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discourse
a serious speech or piece of writing on a particular subject; serious conversation or discussion between people; the language used in particular types of speech or writing
discourse
Much of the ________ surrounding politics in the news has been critical of the legislators’ inability to work across party lines and create coalitions to enact new legislation.
inverse
opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect
inversely
done in an opposite manner, direction, order, or having the opposite effect
inversely
The amount of patience I have is ______ proportional to how hungry I am at any given moment.
displace
to take the place or position of something or someone
displace
to make a group of people or animals have to leave the place where they normally live; to force something out of its usual place or position
displaced
If it rains during the afternoon tomorrow, the baseball and softball teams will be _______ because their practice fields will be unusable.
displacement
the act of forcing something out of its usual place or position
displaced
way to describe things or beings that have been moved from its usual place or position
infrastructure
the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization
infrastructure
the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools
infrastructure
The IT team is working to secure the company’s ________ from potential hackers.
infrastructural
relating to the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
stabilize
to become firm, steady, or unchanging, or to make something firm or steady
stabilized
something that has become firm, steady, or unchanging
stabilization
the characteristic of something that is firm, steady, or unchanging
stabilize
I put training wheels on my nephew’s bike to help _______ him while he’s learning to balance.
apt
appropriate or suitable in the circumstances
apt
having a tendency to do something
aptly
done in a way that is appropriate or suitable in the circumstance
aptness
the characteristic that is appropriate and suitable in the circumstance OR the tendency to do something
apt
I cannot think on my feet so well, but my sister always has a(n) ______ comeback when someone teases her.
modest
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.
modesty
the attribute of being free from boastfulness or being full of oneself; having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
modest
limited or moderate in amount, extent, etc.:
immodest
the attribute of being boastful or being full of oneness; not having or showing regard for decencies or behavior, speech, dress, etc.
immodestly
done in a way that is boastful or full of oneself; done in a way to express a lack of regard for decency or behavior, speech, dress, etc.
modest
While we didn’t make it to the state tournament this year, our team did make a(n) ________ improvement compared to our previous losing record.
immodest
The NFL player was fined for his ___________ touchdown celebration that was deemed to be “taunting” by the game’s officials.
increment
a regular increase in the amount of money someone is paid; the act or process of increasing;
incremental
the process of a regular increase in the amount of money someone is paid; the process of a slow increase over time
incrementally
being done in a way that slowly increases something over time
increments
Rather than receiving all the money at once, my scholarship paid out in annual _______ during each of my four years in college.
stewardship
the job of protecting or taking care of something, like an organization or property
steward
a person or entities act of protecting or taking care of something
steward
“I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees,” said the fuzzy forest _______.
disparity
a difference between two or more things, especially an unfair one
disparate
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
disparity
There is a wide _______ in the salaries of people who work at our company.
inequity
a lack of fairness, or something that is unfair
equity
ensuring fairness or people receive what they need
equitable
the process of ensuring fairness or people receive what they need
equity
The NFL was sued by players who claimed a lack of ______ in the way that disability payments were awarded to players because of their race.
mitigate
to lessen the harmful effects of something
mitigation
the act of lessening the harmful effects of something
mitigate
Many cities have begun planting “green roofs” on buildings to _______ the heat that many buildings absorb on sunny days.
precedent
the way things have always been done
precedent
an official action that can be used to support similar actions in the future
precedent
a similar occurrence that happened previously
unprecedented
something that has not happened before; a change in previous processes
precedent
I asked my guidance counselor if I could take a year off of high school to do an independent study at a chemistry lab, but they said there was no ______ for a request like that in our school’s history.
diffuse
to spread ideas/information among a lot of people; to allow something to spread
diffusion
the act of spreading ideas or information among a lot of people
diffuse
The gauzy curtains helped to _________ the blinding sunlight.
proliferate
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation
proliferate
to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively
proliferation
the act of increasing the number of something or spreading rapidly; the act of growing in parts
proliferated
After an unexpected fire alarm went off during first hour, gossip _____ throughout the school about who pulled the alarm and why.
proximity
nearness in distance or time
proximate
immediate; nearest
proximity
Residents of my neighborhood went to a city council meeting to argue against a factory being built in close ______ to a wildlife refuge.
enabler
someone who makes it possible for someone else to do something
enable
to make it possible for someone else to do something
enable
Developing good study habits as a freshman will ______ you to be successful in all four years of high school coursework.
narrative
a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious
narrative
the art, technique, or process of telling a story
narrate
the act of telling a story
narrated
Instead of offering a brief explanation for her tardiness, Cecile ________ a lengthy tale to illustrate all the challenges she had encountered that morning.
novel
not like anything known before, and unusual or interesting
novel
Breakfast tacos made of folded waffles? What a(n) ______ idea!
finite
having an end or a limit
finite
“YOLO” is an expression that encourages us to reflect on the _____ nature of human experience.
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