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Abeyance
Ex. The defendant's lawyer requested an abeyance from the court so that he could have time to prepare to question the surprise witness. |
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Definition
1. temporary suspension of activity
2. Period of time between rulers during which no one had the crown |
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Ambience
Ex. It is easy to note the difference in ambiance between New York Prime and Blue Fin. |
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Definition
| 1. n. feeling, mood, or atmosphere of a place |
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Anomaly
Ex. Because of the anomaly in the data, we had to run the test again to make sure that everything was done correctly |
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n. a deviation from what is normal; something different or peculiar
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Attrition
Ex. Mrs. Merrill had to check the attrition list to see which students had decided not to return to SAS the next year. |
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Definition
1. sorrow for one's sins
2. the act of rubbing together
3. reduction in numbers (usually as a result of retirement, resignation or death |
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Bigot
Ex. Bob Ewell was the bigoted character in TKAM who framed Tom Robinson, a Black man, for rape. |
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| n. a person who is stubbornly devoted to his or her own prejudices; particularly one who acts on that prejudice with intolernace or hatred. |
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Convalescence
Ex. My period of convalescence after my ankle injury was longer than expected. |
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Definition
| 1. n. the gradual return to health and strength after illness or injury |
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Deference
Ex. While you might sometimes disagree with your parents, it is important to treat them with the deference that they deserve. |
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1. n. respect, honor, and esteem owed to a superior or elder
2. respectful submission to another |
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Exigency
Ex. Paramedics must first respond to the exigencies of the situation before they can start treating those with lesser injuries. |
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| n. what is required in a particular situation |
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Ostentation
Ex. Although Sabrina was asked to be discreeet in her peresentation for the hospital, she ended ukp putting on an ostentatious show that attracted media attention. |
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Definition
| n. showy, pretentions display usually of wealth or importance. |
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Parsimony
ex. The head of a household would be remiss not to practice parsimony to some degree particualaly in times of economic hardship. |
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Definition
| n. extreme frugality; excessive stinginess |
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Pertinacity
Ex. Although the odds were stacked against them, Doug and kate were able to succeed through their own pertinactiy. |
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Definition
| n. unyeilding determination, stubborness and perisistance |
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Quisling
Ex. Benedict Arnold is a well known quisling who betrayed the colonies to help the British in the American Revolution. |
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Rancor
Ex. Thomas was filled with rancor as the looked out the window and saw his best friend trying to hit on Ariana, Thomas' girlfriend. |
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| n. bitter resentment; hatred; ill-will |
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Squalor
Ex. When social services entered the home, they found the family living in such squalor that they were bugs and maggots covering the counters. |
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Definition
| n. the quality of being filthy or miserable |
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Temerity
Ex. In the movie classic, "Top Gun", Maverick is disliked in their elite flying school because of the temerity of his flight behavior. |
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| n. foolish disregard of danger; recklessness |
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