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Amend

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Verb
To change for the better
I amended my teachers rules for not using phones in class

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Buffet

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To strike, slap, hit
Verb, noun
Noun- a slap,blow
I buffet my friend every time he annoys me

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Chaos

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Noun
Great confusion, disorder
There was chaos and the barmitsvah

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Commodious

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Adjective
Roomy, spacious
Our pantry was commodious when we came back from spring break.

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Corrosive

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Adjective
Acidlike, bitterly sarcastic
He was angered by his corrosive humor

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Discern

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Verb
To see clearly, recognize
You will never discern the truth

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Extant

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Adjective
Still existing
Rome is still extant, but won’t be in a few years

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Implicate

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Verb
To involve in, to connect with
The fact that he had candy in his desk implicated him in the candy plot.

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Inter

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Verb
To bury
Make sure you inter the evidence that would make it seem we committed the murder

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Martinet

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Noun
A sticker to the rules
I hate martinets in school

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Obviate

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Verb
To prevent, remove
Being healthy obviates many risks of getting desiese

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Renegade

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Noun
Someone who leaves the group, outlaw
The renegade soldier realt guilty

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Reprehensible

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Adjective
Deserving blame or punishment
The reprehensible behavior disgusted me

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Somber

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Adjective
Dark gloomy, depressed spirit
The dark, somber night depressed me

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Squalid

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Adjective

Wretched, filthy

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Turbulent

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Adjective
Disorderly, violent
The turbulent plane ride made my back hurt

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Vociferous

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Adjective
Loud, noisy
The calls of the dying people were vociferous

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Voluminous

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Adjective
Of great size, numerous
They’re are voluminous requests for less homework

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Waive

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Verb

To do without, to do without something you normally use.

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Accelerate

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Verb
To go faster
I accelerated in speed when the cops chased me

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Celerity

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Noun
Swiftness, quickness, speed
When I am really focused, I have great celerity

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Concur

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Verb
To agree, cooperate
I concurred with my teacher arguing for that more money should be spent on education

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Discourse

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Noun-a conversation

Verb- to talk, discuss formally in speech or writing

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Incur

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Verb
To meet with, run into
If I ever incur with dj khaled, I will be so happy

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Precursor
Noun | The precursor of baseball is rounders
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Succor
Noun A help in time of distress The Red Cross gives succor to many people
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Conglomeration
Noun A collection of unrelated things In my farm, I have a conglomeration of balls, bats and pans
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Conjecture
Noun An opinion formed from inconclusive evidence, a guess I will always have a conjecture of how many stars are in the sky
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Abject
Adjective Humiliating and miserable I endured abject studying hours during exams
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Interjection
Noun | A word or phrase showing emotion. Example: OUCH
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Assail
Verb To attack violently, assault The Bully assailed a kid
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Desultory
Adjective Not having plan or purpose, done without effort The debate was desultory and we learnt nothing from it
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Exult
Verb To rejoice greatly, to be triumphant. I exulted when I won a Grammy
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Resilient
Adjective Capable of returning to original shape after being bent or stretched Rubber is a resilient material.
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Salient
Adjective Striking, important, noticeable The Eiffel Tower is salient
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Convalesce
Verb To recover after illness After he convalesced from his broken leg, he played soccer
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Avail
Verb To be useful or helpful Our best efforts to save the cancer patient did not avail
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Prevalent
Adjective Widely occurring, common Teaching Latin is not as prevalent as it used to be
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Valor
Noun Bravery He showed great valor in battle
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Evolve
Verb To develop gradually My pikachu evolved into his older form in Pokemon
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Voluble
Adjective Speaking in a steady, easy flow of words Good speakers always have a voluble tone when they speak.
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Abhor
Verb To hate deeply I abhor bullying