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Word Of Day
1st Nine Weeks Word Of Days
1. +1 EMBELLISH (im BEL ish) | V to beautify by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details to EMBELLISHMENT-N |
2. MELANCHOLY (MEL un kahl ee) | Adj., N depression of spirits, gloomy, weary |
3. CIRCA (SUR ka) | Prep. about; at an estimated historical time period |
4. +1 LAX (lax) | Adj. careless, negligent; not tense slack LAXITY-N |
5. +1 DEMAGOGUE (DEM uh gawg) | N a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people (Demagogues are leaders, but not in a positive way) DEMAGOGUERY-N |
6. AFFINITY (uh FIN uh tee) | N a natural attraction; kinship; similarity |
7. +2 CANDOR (CAN dur) | N truthfulness, sincere honesty CANDIDLY-Adv CANDID-Adj |
8. ALLEVIATE (uh LEE ve ayt) | V to make less severe; to relieve, to lessen |
9. +1 CATHARSIS (kuh THAR sis) | N an emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal CATHARTIC-Adj. |
10. +2 OBLIQUE (oh BLEEK) | Adj. at an angle; indirect or evasive OBLIQUELY-Adv. OBLIQUES-V |
11. AFFIDAVIT (af uh DAY vit) | N a sworn written statement |
12. MORES (MAWR ayz) | N customary cultural standard; moral attitudes, manners, habit |
13. CALLOW (KAL oh) | Adj. immature and inexperienced |
14. +2 ABHOR (ab HOR) | V to hate very much; to detest utterly ABHORRENT-Adj. ABHORRENCE-N |
15. +1 LETHARGY (LETH ur gee) | N laziness, tiredness, languor LETHARGIC-Adj. |
16. PHOBIA (FOE bee ah) | N a persistent, illogical fear |
17. PROWESS (PROW is) | N exceptional skill and bravery |
18. CALLOUS (KAL uss) | Adj. unfeeling; insensitive |
19. SUNDRY (SUN dree) | Adj. various, several, miscellaneous |
20. +1 FORSAKE (for SAYK) | V to abandon, to give up, to renounce FORSAKEN-V |
21. +1 TRUNCATE (TRUNK kate) | V to shorten by cutting off TRUNCATED-V |
22. ANTECEDENT (an tuh SEED unt) | N going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding another |
23. +1 CREDITOR (KRED uh tor) | N a person to whom money is owed CREDIT-N |
24. CLAIMANT (KLAY ment) | N a person making a claim |
25. COUP (koo) | N the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment |