Vocabulary #4
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Vocabulary #4October 10
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Redundant(rih dun dunt)
Definition Unnecessary; repetitious;
excessively wordy
Sentence Use Slide rules have been
made redundant by portable computers able to perform thousands of advanced calculations much more rapidly.
Source: Barron’s
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Redundant(rih dun dunt)
Picture this: redone dent
Source: Barron’s
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Recount(Rih kount)
Definition Narrate or tell; count
over again
Sentence Use Beth’s grandfather loves
to recount tales of his boyhood adventures.
Source: Barron’s
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Recount(Rih kount)
Picture this: Rick count
Source: Barron’s
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Anomaly(uh nom uh lee)
Definition Irregularity
Sentence Use An anomaly in a
person’s heartbeat should be investigated by a physician.
Source: Barron’s
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Anomaly(uh nom uh lee)
Picture this: Ann O’Malley
Source: Barron’s
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Quagmire(kwag mire)
Definition Soft wet boggy land;
complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
Sentence Use The defense lawyer
introduced so much evidence that the trial became bogged down in a quagmire of irrelevant information.
Source: Barron’s
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Quagmire(kwag mire)
Picture this: quack Myer
Source: Barron’s
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Servile(sur vile)
Definition Slavish; cringing
Sentence Use Servants in Victorian
England were generally expected to be servile toward their employees.
Source: Barron’s
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Servile(sur vile)
Picture this: serve vial
Source: Barron’s
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Discriminating(dih skrim uh nay ting)
Definition Able to see differences
Sentence Use A discriminating
reader, Ms. Hansen chooses books that have been highly praised by respected reviewers.
Source: Barron’s
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Discriminating(dih skrim uh nay ting)
Picture this: disc criminal
Source: Barron’s
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Querulous(kwer uh lus)
Definition Complaining; fretful
Sentence Use Sophie must be naturally
querulous; she’s been complaining throughout our entire class trip to D.C.
Source: Barron’s
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Querulous(kwer uh lus)
Picture this: queer rule us
Source: Barron’s
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Garrulous(gar uh lus)
Definition Talkative; wordy
Sentence Use I ran into an old friend
who is so garrulous that I missed my dentist appointment listening to her updates on what our mutual friends have been doing.
Source: Barron’s
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Garrulous(gar uh lus)
Picture this: Gary rule us
Source: Barron’s
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Affable(af uh bul)
Definition Easily approachable;
warmly friendly
Sentence Use Judges at beauty
contests often choose one of the contestants as the most affable.
Source: Barron’s
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Affable(af uh bul)
Picture this: Af a bull
Source: Barron’s
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Quiescence(kwee es uns)
Definition State of being at rest;
dormancy; temporary inactivity
Sentence Use The cease-fire brought a
welcome period of quiescence in the long-running civil war.
Source: Barron’s
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Quiescence(kwee es uns)
Picture this: Qwee Essence
Source: Barron’s