Compound or complex with the words
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abase The man refused to abase himself to the king because the king was so foolish.
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attribute When Tiger won his first masters,and won many more he attributed his success to his parents.
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cryptic The message wasn't cryptic, it was just in Spanish.
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ebullient When the girl won the lottery, her face was showing ebullience.
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falter The girl's courage didn't falter, the boy's did.
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incite Since the men incited the riot, they were put to jail.
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lurid The cover wasn't lurid; you just thought it was lurid.
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pervasive The pervasive odor was so stinky because it was coming from the shoes.
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remorse The boy felt remorse for is behavior, but the teacher punished him.
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subside When the storm subsided, and the weather was nice we played outside.
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abridge The little boy looked at the abridged dictionary for a word when he was having with an SAT word.
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audacious The girl made an audacious attempt by looking at the answers during a test.
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cursory I had a cursory review, and got a 0 on the test.
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eccentric The man has such an eccentric personality [that] he goes outside every Monday.
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fanaticism The man is a fanatic to Tiger woods, but he doesn't use Nike.
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inclusive (you) Please count from one to ten without zero and eleven.
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luxuriant She has luxuriant hair, but does not smell good.
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pessimism Pessimism is not allowed in class, but obtimism is allowed.
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renounce you must not renounce your true belief.
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substantiate Substantiate your opinion with facts from the book.
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abstemious If you have abstemious eating habits you will have problems.
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austere If you have an austere life you would live like Warren Buffet.
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curtail Sorry for the inconvenience, but we must curtail this program.
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eclectic You will need to have an eclectic research on your topic in order to have a great article.
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fastidious Bob, a fastidious chef, never is pleased with the top 10 restaurants in the food magazine.
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incongruous When we were to wear a tux this one boy wore an incongruous suit.
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magnanimous The magnanimous priest donated 75% of his salary to the homeless every time he gets his
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phenomena The scientist kept track of the phenomena that appeared every 2 years.
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repel The bug repelled must bugs, but the spider still came.
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subtlety The boys subtle humor made all the people calm and enjoyable.
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abstract Picasso's abstract creations did not please most people.
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authoritarian The authoritarian governors wanted everything there way, and no interference.
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cynical Most people that are cynical don't trust most men or, women.
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edify The teacher loved to edify most of the kids in the school.
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feasible Most people say that Hitler made many feasible plans.
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inconsequential I think when the vinegar didn't do anything, when the baking soda was added was a bit inconsequential.
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malicious Cinderella's sisters were malicious.
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philanthropist The philanthropist was very nice to the beggar, but was not nice to Bob.
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replete The shelf was replete with books.
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succinct I gave a very succinct answer, but did not say enough.
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abstruse Fitzgerald's essay was abstruse.
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autonomous North Korea does not have autonomous states, but has communism in place.
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daunt I was daunted by MRK's threat
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efface The boy refused to efface it, but was willing to vandalize more.
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fell The beavers felled the tall tree.
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incontrovertible The police found incontrovertible evidence, but there was not enough evidence for OJ to be arrested
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marred The men with knives marred the tables surface.
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piety The piety of the nuns was powerful, but still sin remained in there body.
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reprehensible When 9 11 happened it was known as an reprehensible action.
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superficial The boy had a superficial knowledge of grammar, but was great at math.
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accessible A 5 mile hike was not accessible for me.
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aversion Most women have a strong aversion to rats, but men don't.
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debilitate Most men are not happy about being debilitated by old age.
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elaboration The child needed to elaborate on the idea, but the child did not want to.
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fervor Once there was a fervor of sharks most people are nervous about it.
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incorrigible Picking your nose is an incorrigible habit, but brushing your teeth isn't.
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materialism The USA is known to be a materialistic society.
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pitfall Most kids don't notice the pitfalls of life, but the smart ones avoid it.
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reprove when children are not reproved they tend to behave worse.
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superfluous The essay had to much superfluous details, but the student thought nothing was wrong about it.
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acclaim When Superman came back the humans acclaimed.
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banal Most students dislike banal essays, but teachers enjoy them.
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decorous The child's decorous behavior was praised.
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elated The child maybe elated in Disneyland, but the child won't be when the child is lost.
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fitful Doing fitful attempts on stopping is not worth doing.
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indefatigable The indefatigable runners never stopped, but when they see water they stop.
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meager working at Macdonald's will earn you meager earnings.
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pithy A pithy remark are usually quite important, but if you learn from a crazy man they are usually not pithy.
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repudiate people are always looking forwards on repudiating debts.
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surpass Tiger Woods doesn't need to surpass anyone, but himself.
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acknowledge Acknowledging the truth is always the right thing to do.
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barren At a barren desert you will barely survive, but in a jungle full of fruits it's different.
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defame If you defame my idol you will pay.
