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Glum: Feeling of dejection. Morose, gloomy, sullen,
unhappy, dismal.
Commotion: A disturbance, uproar, unrest, tumult,
agitation.
Pacify: To soothe, calm, quiet, placate, or appease.
Haughty: Conceited, arrogant, or proud.
Verify: Something proven to be true, to confirm or
authenticate.
Surmise: A guess or conjecture. To infer or to
suppose.
Suppress: To subdue, quell, crush, stop, or restrain.
Consolidate: To unify things, to join, to merge.
Gregarious: Friendly, sociable, or companionable.
Destiny: Your fate, your future.
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Disciple: A follower, adherent, believer, or student.
Impartial: To be neutral, fair, unbiased, or
unprejudiced.
Abundant: Ample, plentiful, bountiful, or copious.
Valiant: Brave, courageous, dauntless, or fearless.
Petition: A request, an entreaty, a plea, or
supplication.
Labyrinth: A maze, a puzzle, a confusing
arrangement.
Noxious: Poisonous, venomous, toxic, or malignant.
Paramount: Most important, supreme, principal, or
chief.
Surge: To rise, swell, increase, or billow.
Haggard: To be exhausted, tired, weary, or worn out.
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Factual: Based on facts, real, or actual.
Fanciful: Imaginary, made-up, or invented.
Congenial: Agreeable, friendly, or pleasant.
Disagreeable: Unpleasant, mean, or crabby.
Lenient: Merciful, overly nice, easy going
Severe: Harsh, strict, prone toward discipline.
Entice: To lure or tempt.
Repel: To drive away, to reject.
Transparent: Clear, easily seen through.
Opaque: Does not allow light or understanding
through, impenetrable.
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Malice: Ill will, spite, hatred, a desire to harm.
Kindness: To act in a considerate way, doing
good.
Slovenly: Messy, sloppy, or dirty.
Immaculate: Very clean, unsoiled, unsullied.
Mandatory: Required, obligatory, needed,
necessary.
Unnecessary: Not needed or required,
superfluous.
Reverence: Deep respect, veneration, adoration.
Disrespect: To act rudely, to be impolite.
Posterity: Refers to generations in the future,
descendents, offspring.
Ancestors: Those from whom you are descended,
your forefathers, grandparents.
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High-rise: A building with many floors, a
skyscraper
Open-ended: When something is not final,
inconclusive
Drive-in: A place to get served in your car
Troubleshoot: To eliminate problems, rectify or
correct mistakes
Solar Energy: Energy from the sun
Know-how: Expertise, capability, ability
Low-key: Something played down, understated,
restrained, underemphasized
Getaway: An exit, an escape, to elude
Health club: Place with exercise equipment
Life Span: The length of your life, a lifetime
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Sari: A garment worn by Hindu women
Sorry: When you are apologetic, regretful
Waver: When you hesitate or fluctuate, back and
forth,
Waiver: Document that gives up a claim
Hostel: In inexpensive lodging or place to stay
Hostile: Unfriendly, antagonistic, angry toward
Hue: A gradation of color, a tint, shade
Hew: To chop or cut out, to carve
Insight: Ability to understand, perception or
intuition
Incite: To stir up trouble, or create opposition
toward, provoke
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Derrick: A large crane
Mesmerize: To hypnotize
Zinnia: A colorful flower
Saturnine: Gloomy
Cardigan: A sweater the buttons in the front
Laconic: Someone who uses few words
Maverick: Someone who doesn’t go along with
the group
Sequoia: A giant redwood tree
Boycott: To stop using or buying something
Bacitracin: An antibiotic ointment
