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1. retort(verb):To reply to,usually in a short or retaliatory way. I retort back at my sister sometimes. 2. subsequent(adjective):accuring or coming later or after. To subsequent is not nice if you are going to have a party. 3. wary(adjective):watchful. You have to be wary while guarding something important. 4. elicit(verb):to draw or bring out or forth. When turning in something, you must elicit it. 5. zeal(noun):Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance. My sister has a zeal to her schoolwork. 6. engross(verb):to accupy completely. You must engross a puppy when you first get it. 7. obsolete(adjective):No longer in general use. Some buisnesses are soon goingto be obsolete. 8. tangible(adjective):capable of being touched. Humans are tangible. 9. deterrent(adjective):something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. Adetterent to homework is TV. 10. implication(noun):something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood. My older sister sues the word implication a lot!

Jan. 13th, 2009 1. infirmity(noun): physical weakness or ailment. My younger sister has an infirmity. 2. infringe(verb):to encroach or trespass. To infringe on someones property is illegal. 3. revitalize(verb):to give new life to. Sometimes, when someone is blue, you can revitalize them. 4. sparse(adjective):thinly scattered or distributed. When you are cooking something you never want to sparse the food. 5. subjuctive(adjective):existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought. Most thoughts are subjective. 6. succinct(adjective):expressed in few words. When you make someone very happy, they might express themselves by being succinct. 7. allusion(noun):a passing or casual reference. When you are talking you might use an allusion. 8.altruistic(adjective):unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others. Most people are altruistic for their family. 9. appease(verb):to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment. When you come back from a spa, you might fell appease. 10. assail(verb):to attack vigorously or violently. You never want to assail somebody.

January 20, 2009 1. banal(adjective):devoid of freshness or originality. My friend can sometimes be banal. 2. mercenary(noun):A professional s. oldier hired for service in a foreign army. Some people are hired as a mercenary. 3. taint(noun):a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful. When you feel something taint is going to happen, don't do it. 4. calamity(noun):a great misfor tune or disaster. Hurricane Katerina was a sad calamity. 5. flagrant(adjective):shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious. Some things are just very flagrant. 6. persevere(verb):be persistent, refuse to stop. When I want something, I persevere to try to get it. 7. attest(verb):to bear witness to; certify I was an attest to a car accident. 8. enigma(noun):a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation. I had an anigma prblem on a math test. 9. exemplify(verb):to show or illustrate by example. I had to exemplify a math problem. 10. concurrent(adjective): tending to or intersecting at the same point. I have seen four concurrent lines.

January 26, 2009

1. nominal(adjective):containing, bearing, or giving a name or names. When a child is born, the parent are nominal. 2. predominant(adjective):having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others. Teachers are predominant over their students. 3. recession(noun):a return of ownership to a former possessor. People don't usually don't do a recession of items. 4. implausible(adjective):not having the appearance of truth or credibility. My firend cna sometimes be implausible. 5. intercede(verb):To plead on another's behalf. No one I have ever known has ever had to intercede. 6. blatant(adjective):brazenly obvious. Some things are just so blatant. 7. blight(noun):the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. I havn't ever studied blight in science before. 8. contrive(verb):to plot. I have never had to contrive anything yet. 9. qualm(noun):a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness. I had a qualm yesterday morning. 10. garble(verb):to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly. I don't need to garble instructions.