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elegy Elegy for the dead are very solemn, but elegy for a baby shower is very delightful.
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flagrant Flagrant violations to the rules are bad.
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indelible If you use indelible ink on a test you are probably not gonna be able to erase the ink, so use a pencil.
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meander Don't meander in a car, or you might crash.
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placate Placating people is a good thing, but the opposite it's not good.
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rescind If you disagree with the contract you should rescind it.
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surreptitious Don't be surreptitious when you take a test.
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acquiesce If you acquiesce to the demand you are a blood type o.
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beguile Don't ever be beguiled devil, unless you are willing to help him.
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deference If you never show deference to the elders, and never help them you will have to pay.
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elicit Most teachers love to elicit answers from students.
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florid Having a florid face will make you feel healthy.
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indict If you indict many people, then the people will think you are a tax collector.
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mercenary All mercenary's are selfish.
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ponderous Having a ponderous burden is quite painful.
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reserve IF you show some reserve then you are very well behaved.
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susceptible IF you are susceptible to the cold than you should be vulnerable to H1N1 as well .
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acquire I acquired wealth when I won the lottery.
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belie Most people's size belie the true person's pure strength.
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degrade I hate movies that degrade the Korean.
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eloquence Eloquent speakers are loved for their words just come out like running water.
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foolhardy Foolhardy attempts are very stupid than bold.
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indifferent People that are indifferent to the poor are usually indifferent to there own parents.
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methodical The best way to approach a problem is to do it a methodical way.
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pragmatic Making pragmatic considerations is a good idea.
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resigned People that resign themselves to death are dead, but the people that don't live long.
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sustain Sustaining many things will give you an advantage to HYPS.
Cogito Ergo Sum
I think therefore I am.
by: Rene Descartes French philosopher
Every thing is doubtable other words all is dubitable
One thing you can't doubt is indubitable what you can't doubt is thinking about it. That means if I am dreaming than somewhere out there in the universe is dreaming. When I doubt I am thinking. Possibly evil genius who has locked us up somewhere and is making us dreaming this. What we dream is our reality.
Vocab:
Lesson 16
1.aesthetic- aesthetic value- beauty value of something red car brown car brown cheap red expensive
2.bolster- bolster the argument with facts- support
3.deride rid laugh- people derided Noah- laughing
4.endorse as in dorsal fin - endorse the candidate/ endorse the check- approve or support
5.gratify- she felt gratified by the praise- to please
6.infamous- OJ's infamous trials- notoriously bad
7.mock- mock the teacher- imitate the teacher funny way
8.predecessor- Clinton's predecessor- former occupant of a post.
9.reticence- reticence of the suspect- silent in that situation doesn't want to talk
10.tenacity- tenacity of the detective not giving up
Lesson 17
1.affable- kids love their affable teacher- friendly
2.braggart- my brother's a braggart- boaster
3.derivative- a derivative of the original formula- unoriginal
4.engender- confidence engenders success- cause
5.gratuitous- gratuitous violence in movies- unnecessary
6.infer- what can you infer from the passage- deduce conclude what can you guess
7.mollify- mollify the angry customer- sooth
8.predilection- predilection for classical music- favor
9.retract- retract his statement- take back
10.tentative- tentative plan- not final
Lesson 18
1.affirm- OJ affirmed his innocence- to confirm positively
2.brevity- brevity of a telegram- shortness
3.despondent- despondent mood- depressed
4.enhance- enhance the program- improve
5.gravity- gravity of the situation- seriousness
6.ingenious- what an ingenious idea- clever, resourceful
7.morose- sad and morose- ill-humorous
8.presumptuous- presumptuous challenge- you do something with out permission
9.reverent- reverent worshipers- respectful
10.terse- terse and and short- short but answered the question
Lesson 19
1.agenda- morning agenda- routine
2.cajole- cajoled into doing all the work- coax
3.despot- despot ruler- harsh tyrant
4.enigma- he's an enigma- puzzle
5.gregarious- gregarious party goers- sociable
6.inherit- inherit characteristics- firmly established by nature or habit
7.mundane- talk about mundane matters- worldly as opposed to spiritual everyday things
8.pretentious- pretentious teacher- arrogant showy pretending to be something better than you
9.rhetorical- rhetorical skills in speech- about communications
10.threadbare- threadbare sweater- shabby and poor
Lesson 20
1.alleviate- alleviate the pain- lessen
2.calculated- calculated decision- thought about it first
3.detached- feel detached from his family- emotionally removed
4.enmity- enmity between the enemies- ill will
5.guile- guile and deceit- duplicity trickery
6.innate- innate talent for music- born with you
7.munificent- munificent benefactor- very generous
8.prevalent- prevalent view- widespread common view
9.rigor- rigor of military training- severe
10.thrive- bees thrive in the summer- grow well
The beaver felled the tree, making a dam in the river.
