Sentences Flashcards

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Misnomer

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Sally is very skinny, calling her fat Sally would be rude and a misnomer

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Abode

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I wish I had her abode, it was a beautiful home.

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Cliche

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“Why did the chicken cross the road,” is a cliche joke.

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Canvass

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The Boy Scouts canvassed for money in my neighborhood

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Harbinger

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Seeing Santa Clause at the mall is a harbinger of Christmas

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Obscure

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The students presentation was so obscure, she had to present again.

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Quail

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The young girl quailed under her covers in fear of the monsters under her bed

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Bedlam

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Within a few minutes, there was bedlam in the streets because of the noise

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Rotund

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The pool has a rotund shape

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bestow

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I will bestow roses upon you

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Soirée

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I am hosting a soirée tonight, with music and dancing

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Wheedle

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My older brother always wheedles my parents into letting him go to parties by doing extra chores

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Reminisce

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On the last day of school, I will reminisce on the year.

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Wane

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My love for jeans has started to wane, they are very uncomfortable to me now.

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Prognosticate

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I prognosticate that cookie dough will be the most popular dessert of 2015, based on my data

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Bleak

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I think January is a bleak month, because of all of the cold weather.