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Engender Ex. Kate engendered rage when she was told that she couldn't bring her baby doll to school with her. |
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To bring a feeling into existence. (engendering,engendered) |
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Pacify Ex. Jane's mother got so angry because she burnt their dinner in the oven, so Jane tried pacifying her mother's anger. |
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To ease someone's anger; calm someone down. (pacified,pacifying,pacifies,pacifist) |
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Ardent Ex. I am an a huge fan of One Direction so to show my love for them, I ardently buy their concert tickets, their merchandise and everything else they sell. |
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Enthusiastic support. (ardently) |
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Exacerbate (exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated) Ex. Kayla started argue with her sister, while her parents were arguing, so that exacerbated the situation even more. |
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To make something bad even worse. (exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated) |
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Sagacious Ex. Judge Judy always has a sagacious way of character in court. |
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Good judgement; shrewd (sagaciously) |
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Dissolution Ex. The cheese puffs in my mouth dissolute slowly in my mouth. |
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The disintegration or decomposition of something. (dissolutions) |
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Contagion (contagions) Ex. Jess had a bad case of the flu and she hugged her best friend and started a world of contagion. |
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The spreading of a disease or idea from one person to another through close contact. (contagions) |
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Pestilence (pestilences) Ex. The Ebola virus is a horrific pestilence that was just as easily spread as the bubonic plague. |
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A fatal epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague. (pestilences) |
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Writhe (writes, writhing, writhed) Ex. Mickey was shot running from the police and he fell writhing in pain, while blood dripped from his mouth. |
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To make continual twisting movements of the body. (writes, writhing, writhed) |
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Pivotal (pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted) Ex. Janet finishing her 5th book of her series was a great success and a very pivotal moment. |
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Of crucial importance in relation to the success of something else. (pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted) |
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