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WordMasters Unit 3

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Chronicle

  • Noun
  • A chronological record of events
  • The addresses chronicle the course of this country from the past to the present
2.

envelop

  • Verb
  • To wrap up as in a covering
  • She enveloped the watch in a box
3.

jaded

  • Adjective
  • worn out or wearied
  • She claimed that she was jaded and exhausted
4.

constraint

  • Noun
  • Limitation or restriction
  • there was a constraint on what she could do at home
5.

stigmatize

  • verb
  • To regard as worthy of disgrace
  • The family stigmatized the boy for cheating on a test
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hackneyed

  • adjective
  • made trite or stale
  • The jokes became hackneyed and boring
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transgression

  • noun
  • violation of a law
  • He admitted his transgression to the court
8.

oust

  • Verb
  • to remove from
  • The president was ousted from his seat of power
9.

volminous

  • adjective
  • forming or filling
  • She had voluminous hair that seemed bouncy
10.

detritus

  • noun
  • any disintegrated material
  • A bug ate the detritus of the leaves
11.

satiate

  • verb
  • To supply to excess
  • Eating a big breakfast will satiate your hunger
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pithy

  • adjective
  • Brief or forceful in expression
  • Her closing statement was a particularly pithy list.
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enterprise

  • noun
  • A plan for a project
  • her enterprise for a new house never came into fruitation
14.

meld

  • verb
  • to announce and display
  • He wanted to meld his work to everyone
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facile

  • Adjective
  • Easily done
  • Her facile use of words during the presentation shocked everyone
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obstruction

  • noun
  • something that blocks
  • The obstruction of the truck caused her to lose the race
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concur

  • verb
  • to accord in opinion
  • the members concurred with the new idea
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supple

  • adjective
  • bending easily
  • the gymnast's supple body gave her the advantage to win the tournament
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chaff

  • noun
  • the husks of grains and grass
  • farmers do not sell the chaff from their crops
20.

ravel

  • verb
  • to tangle
  • she somehow raveled her hair while sleeping so it was hard to brush it in the morning
21.

glib

  • adjective
  • easy or unconstrained
  • everyone believed her glib lie
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comeuppance

  • noun
  • deserved reward
  • children study hard to receive their comeuppance
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jettison

  • verb
  • to throw off to lighten a vessel
  • The aircraft decided to jettison luggage to other planes
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lissome

  • adjective
  • agile, nimble, or active
  • Her long, lissome form was a great advantage at the competitioin
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embrace

  • verb
  • to take in with the arms
  • She embraced me since she was so cold

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