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Sedentary – To sit around without much
exercise
Sediment – minerals or organic materials
deposited by water, air or ice
Sedative – a drug used to calm and soothe.
Legible - able to be read
Legend – a story handed down over the generations
& accepted as being historical.
Alleged – to assert without proof. To declare with
positivity.
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Animated – full of life, action or spirit
Animosity – a strong feeling of dislike or ill-will
that tends to display itself in action.
Animals
Homonym – Words pronounced the same, but spelled
differently – Example Heir and air
Acronym – A word formed by the initial letters or group of
letters of words in a set phrase.
Anonymous – of unknown name; Without an
acknowledged name.
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Sanctuary – A sacred or holy place
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Sanctity – Holiness, saintliness, & godliness
Sacrosanct – extremely sacred or inviolable
METAMORPHOSIS – a complete change of form
and structure
Metaphor – comparison not using like or as
Metabolism – a physical and chemical change
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Petrify – to change or convert into stone
Petroleum – a thick, flammable dark-colored
liquid
Petrochemical – Chemical that comes from
petroleum like kerosene and gasoline
Miracle – A wonder or marvel
Mirage – an optical illusion usually in
the desert. W/out substance or reality
Admire – to regard with wonder,
pleasure and approval.
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Manicure
Manuscript – to write by hand
Manacles – fancy name for handcuffs
Revolve – to rotate, to spin, to turn
A revolver spins when it is shot.
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Convoluted – to make complex and complicate;
elaborate
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Revolution – a rotation or a cycle. Each time a
tire spins it makes a revolution
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Retroactive – A throw back – Sports’ teams
sometimes wear retro jerseys to honor a
previous generation
Retrospect – to look back and reflect on what a
person has done; hindsight
What is retrofire?
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Sense – Feelings, awareness, sensation
Do you know
The 5 senses?
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Sensitive – Responsive; receptive
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insensate– numb; lacking feeling
If you are getting stitches, you want
that part of your body to be insensate
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Ocular – Visual
Binoculars – are two lenses that make
things appear closer and clearer.
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Ultraviolet –
Ultraviolet light is used to kill organisms in our
drinking water.
Ultraconservative – a person who is extremely
conservative
Ultramarine – The Hope
Diamond is ultramarine.
Digest - to process; to absorb
 Our bodies digest food
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Ingest – to swallow; to consume
gesture – to sign, signal, wave
To gesture someone to stop
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Tactile – perceptible; physical; touchable
Some people are tactile learners / especially the blind
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Contact – to communicate; to connect
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Tactics – plans; strategy; procedures
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Tactful – Considerate; subtle;
sensitive
To handle a sensative situation tactfully
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Ridicule – mock; to laugh at
If you ridicule a person, you make fun of
them and laugh at them.
Deride – to disparage; to scoff at
Ridiculous – silly; preposterous; absurd