1st Vocab of Year (Word, Def, POS, Sentence w context clue)

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a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.

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a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.

Noun

Affinity

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2

affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting.spiteful; bad-tempered.

Adjective

Bilious

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3


(of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another; from the same original word or root. related; connected

Adjective, noun

Cognate

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4

a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.(Noun)forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.(adjective)

Noun, adjective

Corollary

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5

a street or passage that is closed at one end.

Noun

Cul-de-sac

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6

action displaying heroic courage.

Noun

Derring-do

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7

the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.

Noun

Divination

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8

a magical or medicinal potion.a particular type of medicinal solution.

Noun

Elixir

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9

trivial or nonsensical fuss.

Noun

Folderol

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10

the complete range or scope of something.

Noun

Gamut

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11

the masses; the common people.

Noun

Hoi polloli

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12

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

Adjective

Ineffable

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13

study; meditation.

Noun

Lucubration

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14

a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something. (Noun) aiding or designed to aid the memory.(adjective)

Noun, adjective

Mnemonic

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15

strong public criticism or verbal abuse.

Noun

Obloquy

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16

a numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation.

Noun

Parameter

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17

an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public.

Noun

Pundit

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18

such as to provoke laughter.

Adjective

Risible

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19

serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable.

Adjective

Symptomatic

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20

an act of turning around so as to face in the opposite direction.an abrupt and complete reversal of attitude, opinion, or position.

Noun

Volte-face

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