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English vocab
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English
11th Grade
09/06/2011

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Voracious
Definition

an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; eager to consume geat amounts of food

 

"teenage boys tend to be ___ eaters"

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Officious
Definition

ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted services or advice

"The ___ waitress would not go away even when Jennifer told her that she wanted only coffee"

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Tenacious
Definition

tough, stubborn, not letting go

"The weeds in our lawn are so __ we can never get rid of them"

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Surreptitious
Definition

done or acting in a secret, sly manner

""helen ___ crept around the car, hoping to get the cat out from under it"

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Spurious
Definition

not genuine; false

"The police discovered cheap items which were carrying expensive labels being ___ manufactured in an illegal operation in the city"

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Onerous
Definition

troublesome or oppressive; burdensome

"After our truck ran out of gas, we had the ____ task of pushing it two miles to the nearest gas station"

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Scrupulous
Definition

careful of small details; honest; conscienctious

"the clerk ___ followed the man to his car to give him hte change he had forgotten"

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Copious
Definition

abundant; plentiful

"david gave ___ reasons why he should be allowed to stay home from school"

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Gregarious
Definition

seeking adn enjoying the company of others; sociable

"Paire was so ___ she hated to be alone"

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Pious
Definition

devout or virtuous; holy

"Elizabeth ___ said her prayers every night before bed"

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