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A Separate Peace List 3 and 4
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12/12/2006

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Term
Sinecure
Definition
an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns

"The lazy boy is a sinecure at his Dad's company.
The lazy boy makes good money at for his Dad's company, but he doesn't have to do any work."
Term
contretemps
Definition
an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance

"He caused a minor contretemps by knocking over his drink.
He made an emabarrassing mistake by knocking over his drink."
Term
dexterity
Definition
skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility

"His dexterity was obvious by the way he played the piano.
His skill in using his hands was obvious by the way he played the piano."
Term
virtuoso
Definition
a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field

"Ashley is a virtuoso soprano in the choir.
Asley is very skilled as a soprano in the choir."
Term
insinuations
Definition
The act, process, or practice of insinuating.
especially an artfully indirect, often derogatory suggestion.

"The policman made insuations that I was lying.
The policeman didn't say that I was lying, but he acted like he thought I was lying."
Term
discernible
Definition
noticable by the senses or intellect;

"The skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles.
The skyline is easy to see even at a distance of several miles."
Term
opulence
Definition
wealth, riches, or affluence

"Paris Hilton's opulence is obvious.
Paris Hilton's wealth is obvious."
Term
aphorisms
Definition
a concise statement of a principle

A concise statement of wisdom or opinion,
such as “Children should be seen and not heard,”
“People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.”
Term
predominated
Definition
to hold advantage in numbers or quantity

"The AVID students predominated Mrs. Richard's Classroom.
There are more AVID students in Mrs. Richard's classroom, than any other students."
Term
preeminently
Definition
with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner;

"a wide variety of pre-eminently modern paintings"
"a wide variety of superior modern paintings"
Term
abashed
Definition
embarassed,

"I was abashed by my child's tantrum.
I was emabarrassed by my child's tantrum.
Talking to that teacher leaves me feeling abashed.
Talking to that teacher leaves me feeling uneasy."
Term
sententiousness
Definition
usig aphorisms, excessive moralizing

"The sentiousness from my father drives me crazy.
The speeches on what I should do to be a good daughter drives me crazy."
Term
vagaries
Definition
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant actions or notions

"The vagaries of my teacher always leaves me confused.
The unpredictable actions of my teacher always leaves me confused."
Term
multifariously
Definition
having or occurring in great variety

"The students learned in the teachers class, because the teacher presented the new material multifariously."

The students learned in the teachers class, because the teacher presented the new material in many different ways.
Term
disillusion
Definition
the condition of being disenchanted

"The girl faced the disillusion with her boyfriend's ideas.
The girl faced the fact that she no longer beleived in her boyfriend's ideas."
Term
dowager
Definition
a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband

"Even though her husband was dead, the woman didn't have to work because of her dowager."
Even though her husband was dead, the woman didn't have to work because of the real estate her husband left her.
Term
duress
Definition
forcible restraint or restriction

"The prisoner agreed to the crime under duress.
The prisoner agreed to the crime, because he was being forced to by the policeman."
Term
cacophony
Definition
harshness in the sound of words or phrases

"I couldn't take the cacophy of accusations, when I was caught cheating.
I couldn't take the harshness of everyone's voices, when I was caught cheating."
Term
accolade
Definition
an expression of praise or a mark of acknowledgment

"The accolades of my students made my day.
The words of praise from my students made my day."
Term
cache
Definition
a secure place of storage

"The pirate pulled out his cache of gold coins.
The pulled out his chest of gold coins."
Term
presaged
Definition
given an omen or warning of
foreshadowing

"The rumbling of thunder presaged the hurricane.
The rumbling of thunder warned us of the hurricane."
Term
austerity
Definition
the state of being morally strict;lacking pleasure

"The auserity of the preist made me feel guitly for laughing.
The strict morality of the preist made me feel guilty for laughing."
Term
aesthete
Definition
one having or affecting sensitivity to the beautiful especially in art

"The artist is an aeshete.
The artist has a special love of beauty."
Term
fervently
Definition
exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling

"I fervently tried explain the situation to my mom.
I tried to explain the situation to my mom, so that she could she how much I cared about it."
Term
irrelevant
Definition
not relevant or applicable to the subject

"Your opionion is irrelevant to my decision.
Your opionion has no affect on my decision."
Term
querulous
Definition
habitually complaining

"The bratty girl is querulous.
The bratty girl is always complaining."
Term
tacit
Definition
implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed

My teacher's tacit instructions were completely missed by me.
My teacher's instructions were not actually said, but she assumed that we would understand.
Term
guileful
Definition
full of deceitful cunning

"Captain Jack is guileful when he sends Will Turner to the Flying Dutchman.
Captain Jack was tricky when he sent Will Turner to the Flying Dutchman."

"Lex Luther is guileful.
Lex Luther is full of deceitful cunning."
Term
pontiff
Definition
a spiritual official like a bishop

"The pontiff advised me on how to deal with my sins.
The spirtual official of my church advised me on how to deal with my sins."
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