Mrs Cechinni Vocabulary 2
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- refracted
- 'I was able to refract the light and made it pass through the prism.
- stratum
- The limestone stratum formed long before the river came into the picture.
- conjure
- After multiple failed attempts, he finally conjured up enough courage to ask her out on a date.
- phoenix
- Phoenix from her snowboarding accident, she is about to run a marathon next week.
- ballistics
- The gun was sent to the laboratory for ballistics tests to see weather or not it was the weapon responsible for the little girl's murder.
- proclivities
- It is the proclivity of merchandising companies to raise their prices when demands are high.
- odious
- Taking out the trash is an odious task, but it is imperative if you want to avoid the repugnant smell of rotting garbage.
- ravenous
- It strikes me how even with his ravenous appetite, he is as skinny as a stick.
- jargon
- It's embarrassing to watch hockey with others because I am unfamiliar with their hockey jargon such as 'top shelf', and 'dangle'.
- centrifuge
- The lab technician explained that whole blood is put in a centrifuge to separate the red blood cells from the serum, or white blood cells.
- feigning
- His prank of feigning his death turned into an utter debacle when it went as far as to fooling his mom.
- pratfall
- More embarrassed than hurt by her pratfall, Sarah ran off the stage, mortified, into the bathroom crying.
- dictum
- Every child is once informed with the dictum, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
- pagan
- Not being Christian, Muslim or Jewish, she chose not to reveal her religion and identified herself as a pagan.
- torrent
- On a bright sunny day, Timmy was playing tag in the forest with a couple of his friends when he stumbled over a rock, into the torrents of the river and drowned.
- cadenced
- The metronome helped her play piano in a cadenced melody.
- suffuse
- After her exhausting hike up the steep slope of the mountain, her body was suffused with fatigue.
- retaliation
- Since the court ruled that they did not have sufficient evidence to convict the murderer, the mother of the victim took retaliation into her own hands, and killed the murderer in cold blood.
- profusion
- On the last day of school, a profusion of happiness emanated in my gut.
- praetorian
- It was up to the Praetorian Guard to administer the civil justice swiftly.
- insidious
- The insidious supernatural entity took over her body, devouring her soul and taking control of her conscience.
- contemptible
- Due to his contemptible behavior, his mother slapped him across the face and warned him to behave himself.
- incense
- It really incenses me when someone taps their pen vigorously against their desktop during a silent test.
- subaudible
- Voices blurred and became subaudible as a got lost in a sea of thoughts.
- certitude
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Although he said his answer with great certitude, his answer happened to be incorrect.
- filigree
- Her husband bought her a dazzling gold filigree ring for their tenth anniversary.
- tyranny
- The tyranny of class in society makes many people spend money lavishly even though they don't have sufficient amounts of money to afford the extravagant lifestyle.
- perfunctorily
- Although their house was a fifteen minute walk from the school, Lydia perfunctorily drove her son to school every day just like she'd always had since he was a little boy.
- aesthetic
- Since Miriam has a strong aesthetic sense, we have decided to hire her as our landscaper.
- disdain
- The father was angry and in disdain after finding out that his son was caught vandalizing the school.
- corporal
- Unlike the past, in the present day, it is deemed morally wrong to use corporal punishment to discipline children.
- surmise
- By the way that she eyed my food like a dog waiting to be tossed a few scraps of meat, I could only surmise that she was hungry.
- implored
- In a desperate plea, the shrieking child begged and implored for the criminal not to hurt his sleeping mother.
- repentance
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The mother felt repentance for slapping her son in the face, thus she appeased the situation by buying him a video game.
sincere regret or remorse. - recompense
- Although the truck driver was deeply sorry, there was absolutely nothing that he could to recompense for the loss of her son.
- missive
- After she moved across the country for university, lonely and depressed, she sent a missive to her mother every single weekend.
- valour
- Because he risked his life to save two of his fellow soldiers, he was awarded a medal for his act of valour.
- metaphysical
- Metaphysical events are the subject of many horror television shows.
- dire
- The abandoned dog found chained and starving in the alley was in dire needs of food and medical attention.
- compunctious
- The serial killer showed no compunction when his guilty verdict was announced
- procreant
- Although many people hate bees, they are imperative because they transport pollen grains, helping plants procreate.
- trammel
- The traffic was like a fishing net, trammeling hundreds of cars and restricting any movement.
- surcease
- The completed surgery brought a surcease to the man's pain.