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Flashcards by iManifest Dreams, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by iManifest Dreams
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| Instead of being AMBIGUOUS with your words, be more clear and specific. | |
| Dogs often exhibit ALTRUISM by adopting baby cats, squirrels, ducks and, even tigers. | |
| Hopefully, the justice department’s investigation will ILLUMINATE police corruption in the small town. | |
| Because the principal neglected to turn off the microphone on the PA system, there was an INADVERTENT transmission of some very inappropriate language throughout the school. | |
| Everyone knows death is INEVITABLE. | |
| While some people have an INNATE drive to succeed, others are happy doing nothing with their lives. |
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| The INTREPID adventurer climbed the rocky mountain without fear. | |
| In the novel, the famed detective is known for his INTUITIVE thinking that allows him to detect leads from the smallest clues. | |
| He passed away is a EUPHEMISM for “he died.” | |
| Picasso was a RENOWNED artist. |
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| The president was unable to accept responsibility for his poor decisions so he passed the blame to one of his advisers and made the man his SCAPEGOAT. | |
| The doctors are finding it difficult to identify the cause of Tom’s SPORADIC headaches because they occur infrequently. | |
| Only the diamond expert could see the SUBTLE difference between the real diamond and the fake one. |
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| The trial judge was only interested in evidence that was TANGIBLE and visible. | |
| Although the odds were against them, the TENACIOUS group of soldiers held on until reinforcements arrived. | |
| Even though these details may seem TRIVIAL, everything is important if you want the event to run smoothly. | |
| Why are you calling this imperfect world filled with hatred and violence a UTOPIA? |
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| One of the most important lessons that parents must teach young children is to always be WARY of strangers. |
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| You should save your WRATH for the person who offended you instead of being angry with your friend who is giving you a caring ear. |
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| I use yoga as a THERAPEUTIC tool to help me relieve stress. | |
| Students who do not arrive to class on time are TARDY, and they often receive some sort of penalty for it. |
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| People on a diet may have to SUPPRESS their desire to eat chocolate. | |
| After Sharon spent an hour meditating, she experienced a PROFOUND sense of peace. | |
| Since Jim Smith scores over thirty points each game, he is considered to be one of the most PROLIFIC basketball players in history. | |
| The skinny boy started a weightlifting program so he could become ROBUST and defend himself against bullies. |
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| Because the chemo drugs are so POTENT, they often make patients ill before they make them feel better. |
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| Because the number of deer in the area has started to PLUMMET, deer hunting has been temporarily banned. | |
| Compared to oak trees, the willow’s branches are PLIABLE, tending to bend gracefully in a strong wind instead of breaking. | |
| If you look inside of most classrooms, you will not see chalkboards because they are nearly OBSOLETE in education today. | |
| Going about his everyday routine, the man’s MUNDANE schedule had him bored to tears. | |
| Since it involves repeating movements, raking leaves is such a MONOTONOUS task. | |
| The chef’s detailed recipe called for LUKEWARM water, two parts cold and one part boiling. | |
| The OBSCURE writer was not known in the literary community. | |
| The small boy’s FORTITUDE allowed him to stand up to the school bully. | |
| The soldiers worked on FORTIFICATION of the walls with bricks to make the barriers around the castle sturdier. | |
| Since he is a cancer survivor himself, my doctor was able to show me a great deal of EMPATHY during my chemotherapy treatments. | |
| Although the lion appears DOCILE during the circus acts, he is really a fierce animal when uncontrolled by a trainer. |
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| The DISPARITY between the giant’s height and the dwarf’s height is obvious. | |
| The woman looked at her male abuser with DISDAIN as he walked into the courtroom. | |
| How can you DENOUNCE the service at that restaurant when you have never eaten there? | |
| Once the enemy city was surrounded on all sides, the commander of the surrounding force ordered them to slowly CONVERGE on the settlement. | |
| I CRINGE with embarrassment when I look at old photos of myself at over 300 pounds. |
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| I need two men with lots of BRAWN to move my piano. |
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| If my husband does something wrong, he will try to APPEASE me by buying my favorite flowers. | |
| We erected a tomb over an ANONYMOUS grave of a soldier that we chanced upon during the battle. | |
| In the book, the ANTAGONIST kidnaps the good guy’s wife. | |
| In comparison to portable laptop computers, typewriters are considered ARCHAIC. | |
| In prison, a BLATANT act of disobedience will get you placed in isolation. | |
| Because the millionaire does not want to invest in an unprofitable deal, he will DELIBERATE your proposal before making a decision. | |
| To become a part of the in-crowd, Hank became a CONFORMIST by agreeing with everything his new friends said. |
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