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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PERMEATE | VERB to spread through,to soak. The wave was pushed a shore and quickly permeated the sand and soaked it completely The girl dropped her towel in the pool but did not realize for hours,by the time she retrieved it the towel was soaking wet. |
| REPUBLIC | NOUN A government that elects officials to represent us. The only way Australia is likely to get a republic is if people are allowed to choose its president, an AgePoll has shown. The people voted for their choices and hopped that the officials |
| IMMATERIAL | ADJECTIVE of little importance, irrelevant. The fact that the honor roll club would not let her join because she is a girl is immaterial to the situation,she had all As . The little girl brought up ice-cream in the adults political conversation, |
| INNATE | ADJECTIVE present from birth,inborn. inherit. The scientist concluded that laughter must be an innate response to being tickled Being able to breath is inborn and you don't have to think about it. |
| KINDLE | VERB To stir up emotion, to trigger feelings ( always an emotion) The camp counselors kindled interest in the ghost story by being very suspenseful. Seeing her friend being very rude and bossy stirred up anger, and she became very mad at her. |
| KINDLE | VERB To catch,to start a fire. The parents kindled a fire so that they could all roast marshmallows and make s'mores. the first thing that the boy scouts were tought was how to start a fire. |
| LISTLESS | ADJECTIVE lacking energy;unenthusiastic The students seemed extremely listless in the teachers boring lecture about accounting . without his daily coffee he was very tired and had absolutely no energy. |
| MEAGER | ADJECTIVE Not enough, lacking abundance,inadequate. The starving children in Africa ate meager supplements of food each day due to the extreme poverty in their country. The girl had made cupcakes for her class but didn't count correctly,so she |
| OCTOGENARIANS | ADJECTIVE someone between 80-89 years old The octogenarian used to be in the air force, but that was decades ago. She looked a lot younger but it turned out she was 88 |
| BADGER | VERB To harass persistently, to annoy. The mom was badgered by her determined child for a trip to disney. He was harassed everyday by the mean kid, it finally stopped months later when the kid moved to Idaho |
| BENEVOLENT | ADJECTIVE Showing, doing, or resulting in good, kind hearted. The benevolent people created a non profit organization helping the homeless. She shared her lunch everyday with a girl that could not afford to buy lunch. |
| ELAPSE | VERB To slip by or to pass in relation to time. She went to her room to take a quick nap before the party but, by the time she awoke 4 hours had elapsed and she missed the party. Time was going by extremely slow while the boy was at school, aft |
| FITFUL | ADJECTIVE Starting or stoping intermittently, off and on, irregularly. She loved her job but her shift was fitful, it changed each day and she did not have clue how long she would be there. She was very exhausted but for some reason she kept wa |
| GENRES | NOUN Category,type. They both loved music but they listened to completely different genres, she likes pop and he likes country. The type of books the library has are a endless selection,everyone should be able to find something that they like. |
| HAVEN | NOUN A safe place, sanctuary. The girl often found her room a haven because it was quiet and very peaceful. The homeless people all tried find a safe and warm shelter, especially in the cold snowy winter time. |
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