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Verbal Advantage

Verbal Advantage. Unit 1.2. capricious – adjective. My mother said I can go out with you, but she’s so capricious , she may change her mind in an hour. capricious - adjective. Likely to change suddenly on a whim; fickle. blatant – adjective.

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Verbal Advantage

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  1. Verbal Advantage Unit 1.2

  2. capricious – adjective My mother said I can go out with you, but she’s so capricious, she may change her mind in an hour.

  3. capricious - adjective Likely to change suddenly on a whim; fickle

  4. blatant – adjective The red-head told a blatant lie when he said he was blond; we could all see he wasn’t. I can’t sleep due to the blatant street noise.

  5. blatant -- adjective • Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious • Unpleasantly loud; offensively noisy

  6. obligatory – adjective Birthday gifts are nice, but not obligatory to attend my birthday party: having my friends with me is the best gift of all.

  7. obligatory -- adjective Required; mandatory

  8. negligible – adjective Marta’s hair is so dark, the black decorative comb was a negligible accessory, as no one could see it very well. Your apology for the murder is negligible: it won’t bring the victim back.

  9. negligible -- adjective 1. So small as to be meaningless, insignificant 2. Not worth considering

  10. adamant – adjective Dad is adamant that I will not leave this table until I eat my vegetables. Diamonds are one of the worlds most adamant substances which makes them well suited for cutting glass.

  11. adamant -- adjective • Determined or insistent • Hard or unbreakable

  12. sporadic—adjective The sporadic payment of my allowance makes it hard to figure out when I will have cash to spend.

  13. sporadic – adjective Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time

  14. vanguard –noun The vanguard led the first attack. Apple is the vanguard of digital portable music devices; iPod products set the industry standard and continue to be the most well-known and purchased.

  15. vanguard – noun • the leading units moving at the head of an army  • the leading position in any movement or field

  16. concur—verb I concur with your opinion; it is warm.After 9-11, Democrats and Republicans would often concur about what to do, when they usually stick to their own group and disagree. His birthday will concur with the first day of school.

  17. concur--verb • To agree or share an opinion • To act together, cooperate, or be associated • To happen at the same time

  18. precociousness—noun At the age of six years old, Lamon was able to make fiscally sound stock investment due to his precociousness.

  19. precociousness -- noun intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules 

  20. aloof—adjective My friends tend to fight a lot, but I keep aloof from the whole business, as it has nothing to do with me.

  21. aloof—adjective apart or at a distance, especially from other people

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