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elucidate v.
She read everything she coud get her hands on that would elucidate and expand upon her studyof the human brain.
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word family: elucilated, elucilating, elucalates)
to make understood, to clarify, to shed light uopn something. |
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expunge v.
The judge directed the court stenographer to expunge the last threee paragraphs of the wintnessestestimony because she was hysterical.
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word families: (expunged, expunging, expunges)
To strike or blot something out; erase; obliterate |
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gait n.
We had slowed a causitios gait and were feeling our way forward so as not to bump into the trees.
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| a persons individual way of walking. |
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iota n.
s far as science is concerned, there is not one iota of evidence to prove that life exists on other planets. |
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| a very small quantity or amount |
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temerity adj.
If you have the temerity to jump off the bridge even after hearing about the risk of instant death, you truly are a fool.
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| the quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment in a foolish way. |
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Capacious adj.
That mini-van has a capacious storage area which makes it an ideal choice for arger families.
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(capacity,capatiously,capaciousness)
containing or capable of containing a large amount of something. |
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purloin v.
Jeremy must have purloided a copy of the schools master key beacuse that is the only way he could have gotten into the cafeteria without breaking a window.
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(purloined, purlions, purloining)
to steal something |
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trepidation n.
After listening to the teacher describe how important the NYS ELA test was and all the preperation needed to do well onthe test, Pam began to feel her trepidation grow about failing the assignment.
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Definition
(trepid, trepidly, trepidity,trepidant, intrepid)
a feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate beacuse you think something bad or unplesant is going to happen. |
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irascible adj.
unlike his twin brother who never seems to get upset, Colin is irascible and gets angry very quickly.
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(irascibility, irascibly, irascildeness)
becoming veryangry very easily |
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pithy
William Shakespear was so skilled in using few wordsin veryclever and new ways that he is considered one of the mostpithy writers ever.
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(pithier,pithiest)
using few words in a clever and effective way |
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