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.
