Improving Vocabulary Skills

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Improving Vocabulary Skills Third
Edition (Chapter 2) PowerPoint Flashcards
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Word curt
Definition rudely brief when speaking to someone
Part of Speech adjective
Derivatives curtly, curtness
Link flirt
Sentence The flirt was not curt because she
spent a lot of time talking about herself.
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Word demoralize
Definition to lower the spirits of weaken the
confidence or cheerfulness of
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives demoralizes, demoralized, demoralizer
Link unwise
Sentence She felt totally demoralized and
unwise sitting in the corner wearing a dunce cap.
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Word dilemma
Definition a situation requiring a difficult
choice
Part of Speech noun
Derivatives dilemmas
Link lost my visa
Sentence I found myself in a dilemma when I lost
my visa and could not stay in the country where I
was going to school.
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Word inclination
Definition a tendency to think, act, or behave
in a certain way a leaning
Part of Speech noun
Link to flatten
Derivatives inclinations
Sentence She had the inclination to want to
flatten my face when I stole her boyfriend.
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Word irate
Definition very angry
Part of Speech adjective
Derivatives
Link caged primate
Sentence The caged primate was irate when he was
put in a cage.
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Word retort
Definition to reply, especially in a quick,
sharp, or witty way
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives retorts, retorted, retorting
Link lawyers in court
Sentence Lawyers often have a quick retort to
what is said in court.
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Word sabotage
Definition to deliberately destroy or damage
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging
Link black corsage
Sentence The grooms ex-girlfriend tried to
sabotage the wedding by substituting a black
corsage for the bridal bouquet.
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Word subsequent
Definition following, in time or order nest
later
Part of Speech adjective
Derivatives subsequently
Link subsequent stunt
Sentence There will not be a subsequent stunt
because he fell off his motorcycle and broke his
neck doing this one.
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Word wary
Definition cautious on guard
Part of Speech adjective
Derivatives wariness, warily
Link scary
Sentence I was wary of the house at the end of
the street because it looked scary.
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Word zeal
Definition enthusiastic devotion intense
enthusiasm
Part of Speech noun
Derivatives zealous, zealot
Link squeal
Sentence The baby had a lot of zeal for his
mother because he squealed every time she picked
him up.