Rogue Wave Vocab Flashcards

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Placid (adj.)

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Pleasantly calm; Peacful; Tranquil

Ex.: Last night the the ocean was so placid I thought it wars so peaceful.

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Diligent (adj.)

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Having or showing are and conscientiousness in ones work or duties.
Ex.: Many of the employees were diligent to the supervisor.
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Rogue (noun)

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A person who is dishonest or immoral; having an abnormal savage or unpredictable disposition.
Ex.: When the Patriots didn’t admit to deflating the balls they were Rogue.
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Maneuver (v)

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To move skillfully.
Ex.: The quarterback maneuvered in to the end zone.
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Inevitable (adj)

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Impossible to avoid; sure to happen.
Ex.: It is inventible to not get called on by a teacher.
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Tentative (adj)

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Uncertain; not definite or positive ; hesitant; experimental
Ex.: When I asked my mom if I could go to the game she said that it was tentative.
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Vague (adj)

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Not clearly expressed or understood; indistinct.
Ex.: When someone said β€œAin’t got no fruit” they were being vague.
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Fruitless (adj)

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Not bearing fruit; useless; unsuccessful
Ex.: The girl who never won was fruitless
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Compelling (adj)

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Having a powerful or irresistible effect; overpowering and cannot be ignored.
Ex.: The rogue wave when it was approaching the ship was compelling.
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Derelict (n)

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A vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning; anything or anyone that neglected and abandoned.
Ex.: The Edman’s Fitzgerald was derelict in Michigan lake known as Lake Superior.
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