L.A. 7-B, Unit 5
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- ANECDOTE
- n. a short account of an incident in someone\'s life Ex. The governor told a humorous ANECDOTE about her first day in office.
- CONSOLIDATE
- v. to combine Ex. The generals agreed to CONSOLIDATE their forces for the invasion.
- COUNTERFEIT
- n. an imitation; adj. fake; v. to make an illegal copy Ex. The painting was a COUNTERFEIT of Gainsborough\'s \"Blue Boy\". Ex. The forger was selling COUNTERFEIT postage stamps. Ex. It\'s a crime to COUNTERFEIT money.
- DOCILE
- adj. obedient Ex. She was a DOCILE child, eager to learn and to please.
- DOMINATE
- v. to rule over by strength Ex. History shows us that powerful nations tend to DOMINATE weaker ones.
- ENTREAT
- v. to beg Ex. The dog\'s eyes seemed to entreat me for an extra helping of dinner.
- FALLIBLE
- adj. capable of being wrong Ex. The researcher\'s FALLIBLE methods led to faulty conclusions.
- FICKLE
- adj. liable to change very rapidly Ex. My aunt\'s interests change with the weather, showing she is a truly FICKLE person.
- FUGITIVE
- n. one who flees or runs away; adj. fleeting Ex. That thief is a FUGITIVE from justice, wanted in several states. Ex. The couple had a few FUGITIVE moments together before the wife boarded the train.
- GRIMY
- adj. very dirty Ex. The miners emerged from the pits with GRIMY hands and faces.
- IOTA
- n. a very small part Ex. The employer had not an IOTA of proof, but he blamed the new clerk for the theft anyway.
- MAUL
- v. to handle roughly Ex. The tiger was about to MUAL its victim when the zookeeper intervened.
- POTENTIAL
- adj. possible; n. a possibility Ex. Hurricanes are a POTENTIAL threat to this area in the late summer and early fall. Ex. They were a football team with POTENTIAL.
- RADIANT
- adj. shining Ex. A model needs to have a RADIANT smile in order to advertise tooothpaste.
- RURAL
- adj. relating to life in the country Ex. They settled in a RURAL community that was miles from the nearest large city.
- SUBSTANTIAL
- adj. large, important Ex. Expecting a SUBSTANTIAL raise in salary, the employee put down a payment on a new car.
- TACTFUL
- adj. skilled in handling difficult situations. Ex. A TACTFUL approach is usually the wisest one to take with coworkers.
- TAMPER
- v. to interfere with; to handle in an improper way Ex. Please don\'t TAMPER with our baggage.
- ULTIMATE
- adj. final, most important Ex. California is the ULTIMATE destination on our cross-country trip.
- UNCERTAINTY
- n. doubt Ex. It was the UNCERTAINTY about the future that was of the greatest concern to the immigrants.