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Words Volume III:

ScrutinyAcquiesceExoneratePlaintivePerfidyFormidableRedressKindredPlunder

MaliciousIntuitiveRaptEmulateOscillateAugmentCacophonyHerald

DissipatePortendPeripheryAnimosityContriteDepravityIndifferenceAttrition

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scrutiny.

The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo --Stieg Larsson

Because of their relationship, he came under close

scrutiny

The Life of Pi --Yann Martel

I returned to the horizon, my hopes high.

On closer it was evident that she was fourteen.

Les Miserables--Victor Hugo

scrutinizing

scrutinized,Every arrival on this campus will be

checked hourly.

the grounds

The Bourne Supremacy --Robert Ludlum

scrutiny: close examinationSyn: perusal, investigationAnt: glimpse

Forms: N: scrutinyV: scrutinize, scrutinizes scrutinized, scrutinizingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

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scrutiny: close examinationSyn: perusal, investigationAnt: glimpse

Forms: N: scrutinyV: scrutinize, scrutinizes scrutinized, scrutinizingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

1.On closer it was evident that she was fourteen.

4. I returned to the horizon, my hopes high.

scrutiny.

scrutiny

scrutinizing

scrutinized,

3. Because of their relationship, he came under close

2. Every arrival on this campus will be

checked hourly. the grounds

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acquiesced.

have sat up had I tried.

, for I was dog tired, and could not

acquiesced

I could not butMurder on the Orient Express --Agatha Christie

Hector McQueen willingly in the search. acquiescing

acquiesce

acquiesce: surrender

Dracula --Bram Stoker

have sat up had I tried.

, for I was dog tired, and could notI could not butpassiveness of a sufferer resigned to the surgeon’s touch.

She had a sense of

The House of Mirth--Edith Wharton

in the plan with the

He’d flattered me--he understood me well enough to know I

Girl Interrupted --Susanna Kaysen

craved flattery—and in gratitude, I

Syn: capitulateAnt: refuse

Forms: N: acquiescenceV: acquiesce, asquiesces acquiesced, acquiescingAdj: acquiescentAdv: acquiescently

Related: quiet

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acquiesce: surrender

acquiesced1. Hector McQueen willingly in the search.

not have sat up had I tried.

, for I was dog tired, and could2. I could not but acquiesce

acquiescing

passiveness of a sufferer resigned to the surgeon’s touch.

3. She had a sense of in the plan with the

acquiesced.

4.He’d flattered me--he understood me well enough to know I

craved flattery—and in gratitude, I

Syn: capitulateAnt: refuse

Forms: N: acquiescenceV: acquiesce, asquiesces acquiesced, acquiescingAdj: acquiescentAdv: acquiescently

Related: quiet

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exonerates me.I can think of no answer that

The Poisonwood Bible--Barbara Kingsolver

exonerates

exonerated

exonerate: undo a conviction; prove thatan accused or convicted person is not guilty

So before you read what’s in that thing, tell me a story that

squares with its details andSnow Falling on Cedars --David Guterson

yourself in my eyes.

And Then There Were None --Agatha Christie

suspicion.

No one of us can be completely from

exonerated

The Eldest --Christopher Paolini

She knew that even if she was

she could not return to her previous existence.

of the murder,

syn: vindicate, pardonant: condemnrelated: onus (burden)

Forms: N: exonerationV: exonerate, exonerates,exonerated, exoneratingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

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exonerate: undo a conviction; prove thatan accused or convicted person is not guilty

me.

exonerates1.I can think of no answer that

2.So before you read what’s in that thing, tell me a story that

squares with its details and exonerates yourself in my eyes.

suspicion.

3. No one of us can be completely exonerated from

4.She knew that even if she wasshe could not return to her previous existence.

exonerated of the murder,

syn: vindicate, pardonant: condemnrelated: onus (burden)

Forms: N: exonerationV: exonerate, exonerates,exonerated, exoneratingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

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plaintive

plaintive

one has lost and can’t get back.

