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Expand your vocabulary with this curated collection of words and their meanings. Explore words like nonentity, promontory, and more to enhance your language skills and communication. Perfect for all language enthusiasts!
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NONENTITY: One of little or no importance • Freshmen sometimes feel like nonentities on campus
OUST: To Remove from a position of power • The king was ousted from his throne by an opposing force • The Egyptian President was ousted after 18 days of demonstration
PERUSE: To read carefully • Always peruse the contract before signing it. • The students perused their notes before he test
POROUS: Having many small holes in the surface, permeable by water/air • A sponge is very porous
PROMONTORY: A high point of land Jutting into water • The lighthouse was perched on a promontory
RECOURSE: To turn to for aid or safety After getting several driving tickets, the only recourse available to the teen was to get enrolled in a Driver’s Ed Program.
RESIDUE: something that is left over after part is removed • The dishwashing detergent left a residue on the glasses
SOLICITOUS: Full of concern, Anxious • Parents are solicitous of their children’s welfare • Calpurnia was a solicitous housekeeper and always took good care of the Finch children.
MISHAP: An unfortunate accident • The mishap was caused by the distracted teen driver talking on the cell phone.
INSTIGATE: To cause trouble • The football player instigated a fight and received a penalty.
PERSPECTIVE: Point of view • From my perspective, the decision to cancel school vacation was unfair.
RELEVANT: having to do with the matter being considered; to the point • The students were required to answer the question on the test using relevant details from the passage.
ADO: Fuss, Trouble, or bother • The actress was making much ado about nothing and delayed the play. “ Without further ado I present the stars of the show”….said the director of the play.
Apparition: A ghostly appearance/phantom • The apparition appeared out of nowhere and scared me!
Assert: To state firmly • Tom Robinson asserted that he was not guilty of the crime.