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Venial (adj)
- Able to be forgiven or pardoned; not serious(as in crime or sin)
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- The mother pardoned the boy's venial act of stealing cookies, but warned him that next time she would not be so forgiving.
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Excursion (n)
- A short trip
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- I went on an excursion to see my cousins in Maine, and came back two days later with a few boxes of saltwater taffy.
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Acclaimed (adj)
- Prased enthusiastically and publicly
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- The acclaimed writer received hundreds of letters everyday from his fans.
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Fastidious (adj)
- Excessively demanding and critical; hard to please
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- The fastidious boy would only eat broccoli if it was steamed for ten minutes and three seconds.
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Scrupulous (adj)
- Minute, careful, precise, or having or showing a strict regard for what's right; principled
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- The scrupulous teacher would not tolerate any sloppy work from students, and forced them to stay after school and finish it with her.
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Peruse (v)
- To read thouroughly or carefully; to examine thouroughly
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- After perusing the article a few times, I was able to grasp the gist of it.
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Foible (n)
- A minor weakness or eccentricity in one's character
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- A foible in my brother's character is that he always procrastinates his work until it's too late to do it.
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Dubious (adj)
- Hesitating or doubting; unsure
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- He was dubious about whether to go to the party or stay at home and finish the homework assignment due the next day.
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Whimsical (adj)
- Playfully quaint or fanciful
- Ex.
- You don't have to be serious all the time; be whimsical once in a while!
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Layman (n)
- 1. A nonordained member of the church
- 2. A person without professinal or specialized knowledge in a particular subject
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- The layman claimed he knew everything about medicine, but when asked to treat a simple cold, he could not come up with anything.
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Germane (adj)
- Pertaining to
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- That statement is not germane to the argument, so please refrain from bringing it up.
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Affable (adj)
- Friendly, good-natured; easy to talk to
- Ex.
- The affable child made many friends at the new school.
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Felicity (n)
- The state on being happy; bliss
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- When he found out e had been accepted into the college he wanted to attend; he was in a state of felicity.
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Rubicund (adj)
Having a ruddy complexion; high colored
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Solicit (v)
- 1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application
- Ex: The senator solicited for support among his old collegues.
- 2. To petition persistentl; importune
- Ex: He solicited his mother for help with the homework.
- 3. To urge or incite evil or illegal action
- Ex: The one who solicited the riot has been caught by the police.
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Sic (v)
- To set a dog(or other animal) on someone
- Ex: The police sicced the dogs on the fleeing criminal.
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Bibliophile (n)
- A lover of books
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- A a bibliophile, I love to read.
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Anthropomorphic (adj)
- Having a humanoid shape.
- Ex.
- If we ever find extraterrestrial life, it will be highly unlikely that they will be anthropomorphic.
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Postmorton (adj)
- After death
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- Micheal Jackson's, "This is it" music video was finished postmorton.
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Dissident (adj)
- Rebellious
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- The dissident child was grounded, and lost all computer privilages for a month.
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