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1. gaunt(adjective):extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. One of my family members is gaunt. 2. immaculate(adjective):free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean. Some clothes are immaculate. 3. curtail(verb):to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. I ahve never had to curtail anything. 4.digress(verb):to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc. My sister can digress sometimes. 5. intermittent(adjective):stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again. Teachers can intermittent during class. 6. rigor(noun):strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people. You must be rigor with children so they learn what the difference betwwen right and wrong. 7. succumb(verb):to give way to superior force; yield. When you have a boss, you must succumb. 8. covert(adjective):concealed; secret; disguised. The document is covert. 9. cynic(noun):a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view. I don't know anyone who is cynic. 10. demise (noun):death or decease. My great grandmother is demise.

1. infamous(adjecctive):having an extremely bad reputation. Some people have infamous clothing stores. 2. intrinsic(adjective):belonging to a thing by its very nature. Some things are intrinsic. 3. revulsion(noun):a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike. I sometimes have a revulsion towards certain foods. 4. virile(adjective):Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male. A guy is virile. 5. abstain(verb):to hold oneself back voluntarily. You must sometimes abstain from doing things that are inappropriate. 6. aspire(verb):To soar. Birds aspire. 7. dissent(verb):To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree. Some people dissent a lot. 8. charisma(noun):A rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm. Charisma shows more in some people and less in others. 9. contend(verb):To compete, as in a race. I contend to finish my soccer game. 10. conversely(adjective): opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around. Some words are conversely.

__January 18, 2009__

1. extrovert(noun):an outgoing, gregarious person. Some of my friends have an extrovert personality. 2. poignant(adjective):keenly distressing to the feelings. I have poignant regrets. 3. prevalent(adjective):widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance. Some things have prevalent timing. 4. proponent(noun):a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal. My dad is proponent. 5. congenial(adjective):agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character. I have congenial surroundings. 6. flippant(adjective):frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness. Some students are flippant. 7. rapport(noun):relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation. Some teachers try to establish close rapport with their students. 8. impasse(noun):a position or situation from which there is no escape. Sometimes I am in an impasse. 9. rationale(noun):the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something. Some people lean about the word rationale in school. 10. reprisal(noun): Retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury in return. In a fight, you should never act on reprisal.

March 2, 2009

1. elation(noun):a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits. Sometimes I feel elation deep within myself. 2. endow(verb):to provide with a permanent fund or source of income. A collage might endow a student to come and do well. 3. mortify(verb):to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. I have never tried to mortify anyone. 4. nullify(verb):to render or declare legally void or inoperative. People might nullify a contract. 5. credible(adjective):capable of being believed; believable. A credible statemnt mgith be said once in a while by a seventh grader. 6. deviate(verb):to cause to swerve; turn aside. It is never a good thing to deviate at anything. 7. improvise(verb):to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize. I usually improvise with my homework. 8. latent(adjective):present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential. Somethings are latent. 9. secular(adjective):of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal. Different people have secular intrests. 10. shun(verb):to avoid deliberately and esp. consistantly. I would only shun people who deserve it.

March 23, 2009

1. commemorate(verb):to serve as a memorial or reminder of. At a funeral, I will commemorate at a picture. 2. complacent(adjective):pleasant; complaisant. Some things are very complacent. 3. consensus(noun):majority of opinion. When people vote, normally the consensus wins. 4. deplete(verb):to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of. Scientists say that if we keep putting fossil fuels into the air, we will deplete the ozone. 5. diligent(adjective):constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything. I am diligent with my schoolwork. 6. menial(adjective):lowly and sometimes degrading. Somew things for me are menial. 7. niche(noun):a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing. Most people in the buisness world must find their niche. 8. waive(verb):to put aside for the time. Some people waive formalities. 9. facade(noun):a superficial appearance or illusion of something. People who have mental disabilities might have some type of facade. 10. blase(adjective):indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures. I am never blase.

April 13, 2009

1. conducive(adjective):tending to produce. Factories are condusive. 2. falter(verb):to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way. I don't falter with my homework. 3. flaunt(verb):to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly. When you get new clothes, you might want to flaunt them. 4. gist(noun):the main or essential part of a matter. What is the gist of the meeting? 5. hamper(verb):to hold back. I don't hamper with something I really need to say. 6. viable(adjective):capable of living. Human beings are viable. 7. transcend(verb):to rise above or go beyond. I transcend with almost all of my teachers expectations. 8. bizarre(adjective): Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd. It is bizarre if you find penguins in the U.S not in a zoo. 9. deviate(verb):to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. Sometimes i might try to deviate from my homework or housework. 10. ominous(adjective):portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious. Bad people are ominous.

