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(adj) - Fond of the company of others; sociable.

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Gregarious

Ex - Gregarious students often struggle with independent projects and activities.

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(n) - A dreamy sequence of usually happy or pleasant imaginings.

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Reverie

Ex - I was angry when my children interrupted my reverie about my mansion and household servants.

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(adj) - A temporary replacement

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Interim

Ex - While Mrs. Carter is on maternity leave, Mr. Garrett will act as interim choir director.

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(adj) - Very wicked or evil.

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Nefarious
Ex - After coming up with a crime as wicked and nefarious as he did, that criminal deserves to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

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(v) - To say unpleasant things about someone or something; usually unfairly.

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Malign

Ex - By spending the cruel rumor, my sister hoped to malign her ex-boyfriend.

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(v) - To stir things up; instigate

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Foment

Ex - The celebrity liked to foment rumors by posting cryptic statements about her private relationships online.

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(adj) - Recurring

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Chronic

Ex - For three months, I have had a chronic headache.

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(adj) - Weakly and overly sentimental

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Maudlin

Ex - Sarah is such a drama queen that she behaves in a maudlin way to even the smallest incident.

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(n) - An idea that many people have about a thing or group that may often be untrue or only partly true.

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Stereotype

Ex - Don’t perpetuate the stereotype of college jocks.

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(v) - To force to leave out or refuse to include.

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Ostracize
Ex - Bullies tend to ostracize others because they have low self-esteem and want to make those around them feel shunned and unaccepted.

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(adj) - Something that is slowly and secretly causing harm.

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Insidious

Ex - The investigators uncovered an insidious scheme to rob people of their life savings.

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(n) - A type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal is more common in speech than writing and typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.

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Slang

Ex - Mrs. Baer does not allow the use of slang in a formal essay.

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(adj) - Clear-minded

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Lucid

Ex - Because the medicine made Lisa drowsy, she was not very lucid.

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(adj) - Laughable because on being ridiculous.

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Ludicrous

Ex - The gigantic yellow hat looked ludicrous on the tiny man’s head.

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(n) - Rotation around a point or axis.

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Gyration

Ex - Staring at the helicopter’s propeller making nonstop gyrations made me dizzy.

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(adj) - Feeling no fear; bold

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Intrepid

Ex - Even when the storm was directly over our house, the intrepid old women did not panic.

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(v) - To show devotion and honor to.

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Revere
Ex - The students revered their teacher so much that they had a difficult time with the substitute teacher who came while she was taking maternity leave.

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(adj) - Stiffly dignified or formal in speech or literary style; pompous.

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Stilted

Ex - It was obvious Jeff’s parents made him deliver a stilted apology.

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(adj) - Acting or taking place without any outside force or cause.

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Spontaneous

Ex - Don’t make spontaneous and impulsive comments without thinking; you won’t be able to take your words back.

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(n) - A scolding or bad-tempered women.

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Shrew

Ex - The shrew in our neighborhood allows her dog to chase children who come on her property.

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(adj) - To throw into disorder; make untidy.

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Disheveled

Ex - Since Eli had not much time to comb his hair or wash his face, he looked quite disheveled.

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(n) - A brief and witty saying.

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Aphorism

Ex - Bill began his speech with a humorous aphorism from one of his favorite authors.

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(v) - To pass into or through every part of.

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Permeate

Ex - The light will permeate through the curtains when the sun rises.

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(v) - To speak of as unimportant not much good.

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Disparage

Ex - As a middle school teacher, I witness students verbally disparage each other on a daily basis.

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(n) - A great difference.

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Disparity

Ex - The disparity between the giant’s height and the dwarf’s height is obvious.

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(adj) - Occurring by chance.

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Fortuitous

Ex - Mark proved to be fortuitous by picking all six winning lotto numbers.

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(adj) - Poorly done or made.

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Shoddy

Ex - The shoddy porch collapsed one day after it was built.

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(n) - An act or instance of not following the general rule or method.

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Anomaly

Ex - Since my son has a history of failing classes, his good grades are a welcome anomaly.

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(n) - A comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it.

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Analogy

Ex - Just as the sword is the weapon of a warrior, the pen is the weapon of a writer.

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(adj) - Incapable of being investigated; not easily understood.

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Inscrutable

Ex - In situations where evidence is lacking, some murder easer remains inscrutable forever.

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(adj) - Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

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Explicit

Ex - Since the tournament rules are explicit, there is no excuse for the athlete’s actions.

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(n) - The literal or primary meaning in contrast to the feelings or ideas a word suggests; dictionary definition.

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Denotation

Ex - It is important to know both the denotative and connotation associated with new vocabulary.

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(n) - The overall message or life lesson of a poem or any other literary work.

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Theme

Ex - Nationalism is a major theme in the literature of Panama.

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(n) - When a word or phrase is used more than once of emphasis.

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Repetition

Ex - Constant repetition makes it easier to learn how to spell a word.

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(n) - The main subject of a poem, essay, composition, etc.

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Topic

Ex - The best consists of a 500-word essay on the topic of your choice.

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(n) - A feeling, memory or thought connected with a person, place or thing.

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Association

Ex - His grandparent’s old house had happy associations for his.

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(adj) - Especially evil or leading to evil.

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Sinister

Ex - To make our home look sinister for Halloween, we placed fake spiderwebs all over the front porch.

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(n) - A group of lines in a poem.

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Stanza

Ex - The line contains an equal number of stanzas and is arranged in lines of four syllables each.

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(n) - Special attention put on something to give it importance.

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Emphasis

Ex - Our English teacher puts emphasis on spelling.

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(n) - The words that are used with a certain word or phrase to help explain its meaning.

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Context

Ex - It was Charles Dickens who first used the word “detective” in the literary context.

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(n) - A lack of agreement generally between what one believes and how one acts.

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Dissonance

Ex - There is a great deal of dissonance between what a liar says and does.

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(v) - To make public; disclose.

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Divulge

Ex - Doctors must be careful not to divulge confidential information about their patients.

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(adj) - Of the same or a similar kind or nature.

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Homogenous

Ex - At my school, the smartest students are placed in homogenous classes so they can challenge each other.

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(n) - The state of not using alcohol or illegal drugs.

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Sobriety

Ex - Sobriety tests showed that the driver was inebriated and not able to operate a vehicle.

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(adj) - Deserving to be despised.

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Despicable

Ex - Her despicable behavior earned her nothing but some jail time.

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(v) - To twist and turn this way and that as if from struggling or pain.

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Writhe

Ex - The poison caused the witch to writhe in agony before she died.

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(v) - To prevent it from happening.

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Preclude

Ex - The young gymnast has suffered an injury which will preclude him from being a part of the Olympic team.

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(adj) - Deeply upset or agitated.

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Distraught

Ex - When my father died. I was so distraught, I dropped out of school.

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(n) - The strongest or most successful period of time.

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Zenith

Ex - After the president brought an end to the war, his popularity his it’s zenith.

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(n) - An unusual or unexpected sight, a ghost.

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Apparition
Ex - Guest at the hotel claim they have seen an apparition of the woman in the portrait wondering through the halls at night.

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