Afghanistan
De Nimes, France
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Kashmir, India
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Corinth, Greece
Canary Islands
España
Mahon, France
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Afghan: A colorful, knitted blanket
Denim: Heavy cloth used to make
overalls
Badminton: A game played over a
net
Atoll: A coral island
Cashmere: Soft wool that comes
from a goat
Turquoise: A green-blue gemstone
Currants: Small berries
Canary: A yellow songbird
Spaniel: A kind of a dog
Mayonnaise: Salad dressing made
from oil and egg yolk
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Scow: A flat-bottomed boat, barge
Frolic: To Play in a frisky way, to romp, to cavort,
revel
Loiter: To linger, or hang around, dally, dawdle, to be
idle
Iceberg: A large mass of floating ice
Algebra: Branch of mathematics
Safari: A hunting or exploration trip, an expedition
Poodle: A type of dog
Snorkel: A breathing tube for swimmers
Orangutan: An ape that lives in trees
Sarong: Cloth worn as a skirt
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Jabberwocky: Writing or speech that makes no sense
Lilliputian: Something very small
Robot: A mechanical device that performs human
tasks
Quixotic: Someone who is romantic and impractical
Narcissus: A flower that grows from a bulb
Puckish: A word meaning mischievous
Herculean: Meaning very difficult
Utopian: An idea that is visionary or imaginary
Scrooge: A miserly person
Malapropism: A funny and unintentional misuse of
words
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Barefaced: Without disguise, unconcealed, uncovered
Radiance: Brilliant light, luminosity, aglow
Monumental: Large and outstanding, mammoth, huge,
enormous
Castigate: Scold, punish, criticize, rebuke, yell at
Majestic: Grand or dignified, noble, imposing, regal, exalted
Frugal: To spend sparingly, thrifty, not wasteful
Dwindle: To decrease, diminish, to become less, or to lessen
Gust: A rush of wind, a squall, a blast
Hint: An indirect suggestion, an inkling, a clue, an
intimation, an allusion
Summit: A building with many floors, a skyscraper, a hill or
mountain top
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Fortnight: Fourteen + nights, or a two week time period
Laundromat: Laundry + automatic, or a place to wash
clothes
Clash: Loud + crash, or a very loud noise
Flextime: Flexible + time, or an individualized work
schedule
Farewell: Short for fare thee well, or a phrase meaning
“good-bye”
Motorcade: Motor + cadence, or a procession of cars
Prissy: Pretty + miss, or a fussy, particular person
Sitcom: Situation + comedy, or a humorous television series
Travelogue: Travel + dialogue, an illustrated travel lecture
Walkathon: Walk + Marathon, a very long walk
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Blustery: A windy, noisy or stormy day
Humid: Moist, or slightly wet
Stratus: A low, gray, rainy cloud
Inversion: When the temperature increases the higher
you go
Precipitation: Rain, snow, sleet or hail
Typhoon: A violent cyclone (hurricane) in the Western
Pacific
Cirrus: High, thin, fair-weather clouds
Cumulous: Puffy, white, fair-weather clouds
Monsoon: Seasonal wind bringing heavy rains
Meteorologist: A scientist who studies the atmosphere
and predicts the weather
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Clef: A mark showing the pitch of the musical notes (treble
or bass)
Staccato: Music with breaks between tones or notes, an
interrupted sound
Tempo: The time pattern, or speed, at which music is
played
Adagio: Means in “a slow tempo”, or played at a moderate
speed
Percussion: Instruments that make sounds when struck,
drums, cymbals, etc.
