Vocabulary 05/20/2013 Flashcards

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adjust

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ad·just

  • *Part of Speech:** verb
  • *Own:** to move something; make something prepared
  • *Dictionary:** to change (something) so that it fits or conforms
  • *Antonym:** confuse; disarrange; disorder
  • *Synonym:** order; settle; adapt

I adjusted the doll to look perfect.

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approach

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ap·proach

  • *Part of Speech:** verb
  • *Own:** to come to
  • *Dictionary:** to come near or nearer to
  • *Antonym:** leave; depart
  • *Synonym:** near; access; come

I approached the tree to get the sap.

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citizenship

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cit·i·zen·ship

Part of Speech: noun
Own: a legal person in the country
Dictionary: the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen
Antonym:
Synonym:

I was born and have a citizenship of the United States.

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civic

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civ·ic

  • *Part of Speech:** adjective
  • *Own:** a person in a community
  • *Dictionary:** of or pertaining to citizenship; civil
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:** local; public

It is your civic duty to be a ona jury.

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civic responsibility

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civ·ic re·spon·si·bil·i·ty

Part of Speech: noun
Own: the duities of a citizen
Dictionary: the responsibilities of a citizen
Antonym:
Synonym: civic duty

It is my civic responsibility to respect and uphold the law.

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eliminate

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e·lim·i·nate

  • *Part of Speech:** verb
  • *Own:** to remove; throw out
  • *Dictionary:** to remove or get rid of
  • *Antonym:** keep; include
  • *Synonym:** dismiss; reject; termintate

When a person loses, they are eliminated from the competition.

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generation

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gen·er·a·tion

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** people born and alive about the same time
  • *Dictionary:** the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time
  • *Antonym:** destruction
  • *Synonym:** genesis; creation

When my brother was my age, his generation didn’t have iPhones.

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hesitate

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hes·i·tate

  • *Part of Speech:** verb
  • *Own:** to be nervous about something; having reservations
  • *Dictionary:** to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination
  • *Antonym:** carry on; continue
  • *Synonym:** defer; doubt; ponder

She hesitated to take the job.

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rascal

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ras·cal

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** a mischievous person
  • *Dictionary:** a mischievous person or animal
  • *Antonym:** angel
  • *Synonym:** devil; scoundrel; liar

That child is a real rascal.

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responsibility

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re·spon·si·bil·i·ty

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** someone who takes the blame
  • *Dictionary:** looking after a person and having to take the blame if something goes wrong
  • *Antonym:** freedom; immunity
  • *Synonym:** duty; trust; pledge; fault, guilt

M brother does nto take responsibility when he does something wrong.

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shrugged

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shrugged

Part of Speech: verb
Own: to raise and lower shoulder
Dictionary: to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
Antonym:
Synonym:

When I do not something, I shrug.

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sinister

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sin·is·ter

  • *Part of Speech:** adjective
  • *Own:** bad, evil; wicked
  • *Dictionary:** threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble
  • *Antonym:** kind; nice
  • *Synonym:** evil; harmful; malignant

Jafar is very sinister in the movie Aladdin.

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twirled

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twirl ed

  • *Part of Speech:** verb
  • *Own:** to move in a circlein place
  • *Dictionary:** to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl
  • *Antonym:** straight; untwist
  • *Synonym:** turn; twist; pivot

There is a lot of twirling in Ballet.

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