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rapture

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noun.

ecstatic joy

After Tammy’s cancer was cured, she instantly felt rapture and pure happiness.

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ailment

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noun.

disease

He died of a heart ailment.

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obscure

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adjective.

not clear

Some questions on the test were obscure, so she took an educated guess.

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incendiary

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adjective.

designed to cause fires

The military has been working on incendiary bombs.

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apathetic

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adjective.

having little to no emotion

After Rebecca went through many losses, she became apathetic around her loved ones.

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vain

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adjective.

extremely proud of one’s appearance

He was so vain that he couldn’t help
but look in the mirror every time he came across one.

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guile

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adjective.

extremely cunning to reach a goal

The guile teenager deceived her acquaintances for many months in order to gain their trust.

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frivolous

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adjective.

lacking seriousness or sense

The frivolous behavior in class led to many kids staying after class.

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lurid

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adjective.

horrible

An article about a recent murder left out the lurid details and kept it very broad.

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refurbish

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verb.

to renovate

They decided to refurbish the house after the hurricane.

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discourse

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noun.

communication through words or thoughts

Since the discourse was obvious and straight forward, there was no confusion between the two people.

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vacillate

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verb.

to be indecisive

His opinion vacillates so often that we don’t where he stands on the issue.

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rectify

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verb.

to correct

He asked them to rectify his account by sending a check.

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arid

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adjective.

extremely dry

The arid climate was not productive for growing crops.

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verbose

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adjective.

wordy

The verbose essay was shortened into a more precise one.

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tacit

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adjective.

implied

The ending of the story was tacit through many clues the writer gave.

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alleviate

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verb.

to lessen

She alleviated the sorrow and pain she went through as a little girl through therapy.

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disseminate

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verb.

to scatter or spread widely

The the news of Alison’s return was disseminated through a television broadcast.

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elucidate

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verb.

to make clear and explain

The student did not understand the moral of the story, so the teacher elucidated it.

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muddle

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verb.

to mix up (in a confused manor)

His exhaustion muddled his thoughts and he couldn’t make a decision.

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slander

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noun.

a false and rude statement jeopardizing a reputation

Falsely accusing someone of a theft is slander and you can be prosecuted for it.

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libel

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noun.

published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation

In a few cases, she has been sued for libel by the people she has written about.

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quibble

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noun.

small criticism or objection

The only quibble I had with this novel was that it was written in second p.o.v.

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satiate

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verb.

to supply with anything to excess

We satiated our thirst and hunger with a big feast.

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zenith
noun. the highest point The zenith of the Fault in Our Stars could be argued as either the trip of Amsterdam or Augustus' diagnosis of terminal cancer.
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infallible
adjective. certain The test results that showed that Hazel's cancer was terminal were infallible.
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prevalent
adjective. widespread The bugs were so prevalent in the house, we had to call the exterminator.
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listless
adjective. showing no interest in, spiritless After Wayne was given a boring topic, he became listless and uninterested.
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patent
noun. the right from the government as protection She got a patent on several ideas before she created her inventions so no one else could take credit.
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archipelago
noun. large group of islands As they sailed around Hawaii, they visited many of the islands within the archipelago.
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jest
noun. a joke or witty remark The comedian made many jests to amuse his audience.
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decibel
noun. a unit measuring sound waves The scientists measured the decibel levels of the music and found that hearing loss can occur if the levels are too high.
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congregation
noun. a group of worshippers The congregation of the Catholic church met in Mt. Kisco for a fund raiser.
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tactile
adjective. connected with sense of touch Once Suzie lost her sight, her tactile senses became more sensitive.
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conviction
noun. firm belief Even though Sally read many persuasive essays on a controversial topic, her convictions stayed the same.
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caricature
noun. a picture that shows exaggeration The family wanted a cartoon portrait of themselves so they went to the city and had a street artist draw their caricature.
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insipid
adjective. boring Jane's insipid personality made it difficult to have a stimulating conversation.
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voracious
adjective. craving large amounts of food Since Rebecca was 7 months pregnant, she had a voracious appetite all the time.
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adroit
adjective. skillful Serena Williams is an extremely adroit tennis player.
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bridle
verb. to hold back or restrain Aria bridled her anger and walked away from the rude clerk.
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unfetter
verb. to liberate There are many Roman stories of people trying to unfetter slaves from their masters.
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ubiquitous
adjective. existing or being everywhere On summer nights, mosquitos are ubiquitous.
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articulate
adjective. using speech fluently The articulate speaker convinced the entire panel to follow his advice.
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adequate
adjective. fully sufficient The amount of food they had was adequate for the month.
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inexhaustible
adjective. never runs out Some people say fossil fuels are inexhaustible and others say we will surely run out one day.
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chastise
verb. to discipline The family wanted to chastise the new puppy and train it so there would be no further incidents.
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lissom
adjective. flexible The lissom gymnast could bend her body in many ways that others could not.
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obstreperous
adjective. unruly Ezra became obstreperous when Aria told him to stay away from his girlfriend, Alison.
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denigrate
verb. to criticize in a derogatory manner We've all heard people denigrate women's basketball because it's slower and different from the men's game.
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demur
verb. to object The school elected him as class president, but he demurred.
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fathom
noun. a unit of length (6 feet); used when measuring the depth of bodies of water The ocean's depth at this moment is 60 fathoms.
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obeisance
noun. gesture like a bow When they met the queen, they greeted her with obeisance.
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deference
noun. respectful regard In deference to the late grandfather's wishes for his funeral, they followed his plans exactly.
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munificent
adjective. very generous The munificent man donated a million dollars to a local hospital hoping to help anyone who needed it.
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stoop
verb. to bend down He knew that he could never stoop so low as to cheat on a test, even if he hadn't studied.
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vigorous
adjective. energetic She shook the blanket vigorously to get all the dirt off.
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prolong
verb. to continue longer They prolonged their honeymoon for several days.
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contrivance
noun. a device An IPad is one of the more well known contrivances of the 21st century.

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