Vocab
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Subjugation
Noun: the state of being submissive or subservient; being brought under complete control
Quote: "When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation, and indignation."
Sentence: In a dictatorship, citizens are under subjugation.
Undulating
Adj: to move with a wavelike motion; display an alternation of movement; to rise and fal l in pitch.
Quote: "Whether being battered by the surf or swimming through the gentle undulating surface of lakes, I find inspiration in the movement of water. Sometimes I think about the journey the water has traveled, reconnecting me to the larger cycles of nature. Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/janetechel560619.html#jSGDdCrfPr...."
Sentence: The waves crashed on the shore at an undulating rhythm.
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Copious
Adj: in a large number or quantity; numerous
Quote: "Workers should know to act like they are going along with what the hacker wants and take copious notes so the company will know what the hacker is trying to find."
Sentence: The girl had a copious number of relatives over at her house for the holidays.
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Congenial
Adj: friendly, having the same nature, tastes and interests; easy-going
Quote: "There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in - Italy, France, Manhattan - but I like the climate here, and Irish light seems to be essential for me and for my writing. "
My friend and I are very congenial, we share so much in common.
Fastidiousness
Noun: trait of being
Quote: "I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's. "
Sentence: When a food is fastidious, it is very hard to like.
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Feign
Verb: to give a false appearance; to fake
Quote: "As adults feign disinterest in science - children can grab hold of it to distinguish themselves. "
Sentence: The girl had to feign her interest in math.
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Preeminently
Adverb: having importance; in a superior way
Quote: "What is a fear of living? It's being preeminently afraid of dying."
Sentence: in Lord of the Flies, the conch shell has a preeminently purpose.
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Posterity
Noun: all future generations (more broad than progeny)
Quote: "There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way."
Sentence: Since the girl drank from the fountain of youth, she will live for prosterity.
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Progeny
Noun: a descent or offspring, as a child (more narrow than prosperity)
Quote: "It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks; we still share genes around, and the resemblance of the enzymes of grasses to those of whales is in fact a family resemblance. "
Sentence: Everyone is born form the progeny of a parent cell.
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Quintessential
Adj: the most perfect embodiment of something
Quote: "My father was the quintessential husband and dad."
Sentence: My dog is a quintessential fit for my family.
Scrupulous
Adj: with strict regard for what is considered right or proper
Quote: "And so it's inescapable and people who proclaim scrupulous honesty can only proclaim that if they don't examine closely the things they believe."
Sentence: During the time Lord of the Flies was written, England was a very scrupulous place.
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Vacillate
Verb: to hesitate between choices; to sway
Quote: "I don't like politicians who vacillate."
Sentence: The boy was vacillate about whether he wanted to go to his basket ball practice or his football practice.
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Zealous
Adj: ardently active; devoted or diligent
Quote: "Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country?"
Sentence: The team was zealous while they were playing their favorite sport.
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Discern
Verb: to detect or identify with your senses
Quote: "I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child is watching on television."
Sentence: Detectives use all five senses to help them discern what happened.
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Quote: "I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child is watching on television."
Sentence: Detectives use all five senses to help them discern what happened.
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Enigmatic
Adj: something hard to understand
Quote: "I get interested in writers who are enigmatic."
Sentence: The boy thought that math was enigmatic.
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Facetious
Adj: not meant to be taken seriously; amusing
Quote: "I don't want to sound facetious, but humour is the key to the soul."
Sentence: The clown at the circus was facetious.
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Gratuitous
Day: given without receiving anything in return
Quote: "There's nothing gratuitous about my films."
Sentence: The gratuitious girl gave presents to less fortunate people during the holiday season.
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Rhetorical
Adj: asked merely for effect with no answer expected
Quote: "Using rhetorical questions in speeches is a great way to keep the audience involved. Don't you think those kinds of questions would keep your attention?"
Sentence: the presidents speech had many rhetorical questions in it.
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Riveted
Verb: attracted and held the attention of completely.
Quote: "I love watching old movies, and some of the holiday-themed ones are really great. I also have a bizarre thing that I'll do: I'll turn on a foreign-language TV station, usually Spanish, and watch a whole show, riveted, even though I have no idea what anyone is saying. I don't know why I find that so addictive, but I do!"
Sentence: The speaker was retentive and held our attention the whole time.
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Ubiquitous
Adj: existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time
