Vocab
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Contrition
A feeling of regret for doing wrong
The child felt contrition for breaking the vase.
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Promontory
A high ridge of land or rock jutting out
The promontory was very high above the sea.
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Supplication
A humble request or prayer
The guy had a supplication to the president.
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Persistence
The act of refusing to stop or be changed.
He was very persistent.
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Incredulous
Doubtful; disbelieving
It was incredulous to see the last game.
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Morph
To transform or be transformed completely in appearance or character.
He morphed into a donkey.
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Opt
Eye(Greek root word)
He had an optical allusion.
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Host
Enemy; stranger
The woman was the host for the party.
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Vestibule
A small entryway within a building
There was a vestibule in the building.
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Agile
Able to move quickly and easily
Tigger is very agile.
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Falter
To hesitate from lack of courage or confidence
The cowardly lion was falter in the beginning of the movie The Wizard of Oz.
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Ransack
To search or examine vigorously
The robber ransacked the house.
Prudence
The use of good judgement or common sense
The guy was very prudence.
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Ravage
Serious damage
Hurricane Katrina ravaged the southern coast.
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Assertion
A statement
The guy made an assertion on politics.
Chronicle
A record of events
The chronicle if Narnia.
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Acclimatization
The act of getting accustomed to a new climate or environment
The man got acclimatization to the environment.
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Aplomb
Poise; self-assurance
He was aplomb after looking in the mirror.
Banal
Commonplace; trite
The mall is a banal.
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Demeanor
A way of behaving; manner
The child's demeanor was very mean.l
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Inevitability
Something that is certain to happen
It was inevitable that people will get old.
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Insurmountable
Impossible to overcome
It is insurmountable to climb the steep cliffs.
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Transcend
To pass beyond the limits of
We transcended to the highest of our might, we didn't look back until we exceeded to the highest expectation of our leaders.
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