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Quarter Vocab

Published on Nov 30, 2015

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Permeate
To spread through

Sponges have pores so water permeates through them.

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Scrupulous

Very concerned to avoid doing something wrong

The student is scrupulous and stays out of trouble.

Vacillate

To sway unsteadily

The man vacillated between US Bank or Wells Fargo

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Reconnaissance

A survey to gain information especially for military purposes

The army requested that everyone in the country take a reconnaissance to prove that they are a citizen.

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Formidable

Causing fear

The enemy was a formidable one against the soldiers.

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Posterity

All future generations

Bob collected comic books for his posterity so they can read them.

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Relic

An item from the past

The phonograph is a relic from the twentieth century .

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Quintessential

The perfect example of a class or quality

Colleges want a quintessential student to reprint them in their ads.

Whimsical

Playful or amusing

Cartoon characters where designed to be whimsical in their shows

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Fidelity

Loyal

Dogs are man's best friend, therefore they have a fidelity to humans.

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Conscience

The sense of moral goodness or responsibility

My conscience told me to rake the leaves without being told to.

Conscious

To be aware

The girl returned to consciousness after she hit her head .

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Plethora

An excess amount of something

I've seen a plethora amount of ads on TV.

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Reprieve

Cancel or postpone a punishment

A student arm and leg broke after beating someone up. Until her limbs return she has been reprieved of her punishment.

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Cantankerous

Difficult to deal with or crabby

The teacher was cantankerous after all her students failed the test.

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Ubiquitous

Seaming to be everywhere at the same time

The man was everywhere like he was ubiquitous .

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