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ELA
| Word | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| audition | The act of hearing or listening. | I hope Toms audition later today goes well. |
| benedictory | Expressing wishes for good. | The church wrote a benedictory for the family going through a tough loss. |
| circumnavigate | To sail completely round. | Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the earth. |
| corporation | A body formed to act as one single person. | Corporations are made to manage larger companies and businesses. |
| dictate | To tell or utter so that one can write down. | In order to be a good speaker you need to dictate your points well. |
| duress | Hardship; constraint | The people living in Syria were under duress when ISIS took over some of them. |
| equivocal | having two things equally applicable. | The two resumes were equivocal since they both have the same degree. |
| hydroponic | Growth of plants by only using water and only soil. | hydroponics is used in space since they cant use soil. |
| lunately | In the shape of a crescent. | The moon is only lunately shaped every few months. |
| navy | A fleet of ships | The United States has one of the biggest Navy's in the world |
| pedometer | An instrument to measure the amount of steps taken while walking. | Pedometers get very popular during Christmas time. |
| psychology | The science of the human mind. | Psychology is a study that many have a degree in. |
| soliloquy | An act of speaking ones thoughts a loud. | The best talks about people are there soliloquy's. |
| sentiment | An emotion towards one event. | The sentiment of the lecture was very moving and happy. |
| spectator | A person who watches a show, game, or another event. | The spectators of the game were shocked when he was struck out. |
| abolish | To do away with. | In order for the U.S to abolish slavery we had to have a war. |
| imprison | To put or keep in prison. | The imprisonment of Nelson Mandela had many people in outrage. |
| Intervene | To come between. | The Police intervened before the situation could get any worse. |
| malnutrition | Not enough nutrition or faulty nutrition. | Malnutrition effects many young kids in third world countries. |
| unity | The state of being one. | In order to try and stop a civil war the U.S tried to make a unity with the south. |
| attendee | A person who is present at a specific place at a specific time. | The attendees of the Royals World Series parade numbered in the hundred thousands. |
| kitchenette | A very small compact kitchen. | The apartment had a kitchenette just perfect for my ideas. |
| fusion | The process of combining two things. | The fusion of the two companies made the largest company in the world. |
| passive | Not participating actively. | The passive politician didn't care about his job. |
| realist | A person who views things for how they really are. | Many friends are not fun if there a realist. |
| pugnacious | Eager or quick to fight. | The arrested man has a pugnacious spirit. |
| scientize | To treat with a scientific approach. | I scientized my project on class. |
| agriculture | The art of cultivating the ground. | Many parts of The United States are devoted to agriculture. |
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