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WARRIOR WORDS LESSON 10-12 Flashcards

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Gregarious Definition

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sociable; extroverted; enjoying companionship

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Gregarious sounds like

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Greg, Gary, and us

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__________ people probably make better salespeople.

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Gregarious sentence

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Depleted Definition

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emptied; drained; used up

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Depleted sounds like

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the pleated (pants)

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The epidemic became a medical emergency when supplies of the antibiotic were ____________.

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Depleted sentence

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Tenacious Definition

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strong; persistent; determined to hold on

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Tenacious sounds like

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tennis shoes

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The defensive lineman was small but ______________, and he sacked the quarterback twice.

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Tenacious sentence

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Wane definition

A

grow gradually smaller

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Wane sounds like

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the name “Wayne”

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With her strength _________, she grabbed the rope just in time.

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Wane sentence

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Ludicrous definition

A

absurd; ridiculous

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Ludicrous sounds like

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Lou to cross

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It’s __________ to say second-hand smoke is harmless.

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Ludicrous sentence

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Obsolete definition

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no longer usable; outdated

17
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Obsolete sounds like

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Hobb so late

18
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Typewriters would be considered ____________ in most modern offices.

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Obsolete sentence

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Digress definition

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to move away from the main topic when writing
or speaking; to go off on a tangent

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Digress sounds like

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die grass

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In writing, if you _________ from the main point for too long, you may lose your reader.

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Digress sentence

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Articulate definition

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able to speak clearly and effectively

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Articulate sounds like

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able to speak clearly and effectively

24
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To be effective, a teacher must be _________.

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Articulate sentence

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Tirade definition

A

a long and bitter speech; diatribe

26
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Tirade sounds like

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tie raid

27
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After the team’s ninth straight loss, the coach’s __________ could be heard in the parking lot.

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Tirade sentence

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