It’s and familiar, a howl in the night for what

Sweet Far Thing--Libba Brayplaintive

plaintive

The melody, sung in low tones, spoke beyond

its notes. Black: The Birth of Evil --Ted Dekker

plaintive: mournful; expressing sadnessthrough a sound

She made a sound I had not heard them make before ,

shriek.Airborn --Kenneth Oppel

The Guardian --Nicholas Sparks

“I don’t want to talk to you,” she said, hating her

tone.

syn: sorrowfulant: cheerfulrelative: complain

Forms: N: 00V: 00Adj: plaintiveAdj: plaintively

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plaintive: mournful; expressing sadnessthrough a sound

1.It’s plaintive

one has lost and can’t get back.

and familiar, a howl in the night for what

2.The plaintive melody, sung in low tones, spoke beyond

its notes.

shriek.3. She made a sound I had not heard them make before ,

plaintive

plaintive

4.“I don’t want to talk to you,” she said, hating her

tone.

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perfidy

should be left there to remind the Irish of English

Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt

He says you’ll see the bullet holes all over the front and they

perfidy

perfidy,

perfidy.

dangerous neighborhood and ordered her throat cut.

So, she discovered my and I had her lured to a

Glory in Death --J.D. Robb

perfidy: betrayalsyn: treachery; infidelity;untrustworthiness;faithlessnessant: fidelity, loyalty

Forms: N: perfidyV: 00Adj: perfidiousAdv: perfidiously

In spite of my

HP and the Deathly Hollows --J.K. Rowling

she was desperate to see me

one more time. The Once and Future King --T.H. White

It is ingratitude, treachery!

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perfidy: betrayal

perfidy

dangerous neighborhood and ordered her throat cut.

1. So, she discovered my and I had her lured to a

2. In spite of my perfidy, she was desperate to see me

one more time.

should be left there to remind the Irish of English

3. He says you’ll see the bullet holes all over the front and they

perfidy.

perfidy4.It is ingratitude, treachery!

syn: treachery; infidelity;untrustworthiness;faithlessnessant: fidelity, loyalty

Forms: N: perfidyV: 00Adj: perfidiousAdv: perfidiously

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formidable, and I am quite exhausted by it all. A Great and Terrible Beauty

--Libba Bray

That will of iron is

formidable

formidable

self-control.

For a moment, the girl seemed to lose her

Eldest --Christopher Paolini

formidable: intimidating in size and power

You would make a opponent, I’m sure.

Brisingr--Chrisopher Paolini

syn: imposing; enormous;intimidating; impressiveant: diminutive; meek;insignificant

Forms: N: 00V: 00Adj: formidableAdv: formidable

formidable

Eragon --Christopher Paolini

Eragon eyed her claws and said, “Wait!”

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formidable: intimidating in size and power

1.You would make a opponent, I’m sure.formidable

self-control.

2.For a moment, the girl seemed to lose her formidable

formidable, and I am quite exhausted by it all. That will of iron is

Eragon eyed her formidable claws and said, “Wait!”

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Julius Caesar --Wm Shakespeare

What is now amiss that Caesar and his Senate must

redress

redress?

redress: the process of seeing justicefor denial of rightssyn: recompense; amends; reparations

Forms: N: redressV: redress, redresses, redressed, redressingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

Wrongs have to be

The Once and Future King--T.H. White

by reason, not by force.

Could anything be done to

Strength in What Remains --Tracy Kidder

these inequities?

redressed

redress

and seek a

Native Son --Richard Wright

“But the question must be asked, “If this boy thought that he was somehow wronged, why did he not go into a court of law

of grievances?

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redress: the process of seeing justicefor having been denied rights

1. Wrongs have to be redressed by reason, not by force.

syn: imposing; enormous;intimidating; impressiveant: diminutive; meek;insignificant

Forms: N: 00V: 00Adj: formidableAdv: formidable

2.Could anything be done to redress these inequities?

3 What is now amiss that Caesar and his Senate must redress?

and seek a

4.“But the question must be asked, “If this boy thought that he

redress

was somehow wronged, why did he not go into a court of law

of grievances?

