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Iota
As for 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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Tementy
If you have the tementy 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 unfraid of danger or punishment in a foolish way.
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Elucidate
She read everything she could get her hands on that would elucidate and expand upon her study of the human brain.
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| To make understood to clarify to shed light upon something. |
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Expunge
THe judge directed the court stenograph to expunge the last three paragraphs of witness testimony because she was hysterical.
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| To strike or blot something out. |
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Gait
We had slowed to a cautious gait and were feeling our way for so as not to bump into the trees. |
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| Indivdual way of walking. |
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Purlion
Jeremy must have purlioned a copy of the schools masterkey because that is the only way he could have gotten. |
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(purlioned , purlions , purlioning)
To steal something. |
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Capacious
My mom had a capacious amout of food at are cook out.
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(capacity , capaciosly)
Containing or capable of containing a large amount of something. |
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Trepidation
After listening to the teader describe how the NYS ELA test was and all the prepartion needed to do well on the test pam began to feel her tempidation grow about falling the assessment. |
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| (trepid , Trepidly , trepidity) A feelng of fear that causes you to hesitate because yo think something bd or unpleasant is going to happen |
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Irascible
Unlike his twin brother who never seems to get upset collin is irascible and gets angry very quikly. |
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(irascibllity , irascibly , trascribleness)
becoming angry very easily a bad temper. |
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Pithy
William shakes pleare was so skilled is using few words in clever and new ways that he is concidered oneof the most pithy writers ever.
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(pithier , pithiest)
using few words in a clever and affective way. |
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