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abjure

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v.
To give up believe in

A person who abjure his faith means to not believe in god anymore.

other forms: abjuratory(adj), abjurer(person),

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arrogate

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v.
To own something that is not yours

Usually a bully will beat someone up and arrogate his stuff because that’s how a bully owns someone’s thing.

other forms: arrogator(person), arrogation(n)

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cacophony

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n.
A sharp noisy sound

The sound that you use a piece of glass to scratch whiteboard is cacophony.

other forms: cacophonic(adj)

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laconic

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adj.
Describe doesn’t speak much

Tom is a laconic boy because we seldom saw him speaks.

other forms: laconically(adv), unlaconic(adj)

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expiate

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v.
Apologize for sin

A Christian usually expiate to the man in church because he thinks he did something wrong.

other forms: expiator(person)

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fecund

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adj.
A land can produce a lot of products

The lands in the mountains are fecund because it hasn’t been polluted and can produce a lot.

other forms: infecund(adj)

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deleterious

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adj.
Harmful

A spider is deleterious because it can bite and it’s poisoned.

other forms: deleteriously(adv), deleteriousness(n)

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inimical

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adj
Be harmful to something

Smoking is an inimical habit to human because it will make your lung weaker.

other forms: inimically(adv)

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maelstrom

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n.
A crazy chaotic storm

If you’re taking a boat on the ocean and met a maelstrom, then pray, because only god can save you from this mad storm.

other forms: NO

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impudent

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adj
Impolite

As a child, I can be impudent to the old people because it’s rude and impolite.

other forms: impudently(adv)

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Ephemeral

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adj.
Last in a very short time

The life for a bug is really short because it can only lives for a few days.

other forms: ephemerally(adv), ephemeralness(n)

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obstreperous

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adj.
Rude and hard to deal with

Tom is a obstreperous kid because he is rude to others, barely no one would like to talk to him.

other forms: obstreperously(adv)

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harangue

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n.
A long and angry speech

The parents will make a harangue when the kids are doing something wrong because it makes them angry so they need talking to express their feelings.

other forms: NO

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munificence

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n.
Generosity
The beggar thanks the people who give him money for his munificence.

other forms: NO

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prevail

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v.
To win
The old man prevailed over the mountain because he climed up on it and win it.

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vigil

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n
vigil is quietly and poray for good thing.

There’s a vigil every year in china for Sichuan Earthquake,people hold candsles and poray for the people died

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Voyage

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n
It describes a flighjt

Columb/s voyage is around the world.

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etemity

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n
Forever

Sometimes soul is to describle eternity

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civility

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n.
It describes politness

Civility is the things that teacher taught us when we were in first grade,be polit to the others.

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comrade

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n
Workmate

Comrade is the people who work with you in the company

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faithfully

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adv
It means loyalty

The dog protect his owner faithfully

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crumbling

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adj
breakl something into small pieces

Be careful!The glass is crumbling,it may hurt you.

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majority

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n.
It describes most of.

Majority of Americans vote for Trump

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moderate

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adj

common or nicely

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1.reconciliation
n. Means same, identical The couple's clothes are reconciliation
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2.incessantly
adv. Means constantly, ceaselessly It rains incessantly in autumn
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3.to glance
v. Means to see something in a very short time He stole a glance at the clock behind him in class
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4.flurried
adj. Means rattled Keep calm! Don't get flurried
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5.tremulous
adj. Means alive, impressible His skin is very tremulous, because have skin disease
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6.numerous
adj. Means many, a lot He loves reading, so he has numerous books in his house.
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7.interpose
v. Means insert We should interpose some pictures into the PPT, to make it interesting.
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8.carriage
n. Means transport There are many vacant seats in the carriage
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9.quivering
adj. Means shivering The little man's voice was quivering other forms:quiver(v.)
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10.visible
adj. Means palpable They found a bacterium visible to the human eye
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Malevolent (adj.)
``` Def.:evil Sentence:Jack is a malevolent boy.He always wants to hurt other people. - (Adv.) malevolently/maliciously (n.) malice/malevolence/maleficence ```
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eschew(v.)
Def.:To eschew is to avoid | Sentence: The king didn't want to have wars, so he tried his best to eschew battles.
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Acrimony(n.)
Def.:Acrimony is a rough and bitter manner Sentence: Her boyfriend can't bear her acrimony any more. He dislikes her because she's mean. - (adj.) acrimonious
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Demure(adj.)
Def.:Demure describes someone (especially lady)who is gentle and polite. Sentence: The queen is a demure lady. Many kings want to marry with her because she's gentle.
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Winsome(adj.)
Def.:Charming.Attractive. Sentence:Wency says she is a winsome girl, but Martin doesn't agree that Wency is an attractive girl, but I believe Wency is a winsome girl.
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Ignominious(adj.)
``` Def.:Describes making you feel ashamed. Sentence: His childhood experiences made him feel ignominious. He felt shameful because these bad experiences. - (adv.)ignominiously (n.)ignominy ```
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Jubilant (adj.)
Def.:Describes supper happy because a success or victory. Sentence: People were all jubilant because of the victory. - (n.)jubilation/jubilance (v.)jubilate
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Surreptitious(adj.)
Def.:Describes someone who believes in things which is not really exist, for example ghost. Sentence: People in old generation were mostly surreptitious, they believed in things which are not scientific or logical.
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Malediction (n.)
Def.:Action of calling down a curse. Swear words . Sentence: The witch gave a malediction to the young princess. The witch called a spell on the princess.
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swaying
adj. It means sway. His mind is swaying that is easy to change
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wince
v The painful expression Normal people wince when someone hit them
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1. buttress
adj. Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall. This buttress is less than halfway up the tree.
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2. intransigent
adj Means impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason. From my thought, he was intransigent, and utterly insufferable.
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3. propitious
adj Means presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success. It had hardly been a propitious beginning, but he had chosen his own way.
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4. fractious
adj Means easily irritated or annoyed. That may make the world become a little bit less fractious.
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5. extol
v. Means praise, glorify, or honor. They will extol the virtues of human beings.
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6. perspicacity
n. Means intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings). Perspicacity and Clinical Working Ability are both important for Doctors.
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8. nefarious
adj. Means extremely wicked. When Nefarious Lich leaves play, you lose the game.
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9. acumen
n. Means a tapering point. What I'm testing with this question is your business acumen.
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10. effrontery
n. Means audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. He admired the effrontery with which she is bargaining.
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garrulous
adj. D: talk a lot Ex: my grandmother is a garrulous person she always talk a lot
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sycophant
n D:some people say good word to rich people EX:A lot of people they are sycophants they always say some good words to rich people
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ubiquitious
adj D: something every where EX:Say bad word is a ubiquitious thing in the China it everywhere
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veracity
n; D:honest EX:the man's veracity let me believe he I think he is a good man.
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vapid
adj. D:very boring Math class is vapid class, because its boring
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upbraid
v. D blane My mother upbraid, becuase i didnt do my homework.
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salient
adj. D:important My mother is salient person in my family
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rebuke
v. D:say bad word to oher people Teacher shoudnt rebuke student
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proclivity
n. D:bad hobby My dad proclivity is smoking
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pernicious
adj. D:not healthy Smoke is a pernicious thing

9th Grade (2016-2017) (2 decks)

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