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kindredkindred

He could not sway the crowd but he might appeal to a little

Dubliners --James Joyce

minds.circle of

spirit.In her, he recognized a

Eldest --Christopher Paolini

kindred

kindred

kindred: related by blood,or seeming to be relatedby blood; compatible

Forms: N: kin, kinship, kinfolkV: 00Adj: kindredAdv: 00Relatives: kind

of the other, as if they sensed a

They stared at one another as if each wondered what to make

spirit.Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray

spirit, and I was sure our friendship was intact.

Then he smiled his familiar smile, the smile of a

Breaking Down --Stephanie Meyer

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kin: blood relatives

syn: sorrowfulant: cheerfulrelative: complain

Forms: N: 00V: 00Adj: plaintiveAdj: plaintively

kindred spirit.1.In her, he recognized a

of the other, as if they sensed a kindred

2.They stared at one another as if each wondered what to make

spirit.

spirit, and I was sure our friendship was intact.

kindred 3.Then he smiled his familiar smile, the smile of a

4.He could not sway the crowd but he might appeal to a little

minds.circle of kindred

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plunder.

plunder

Slaughterhouse 5 --Kurt Vonnegut

He was arrested for

plunder.

plundering.

Force is all they know, force, fraud andAtlas Shrugged --Ayn Rand

plunder: V: raid for the purpose of stealingN: stolen goods

syn: loot, pillageForms: N: plunderV: plunder, plunders,plundered, plunderingAdj: plunderousAdv: 00

their

and dwarves, wherever they can find them; and they guard

Dragons steal gold and jewels, you know, from men and elves

The Hobbit--J.R.R. Tolkien

as long as they live. king interested only in personal glory and triumphantThe Crystal Shard --R.A. Salvatore

Everything now hinged on the assent of Heafstaag, a brutal

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plunder: raid for the purpose of stealing

syn: loot, pillage Forms: N: plunderV: plunder, plunders,plundered, plunderingAdj: plunderousAdv: 00

4.He was arrested for plundering.

their plunder

and dwarves, wherever they can find them; and they guard

1. Dragons steal gold and jewels, you know, from men and elves

as long as they live.

plunder.2. Force is all they know, force, fraud and

king interested only in personal glory and triumphant plunder.

3. Everything now hinged on the assent of Heafstaag, a brutal

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dissipated

down the road.Slowly the voices outsideThe Help--Kathryn Stockett

dissipate

dissipate.

They were both half-dressed and growing colder as their

heat began toThe Lovely Bones --Alice Sebold

dissipate: scatter widely until gone;lose intensity

syn: dispel; attenuateant: intensify; amplify; fortify

Forms: N: dissipationV: dissipate, dissipates, dissipated,dissipating

Breaking Dawn --Stephanie Meyer

The mist swiftly, but I held my shield in place.

Miles felt tired. A Bend in the Road --Nicholas Sparks

In the wake of the adreneline rush that was slowly dissipating,

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dissipate: scatter widely until gone;lose intensity

down the road.1.Slowly the voices outside dissipate

dissipated2. The mist swiftly, but I held my shield in place.

Miles felt tired.

3. In the wake of the adrenaline rush that was slowly dissipating,

dissipate.

4. They were both half-dressed and growing colder as their

heat began to

syn: dispel; attenuateant: intensify; amplify; fortify

Forms: N: dissipationV: dissipate, dissipates, dissipated,dissipating

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portentsportents

Grendel --John Gardner

by lightning, are ominous

Three dead trees on the moor below, burned up alive

Would anyone like me to help them interpret the shadowy

within their Orb? HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban--J.K. Rowling

portents.

portents

There had been no signs or , no secret signals.The Devil’s Arithmetic --Jane Yolen

portent: sign that evil is on its way Syn: omen, harbingerRoot: port: to carryRelatives: important,import, export, portable,deport

Forms: N: portent, portentsV: portend, portends, portended, portendingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

been strange

The Fellowship of the Ring --J.R.R. Tolkien

“It has been guessed already,” said Ingold;” for there have

here of late.

