Window Words

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Window Words

• 41-60

• Words that will make you a better learner

If you learn all the Window Words, I guarantee
you will be a better reader!
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plummet
41

• verb
• (plum it)

• To fall quickly and heavily, straight downward

If you drop a rock from a high altitude, it will
plummet to the earth.
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abolish
42

• verb
• (a bol esh)

• To do away with, eliminate

The War Between the States was fought to abolish
slavery.
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parsimonious
43

• adjective
• (par sim own e us)

• Unwilling to spend money, cheap

His parsimonious attitude kept him from joining
his friends at the theatre, because he thought
the tickets were too expensive.
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resplendent
44

• adjective
• (re splen dent)

• Having great beauty and splendor, glorious

The resplendent sunset took my breath away!
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diverse
45

• adjective
• (di vurs)

• Distinctly different and unique

The diverse group of students formed a club to
learn about each others culture.
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mishap
46

• noun
• (mis hap)

• A unfortunate event, bad luck, accident

The mishap at the mall created a traffic jam that
lasted for hours.
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minute
47

• adjective
• (mi noot)

• Extremely small, tiny, too small to be seen by
  the eye

The minute speck of dust in my eye bothered me
all day, so I made an appointment with an
ophthalmologist.
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rapport
48

• noun
• (rap poor)

• A close relationship or agreement

The student developed such a good rapport with
the teacher, they stayed in touch for many years.
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equilibrium
49

• noun
• (e kwil e bree um))

• A state of balance or equality

It is important to keep a good equilibrium
between school work and social activities.
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elusive
50

• adjective
• (e loo siv)

• Hard to understand, baffling

The title of the song was elusive it kept
slipping through my mind.

• Avoiding or escaping through quickness or
  cleverness

The elusive fox wasnt ever caught it lived
under the shed all winter.
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adhere
51

• verb
• (ad heer)

• To stick to, become attached

For the glue to adhere to the box, it had to be
moistened first.

• To follow or believe in

It is essential that police officers adhere to
the laws.
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segregate
52

• verb
• (seg re gait)

• To separate, put distance between

Because of the danger of a fight, we had to
segregate the new dogs from the cat.
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dilapidated
53

• adjective
• (dil ap a dait ed)

• Run down, in need of repairs

The old dilapidated house was torn down to make
room for a restaurant.
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versatile
54

• adjective
• (ver sa tile)

• Able to be used in may ways

Duct tape is a versatile product it can be used
for many repairs and projects.
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redundant
55

• adjective
• (re dun dant)

• Repeated words that are unnecessary to the
  meeting

It is redundant to day the yellow lemon, since
lemons are always yellow.
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prolific
56

• adjective
• (pro lif ick)

• Producing many products or ideas

Gary Paulsen is a prolific writer he has written
over 60 books!
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tenacity
57

• adjective
• (ten a sit ee)

• Firmness of hold, persistence

Tenacity is a quality that keeps someone from
giving up in hard situation.
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predominant
58

• adjective
• (pre dom in ent)

• Superior or with authority higher in influence
  over others

The predominant influence over children is their
parents.
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vivacious
59

• adjective
• (viv a schus)

• Full of life and energy, lively, animated

Everyone enjoyed the vivacious actors
performance in the musical.
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speculate
60

• verb
• (spek u lat)

• Think about various possibilities of a given
  subject create an explanation based on evidence
  

Because the show didnt start on time, we
speculated that the actors werent ready.