Crescendo: An increase in volume or intensity, a rising
sound
Overture: Song introducing a music work such as an opera,
introduction
Chord: Three or more tones or notes sounded together,
sound in harmony
Allegro: Means “in a fast tempo”, a rapid, happy sound
Aria: A song for one voice or instrument, a distinct melody
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Auditorium: A space for an audience; a theater
Audible: Something that can be heard; hearable
Audition: A tryout or hearing for a performer in a
show or presentation
Audience: Those seeing or hearing a presentation;
spectators
Congratulate: To express good wishes; to
compliment; to praise
Gratitude: Thankfulness; appreciation; to be grateful
Gratify: To please; to delight; to fulfill
Inject: To introduce; to fill or insert
Reject: To refuse something; to repudiate; to deny; to
turn down
Conjecture: To make a guess; to surmise; to suppose
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Aeronautics: Having to do with aircraft, aviation, or flying
Aerobics: A system of exercise
Aerodynamics: Branch of physics related to flight
Aerial: Wire or rod used to receive radio-waves, an antenna,
a receiver
Aerate: To mix with other gasses, usually oxygen; to
vaporize, oxygenize
Rebellion: An uprising, a revolt, an insurrection, a revolution
Belligerent: Aggressive or warlike, combative, quarrelsome
Panacea: A cure for all problems, a remedy, a correction
Pandemonium: A noisy uproar, turmoil, noise, chaos or
disorder
Panorama: An unlimited view, a vista, a wide outlook, a
survey
Chronos =
time
Phono =
sound
Cacophony: A harsh, clashing sound, dissonance,
jarring, discordant
Anachronism: Something that doesn’t belong, an
error
Chronic: Lasting a long time, continuous, persistent,
ongoing
Chronicle: A record of events, an account, a narrative
Chronology: A list in order of occurrence, events in
order
Synchronize: At the same time, to coincide, to match,
to correspond
Megaphone: Horn increasing loudness of voice, used
by cheerleaders
Euphonious: Pleasing to the ear, harmonious,
tuneful, melodious
Phonics: An association of letters and speech sounds,
Symphony: A musical piece for an orchestra
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Braces =
Torch =
Petrol =
Cinema =
Diversion =
Crumpet =
Dustbin =
Chips =
Mackintosh =
Lorry =
suspenders
flashlight
gasoline
movies
detour
muffin
garbage can
French fries
raincoat
truck
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HMS Blazer
Rampart Walk (Bolouarts)
Reynard the Fox & his friend Coart
Latin: Nux
J.R. Poinsett
Tulle, France
Latin: Flamma
Pierre Magnol (Botanist)
The God Mercury
Tantalus and his punishment
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HOOTENANNNY: A gathering of folksingers, a folk
concert
SKEDADDLE: To run away, depart, leave
TOPSY-TURVY: Upside down, disordered, a mess, chaotic
GEWGAW: A gathering of folksingers, a folk concert
BALDERDASH: Nonsense, poppycock, fiddlesticks, B.S.
FLUMMOX
: Bewilder, confuse, confound
WISHY-WASHY: Weak, feeble, a push-over, insipid
THINGAMABOB: A whatchamacallit, a thingy, a what’s-it
HUNKY DORY: Okay, all right, good to go, top notch
An uneven front tooth, dental protrusion
SNAGGLETOOTH: A broken or uneven tooyh
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Tortuous: Means winding, twisting, serpentine, or snakelike.
Torturous: Miserable, anguished, or extremely unpleasant;
causes pain.
Plaintiff: Person who begins a lawsuit, an accuser, a
complainant
Plaintive: Sad, mournful, melancholy, or sorrowful
Insinuate: to suggest in an indirect way, to hint or imply.
Incinerate: To burn up, cause to flame, or to cremate
Dissolute: Immoral, lewd, debauched, or nasty
Desolate: Deserted, uninhabited, lonely.
Ally: A supporter, friend, associate, confederate, affiliate
Alley: A narrow street or roadway
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Devalue: To reduce the value of, to lower, to lessen.
Desegregate: To end segregation, or end the separation of races.
Foreshadow: To indicate beforehand, to presage, to predict.
Foresight: Wisdom, good sense.
Improper: Not according to standards, unseemly, inappropriate.
Improvident: Not careful in providing for the future, careless about
planning.
Microcosm: A little world, a small example of something large.
Microscope: An instrument that makes small things appear larger.
Antitoxin: Makes a body safe from disease, something that halts spread of
toxins.
Antisocial: When you are not sociable, to be unfriendly, or rude
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Tolerance: Respect for others, consideration, forbearance, etc
Arrogance: Too much pride, haughtiness, self-importance
Velocity: Speed, swiftness, rapidity
Hospitality: Warm welcome for guests, being a good host
Sensational: Outstanding, spectacular, exciting
Stoical: Indifferent to pain or pleasure, impassive, unaffected
Remorseless: A person with no pity, merciless, uncaring
Defenseless: No way of protecting yourself, helpless, vulnerable
Convertible: Something that can be changed, such as a car
Irreversible: Unable to change, permanent, unalterable