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portent: sign that evil is on its waySyn: omen, harbingerRoot: port: to carryRelatives: important,import, export, portable,deport

Forms: N: portent, portentsV: portend, portends, portended, portendingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

by lightning, are ominous

1.Three dead trees on the moor below, burned up alive

portents.

2. Would anyone like me to help them interpret the shadowy

within their Orb? portents

portents3. There had been no signs or , no secret signals.

been strange portents

4. “It has been guessed already,” said Ingold;” for there have

here of late.

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Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray

Small fires burned around the

periphery

tossed but detached.

Langdon felt like a ship on the

Angels and Demons --Dan Brown

of a storm…

periphery. Ari hung back on the

Saving the World and OtherExtreme Sports--James Patterson

periphery.

periphery

periphery: edge

Syn: marginRoot: peri: aroundRelatives: perimeter

Forms: N: peripheryV: 00Adj: peripheral Adv: 00

The Kite Runner --Khaled Hosseini

Hassan milled about the of my life after that.

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periphery: edgeSyn: marginRoot: peri: aroundRelatives: perimeter

Forms: N: peripheryV: 00Adj: peripheral Adv: 00

periphery.1. Ari hung back on the

periphery.2. Small fires burned around the

periphery3. Hassan milled about the of my life after that.

periphery

tossed but detached.

4.Langdon felt like a ship on the of a storm…

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Gone with the Wind --Margaret Mitchell

His one eye met hers with an impersonal

into

Jacob didn’ like the reminder; the pain in his eyes hardened

Eclipse--Stephenie Meyer animosity.

animosity.

animosity: hatred; resentmentSyn: animus, hatred, bad blood, ill will Ant: alliance, friendship,camaraderie, congeniality

Forms: N: animosityV:00Adj: 00 Adv: 00

Cujo --Stephen King

Its eyes glared at then with steady, sunken

Eragon --Christopher Paolini

that resisted intruders.

There was an unfriendly feel in the air an animosity

animosity.

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animosity: hatred; resentmentSyn: animus, hatred, bad blood, ill will Ant: alliance, friendship,camaraderie, congeniality

Forms: N: animosityV:00Adj: 00 Adv: 00

into

1.Jacob didn’ like the reminder; the pain in his eyes hardened

animosity.

animosity.2. Its eyes glared at then with steady, sunken

that resisted intruders.

3. There was an unfriendly feel in the air an animosity

4. His one eye met hers with an impersonal animosity.

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Contrition

October Sky --Homer Hickam

“I’m sorry you lost your rocket stuff,” he told me, truly

contrite.

The Power and the Glory --Graham Greene

I shall feel and be forgiven.

She didn’t feel he was sufficiently

Outcasts United--Warren St. John

contrite.

and remember Our Lord Now say an Act of

watches you every minute. Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt

contrite: sorry

Syn: repentant, rueful Forms: N: contritionV: 00Adj: contrite Adv: contritely

Contrition

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contrite: sorry

contrite.1.She didn’t feel he was sufficiently

Syn: repentant, rueful Forms: N: contritionV: 00Adj: contrite Adv: contritely

2. “I’m sorry you lost your rocket stuff,” he told me, truly

contrite.

Contrition and remember Our Lord3. Now say an Act of

watches you every minute.

4. I shall feel and be forgiven.Contrition

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depravity

depravity. To me, religion is about our dignity, not our

Life of Pi--Yann Martel

depravity? Was there no end to their

Artemis Fowl --Aoin Colfer

depravity: evil; outside the boundaries of human decency

Syn: degeneracyAnt: normalcy

Forms: N: depravityV: 00Adj: depraved Adv: 00

depraved You’re dangerous and

Catch-22 --Joseph Heller

taken out and shot.

and you ought to be

Rose Red --Stephen King

I have prayed—to both sides– to release me from this

of thought.

