MVHS Quarter 3, Week 6 Vocab
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mvhs_aclab on February 10, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Precept | (n.) a rule of how someone should act EX. Mr. Thrall's most important _____________________ is "Always be nice usually." |
| Precipitate | (v.) to cause something to happen suddenly (v.) to rain EX. Timmy's utterance of every swear word in the book ________________________ his three hour time out. |
| Prerogative | (n.) a special right or privilege EX. As chairman and president of Team Clean Language, it is my ____________________ to add words to the Very Naughty Words List as I see fit. "Apple Blossom" is now a VERY naughty word! |
| Pretentious | (adj.) overly showy; cocky EX. Some folks say that I am __________________, but the truth of the matter is, I am the most fantastic man this side of the Rillito River Wash. |
| Precocious | (adj.) talented beyond your age EX. I was considered ______________________ when, at age two, I said to my mother, "I love you, mother, but I wonder if you will cease exposing me to those horrifying blobs called Teletubbies. I prefer something along the lines of Masterpiece Classics." |
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