Week #25 Flashcards
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Awesome
(əˊsəm)
Inspiring terror, weird
Many of those who witnessed the first atomic
explosion reported that it
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Eruption
(i rupˊshən)
Bursting out
Fred had been known for his gentle ways; so his
friends were stunned by
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Puny
(pūˊni)
Weak, unimportant
We were surprised by the puny resistance put up by
the voracious tiger
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Debris
(də brēˊ)
Ruins, fragments
After her house had burned to the ground, Mrs Wiley
searched through th
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Dispersed
(dis pirsdˊ)
Scattered, spread, broken up
The fluffy seeds of the milkweed are dispersed by the
wind.
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As Broad As It Is Long
It makes very little difference
Since both jobs pay $1.75 an hour and are equally
boring, it is about a
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Obliterate
(əb litˊər āt)
Erase, wipe out
When a dog buries a bone, he goes to a great deal of
trouble to oblite
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Deplorable
(di plôrˊə bəl)
Sad, pitiable
The home-town fans thought the umpires’ decision
was deplorable.
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Initiate
(i nishˊi āt)
Start, set going
She could not imagine how she was going to get him
to initiate a conver
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Conflagration
(konˊ flə grāˊshən)
Great fire
Who could imagine a more bizarre story than the one
having to do with a
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Rue
(rü)
Regret
You will rue that display of histronics when I asked you
to help.
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Blow Hot and Cold
Swing for and against something
I told Charile to give up his summer job and come
cross-coutnry biking
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Congenial
(kən jēnˊyel)
Sympathetic, agreeable
The tree in front of my house has the dubious honor of
being the spot v
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Hoard (v)
(hôrd)
Hide, store, accumulate
Isn’t it a pity we can’t hoard the ideal days of autumn?
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Sage
(sāj)
Wise man, philospher
A man may be a sage everywhere, but at home he’s
called a “square” by h
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Aegis
(ēˊjis)
Shield, protection, sponsorship
It was fortuitous that at the last moment the mayor
offered the aegis o
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Detriment
(detˊ rə mənt)
Injury, damage, hurt
A settlement that causes detriment to neither side is
imperative.
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In The Doldrums
In a bored or depressed state
Mary has been in the doldrums since her best friend
moved away.
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Longevity
(lon jevˊə ti)
Long duration of life
He came for a family noted for its longevity, and all
four of his grand
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Imbibe
(im bībˊ)
Drink
-If you imbibe, don’t drive.
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Virile
(virˊəl)
Masterful, manly
The boys struck up virile poses to attract the girls on
the beach.
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Senile
(sēˊnīl)
Infirm, weak from old age
Far from being senile, the old man was considered the
sage of the neigh
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Doddering
(dodˊər ing)
Trembling, shaking
It was deplorable for us to see him doddering around
the house with th
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Burn The Midnight Oil
Study or work late into the night
If I’m going to pass the test tomorrow, I will have to
burn the midnigh