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depravity: evil; outside the boundaries of human decencySyn: omen, harbinger

Root: port: to carryRelatives: important,import, export, portable,deport

Forms: N: portent, portentsV: portend, portends, portended, portendingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

depravity.1. To me, religion is about our dignity, not our

2.Was there no end to their depravity?

3. You’re dangerous and

taken out and shot.

depraved and you ought to be

depravity

4. I have prayed—to both sides—to release me from this

of thought.

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Suzanne Collins --The Hunger Games

but my voice cracks. I try to sound

of them.

They were both to what people might think

Love in the Time of Cholera--Gabriel Garcia Marquez

indifferent to him and his suffering.

The pure, colorless vastness of the sky stretched over him,

HP and the Deathly Hollows --J. K. Rowling

indifferent

indifferent

indifferent,

indifferent: not caring, having no opinion

Anna Karenina --Leo Tolstoy

The government obviously is guided by abstract considerations,

and remains to the influence its measures

may exercise.

Syn: apathetic, neutral, blaseAnt: passionate, ardent, fervent

Forms: N: indifferenceV: 00Adj: indifferent Adv: indifferently

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indifferent: not caring, having no opinion

of them.

1. They were both to what people might thinkindifferent

to him and his suffering. 2. The pure, colorless vastness of the sky stretched over him,indifferent

but my voice cracks.3. I try to sound indifferent,

4. The government obviously is guided by abstract considerations,

indifferentand remains to the influence its measures

may exercise.

Syn: apathetic, neutral, blaseAnt: passionate, ardent, fervent

Forms: N: indifferenceV: 00Adj: indifferent Adv: indifferently

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attrition: fade-away; drop-off

Syn: lessening;declineAnt: fortification

Forms: N: attritionV: 00Adj: 00 Adv: 00

Brisingr --Christopher Paolini

He hopes to drag out this fight, to bleed us dry through

attrition.

Ender’s Game--Orson Scott Card

in his business there was an above average rate of

He’d had good experiences with almost all of them, though

and turnover.attritionattrition

more weaknesses than he meant to; other times the enemy was able to wear them down by

Several times the enemy was able to trick him into exposing

as much a matter of luck as strategy. Zeitoun --Dave Eggers

until his victory was

attrition Eruption, earthquake, avalanche, of glaciers,

the erosion of water, the cracking of frost, the weathering of

rain and wind and snow—these it had eternally fought and

resisted in vain, yet it stood magnificent, frowning, battle-

scarred and undefeated. The Call of of the Canyon --Zane Grey

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attrition: fading away; losing strength

1. He hopes to drag out this fight, to bleed us dry through

attrition.

in his business there was an above average rate of

2. He’d had good experiences with almost all of them, though

and turnover.attrition

Syn:lessening;declineAnt: fortification

Forms: N: attritionV: 00Adj: 00 Adv: 00

more weaknesses than he meant to; other times the enemy

was able to wear them down by attrition

3.Several times the enemy was able to trick him into exposing

until his victory was

as much a matter of luck as strategy.

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intuitive

Intuitively,Drown --Junot Diaz

I knew how easily distances could harden and

become permanent.

is really

a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.

The boy was beginning to understand that

The Alchemist --Paolo Coelho

intuitive: having unexplainable powers of knowing and understandingSyn: perceptiveAnt: dense, obtuseRelatives: tuition,tutor

Forms: N: intuitionV: intuit, intuits, intuited, intuitingAdj: intuitive Adv: intuitively

intuition

people was much greater.

She was far more

The Color Purple --Alice Walker

than I. Her gift for understanding

intuitiveBella, for a fairly person, you can be so obtuse!

Eclipse --Stephanie Meyer

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intuitive: having unexplainable powers of knowing and understanding

a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.

1. The boy was beginning to understand that intuition

intuitive

people was much greater.

2. She was far more

than I. Her gift for understanding

I knew how easily distances could harden and3.Intuitively,

become permanent.

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admiration and abject fear. I was filled with a mix of Life of Pi--Yann Martel

rapt

rapt

and open-mouthed.

