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engender
When the boy told the girl that he loved her she was engendered with happiness. |
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to bring a feeling into existence
engender v. (engenders, engendered,
engendering) |
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pacify
My friend was crying because she lost her ring so I pacified her by getting her a new one. |
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to ease someone's anger; calm someone down
to ease someone's anger; calm someone down |
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ardent
I had a hit a homerun in softball so my mom cheered for me and yelled my name from the stands. |
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enthusiastic support
ardent adj. (ardently) |
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exacerbate
My brother and I were roasting marshmallows but he burned one and tried to blow it out but that only made the flame bigger. |
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Definition
to make something go from bad to worse
exacerbate v. (exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated, exacerbating) |
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sagacious
My sister is very sagacious when it comes to cooking.
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good judgement; shrewd
adj. (sagaciously) |
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disolution
Shawn left ana apple in his room for several weeks so the apple started to decompose. |
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Definition
the disintegration or decomposition of something
n. (dissolutions) |
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contagion
My brother and sister had the chicken pox so I wouldn't go near them until it was gone because I knew it was contagious. |
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Definition
the spreading of a disease or idea from one person to another through close contact
n. (contagions)
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pestillence
When the spaniards first came to America the spread the pestillence named small pox. |
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Definition
a fatal epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague
n. (pestilences) |
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writhe
My brother writhed in pain he hit his eye and it started twitching. |
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Definition
to make continual twisting movements of the body.
v. (writhes, writhing, writhed) |
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pivotal
Getting into Pathways was a pivotal moment in Carina's life.
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Definition
of crucial importance in relation to the success of something else
adj. (pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted) |
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