Term
segui/sec-to follow 14
Inconsequential-adj |
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Having no effect or importance
syn:trivial;ant:essential
What once seemed like a major event in my life now seems entirely ___. |
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sequi/sec-to follow 14
Consecutive-adj |
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Definition
Following in order
syn:sequential
For fourteen ____ days, snow fell on the city. |
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sequi/sec-to follow 14
Execution-n |
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Definition
The way something is done
syn:operation, performance
The spectators were astonished at the skater's perfect ___ of a difficult jump. |
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Term
cur/cour-to run 14
Courier-n |
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Definition
one who carries and delivers
As a ___, Tom delivered packages to many interesting places. |
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cur/cour-to run 14
Incur-v |
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Definition
To bring about
syn:acquire;ant:avoid
If you don't want to ___ your math teacher's anger, you should finish your homework. |
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cur/cour-to run 14
Recurrent-adj |
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Definition
Happening repeatly
syn:habitual;ant:infequent
At the town meeting, some residents complained about the ___ problem of reckless driving. |
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Term
grad-to step 14
Gradualism-n |
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Definition
A policy which involes taking small measured actions
When asked about how to deal with the nations economy, the vice president recommended a kind of ____. |
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grad-to step 14
Regress-v |
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Definition
To go back to a less mature or less possitive state
syn:slip back;ant:improve
Whenever the two adult brothers got together, they seemed to ___ to the age of thirteen. |
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grad-to step 14
Digress-v |
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Definition
To move away from the topic on hand;rample
syn:depart;ant:continue, stick to
The speaker started to ___ from his intended subject, but he noticed the audience looking bored, and he stopped. |
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Term
ambl/ambul-to walk 14
amble-v |
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Definition
to causually walk;stroll
ant:hurry
Monique ___ up to the other children on the beach and asked what they were doing. |
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Term
ambl/ambul-to walk 14
ambulatory-adj |
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Definition
Able to work
After months of physical therapy, the patient was ____ again. |
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ambl/ambul-to walk 14
Preamble-n |
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Definition
A passage or speech which introduces another longer passage or speech.
In the __- to the U.S Declaration of Independence, Jefferson state the reasons the colonies are rebelling against Britain. |
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