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Brandish (v.) To shake or wave in a threatening manner

-As the thieves ran away from a store with stolen goods, the owner brandished them

in frustration.

Burgeon (v.) To grow rapidly

-When Henry walked in the hall on the first day of school, everyone was whispering “he burgeoned” they said. “Hey man” a friend said “How did you become so tall?”

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Capacious (adj.)Spacious; roomy

-Harriett and her mom stepped into her dorm. “You got lucky” her mom says “This

room is really capacious.”

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Desolate (adj.)Lonely; uninhabited

-When Amy drove into town, she noticed that is was too quiet, lonely, and deserted.

“Desolate” she described.

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Dirge (n.)A song or hymn of grief; lamentation

-In some cultures, after someone’s death, a dirge was sung to show their emotions.

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Enamor (v.) To fill with love

-Most parents unintentionally enamor their fist born children because their new to it.

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Equanimity (n.)Composure under stress

-Sam was made the leader for he had much equanimity.

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Espouse (v.) To give support to

-It is good for parents to espouse their children, encouragement can be very crucial

is a child’s life.

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Exasperate (v.) To cause irritation or annoyance

-When people babble much nonsense in my ear I get exasperated, but I’m too niceto say anything.

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Fallible (adj.)Prone to making errors

-Jamie is just4 years old he’s not very experienced with anything; he’s bound tomake a few mistakes. Jamie is a fallible, boy.

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Feasible (adj.)Possible

-From all the homework high schoolers are given, it seems impossible to be finished

in time, but when grades are given, and yours are all A’s, the thought….that

homework may be feasible to finis after all.

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Gullible (adj.)Easily fooled or duped

-There is a friend of mine who knows and points out how gullible she is at times. Yet,

each and every time someone uses sarcasm, or jokes around she is always to one

who believes every single word.

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Hubris (n.)Excessive pride; arrogance

-In the story, Oedipus the king, his downfall was a result of his hubris personality.

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Ineffable (adj.)Incapable of being expressed; indescribable

-To think about a massacre, that is quite ineffable.

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Insipid (adj.)Without flavor; dull; unexciting

-To marc, when food is not fully cooked and doesn’t have salt, he finds it to be

insipid and tasteless.

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Legion (n.)A very large number; a multitude

-When John kicked the ant hill in his backyard, a legion of red fire ants weresprawled everywhere. Unfortunately, most of them landed on john himself.

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Limpid (adj.) Transparent; perfectly clear

-When I first got my glasses, I didn’t think they would do much to improve myvision. From the moment I put them on; the limpid lenses opened my eyes to an

extraordinarily clearer world.

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Munificent (adj.)Very generous

-The munificent man helped Bailey up when he saw the boy fall to the ground.

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Paragon (n.)A model of excellence

-The valedictorian is considered a paragon who is meant to be admired.

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Raucous (adj.)Harsh sounding; jarring; blaring

-Screamo music is very raucous, and distracting. The fact that it is called screamo

explains everything.

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