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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. February 20. Raze ( rayz ). Definition. Sentence Use. The hotel was razed so that an office building could be built. Much of San Francisco was razed in the great fire of 1906. Destroy completely. Part of Speech. Verb. Source: Barron’s. Raze ( rayz ). Picture this:

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary February 20

  2. Raze(rayz) Definition Sentence Use The hotel was razed so that an office building could be built. Much of San Francisco was razed in the great fire of 1906. • Destroy completely Part of Speech • Verb Source: Barron’s

  3. Raze(rayz) Picture this: rays • Hot rays raze the city. Source: Barron’s

  4. Profusion(pruhfyoozhun) Definition Sentence Use There has been a profusion of new car models this year. There is such a profusion of food at this party that I can’t possibly try all the dishes. • Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess Part of Speech • Noun Source: Barron’s

  5. Profusion(pruhfyoozhun) Picture this: pro fusion • “A profusion of nuclear fusion plants!” • “Yeah, they’re really pro fusion around here.” Source: Barron’s

  6. Opportunist (op ur too nist) Definition Sentence Use During wartime, opportunists often profit from shortages of important materials, stockpiling them and later selling them at high prices. The lawyer is an opportunist; she approaches people injured in car accidents and asks them if they’d like her help in suing other parties involved. • One who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances. Part of Speech • Noun Source: Barron’s

  7. Opportunist (op ur too nist) Picture this:a great port tunis • At a port near Tunis, an opportunist waits. Source: Barron’s

  8. Discount(diskount) Definition Sentence Use People who work for intelligence services such as the CIA must learn what information they should discount and which they should analyze carefully. The report discounted the story he was told because it contradicted all the other information he had about the situation. • Disregard; dismiss Part of Speech • Verb Source: Barron’s

  9. Discount(diskount) Picture this:disc count • They had to discount Hercules’ throw at the disc count. Source: Barron’s

  10. Advocate (ad vuhkayt) Definition Sentence Use The government of the United States advocatesdemocracy as the best political system for all countries. People who advocate increased immigration to Australia argue that the country has enough resources to support far more people than it does now. • Urge; plead for Part of Speech • Verb Source: Barron’s

  11. Advocate (ad vuhkayt) Picture this:ad vote Kate • An ad vote by Kate to advocate vegetable rights. Source: Barron’s

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