’s perspicacity kept the zoo safe.

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magnanimous
Definition: (adj) – generous
Example: The family’s magnanimous donation provided gifts for 20 families.

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tortuous
Definition: (adj) – twisted
Example: The tortuous road led to nowhere.

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sanctimonious
Definition: (adj) – self-righteous
Example: Many people think Rosa Parks is sanctimonious, and I would agree.

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vociferate
Definition: (v) – argue loudly
Example: Angry people vociferated with each other.

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adjacent
Definition:(adj) – adjoining
Example: Many adjacent places are located in a mall.

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transient
Definition: (adj) – existing briefly
Example: Flies are often known to be transient because of how short they live.

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latent
Definition: (adj) – present but inactive
Example: The latent billboard displayed important information to drivers.

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livid
Definition: (adj) – bruised or pale
Example: My hurts turn livid upon me as I lean on a cane and observe.

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censure
Definition: (n/v) – strong criticism
Example: Government officials try to censure certain things.

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per – through

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anim – mind

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tort – twist

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sanct – holy

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voc – voice

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punctilious
Definition: attentive to correct details (adj)
Example: A punctilious grader marks the tiniest of errors wrong.

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retribution
Definition: payback, punishment (n)
Example: Retribution is what I plan to get after my wreck.

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capitulate
Definition: surrender (v)
Example: Chinese warriors never capitulate because they do not believe in that.

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imponderable
Definition: difficult to answer (adj/n)
Example: The imponderable question left many with confusion.

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rectify
Definition: to make right, correct (v)
Example: I have to rectify the situation as soon as possible.

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epithet
Definition: a characterizing term (n)
Example: Epithets are a great way to give character traits.

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abject
Definition: miserable (adj)
Example: Abject animals in shelters must often be miserable.

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eccentric
Definition: unconventional (adj)
Example: Heavy coats are eccentric in the midst of summer.

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imperious
Definition: overbearing (adj)
Example: Imperious dogs often won’t leave your side because they get jealous.

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solicitude
Definition: concern (n)
Example: John F. Kennedy showed great solicitude for problems.

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punct – point

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trib – pay

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cap – take

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