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English 4 Class

Vocab Set V Example Sentences

5/4/2017

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  1. glib: (ADJ) His glib remarks after her cat died really hurt Susan’s feelings
  2. disparaging: (ADJ) Joann’s disparaging remarks about Ali’s suit looking cheap made him not even want to go to prom anymore. Especially not with her.
  3. punitive: (ADJ) The university decided to take punitive actions against the athlete who failed a drug test by kicking him off of the team.
  4. ambivalence: (NOUN) Her ambivalence towards marriage made her not really want to marry her girlfriend, even though she loved her and wanted to stay together.
  5. loath: (ADJ) He was loath to loud parties because they gave him headaches.
    1. *loathe is a VERB and used like strongly dislike: I loathe onions on my burger.
  6. hubris: (NOUN) The tragic flaw of many great heroes is their hubris; they think they can do anything better than anyone, which is never true.
  7. rectify: (VERB) To rectify the plumbing issues, they had to call a professional before the basement flooded.
  8. specious: (ADJ) The salesman gave many specious reasons to buy the car, but Diamond already knew it was a lemon.
  9. delineate: (VERB) The parents would clearly delineate the expectations around getting chores done, so the kids would know exactly who was doing what and get it done right.
  10. dissipate: (VERB) My father’s anger about the C- on my calculus test will dissipate after finding out about the A I just earned on my physics test.

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Full vocab list and definitions can be found here.
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