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Marie Set #2
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| the SOLE reason I did it (adv. solely) | the ONLY reason I did it |
| 1. She TENTATIVELY agreed to the plan. (adj. tentative) | 1. She agreed to the plan WITHOUT A FINAL DECISION. |
| 2. He TENTATIVELY tried the food. (adj. tentative) | He tried the food WITH HESITATION. |
| 1. a BURST of energy (v. to burst) | a SUDDEN INCREASE of energy |
| 2. the water pipe BURST (n. burst) | the water pipe EXPLODED |
| 1. a NICHE in a wall (adj. niche) | an OPEN SPACE in a wall |
| 2. finally found her NICHE (adj. niche) | finally found her SPECIAL ABILITY |
| 3. websites for NICHE vacations (n. nuche) | websites for VERY SPECIFIC KINDS OF vacations |
| PERSPECTI VE ON living in Austin | HOW YOU SEE living in Austin |
| most important CRITERION for a person's success (pl. n criteria) | most important REASON for a person's success |
| 1. You cannot AFFORD TO ignore the problem. (adj. affordable) | You cannot DEAL WITH THE POSSIBLE RESULT if you ignore the problem. |
| 2. cannot AFFORD that car (adj. affordable) | cannot PAY FOR that car |
| 3. A delay will AFFORD us more time. (adj. affordable) | A delay will PROVIDE us more time. |
| His bad behavior could AGITATE people. (n. agitation) | His bad behavior could UPSET people. |
| Smoking is not ALLOWED indoors. (n. allowance, adj. allowable) | Smoking is not PERMITTED indoors. |
| AMBITIOUS young person (n. ambition, n. ambitiousness) | young person SEEKING SUCCESS |
| Brains and computers are ANALOGOUS in some ways. (n. analogy, n, analogue) | Brains and computers are SIMILAR in some ways. |
| ANNIHILATE the enemy (n. annihilation) | DESTROY the enemy |
| This test result is AN ANOMALY. (adj. anomalous) | This result is UNUSUAL. |
| 1. ANTICIPATE that his reaction to be negative (n. anticipation) | EXPECT IN ADVANCE that his reaction would be negative |
| 2. ANTICIPATE problems (n. anticipation) | TAKE STEPS IN ADVANCE TO DEAL WITH problems |
| the students' ANTIPATHY TO the teacher | the students' DISLIKE OF the teacher |
| the APEX of the school year | the HIGH POINT of the school year |
| 1. APPREHENSION of approaching disaster (v. to apprehend) | FEAR of approaching disaster |
| 2. APPREHENSION of math (v. to apprehend) | UNDERSTANDING of math |
| 3. APPREHENSION of a criminal (v. to apprehend) | ARREST of a criminal |
| 1. the group CONDUCTING the study (n. conduct) | the group DIRECTING the study |
| 2. CONDUCTING tourists through a museum (n. conduct) | LEADING tourists through a museum |
| 3. CONDUCTING HERSELF professionally (n. conduct) | BEHAVING professionally |
| 1. CONCLUDED the result of the study was (n. conclusion) | FOUND the result of the study was |
| 2. CONCLUDED the meeting (n. conclusion) | ENDED the meeting |
| 1, CLAIM that he did not lie (n. claim) | STATE that he did not lie |
| 2. CLAIM the money is his (n. claim) | SAY the money BELONGS to him |
| 3. CLAIM to be treated fairly (n. claim) | DEMAND to be treated fairly |
| 4. CLAIM her luggage after the flight (n. claim) | GET her luggage after the flight |
| 5. insurance CLAIM for payment (v. to claim) | insurance DEMAND for payment |
| 6. advertiser's CLAIM about the product (v,. to claim) | advertiser's STATEMENT about the product |
| 1. PRESENTS a question (adj. present) | BRINGS TO SIGHT a question |
| 2. Who PRESENTS the Academy Awards? (adj. present) | Who BRINGS the Academy Awards TO PUBLIC VIEW? |
| 3. the PRESENT year (v. to present) | the CURRENT year |
| 4. the PRESENT group of people (v. to present) | the group of people HERE |
| 5. a birthday PRESENT (v . to present, adj. present) | a birthday GIFT |
| 1. DOCUMENT dinosaurs (n. document) | WRITE INFORMATION ABOUT dinosaurs |
| 2. movies that DOCUMENT the lives of Asian immigrants (n. document) | movies that REALISTICALLY SHOW the lives of Asian immigrants |
| 3. a financial DOCUMENT (v. to document) | financial WRITTEN INFORMATION |
| 1, ARTICULATE her feelings (adj. articulate) | EXPRESS her feelings IN WORDS |
| 2. ARTICULATE answer (v. to articulate) | CLEARLY EXPRESSED answer |
| 1. ASSERTION of the truth (v. to assert, adv. assertive) | STATEMENT of the truth |
| 2. ASSERT his innocence (n. assertion, adv. assertive) | STATE FORCEFULLY his innocence |
| 3. ASSERT herself (n. assertion, adv. assertive) | MADE herself NOTICED |
| 4. ASSERTIVE leader | AGGRESSIVE leader |
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