AMBIVALENCE  (n.)

[am biv' e lens]                                         

Many people in Europe came to this country with alot of ambivalence in the past.

 Meaning: Having feelings

INDUCE (v.)

[in doos']

I was very persuasive and induced my friends to join the Marines.

Meaning: To persuade

Magnitude (n.)

[mag' ni topod']

The earthquake has a strong magnitude of 8.0

Meaning: a higher rank in a chart.

Utmost (n.)

[ut' most']

I had the utmost respect for my senior president at my job.

Meaning: Having a great amount of something.

Persecute (v.)

[pur se kyoot']

This guy in my class kept persecuting me throughout the entire semester.

Meaning: to continue to harass alot.

Placate (v.)

[pla' kat']

My nephews began to cry so I placated them with cartoons inorder to calm them down.

Meaning:  To calm down.

Cite (v.)

[siit]

In my project I cited George Washington's words for my speech.

Meaning: To quote an expert.

Thesis (n.)

[the' sis]

In the beginning of my paper I used a thesis to finish off my first paragraph.

Meaning: To propose a topic.

Refute (v.)

[ri fyoot']

The defendant refuted his case because the law was unlawful.

Meaning: To disprove.

Intention (n.)

[in ten' shen]

The girls intentions to ride with me in my car was to get free rides to class.

Meaning: A plan to get something.