Vocabulary Flashcards

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incorporated

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If items are incorporated into something bigger, they are included in it. The old preschool was incorporated into the new elementary school.

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persistence

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A person who has persistence keeps doing something even when it is hard and takes a long time. Learning to play a musical instrument requires a lot of persistence.

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ambitious

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If a project is ambitious, it is large and requires a lot of work. Sending astronauts to the moon was an ambitious project.

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ingenious

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If an idea is ingenious, it is very clever or has not been tried before. The invention of the airplane was an ingenious idea.

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opinion

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Your opinion is what you think or believe about something. Everyone has different opinions about movies and music.

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traversed

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A gate that traversed a path extended across it. The bridge traversed the river.

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gracing

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If a photo is gracing the cover of a magazine, it is making the cover attractive. The designer’s latest styles are gracing the covers of all the fashion magazines.

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controversy

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If something is a controversy, people have strong feelings and disagreements about it. In the early 2000s, there was a big controversy over whether the United States should go to war in Iraq.

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skeptical

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If you are skeptical about something, you have doubts about it. You might be skeptical about an idea if you can’t find any evidence for it.

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manufactured

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Something that is manufactured was made in a factory. Computers and televisions are manufactured.