He was too busy staring at Isabelle, City of Bones --Cassandra Clare

rapt: stunned with amazement

syn: mezmerizedant: bored, distracted

Relatives: rapture, enrapture

October Sky --Homer Hickam

attention.

Our six hundred faces gazed up at the little man in rapt

raptThe Wedding --Nicholas Sparks

I filled her in on the progress, watching her

attention as she tried to imagine it.

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rapt: stunned with amazement

and open-mouthed.1. He was too busy staring at Isabelle, rapt

syn: mezmerizedant: bored, distracted

Relatives: rapture, enrapture

admiration and abject fear. 2. I was filled with a mix of rapt

attention.

3. Our six hundred faces gazed up at the little man in rapt

rapt4. I filled her in on the progress, watching her

attention as she tried to imagine it.

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maliciously.

malicious amusement.Three of four faces looked at him in

The Power and the Glory --Graham Greene

malicious: intending to do harm to a person or animal

stepped back from him.

was in them that men His eyes glittered. Such

The Two Towers--J.R.R. Tolkien

Syn: evil, toxic, spiteful, vindictive, venomous, malevolent

Ant: benign, benevolent Origin: mal: bad

Forms: N: malice, maliciousnessV:00Adj: maliciousAdv: maliciously

malice

Second Inaugural Address --Abraham Lincoln

With toward none,with charity for all…

HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban --J. K. Rowling

Malfoy elbowed past Hermione to block Harry’s way up

the stone steps to the castle, his face gleeful and his pale

eyes glinting

malice

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malicious: intending to cause harm to a person or animal

stepped back from him.

2.His eyes glittered. Such malice

amusement.1.Three of four faces looked at him in malicious

was in them that men

3.With malice toward none, with charity for all…

maliciously.

4. Malfoy elbowed past Hermione to block Harry’s way up

the stone steps to the castle, his face gleeful and his pale

eyes glinting

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oscillating

As I turned away to continue walking up the trail, my emotions

oscillating A small fan sat in the corner.

A Walk to Remember--Nicholas Sparks

oscillating

oscillated

A needle within her wavered for a moment , burning between

its way between two courses.

Atlas Shrugged --Ayn Rand

Oscillate: Move or change in a steady, back-and-forth pattern

Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: stagnate

Forms: N: oscillationV: oscillate, oscillates, oscillated, oscillatingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

Into Thin Air --Jon Krakauer

between childhood, which

still held them in its clasp, and their awakening as man and woman.

They spent that summer

House of Spirits --Isabelle Allende

between nervous anticipation and a nearly

overwhelming sense of dread.

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Oscillate: Move or change in a steady, back-and-forth pattern

Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: stagnate

Forms: N: oscillationV: oscillate, oscillates, oscillated, oscillating Adj: 00 Adv: 00oscillating 1.A small fan sat in the corner.

2. A needle within her wavered for a moment , burning between

its way between two courses.oscillating

oscillating3.They spent that summer between childhood, which

still held them in its clasp, and their awakening as man and

4. As I turned away to continue walking up the trail, my emotions

oscillated between nervous anticipation and a nearly overwhelming sense of dread.

woman.

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attrition Eruption, earthquake, avalanche, of glaciers,

the erosion of water, the cracking of frost, the weathering of

rain and wind and snow—these it had eternally fought and

resisted in vain, yet it stood magnificent, frowning, battle-

scarred and undefeated. The Call of of the Canyon --Zane Grey

Oscillate: Move or change in a steady, back-and-forth pattern

Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: stagnate

Forms: N: oscillationV: oscillate, oscillates, oscillated, oscillatingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

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heralds

The Return of the King --J. R. R. Tolkien

ran into the ring of trees, and they blew a great fanfare, and

Then Aragon set trumpeters at each of the four roads that

the cried aloud.

“Herald,

Herald: N: Announcer; V: Announce

Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: conceal; withhold

Forms: N: herald, heraldsV: herald, heralds, heralded, heraldingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland --Lewis Caroll

read the accusation!” said the King.

heraldI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings --Maya Angelou

Any break in the routine may for them unbearable

news.

