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The Dog That Bit People
Vocabulary of The Dog That Bit People
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Writing
10th Grade
09/08/2014

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Climax 

 

Point of highest interest or excitement.

Definition

I was in the restroom when the movie was in its climax.

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Compels

Corces to do something.

 

Definition

My mom compels my brother to do his homework.

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Favorable

 beneficial or advantageous.

Definition

It's really favorable that the professor quit the homework.


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Foliage

 leaves of a plant.

Definition
The little bird got trapped in the foliage.[image]
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Municipal

part of a local government.

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The municipal hall is the biggest of the country.

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Residents

people who live in a place.

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Many of the residents of my apartment building are very old.

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Specimens

 parts of a group to be used as a sample.

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He tested soil specimens to know which one is the best.[image]
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Varying

differing; changing.

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The kids gave me varying types of animals.[image]
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Blemished

stained; marked with a flaw.

Definition

I got my new white dress blemished with red. 

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Burly

strong, large, and muscular.

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His burly moves in the karate class impress everyone.[image]
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Commences

begins; starts.

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When he said that his dog died, the kid commences to cry.[image]
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Harmonious

balanced in a pleasing way.

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I can feel a harmonious environment in this house.

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Inconceivable

unbelievable; unimaginable.

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It's inconceivable that the brain of the class failed the test.[image]
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Incredulity

inability to believe.

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I can't imagine her face of incredulity when we tell her the secret.

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Postscript 

note added at the end of a piece of writing.

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I'm too lazy to read the postscript at the end of every essay.

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Prophecy

prediction of the future.

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In the Greek mythology almost all the prophecies came true.[image]
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