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Marie Set #5
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1. NOTABLY the work of Poe (v. to note, adj. notable) | ESPECIALLY the work of Poe |
| 2, NOTABLE authorities on the virus (v. to note, adv. notably) | TOP authorities on the virus |
| 1. a CONTEMPORARY reader (n. contemporary, adv. contemporarily | a reader FROM THE SAME TIME |
| 2. CONTEMPORARY fashions (n. contemporary, adv. contemporarily) | CURRENT fashions |
| 3. school CONTEMPORARIES (adj. contemporary, adv. contemporarily) | AT THE SAME school AT THE SAME TIME |
| 1. the FEATURES of a detective novel (v. to feature) | the CHARACTERISTICS of a detective novel |
| 2. facial FEATURES (v. to feature) | facial PARTS |
| 3. the car's most popular FEATURES (v. to feature) | the car's most popular ATTRACTIONS |
| 4. The exhibit FEATURES local artists (n. feature) | The exhibit SPECIALLY INCLUDES local artists. |
| a critical JUNCTURE | a critical POINT OF TIME |
| 1. seems STRIKINGLY familiar (adj. striking) | seems VERY NOTICEABLY familiar |
| 2. STRIKING behavior (adv. strikingly) | behavior ATTRACTING ATTENTION |
| 1. ESTABLISH the features of detective stories (n. establishment) | CREATE the features of detective stories |
| 2. ESTABLISHED her AS a star (n. establishment) | SHOWED she was a star |
| 3. business ESTABLISHMENTS (v. to establish) | business ORGANIZATIONS |
| 4. ESTABLISHED a reputation (n. establishment) | GOT a reputation |
| 1. the CONVENTIONS of detective stories (adj. conventional, adv. conventionally) | the USUAL CHARACTERISTICS of detective stories |
| 2. a comic book CONVENTION (adj. conventional, adv. conventionally) | a GATHERING TOGETHER OF PEOPLE FOR AN EVENT about comic books |
| 3. an international CONVENTION (adj. convention, adv. conventionally) | an international AGREEMENT |
| 1. an ATTEMPT to solve the crime (v. to attempt) | an EFFORT to solve the crime |
| 2. ATTEMPTED to climb the mountain | TRIED to climb the mountain |
| an OFFICIOUS neighbor (n. officiousness, adv. officiously) | an INTERFERING neighbor |
| 1. BUMBLINGLY unprofessional (v. to bumble, adj. bumbling) | AWKWARDLY unprofessional |
| 2. BUMBLED the announcement (adj. bumbling, adv. bumblingly) | MANAGED the announcement BADLY |
| INEPT leadership (adv. ineptly) | INCAPABLE leadership |
| 1. They are COUNTERED BY a figure who's brilliant. (adj. counter, adv. counter) | They are CONTRASTED WITH a figure who's brilliant. |
| 2, TO COUNTER poverty (adj. counter, adv. counter) | TO FIGHT poverty |
| 3. appears COUNTER to my beliefs (v. to counter, adj. counter) | appears OPPOSITE to my beliefs |
| 4. COUNTER orders (v. to counter, adv. counter) | REPLACEMENT orders |
| an ECCENTRIC professor (n. eccentricity, adv. eccentrically) | a STRANGE professor |
| orders his MINIONS around | orders his FOLLOWERS around |
| give SOLACE from the world of crime | give RELIEF from the world of crime |
| EXISTENTIAL point of view (adv. existentially) | point of view BASED ON OBSERVING |
| 1. a SMEAR of paint (v. to smear) | a SPOT of paint |
| 2. SMEARED cream cheese on a bagel (n. smear) | SPREAD cream cheese on a bagel |
| 3. to SMEAR someone (n. smear) | TO MAKE FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST someone |
| UNWARRANTED criticism | UNNECESSARY criticism |
| mistaken ASSUMPTION (v. to assume) | mistaken BELIEF SOMETHING IS TRUE WITHOUT KNOWING |
| DEDUCE the solution of the crime (n. deduction) | DETERMINE the solution of the crime |
| 1. EXEMPLIFY a pattern (n. example) | SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF a pattern |
| 2. She EXEMPLIFIES the qualities of a good leader. (n. example) | She HAS THE TYPICAL qualities of a good leader. |
| EAGER to write a book (n. eagerness, adv. eagerly) | STRONGLY DESIRES to write a book |
| the author IMPLIES (n. implication) | the author SUGGESTS BUT DOESN'T ACTUALLY SAY |
| 1. two COMPARABLE choices (v. to compare, n. comparison, adv. comparably) | two SIMILAR choices |
| 2. COMPARE your responses with the answers (n. comparison, adj. comparable, adv. comparably | LOOK AT your responses FOR DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES with the answers |
| 3. tall COMPARED to me (n. comparison, adj. comparable, adv. comparably) | taller THAN I am |
| 1. a COMPETENT teacher (n. competence, adv. competently) | a GOOD ENOUGH teacher |
| 2. COMPETENCE as a leader (adj. competent, adv. competently) | ABILITY as a leader |
| The strong economy made people COMPLACENT about their finances. (n. complacency, adv. complacently) | The strong economy made people UNWORRIED about their finances. |
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