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1
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opposite

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antithesis

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antithesis sounds like

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anTEETHesis

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antithesis mnemonic device

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The teeth in your mouth. For every tooth, there is an opposite tooth. For example, for every upper tooth, there is a corresponding (opposite) tooth.

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lack of interest or concern

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apathy

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apathy sounds like

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apple tree

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apathy mnemonic device

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George Washington’s father is questioning him about the cherry tree that has been chopped down. Young George, arms folded, replies, “I cannot tell a lie. I really don’t care who chopped down the cherry tree.”

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top; highest point; summit

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apex

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apex sounds like

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a pex

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apex mnemonic device

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King Kong (the ape) is climbing the Empire State building. He’s trying to get to a large letter “X” which is perched on top of the building’s antenna (highest point). As he climbs, he thinks to himself, “This will be the apex of my career.”

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calm; pacify

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appease

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appease sounds like

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peas

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appease mnemonic device

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A young child who’s upset because he’s hungry. He calms down when his mother gives him some peas (this requires a little extra imagination). Or, just think of “please” or “a peace,” all of which sound like appease and suggest its meaning.

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selected by random choice and without solid reason

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arbitrary

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arbitrary sounds like

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our bee, Jerry

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arbitrary mnemonic device

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A giant glass tank called the Lost Bee Shelter. A young man is looking into the tank at thousands of flying bees. He says to the attendant, “I think that’s him. That’s our bee, Jerry.”

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secret; mysterious

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arcane

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arcane sounds like

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our cane

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arcane mnemonic device

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A child sits at his grandparents’ dinner table. In the corner of the room is a wooden cane with mysterious words and markings all over it. When the boy asks what it all means, his grandmother just smiles slightly and says mysteriously, “Oh that’s just our cane. Don’t worry about it. You wouldn’t understand anyway.”

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old; antiquated

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archaic

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archaic sounds like

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our cake

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archaic mnemonic device

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A very old cake, covered with cobwebs. One person asks. “Where did we get our cake?” The other person answers, “From Auntie Katie, where else?”

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acting superior, obnoxious, smug or rude

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arrogant

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arrogant sounds like

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arrow can’t

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arrogant mnemonic device

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It’s the mid-1800s, somewhere in Oklahoma. A traveling rifle salesman is making a presentation to some Navaho Indians. “You’re still using those bows and arrows for hunting?” he asks. “This rifle fires bullets. Do you people know what bullets are?” The Navaho look at each other, annoyed but patient. The salesman continues: “A bullet can take down a buffalo from five hundred yards. An arrow can’t! A bullet can fly faster than a hawk. An arrow can’t! And a bullet can be kept in your pocket or pouch. An arrow can’t! You have to buy my rifles and bullets, because they are better than anything you’re using.”

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able to speak clearly and effectively

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articulate

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articulate sounds like

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Artie Kool-Aid

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articulate mnemonic device

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A man named Artie holding a pitcher, giving a speech: “… and let me assure you, dear fellows, that it would be a veritable impossibility for me to be so eloquent without this extraordinary thirst-quenching concoction, Kool-Aid.”

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domination; controlling power

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ascendance

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ascendance sounds like

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a sun dance

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ascendance mnemonic device

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This Indian tribe has been doing rain dances for many centuries. But now it’s been raining for seven weeks and they need the sun to dry up the water. So they create and perform a sun dance. After the dancers have been performing for several minutes, the clouds disappear and the sun comes out. The tribe, at least on this occasion, seems to have gained ascendance over the sun.

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person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline

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ascetic

32
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ascetic sounds like

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acidic

33
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ascetic mnemonic device

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A man of great religious faith has decided to leave his comfortable life behind in order to reach a higher level of spiritual growth. He gives away all of his possessions, including his house, donates his savings to charity, and begins to walk across the desert. Many days later, his shoes worn through and his clothes in tatters, he reaches the end of the desert and finds himself at a gas station. A mechanic, recognizing the religious man’s obvious need for a drink, offers him a cold can from the vending machine. However, the man sees the soft drink as a luxury, an aspect of the physical world no longer part of his life, and rejects it, choosing instead to drink from a nearby bucket of battery acid. Surprised, the mechanic says, “Why, that’s downright acidic!” “I think you mean ‘ascetic,’” says the religious man, between sips.

