 | Term | Definition |
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giddy |
Karen was giddy with excitement for her birthday. Dizzy, excited, frivolous. |
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accolade |
When the boy learned to rollerblade he received and accolade in the form of leamonade. praise. |
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myriad |
A myriad of ants came to the picnic. large group. |
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queue |
The usher queued the crowd up. line. |
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cower |
jenny cowered behind her seat in fear at the horror movie. tremble,recoil. |
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irascible |
My dad becomes irascible if he doesn't start off his day with a cup of coffee. crabby. |
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gossamer |
The gossiper gossiped about the gossamer the celebrities wore. silky, flimsy. |
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demonic |
The murderer gave a demonic laugh when asked why he pushed his wife off the bridge. devilish, evil. |
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noxious |
the company refused to stop releasing its noxious polluted fumes into the air. toxic, poisonous. |
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proficient |
Mia proficiently put away her books so she would stay organized. skillful, quick. |
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harangue |
My mom harangues me about getting my homework done early. lecture. |
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laconic |
The student's laconic, one-word answers drove the teacher crazy. brief, concise, direct. |
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harrowing |
The girl had a harrowing experience searching the whole school for her laptop. sterssful, traumatizing. |
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aptitude |
Ashley had the aptitude to be the first female president. intellegence, talent, ability. |
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endure |
Tom endured his coach's harsh criticism. tolerate, put up with. |
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chronic |
Ramona had such chronic neck pain, she had a hard time moving her head every day. never ending, infinate. |
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Dromedary |
An Arab rode on a dromedary across the desert. Camel. |
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Grandiloquent |
The grandiloquent Englishman had few friends and many enemies. Pompous. |
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Caucus |
The mayor attended a caucus to decide whether or not to build a new school. Political meeting. |
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