Tonight a new era.

Water for Elephants --Sara Gruen

heralds

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Syn: vacillate; waffleAnt: conceal; withhold

Forms: N: herald, heraldsV: herald, heralds, heralded, heraldingAdj: 00 Adv: 00

Herald: N: Announcer; V: Announce

heralds1.Tonight a new era.

heralds

ran into the ring of trees, and they blew a great fanfare, and

2. Then Aragon set trumpeters at each of the four roads that

the cried aloud.

3.“Herald, read the accusation!” said the King.

4. Any break in the routine may herald for them unbearable

news.

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cacophony

Sweet Far Thing --Libba Bray

Yes, it would prove difficult to sleep through this

cacophony

of bullets.

of the attack.His harsh words cut through the

Uglies--Scott Westerfield

cacophony

cacophony

Nineteen Minutes --Jodi Picoult

Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,

Forms: N: cacophonyV: 00Adj: cacophonousAdv: 00

Cacophony: loud, unpleasant noise

Angela’s Ashes --Frank McCourt

rattles, asthmatic wheezes, consumptive croaks.

It created a of hacking coughs, bronchial

There was a discharge of bullets and a

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Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,

Forms: N: cacophonyV: 00Adj: cacophonousAdv: 00

Cacophony: loud, unpleasant noise

of the attack.1.His harsh words cut through the cacophony

Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,

Forms: N: cacophonyV: 00Adj: cacophonousAdv: 00

rattles, asthmatic wheezes, consumptive croaks.

cacophony2.It created a of hacking coughs, bronchial

of bullets.

cacophony3. There was a discharge of bullets and a

cacophony4.Yes, it would prove difficult to sleep through this

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Emulate: try to be like someone you admire

Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,

Forms: N: emulationV: emulate, emulates, emulated, emulatingAdj: emulatoryAdv: 00

emulating

emulateJay Allison, et. al. --This I Believe II

him. I believe in the way he lives his life and I try to

Half the Sky --Nicholas Kristof

the soap opera characters

they admired.

children,

That suggested that they had decided to stop having

The Book Thief --Markus Zusak

Max was looking to his moment of glory. emulate

emulate I’d like to appeal to all our listeners to

in your street.

their example,

perhaps by casting a protective charm over any Muggle dwellingsHP and the Deathly Hollows--J.K. Rowling

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emulating the soap opera characters children,

3. I’d like to appeal to all our listeners to

in your street.

they admired.

emulate him.1. I believe in the way he lives his life and I try to

2. That suggested that they had decided to stop having

emulate

emulate

Emulate: try to be like someone you admire

Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,

Forms: N: emulationV: emulate, emulates, emulated, emulatingAdj: emulatoryAdv: 00

their example,

perhaps by casting a protective charm over any Muggle dwellings

4. Max was looking to his moment of glory.

children,

2. That suggested that they had decided to stop having

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Syn: racketRelatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,

Forms: N: emulationV: emulate, emulates, emulated, emulatingAdj: emulatoryAdv: 00

Emulate: try to be like someone you admire

augmented

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by donations.The libraries were

Robinson Crusoe --Daniel Defoe

little improvement, your flocks increased, and your subjects

When you inspect your little kingdom, you will find in it some

augmented.

augmented

Uglies--Scott Westerfield

their diets with fish caught from the

river, and Tally roasted a rabbit on a fire she’d built herself.

They augmentingThe Prince and the Pauper --Mark Twain

The procession moved on, and still on, through ever

splendors of welcome.

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augmented their diets with fish caught from the

river, and Tally roasted a rabbit on a fire she’d built herself.

4.The procession moved on, and still on, through ever

3.They

augmented by donations.1.The libraries were

little improvement, your flocks increased, and your subjects

2.When you inspect your little kingdom, you will find in it some

augmented.

augmenting

Syn: Relatives: phon (sound): symphony, telephone, phonics,

Forms: N: augmentationV: augment, augments, augmented, augmentingAdj: emulatoryAdv: 00

Augment: Add to

splendors of welcome.