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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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| The jovial man’s ROTUND belly bounced wildly as he tried to jump rope with the kids. |
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| While sitting on the plane, Betty had time to RUMINATE on the state of her marriage. | |
| The security guard knew the girls were going to try and use a distractive RUSE in order to shoplift. |
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| Stealing is REPREHENSIBLE. | |
| If you want to stay sober, you need to REPUDIATE all addictive substances. | |
| That REPUGNANT smell from the kitchen is making me gag. | |
| When the college became aware Henry had been using steroids, they chose to RESCIND his football scholarship. | |
| Henry’s SALLOW skin is yellow because he has a medical condition called jaundice. |
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| The vitamins have had a SALUTARY effect on John by giving him more energy. | |
| The thieves SCALED an 8-foot fence to get out of the compound they have robbed. |
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| Before you purchase an expensive item, make sure you SCRUTINIZE it for any defects. | |
| Some individuals are so SERVILE that other people take advantage of their submissiveness. | |
| The SKEPTICAL woman wanted to get a psychic reading even though she didn’t believe that people could see the future. | |
| When the librarian wasn’t looking, the children had a short SKIRMISH over a book. | |
| Martha wished her SLUGGARD of a son would get up and exercise or at least apply for a job, but he was perfectly content with doing nothing. | |
| When I saw the doctor’s SOMBER expression, I knew my diagnosis was not a good one. |
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| The SOPHOMORIC humor in the movie only appeals to teenagers. | |
| The good witch placed a TALISMAN around the young girl’s neck to protect her from the dark witch’s powers. | |
| When my uncle is drunk, he will talk about one subject for a moment and then go off on a TANGENT about a completely different topic. | |
| You may find sewing fun and interesting, but I find it very boring and TEDIOUS. | |
| The glass used for canning jars is not TEMPERED for oven use and is not meant to be used in baking projects. |
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| There is a SOPORIFIC effect of eating that makes many people sleepy after every meal. | |
| They had a SPARSE food supply, which is why the refugees had to carefully ration. |
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| Stars SPECKLED the sky with its brightness. | |
| Everyone knows Jane is trying to pass her SPURIOUS designer handbag off as the real thing. | |
| Laura is a STAUNCH supporter of the pro-life movement because she feels abortions are a sin against God. | |
| Although the film appeared interesting, the script contained so much SACCHARINE dialogue that the characters came off sounding ridiculous. | |
| Although the frozen lake was quite TENUOUS and unstable, Henry still decided to cross it on foot. | |
| Although Phillip is known for making long speeches, this speech was incredibly TERSE. |
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| As they hid in the attic, the mother tried to STIFLE the baby’s cry so the Nazis wouldn't find them. |
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| My STOIC uncle showed no emotion at his wife’s funeral. |
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| To get a good grade on the research project, you must SUBSTANTIATE your report with provable facts. | |
| Because I have already answered your question several times, answering it again would be SUPERFLUOUS. | |
| The SURREPTITIOUS nature of the group kept many people from knowing the secret society existed. | |
| I realized there was no TACTFUL way to tell my best friend about her husband’s unfaithfulness. | |
| At the law firm, the lawyer consulted the TOME in the archives for information about his current case. |
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| After overeating on Christmas, I fell into a satisfied TORPOR. |
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| Getting hit on the head by an apple, Isaac Newton would TOTTER all the way back to his home, unable to walk in a straight line at all. |
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| The TRACTABLE show horse instantly obeyed his handler’s commands. | |
| People who TRANSGRESS the boundaries of social etiquette will be politely turned away at the door. | |
| Sadly, Jamie realized his tattoo of his ex-girlfriend was permanent and not TRANSIENT. | |
| While everyone else in the room was scared of spiders, Robin had no sense of TREPIDATION when the eight-legged critter crawled up the wall. | |
| The novel takes an unexpected turn when the reader believes the protagonist is going to present evidence to VINDICATE his brother and keep him out of jail, and the evidence turns out to be his own confession. | |
| Do you think our small community can come up with enough money to convince the famous VIRTUOSO to play a concert at our auditorium? | |
| Because of the TUMULT in the Middle East, gas prices are expected to rise even higher. |
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| If you have not noticed, computers are everywhere and have become UBIQUITOUS in everyday life. | |
| When engineers came to examine the cracks in the structure of the building, they discovered that years of flooding had worked to UNDERMINE the foundation. | |
| In order to THWART the advancing enemy troops, the captain ordered the explosives team to destroy the bridge. |
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| At parties, I tend to avoid TRITE conversations because they are dull and do not reveal any new information. |
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| The TIMOROUS kitten would not come out from under the bed. |
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