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Aggregate (n) (adj) (v)
- (n)1. A group of things gathered into a whole; a sum total
- (adj)2. Formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total
- (v)3. To form or group into a class or cluster
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Allocate (v)
- 1. To set aside for a specific purpose; to allot
- 2. To distribute according to plan
- Ex.
- Ramon allocated his money to three different charities.
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Augur (v)
- 1. To predict future events, especially from omens
- From the animal's strange behaviour, the farmer could augur the imminent arrival of bad weather.
- 2. To give promise of
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- The laudatory reviews augur well for the success of the book.
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Bastion (n)
- 1. A fortified area or position; a person, palce; or thing that is a source of strength
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- The math advisor was a bastion for students taking the AP test.
- 2. Something that is considered a stronghold
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- When literature was considered a male stronghold, many women used male pseudonyms when writing.
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Decorum (n)
- Suitable, proper behaviour or speech
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- Talking loudly during a movie is shows a lack of decorum.
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Defunct (adj)
No longer existing or functioning
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Disarray (n)
Lack of order; confusion
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Halycon (adj)
- Calm, peaceful, and happy; prosperous
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- Grandpa often reminisces about the halycon days when he was a young boy.
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Homily (n)
- A lecture, usually long, on how to behave morally
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- Lunchtime has recently turned into a homily session from our teachers.
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Hyperbole (n)
Extravagent exaggeration
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Importune (v)
- To plead for persistently
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- He repeatedly importuned with his parents to get computer privileges back.
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Jurisdiction (n)
- Legal authority to govern or control
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- The federal government has jurisdiction over the nation's air traffic control.
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Ruminate (v)
- To thing over again and again; to ponder
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- He spent weeks ruminating about the meaning of the novel, Metamorphisis.
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Temerity (n)
Reckless boldness without regard to danger or opposition
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Winnow (v)
- To separate and remove what is undersirable and leave what is desirable; to blow away the chaff from the grain
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- It was Nadia's job to interview the potential employees, winnow out the unqualified candidates, and recommend the qualified candidates for a second interview.
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Chaff (n) (v)
- (n)1. The husks of corn or other seeds seperated by winnowing or threshing
- 2. Lighthearted joking; banter
- (v)3. To tease
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- My parents always tell me not to chaff my little brother for his constant mistakes.
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Tantamount (adj)
- Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as
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- The resignations were tantamount to admissions of guilt.
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Badinage (n)
- Humourous conversation
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- It's good to have badinage with your friends once in a whole to relive the tensions of life.
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