April 20, 2009

1. devoid(adjective):not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute. My sister does not devoid my room. 2. infuriate(verb):to make furious; enrage. Some poeple in the world can infuriate you. 3. intimidate(verb):To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. Some poeple like to intimidate others. 4. introvert(verb):to turn inward. People who are shy might introvert their anger towards someone. 5. jeopardize(verb):to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil. You shouldnever jeopardize your ife over something stupid. 6. sibling(noun):a brother or sister. I have more than one sibling. 7. smug(adjective):Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent. He had a smug look on his face. 8. sneer(verb):to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt. My sister likes to sneer a lot. 9. vivacious(adjective):lively; animated; gay. Puppies are vivacious. 10. bovine(adjective):Sluggish, dull, and stolid. After a big meal you might feel bovine.

April 27, 2009

1. condone(verb):to disregard or overlook. I condone almost allof the negative thoughts other people have. 2. contemplate(verb):to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully. You must be contemplate with a brand new puppy. 3. feasible(adjective):capable of being done, effected, or accomplished. I might have a feasible idea sometimes. 4. fiscal(adjective):of or pertaining to financial matters in general. I don't discuss fiscal things in public. 5. furtive(adjective):sly; shifty. FBI agents might be furtive around others. 6. gape(verb):to stare with open mouth, as in wonder. Fans might gape at their favorite movie acots or actreeses. 7. precedent(noun): //Law//. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. You may learn about a precendent in your civics class. 8. punitive(adjective):serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment. Some rulles may seem punitive. 9. cryptic(adjectice):mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous. Some riddles are very cryptic. 10. depict(verb):to represent or characterize in words; describe. If you are going to depict a place, you must be very descriptive.

1. detrimental(adjective)Synonyms:bad, evil, hurtful, ill :Causing damage or harm; injurious. My siblings can be detrimental sometimes. 2. inhibition(noun)Synonyms:ban, cramp, curb, limit:Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses. Walls can be an inhibition. 3. ironic(adjective)Synonyms:wry, acrid, alert, bitter:humorously sarcastic or mocking. I can be ironic sometimes. 4. rupture(noun)Synonyms: break, gap, hole,fissure:the act of breaking or bursting. A volcano might rupture. 5. saturate(verb)Synonyms: sop. sodden, soak, drench:To soak, fill, or load to capacity. I always saturate a water bucket. 6. vindictive(adjective):Synonyms: grim, cruel, spiteful, revengeful:disposed or inclined to revenge. I am not a vindictive person. 7. fallible(adjective)Synonyms: mortal, liable, imperfect, ignorant:(of persons) liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken.. My sister can be fallible sometimes. 8. genial(adjective)Synonyms: warm, blithe:warmly and pleasantly cheerful. My dogs are genial. 9. pragmatic(adjective)Synonyms: busybody, unromantic:of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. Lawyers are normally pragmatic. 10. pretentious(adjective)Synonyms:arty, assuming:making an exaggerated outward show. My sister can sometimes be pretentious.

1. reconcile(verb):Synonyms: make-up, reuinte:to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired. He had to reconcile his fate. 2. vile(adjective):Synonyms: lousy, loathsome:wretchedly bad. Some step-mothers are vile. 3. avid(adjective):Synonyms: hungry, grasping:Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving. Some people can be avid. 4. dwindle(verb):Synonyms: abate, diminish:to become smaller and smaller. When someone yells at you, you might begin to dwindle. 5. evoke(verb):Synonyms: awaken, arouse:to call up or produce. Sometimes I might evoke my friends. 6. legacy(noun):Synonyms: heritage, inheritance: anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor. The legacy of Rome was legendary. 7. muted(adjective):Synonym: silent:silent; refraining from speech or utterance. My computer was on the muted setting. 8. pacify(verb):Synonyms: sweeten, soothe:to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity. it might be hard to pacify an angry man. 9. surplus(adjective):Synonyms: glut, fat:being a surplus; being in excess of what is required. Some countries might have a surplus of some kind of item. 10. humane(adjective):Synonyms: merciful, human: Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion Not a whole lot of buisness people are humane from my standpoint.