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Castigate (v)
- To punish by critisizing sharply; to berate
- Ex.
- The child was castigated for throwing his iPad.
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Colliqial (adj)
- Characterized by informal language
- Ex.
- A teacher with a colliqial way of speaking often recieves more positive comments from the students.
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Epitaph (n)
The words carved into a tombstone in memory of the deceased
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Exodus (n)
- A mass departure
- Ex.
- The exodus of lemmings from their homes are caused by overpopulation.
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Inter (v)
- To put in a grave; to bury
- Ex.
- After the funeral, the body was interred in its grave.
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Lacerate (v)
To tear or cut roughly
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Largesse (n)
- 1. The act of giving generously
- Ex.
- After donating a large amount of money to charity, the man was given an award in recognition of his largesse.
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Obituary (n)
- A notice of someone's death, sucj as in a newspaper, usually with a brief summary of the person's life
- Ex.
- I didn't know he had died until I saw his obituary in the daily newspaper.
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Omnivorous (adj)
- 1. Eating all kinds of food, including both animal and vegetable food
- 2. Taking in everything available
- Ex.
- They were omnivorous collectors of everything from rare books to old theatrical posters.
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Permeate (v)
To spread through; to pass through
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Rendition (n)
- An interperetation or translation; a performance
- Ex.
- The choir's poignant rendition of the hymn was the apex of the concert.
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Poignant (adj)
- 1. Evokinga keen sense of sadness or regret:
- "a poignant reminder"
- 2. Keenly felt:
- "the sensation was most
- poignant in winter".
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Resurgence (n)
- A rising again to life, use, acceptance, or prominence; a revival
- Ex.
- A resurgence in ballroom dancing got everyone rushing to learn the tango and the fox-trot.
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Stereotype
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- 1. A generalization that is used to characterize a person without acknowledging individual differences
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- 2. To make judgments that ignore individual differences
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Stipend (n)
- A regular and fixed amount of pay for work done or to hnelp cover living or work expenses
- Ex.
- My part-time summer job gave me a weekly stipend of ninety dollars.
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Subservient (adj)
Acting in a subordinate manner; servile
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