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accentuate
The girl accentuated her bright orange
hair with a giant yellow bow which seemed to make it more orange. |
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Definition
to make more noticable
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accentuate, accentuated |
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aspire
When I was younger, I aspired to become a famous stage actor even though I knew it was an unattainable goal. |
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Definition
to strive for an ambitious goal
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aspire,aspired |
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boisterous
The students in the gym were really boisterous
yelling and cheering-on their Bubble Ball teammates
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Definition
noisy,energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
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none
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decorum
It took all the decorum Frankie had to walk past the group of boys with class and not look at them while they screamed for her phone number. |
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Definition
behavior in keeping with good taste; etiquette.
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none
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refugee
Many child refugees experience the horrors of war before they leave their home countries in order to find a safe place to live.
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Definition
a person forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster.
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refugees |
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endure
It is unbelievable that a child can endure such horrible living conditions and still manage to smile.
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Definition
to patiently suffer something painful or difficult; to remain in existence or last a long time.
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endurance |
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cringe
Many English teachers cringe when they hear their students use the non-word "mines." |
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Definition
to feel disgust or embarrassment often through movement of your face or body; to make a sudden movement out of fear of being hurt.
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alienate
He alienated most of his friends with his bad temper and soon no one even texted him anymore. |
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Definition
to cause someone to feel that he or she no longer belongs to a particular group or part of society.
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alienate, alienating, alienated
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wary
Dogs that have been mistreated are often instinctually wary of strangers. |
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Definition
feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
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warily |
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Term
Spurn
Katrina spurned her date, leaving him in the car, the moment she realized they were going to have dinner at Taco Bell and not Red Lobster.
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Definition
to reject someone or something with dislike or hatred.
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none |
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