WOW10 2
Terms
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destitute (adjective)
des'ti-toot` -
def. without money; poor
With no inheritance, he left his family destitute. -
fidelity (noun)
fi-del'i-te -
def.1.faithfulness to obligation or duty 2.exactness,accuracy
His fidelity to his work is so strong, so he never disappoint others. -
veracity (noun)
v -ras'i-te -
def. truth; accuracy
I don't doubt his veracity, because he never tells a lie. -
credibility (noun)
kred` -bil'i-te -
def. believability; ability to be trusted
She treats her workers well and she has credibility with them. -
delude (verb)
di-lood' -
def. to mislead; to cause someone to think something that is false
He deluded himself into thinking that he is an important man. -
incredulity (noun)
in`kri-doo'li-te -
def. disbelief; amazement
When his death was first announced, the public received the news with shock and incredulity. -
fiduciary (adjective,noun)
fi-doo'she-er`e -
def.1.adj.pertaining to money or property held for one person (or several people) by others 2.n.a person holding money for another
As a fiduciary of his friend, he was responsible for taking care of his friend's money. -
defiant (adjective)
di-fi' nt -
def. refusing to follow orders or rules; resisting boldly
Whenever his parents advise him, his attitude is defiant. -
give carte blanche
kart blansh' -
def. to give full: a blank document
Her company gave her carte blanche to start a new project, so she has carte blanche to spend whatever she needs to spend. -
creed (noun)
kred -
def. set of beliefs or principles
The church published its creed about belief in god. - star-crossed
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def. doomed to a bad fate; unlucky
She was star-crossed; with her great records, she couldn't go to the college because of destitution. -
verify (verb)
ver' -fi -
def. to determine the truth or accuracy of; to conform
When you join clubs in the website, you have to enter your password and also verify it. -
deviate (verb)
de've-at` -
def. to vary from a path, course, or norm
He deviated from society by becoming a drug addict.
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veritable (adjective)
ver'i-t -b l -
def.1.unquestionable;being truly so 2.almost;nearly;very similar to
His mind is a veritable encyclopedia of information, because he remembers everything. - hold out an olive branch
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def. make an offer of peace
South Korea held out an olive branch to North Korea, but it didn't work well. -
acrophobia (noun)
ak`r -fo'be- -
def. fear of heights
He never take an airplane because of his acrophobia. -
nondenominational (adjective)
non`di-nom` -na'sh -n l -
def. not associated with one specific religion
The chapel at that place is nondenominational, so everyone may enter. -
claustrophobia (noun)
klo`str -fo'be- -
def. fear of closed or small spaces
He can't live in such a small room by himself because of his claustrophobia. - Behind the eight ball
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def. at a disadvantage; in a hopeless situation
After he lost his money, house and family, he was behind the eight ball. -
xenophobia (noun)
zen` -fob'e- -
def. fear or hatred of foreigners or foreign things
That American never talks with asian people, so I think he has a xenophobia. -
nonchalant (adjective)
non`sh -lant' -
def. unconcerned; carefree
He was quite nonchalant about losing his job. - get to first base
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def. do the first thing successfully
If you get to first base, you can go through that work easily. -
nondescript (adjective)
non`di-skript -
def. not distinct; difficult to describe because it lacks indivisuality
We can find her office easily because it is in a nondescript building on the main street. - tongue-in-cheek
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def. jokingly; insincerely; without really meaning something
She spoke with tongue-in-cheek when she asked her friend to loan her a million dollars.