VOCABULARY IN A FLASH 15

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Her DEBILITY was due to an illness she caught while overseas.	Image: Debility (binary/octet-stream)
Helen is a CYNICAL woman who does not trust anyone.	Image: Cynical (binary/octet-stream)
The scientist’s CREDITABLE discovery earned him an international award.	Image: Creditable (binary/octet-stream)
As a boy, the butler attended an etiquette school so he would know the DECORUM used by society’s upper class.	Image: Decorum (binary/octet-stream)
When my father was arrested for embezzlement, my family’s reputation suffered DEGRADATION because of the negative publicity.	Image: Degradation (binary/octet-stream)
The massive oil spill has a number of DELETERIOUS consequences for the environment.	Image: Deleterious (binary/octet-stream)
If you threaten someone’s life to make them obey you, you are employing COERCION.	Image: Coercion (binary/octet-stream)
The strip club’s CLIENTELE includes a number of politicians and wealthy business owners.	Image: Clientele (binary/octet-stream)
Even though my niece has to pay her bills soon, she is BLITHE about not having a steady income.	Image: Blithe (binary/octet-stream)
If you want better results, you should praise your children and not CASTIGATE them.	Image: Castigate (binary/octet-stream)
The angry student made BOMBASTIC threats about blowing up the school.	Image: Bombast (binary/octet-stream)
Because someone had designed the walls without a proper BUTTRESS, the whole building collapsed within a year after it was built.	Image: Buttress (binary/octet-stream)
Using dry tuna, I was able to CAJOLE the kitten out of the corner.	Image: Cajole (binary/octet-stream)
When our family went camping we would often use a CALDRON to slowly cook our stew for dinner.	Image: Caldron (binary/octet-stream)
Because of the CAMARADERIE they shared, the soldiers trusted each other with their lives.	Image: Camaraderie (binary/octet-stream)
People who are CANTANKEROUS have uncooperative natures and find it hard to work with others.	Image: Cantankerous (binary/octet-stream)
Jason’s mother doesn’t allow him to CARP under his breath and grounds him when she hears him grumble and complain.	Image: Carp (binary/octet-stream)
Rather than slacking off, remain ASSIDUOUS and be amazed at how much you accomplish.	Image: Assiduous (binary/octet-stream)
In the newspaper, there is a lengthy article about the number of refugees who have been granted ASYLUM to remain in this country.	Image: Asylum (binary/octet-stream)
According to researchers, the lack of exercise causes muscles to ATROPHY and become feeble.	Image: Atrophy (binary/octet-stream)
Since Jane wants to AUGMENT the size of the cake, she is going to double the amount of the ingredients in the recipe.	Image: Augment (binary/octet-stream)
Mrs. Struthers is an awful teacher who does not believe the AXIOM that states, "all children can learn".	Image: Axiom (binary/octet-stream)
City Commissioners have a difficult time winning the APPROBATION of the voters in this town.	Image: Approbation (binary/octet-stream)
The crops will not grow in the ARID ground because the soil is too dry.	Image: Arid (binary/octet-stream)
I did not talk to my favorite celebrity at the party because he seemed ALOOF and not open to making new friends.	Image: Aloof (binary/octet-stream)
If there was a type of ALCHEMY that could turn paper into gold, everyone on the planet would be rich.	Image: Alchemy (binary/octet-stream)
By choosing the right stocks, Carlton was able to AMASS a sizable fortune.	Image: Amass (binary/octet-stream)
As I answered the final question on the test, my AMBIVALENCE had me torn between two answers.	Image: Ambivalence (binary/octet-stream)
Most customer service agents are AMICABLE people who are good at settling disagreements.	Image: Amicable (binary/octet-stream)
Because she was nice to all her fellow students, my cousin Sally was voted the most AMIABLE female at her school.	Image: Amiable (binary/octet-stream)
It is impossible to see a shape in the large AMORPHOUS cloud floating above our house.	Image: Amorphous (binary/octet-stream)
Because I was experiencing excruciating pain, my doctor gave me a strong ANALGESIC.	Image: Analgesic (binary/octet-stream)
In the 1970s, many people were APATHETIC about marriage and had little interest in settling down.	Image: Apathetic (binary/octet-stream)
Work at a job that you love, not one that you ABHOR.	Image: Abhor (binary/octet-stream)
The best way to avoid becoming obese is by being ABSTEMIOUS and only eating what is necessary to survive.	Image: Abstemious (binary/octet-stream)
The Medal of Honor is the highest ACCOLADE a soldier can win.	Image: Accolade (binary/octet-stream)
Janet will ABSTAIN from smoking while she is pregnant.	Image: Abstain (binary/octet-stream)
Because Henry could see both the mountains and the ocean from his hotel room, he really enjoyed the AESTHETIC view.	Image: Aesthetic (binary/octet-stream)
For some reason, the orange had an ACRID taste I found quite bitter.	Image: Acrid (binary/octet-stream)

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