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Weekly Words
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Acrimonious
• Acrimonious Adjective• Bitter or sarcastic in
temper, manner or tone•
This book is an acrimonious attack on the present administration.
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Acumen
• Acumen (noun)• Keenness of
mind or judgment
• She shows great acumen as a businesswoman.
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Affinity
• Affinity Noun A natural attraction or liking
• The young couple had a great affinity for each other.
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Apathy
• Apathy (noun)• A lack of interest,
concern, or desire to act
• He views his current grades with a great degree of apathy.
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Capricious Adjective
• Tending to change suddenly, unexpectedly, and for no apparent reason, unpredictable
• ble.
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CognizantAdjective
• Aware
After his injury, the man was barely cognizant of his surroundings.
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• Adjective
Stating opinions or beliefs in a positive and haughty manner.
Dogmatic The dogmatic
teacher would not let anyone question his statements.
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Epiphany (noun)
To suddenly understand a concept.
After reading the book, he had an epiphany about the events leading to the American Revolution.
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• Adjective
Useless, hopeless, or ineffective
FutileHe tried to resist eating the chocolate cake, but it was futile.
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IncessantAdjective
Continuing or non-stop
The incessant ringing of his cell phone kept everyone in the office from being able to concentrate.
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Innocuousadjective
• Harmless; innocent• The snake looked scary, but it was really
innocuous.
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InsidiousAdjective
Deceitful; working in a hidden but harmful manner
His insidious plan to hide money from his family wasn’t working out so well.
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Mitigateverb
To make milder or less severe or painful
The nurse tried to mitigate the suffering of the injured child.
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Adjective
• The old man was known for being extremely morose.
Morose
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Ostentatious
• Adj. Done to impress others or to attract attention;
The large bags that the shoppers were carrying were incredibly ostentatious.
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Plausible adjective
Seeming to be true, honest or worth of trust; believable.
Her excuse was plausible, but I still had my doubts.
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PrecociousAdj.: Developed or matured earlier than usual
My son’s reading habits are incredibly precocious.
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Quiescentadjective
• In a state of inactivity or rest.
• He is in a quiescent frame of mind.
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Ramificationnoun
• The act or process of dividing; an effect or consequence that results from a situation or statement.
• What are the ramification of his plan?
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RedundantAdjective
Using more word than necessary to express an idea; wordiness; unnecessary; superfluous.
In an attempt to meet length requirements, the girl’s paper was very redundant.
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adjective
• Refutable
Able to be proven wrong or false
The written statement was refutable..
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RudimentaryAdjective
Elementary; in the beginning or early stage ofdevelopment; incompletely or imperfectlydeveloped.
A penquin hasRudimentary Wings.
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Sanguineadjective
Cheerful and optimistic; having a red color; ruddy
The man had a very sanguine personality.
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Unscrupulousadjective
Showing no regard for what is right
The unscrupulous businessman cheated his customers.
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Ubiquitousadjective
being everywhere at once, or seeming to be
everywhere at once
The famous actress was
ubiquitous when she had a new
movie coming out.
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Surreptitious adjective
Done by secret or sly means
The secret society had a surreptitious meeting.
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Terseadjective
brief and to the point; concise
Her terse reply surprised her friends.
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Wantonadjective
marked by extreme thoughtlessness or ill will; immoral; not controlled; unruly
At first the student was apathetic, but then she began showing wanton misbehavior.
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Zenithnoun
the highest or greatest point
This performance was the zenith of the musician’s career.
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Expediteverb
to speed up the process or progress of; to do quickly and efficiently
The man asked the doctor to expedite the exam because he was in a hurry.