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roughness; harshness; irritability

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asperity

35
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asperity sounds like

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a spirit tea

36
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asperity mnemonic device

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A group of ghosts/spirits meeting for their afternoon tea. One of the spirits gets extremely agitated and angry after drinking his tea, and begins yelling at his companions. (One of the other ghosts comments: “He really needs to start drinking decaffeinated. This regular stuff just haunts him.”)

37
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attack with words or force

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assail

38
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assail sounds like

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a sail/sale

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assail mnemonic device

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The husband comes home with a new sail for his boat. His wife attacks: “What? You spent more money on that stupid boat? You haven’t bought yourself a new shirt in six years, but the sailboat is always right in style! What excuse do you have this time?” Husband: “It was on sale.”

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persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail

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assiduous

41
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assiduous sounds like

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a Sid, U.S.

42
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assiduous mnemonic device

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A devoted worker at the post office has noticed a letter sent from overseas. The envelope is addressed simply, “Sid, U.S,” The worker, determined to see that the letter is delivered to the right person, has gathered every telephone directory in the country and is carefully going through each one page-by-page, making a list of every Sid in the U.S. “A Sid, U.S.,” he says. “If I’m persistent and pay close attention to detail, I’ll find him. Or her.”

43
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relieve; ease; pacify

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assuage

44
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assuage sounds like

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as wage

45
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assuage mnemonic device

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A fairy godmother appears to a miserable man who is seated at a table piled high with bills. The man is obviously distressed because he has no money. The fairy offers to pay the man a salary (“as wage”) for the work he’s doing in paying the bills! The man is thrilled, for she has assuaged his anxiety.

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wise; insightfully clever; shrewd

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astute

47
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astute sounds like

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a stew

48
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astute mnemonic device

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As his students prepare their dishes, the cooking teacher strolls around the kitchen, peeking into each pot and casserole. He’s puzzled by the contents of one stove-top pot, but after quickly scanning the ingredients, he looks the young chef straight in the eye and says, “A stew.” And of course, he is right.

49
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waste away; wither

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atrophy

50
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atrophy sounds like

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a trophy

51
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atrophy mnemonic device

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A trophy with a figure on top. The figure’s arms or legs are melting (its muscles have atrophied).

52
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brazen; brash; nervy

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audacious

53
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audacious sounds like

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all day shhh’s

54
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audacious mnemonic device

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A librarian, referring to a boy talking at a nearby table: “‘Shhhh,’ I say, ‘please Shhhh,’ all day ‘Shhh’s’ and he just keeps talking. What brashness! What nerve! What audacity!” The boy turns to the librarian and says, “Shhh! I’m trying to read!”

55
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make larger; increase

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augment

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augment sounds like

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Aug. mint

57
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augment mnemonic device

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The gardener has been trying to grow mint for months, with just a few plants to show for her hard work. Then, on August 1st, she discovers her entire backyard covered in mint. “Wow!” she says. “This Aug. mint is quite an increase from the July mint!”

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taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed

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Auspicious

59
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auspicious sounds like

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Our space shoes

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auspicious mnemonic device

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Two astronauts have just landed on the planet Neptune. Looking out the window of their spaceship they see that they are surrounded by a frozen lake. In order to accomplish their mission, they must cross the ice and return to the spaceship quickly. One astronaut thinks it’s going to be very difficult. The other pulls out two pairs of special boots fitted with large ice skate blades. “This will be easy,” he says. Then, gesturing to the boots, “Our space shoes!”

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stern; plain; without luxuries

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Austere

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austere sounds like

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Our steer

63
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austere mnemonic device

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A rancher giving a tour of his ranch: “And this is our steer. He lives in this simple barn, eats plain, dry grass, and frowns a lot. We’re not sure why.”

64
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greed

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Avarice

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avarice sounds like

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Ava rice

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avarice mnemonic device

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A woman named Ava is seated at a table, her arms around a mound of rice. She won’t share the rice with anyone. She is greedy.

67
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feeling repelled; wanting to avoid

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Averse

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averse sounds like

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A verse

69
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averse mnemonic device

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A young boy running from the classroom, screaming, “Poetry! I can’t listen to poetry. Not even averse!”

70
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harmful: menacing

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baleful

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baleful sounds like

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bale fall

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baleful mnemonic device

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Gigantic, heavy bales of hay falling from the sky. One of the bales is about to fall onto someone.

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