Vocabulary Flashcards

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shunning

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To purposefully ignore or reject someone. (Example: 'The villagers disliked change, and they made a habit of shunning any newcomers who tried to change their ways.')

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perpetual

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Unchanging; permanent; constant. (Example: 'Even though my dog is 12 years old, his high energy makes him seem like a perpetual puppy.')

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mesmerizing

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Fascinating; capturing one's full attention as if by magic. (Example: 'The novel was so mesmerizing that she couldn't sleep until she reached the end.')

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seething

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Feeling intense anger, often unexpressed. (Example: 'He sat silently at his computer, seething at being passed over for a promotion yet again.')

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lurked

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Attempting to be unnoticed or hidden. (Example: 'The spiders lurked in the corners of my basement. I couldn't see them, but I knew they were there.')

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nonconformity

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Failure to act or behave in accordance with commonly accepted rules. (Example: 'One mark of his nonconformity was his hair, which was always a bright shade of neon green.')

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sneer

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A mean, scornful smile. (Example: 'He had a permanent sneer on his face, which made him seem like an unpleasant fellow.')

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ukulele

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A small, four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin. (Example: 'I sat on the beach and listened as a man in a Hawaiian shirt strummed a ukulele.')

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infamous

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Famous or notable for an unfavorable reason; notorious. (Example: 'Mrs. Peters was infamous for the amount of homework she assigned in our English Literature class.')

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spiel

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A presentation, story or speech; often associated with sales. (Example: 'After listening to the car salesman's spiel about the benefits of electric cars, we took one for a test drive.')