Term
brazen
Sample sentence
James made several brazen attempts to cross the busy street on his tricycle, but he chickened out every time.
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Definition
brazen- exaggerated fearlessness or boldness
Word Family Members
(brazenly)
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Term
deftly
sample sentence
The crowd roared with applause when Alisha finished her deftly executed routine.
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Definition
defty- to move in a quick and skillful manner
Word Family Member
(deft) |
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Term
fetish
Sample sentence
Jeremy had an abnormal, childish fetish for sucking his thumb, even though he was fourteen years old. |
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Definition
fetish-an abnormal attention or attachment
Word Family Members
(none)
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Term
impulse
sample sentence
Even though he had the impulse to run and hide, Laron courageously stood strong and faced the bully. |
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Definition
impulse -a sudden wish or urge.
Word Family Member
(impulsively) |
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Term
intuition
sample sentence
Meagan trusted her intuition about her date and left the restaurant without saying goodbye because she had a feeling something was odd. |
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Definition
intuition-a sense of knowing; an insight.
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(intuitively, intuit) |
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Term
lapse
sample sentence
While waiting to go on stage, Alvin experienced a momentary lapse into stage fright, but he pulled himself out of it and went on with the show. |
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Definition
lapse-to sink or slip gradually.
Word Family Members
to sink or slip gradually. |
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Term
reverie
sample sentence
Like most of her daydreams about Carl, in this reverie, she found herself at the carnival taking selfies and holding hands. |
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Definition
reverie- daydream
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(reveries) |
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Term
meditation
sample sentence
Before Kalvin made the decision to break up with Sherise, he meditated on it deeply for several days. |
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Definition
meditation- an act of deep thinking or reflection.
Word Family Member
(meditate, meditating, meditates, meditated) |
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Term
tedious
sample sentence
Every minute she waited for her mother to pick her up after school became more tedious because she had nothing to do. |
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Definition
tedious-boring, tiresome because of length, slowness or dullness.
Word Family Member
(tediously) |
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Term
perverse
sample sentence
gizelle thought it was perverted twist of fate that she wound up in an interview with cara smithers , the woman she bullied relentlessly in the eighth grade
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Definition
perverse-turned away from what is right or good
Word Family Members
(perverted ,pervert) |
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