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Word Masters #3

Published on Mar 16, 2016

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CHRONICAL

  • Noun
  • A time kept reached of events; history
  • No, I don't know when the civil war started, but you can check the chronicle
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ENVELOPE

  • Verb
  • To wrap up
  • My mother enveloped us in clothes for the winter
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JADED

  • Adjective
  • Worn down by overuse/overwork
  • My health is jaded by stress

CONSTRAINT

  • Noun
  • A limit, constraint
  • I would like to start on another assignment, but I know my constraint

STIGMATIZED

  • Verb
  • A mark of disgrace and infamy
  • My brother's constant teasing and hurtful comments stigmatized my reliability on him.
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HACKNEYED

  • Adjective
  • Average; of the norm
  • After reading 10 hackneyed essay, I finally found a interesting one.
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TRANSGRESSION

  • Noun
  • Violation of law, command, order
  • "This is a transgression!" He shouted from the stand.

OUST

  • Verb
  • To evict from a place or position
  • Help me oust these rats
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VOLUMINOUS

  • Adjectibe
  • Something of great size or extent
  • Looking at prom dresses, i question its voluminous bottom.
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DETRITUS

  • Noun
  • Material eroded by water or glaciers to make rock/pebbles/sand
  • What I thought was a patch of sharp detritus in the tide, turned out to be a nest of crabs.
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SATIATE

  • Verb
  • to give any access
  • With our bountiful harvest, I suppose it wouldnt hurt to satiate
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PITHY

  • adjective
  • very broad and powerful in expression
  • She'd make a great leader with her pithy character and courage.
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ENTERPRISE

  • noun
  • a taken project that will require a lot of work
  • The team whooped and shouted in glee as the enterprise came to a finish
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MELD

  • verb
  • to merge; blend; combine
  • The students looked in awe as the blacksmith melded the crack in the shield, making it look new
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FACILE

  • adjective
  • a easily done job
  • Chores are actually very facile
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OBSTRUCTION

  • noun
  • something that blocks ones way
  • A artist's block is the only thing that is a obstruction in my career
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CONCUR

  • verb
  • to agree
  • "I concur!" I practically screamed when some asked if anyone wants their food.
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SUPPLE

  • adjective
  • flexable; malliable; bendable
  • I love to freak other out with my supple back by doing a backbend.
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CHAFF

  • noun
  • parts of plants
  • He was surprised when i told him that corn chaff, that he keeps throwing out, could be used for tea.
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RAVEL

  • verb
  • to disentangle; untangle
  • With alot of strees, it is nessessary to ravel every once in a while.
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GLIB

  • adjective
  • fluent, thoughlessly, superfacially
  • My glib knowledge of morse code has done nothing yet.
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COMEUPPANCE

  • noun
  • deserved event; karma
  • Right after he teased me a comuppance came at him as a speeding ball.

JETTISON

  • verb
  • to throw off a obstacle or burden
  • We soon realize the uselessness of microwavable food befor we left for camp and jettison, for it will tire us.

LISSOME

  • adjective
  • agile; lithe
  • The 13th gymast was the most lissome.
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EMBRACE

  • verb
  • to take or clasp in arms
  • I embraced my dog when he cries.