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vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABYSMAL accident | BAD accident |
| The ADVENT of cell phones changed everything | The START of cell phones changed everything |
| AMBIGUOUS statement | UNCLEAR statement |
| APEX point | HIGHEST point |
| COINCIDES w my training | The party IS AT THE SAME TIME as my training |
| COMPLACENT about my decision | LAZY AND SATISFIED about my decision |
| nervousness ABATED | BECAME LESS nervous |
| ABSTRACT painting of shapes and colors | PURE painting of shapes and colors |
| behave ACCORDINGLY | behave APPROPRIATELY |
| language ACQUISITION | language LEARNING |
| The act had echoing REVERBERATIONS | The act had echoing EFFECTS |
| COMMUNION with nature | RAPPORT with nature |
| He had a lot of SENSIBILITY for music | He had a lot of SENSITIVITY for music |
| HITHERTO he never had started a game. | UNTIL NOW he never had started a game. |
| His POIGNANT speech moved everybody | His TOUCHING speech moved everybody |
| a FATUOUS statement | a FOOLISH statement |
| RESERVATIONS about marriage | DOUBTS about marriage |
| I have AMBIVALENT feelings | I have MIXED feelings |
| his feelings were RECIPROCATED by her | she RETURNED his feelings |
| he was STYMIED and couldn't finish | he was PREVENTED and couldn't finish |
| my pain was ALLEVIATED | my pain WENT AWAY |
| economically SUSTAINABLE | economically SUPPORTABLE |
| TWEAKED the controls | ADJUSTED the controls |
| ADEPT basketball player | SKILLED basketball player |
| his BEARING | his POSITION |
| ACUTENESS of his hearing | SHARPNESS of his hearing |
| ORIENTATION by the hatchling turtles | CHANGE IN DIRECTION by the hatchling turtles |
| ADAPT to changes | ADJUST to changes |
| HYPERBOLE | - my statement was |
| DIMINISHING in value | DECREASING in value |
| jurisdiction | -? |
| , check, | -? |
| encroachment, | ? |
| ASUTE observer | SHARP observer |
| channeled, | ? |
| the child was DISCONTENTED, | the child was UNSATISFIED |
| I help AGITATE for the business | I help PROMOTE for the business |
| he was very INIMICAL, | he was very HOSTILE |
| Few more should SUFFICE them, | - few more should SATISFY them |
| the community REVOLTED | the community REBELED |
| can't AFFORD this | can't PAY FOR this |
| I ADVOCATE for people rights | I DEFEND for peoples rights |
| AESTHETIC painting | BEAUTIFUL painting |