Flashcards in Lesson 27 Deck (10):
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demonstration (n)
SYN display
(adv) demonstrably
(adj) demonstrative, demonstrable
(v) demonstrate
* the demonstration clarified the procedure for everyone.
* I have never seen the politicians so demonstrative of their feelings.
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involuntarily (adv)
SYN automatically
(adj) involuntary
* he involuntarily worked overtime.
* reflexes are involuntary reactions to external stimuli.
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marvel (n)
SYN wonder
(adv) marvelously
(adj) marvelous
(the marvels of modern life, science)
(I marvel at how.....)
* the Great Wall of china is one of the world's marvels.
* the weather was marvelous for an afternoon get-together in the park.
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moderate (adj) (v)
SYN medium
(n) moderation
* she made the best of her moderate dancing ability .
* the broadway play was moderately successful.
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odd (adj)
SYN unusual,strange
(adv) oddly
(n) oddity
(It is odd that)
* it is odd to find a person who speaks many languages.
* the moon rock is an oddity available at the museum for all to view.
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profuse (adj)
SYN abundant
(n) profuseness
(adv) profusely
* the company apologize profusely for the defects in its product.
* she deserved the profuse praise from her teacher.
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succinct (adj)
SYN concise
(adv) succinctly
* since she had little time to speak, the biologist made her presentation succinct.
* the class assignment is to summarize the book's plot as succinctly as possible.
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sustained (adj)
SYN consistent
(adj) sustenance
* sustained rainfall is the only hope they have for relief from the drought.
* the trees could not sustain the attack of the locusts.
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tangible (adj) # intangible
SYN concrete
(adv) tangibly
(n) tangibility
* the work of a teacher seldom produces tangible results until years after a student has graduated.
* the solution to this problem can be tangibly demonstrated.
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