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Power Words 2. Grab your binder, please. Bring your reading book on Monday. manifest. 1. (adj.) easily understandable, obvious (When I wrote the wrong number on the chalkboard, my mistake was so manifest that the entire class laughed.) 2. (v.) to show plainly
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Power Words 2 Grab your binder, please. Bring your reading book on Monday
manifest • 1. (adj.) easily understandable, obvious • (When I wrote the wrong number on the chalkboard, my mistake was so manifest that the entire class laughed.) • 2. (v.) to show plainly • (His illness first manifested itself with a terrible rash.)
Neophyte (NEE-o-fight) • (n.) someone who is young or inexperienced • (As a neophyte in the literary world, Malik had trouble finding a publisher for his first novel.)
Opulent (OPP-you-lent) • (adj.) rich abundance verging on showing off • (The opulent furnishings of the dictator’s mansion contrasted with the tiny houses of her subjects.)
Perfunctory (purr-FUNK-tery) • (adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm • (Jill was not surprised when her perfunctory attempt at homework earned a “C”.)
Reciprocate (re-SIP-row-kate) • (v.) to give something in return • (I gave my friend an iPod for his birthday, but he didn’t reciprocate)
Superfluous (sue-PURR-flew-us) • (adj.) more than what is necessary • (Tracy had already won the campaign so her constant flattery of others was superfluous.)
temperance • (n.) moderation; not going to an extreme • (I lacked temperance at the all-you-can-eat buffet, and my stomach hurt all night.)
Ubiquitous (you-BIK-wit-us) • (adj.) existing everywhere, widespread • (It only took ten years for cell phones to go from rare to ubiquitous.)
Vicarious (vie-CARE-ee-us) • (adj.) experiencing through another person • (Even though I couldn’t go on the trip, I felt a vicarious thrill by looking at the pictures on his blog.)
wistful • (adj.) thoughtfully sad • (Since her dog died, Edda missed it terribly and sat around wistfully all day long.)