Term
accentuate
Sample sentence
The girl accentuated her bright orange hair wiht a giant yellow bow which seemed to make it even more orange. |
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Definition
Definition:
to make more noticable. |
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Term
aspire
Sample sentence
When I was younger, I aspired to become a famous stage actor even though I felt it was an unattainable goal. |
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Definition
Definition:
To strive for an ambitious goal.
word family:
aspiration |
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Term
boisterous
Sample Sentence
The students in the gym were really boisterous yelling and cheering on their Bubble Ball teamates.
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Definition
Definition:
noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.
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boisterously |
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Term
decorum
sample sentence
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
Definition:
Behavior in keeping with good taste; etiquette. |
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Term
refugee
sample sentence
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
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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Term
endure
sample sentence
It is unbeliveable that a child can endure such horrible living conditions and still manage to smile. |
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Definition
Definition:
to paciently suffer something painful or difficult; to remain in exsitence or last a long time.
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endurance |
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Term
cringe
Sample Sentence
Many English teachers cringe when they hear their students use the non-word "mines". |
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Definition
Definition:
To feel disgust or embarassment often through movement of your face or body; to make a sudden movement out of fear of being hurt.
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Term
alienate
Sample Sentence
He alienated most of his friends with his bad temper and soon no one even texted him anymore. |
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Definition
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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Term
conviction
Sample Sentence
It is my firm conviction that all students have the ability to learn and be succesful.
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Definition
Definition:
A firmly held belief; a formal ruling that someone is guilty of a crime.
Word family
convict |
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