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Vocabulary set 1

Vocabulary set 1. Pranit Nadipelli Blk:2 English. Adversary. Noun Definition An opponent or enemy The Steelers and the Ravens are adversaries when their fans show hatred to one another. Aplomb. Noun Self Confident In a difficult situation

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Vocabulary set 1

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  1. Vocabulary set 1 Pranit Nadipelli Blk:2 English

  2. Adversary • Noun • Definition • An opponent or enemy The Steelers and the Ravens are adversaries when their fans show hatred to one another.

  3. Aplomb • Noun • Self Confident In a difficult situation President Obama had such aplomb when I asked him about an extremely stressful situation he went through when he was young.

  4. Apprehensive • Adj. • Anxious or fearful; uneasy • When I am giving a speech I can’t recite the words on my paper in an apprehensive way, that would make the people think that I am a little uneasy about what I am saying.

  5. Fragrance • Noun • A sweet or pleasant odor The room’s fragrance was scented like fresh picked cherries just waiting to be eaten; it smelled like heaven.

  6. Furtive • Adj. • Sneaky; acting in a way so as not to be noticed. Tom Cruise was furtive when he slid past four guards; he accomplished it like a ghost.

  7. Grueling • Adj • Physically or mentally exhausted: very hard to do. Swimming 12 laps around the pool nonstop is a grueling activity, I start to fall asleep after swim practice.

  8. Potential • Noun • Ability to grow, develop or improve; possibility Everyone has the potential to work hard and receive good grades If they push themselves and never say good enough.

  9. Precipice • Noun • Very steep overhanging rock; edge of a cliff There are many fools who try to jump off the precipice of the Grand Canyon but smart people take a step away from the edge of the cliff.

  10. Pristine • Adj. • In a pure or unspoiled state; untouched The religion of Buddhism teaches its followers to travel into a pristine state of mind so they will not suffer from the bad desires of life such as greed.

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