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ASCENDANCY NOUN DEFINITION: SUPREMACY; DOMINATION SYNONYM: SUPREMACY
ASCENDANCY APPLE MAINTAINS AN ASCENDANCY OVER THE SMART PHONE MARKET, COMING OUT WITH A NEW, BETTER IPHONE EVERY FEW MONTHS.
ASCETIC ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: HERMIT-LIKE; PRACTICING SELF-DENIAL SYNONYM: HERMITLIKE
ASCETIC IN HIS EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY, ROY LED AN ASCETIC EXISTENCE: HE NEVER WENT OUT, HE NEVER ATE ANYTHING BUT SOUP, AND HE NEVER HAD ANY FUN.
BLATANT ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: UNPLEASINGLY OR OFFENSIVELY NOISY; GLARING SYNONYM: OFFENSIVELY NOISY
BLATANT THE BLATANT DISRESPECT THAT THE PLAYER SHOWED TO THE REFEREE GOT THE PLAYER EJECTED FROM THE GAME.
BOVINE ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: COW RELATED; COWLIKE SYNONYM: COWLIKE
BOVINE CHEWING WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN IS BOVINE AND MAKES YOU SEEM CRUDE AND IMMATURE.
CIRCUMLOCUTION NOUN DEFINITION: AN INDIRECT EXPRESSION; USE OF WORDY OR EVASIVE LANGUAGE SYNONYM: INDIRECT EXPRESSION
CIRCUMLOCUTION DEMETRA USED CIRCUMLOCUTION TO AVOID HER MOTHER S QUESTIONS; SHE DIDN T WANT TO LIE TO HER MOTHER, BUT SHE ALSO DIDN T WANT TO ADMIT TO CRASHING HER MOTHER S CAR.
COALESCE VERB DEFINITION: TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE; TO FUSE; TO UNITE SYNONYM: UNITE
COALESCE THE MEMBERS OF THE AVENGERS HAD TO COALESCE AND LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM IN ORDER TO SAVE THE WORLD.
DEXTEROUS ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: SKILLFUL; ADROIT SYNONYM: SKILLFUL
DEXTEROUS THOUGH HE MAY NOT BE THE MOST ASTUTE PERSON IN THE WORLD, NO ONE CAN DENY THAT GRONKOWSKI IS A DEXTEROUS FOOTBALL PLAYER.
DIGRESS VERB DEFINITION: TO STRAY FROM THE MAIN SUBJECT SYNONYM: DEVIATE
DIGRESS MRS. SMITH S STUDENTS TRICK HER BY DISTRACTING HER SO THAT SHE DIGRESSES AND SPENDS MOST OF HER CLASS TALKING ABOUT COMPLETELY UNRELATED THINGS.
DISPARAGE VERB DEFINITION: TO BELITTLE; TO SAY UNCOMPLIMENTARY THINGS ABOUT, USUALLY IN A SOMEWHAT INDIRECT WAY SYNONYM: BELITTLE
DISPARAGE ANTON EGO, THE WORLD- RENOWNED FOOD CRITIC, DISPARAGED THE RESTAURANT, CLAIMING THAT THE FOOD WAS INEDIBLE AND TASTED LIKE CARDBOARD.
ECLECTIC ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: CHOOSING THE BEST FROM MANY SOURCES; DRAWN FROM MANY SOURCES SYNONYM: DRAWN FROM MANY SOURCES
ECLECTIC THE COUPLE HAD AN ECLECTIC STYLE, AND THEIR APARTMENT DISPLAYED THE MANY DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT COME TOGETHER TO CREATE SUCH AN INTERESTED AMBIENCE.
ENORMITY NOUN DEFINITION: EXTREME EVIL; A HIDEOUS OFFENSE; IMMENSITY SYNONYM: EXTREME EVIL
ENORMITY GERMAN FORCES RIPPED THROUGH THE FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE, COMMITTING ONE ENORMITY AFTER ANOTHER.
FATUOUS ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: FOOLISH; SILLY; IDIOTIC SYNONYM: FOOLISH
FATUOUS IT WAS FATUOUS FOR CHARLIE BROWN TO BELIEVE THAT LUCY WOULD EVER LET HIM KICK THE FOOTBALL; SHE HAD ALWAYS PULLED THE BALL AWAY AND WOULD ALWAYS PULL THE BALL AWAY.
IMPLEMENT VERB DEFINITION: TO CARRY OUT SYNONYM: CARRY OUT
IMPLEMENT IT WAS EASIER TO COME UP WITH THE PLAN OF ATTACK THAN IT WAS TO IMPLEMENT IT.
INHERENT ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: PART OF THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF SOMETHING; INTRINSIC SYNONYM: INTRINSIC
INHERENT THERE IS INHERENT STRENGTH IN STEEL THAT CARDBOARD LACKS.
INSURGENT NOUN DEFINITION: A REBEL; SOMEONE WHO REVOLTS AGAINST A GOVERNMENT SYNONYM: A REBEL
INSURGENT TRIS PRIOR BECOMES AN INSURGENT WHEN SHE LEARNS ABOUT THE TERRIBLE ACTIONS OF HER GOVERNMENT.
MAGNANIMOUS ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: FORGIVING; UNRESENTFUL; NOBLE IN SPIRIT; GENEROUS SYNONYM: FORGIVING
MAGNANIMOUS IT S IMPORTANT TO ACT IN A MAGNANIMOUS WAY WHEN YOU LOSE A TELEVISED GAME; OTHERWISE, YOU WIND UP LOOKING LIKE A SORE LOSER.
PERENNIAL ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: CONTINUAL; HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN OR YEAR AFTER YEAR SYNONYM: CONTINUAL
PERENNIAL PUMPKIN FLAVORED EVERYTHING IS A PERENNIAL PHENOMENON, TAKING OVER THE WORLD EVERY FALL.
PERQUISITE NOUN DEFINITION: A PRIVILEGE THAT GOES ALONG WITH A JOB; A PERK SYNONYM: A PRIVILEGE
PERQUISITE FREE COFFEE IS ONE OF THE PERQUISITES OF WORKING AT A COFFEE SHOP.
PROMULGATE VERB DEFINITION: TO PROCLAIM; TO PUBLICLY OR FORMALLY DECLARE SOMETHING SYNONYM: PROCLAIM
PROMULGATE THE PRINCIPAL PROMULGATED THE NEW DRESS CODE OVER THE ANNOUNCEMENTS; STUDENTS WERE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO WEAR ANY COLORS BESIDES BLACK, GREY, AND WHITE.
POSTULATE NOUN DEFINITION: SOMETHING ACCEPTED AS TRUE WITHOUT PROOF; AN AXIOM SYNONYM: AXIOM
POSTULATE MAX BELIEVED IN THE POSTULATE, TIME IS MONEY. HE UTILIZED EVERY SECOND OF THE WORK DAY AND BECAME A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN.
POSTULATE SHERLOCK HOLMES RARELY POSTULATED THING; HE ALWAYS USED CLUES AND EVIDENCE TO MAKE HIS CONCLUSIONS.