vocabulary list 4 definitions, parts of speech, and example sentences
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Vocabulary list 4Definitions, Parts of Speech, and Example
Sentences
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To abrogate (verb)
DEF: To abolish by authoritative action; to do away with
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Abrogation, noun
EX. SENTENCE: Once a law is created it is normally
around for a while since they can be very difficult to
abrogate.
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Blasphemy (noun)DEF: Words, speech, or action that offends religious
beliefs.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Blasphemous, adj.
EX. SENTENCE: For some of the survivors, being devout
Catholics, eating the flesh of the dead was blasphemous,
but Algorta was able to argue for eating the flesh in a way
that it made sense religiously.
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Credible (adj)
DEF: Believable
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Credibility, noun
Credibly, adv.
EX. SENTENCE: In La Vie en Rose, Marion Cotillard does
a credible job playing Edith Piaf, and you sometimes feel
you are actually watching the real singer.
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Enigma (noun)
DEF: Something hard to understand or explain.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Enigmatic, adj.
Enigmatically, adv.
EX. SENTENCE: Science has a way of making even the
most enigmatic phenomena understandable with time.
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Harbinger (noun)
DEF: an indicator; a bringer of a warning
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
To harbinger, verb
EX. SENTENCE: The eerie calm was a harbinger of the
violent storm which quickly blackened the sky.
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Mendacious (adj)
DEF: Given to lying; marked by lies and deception.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Mendacity, noun
Mendaciously, adv.
EX. SENTENCES: Some tabloids frequently publish
mendacious stories about celebrities; nevertheless, some
people believe them.
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To nuzzle (verb)
DEF: To work with the nose; to snuggle or cuddle.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
EX. SENTENCE: After giving her a treat, the dog nuzzled
my hand looking for more.
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Plaudit (noun)
DEF: A statement giving strong praise; enthusiastic
approval.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Tangibility, noun
EX. SENTENCE: The proud parents celebrated that their
son had received many plaudits for his academic
achievements upon graduation.
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Reprehensible (adj)
DEF: Shameful, very bad.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Reprehensibility, noun
Reprehensibly, adverb
EXAMPLE SENTENCE: The tyrant was finally brought to
justice, after years of reprehensible, violent actions against
his people.
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Tardy
DEF: Slow; late; overdue.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Tardiness, noun
EX. SENTENCE: After being warned that her tardiness
might cost her her job, she arrived 5 minutes early every
day.