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Advancing Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 16) PowerPoint Flashcards

Advancing Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 16) PowerPoint Flashcards. Word: adept. Definition : highly skilled; expert. Part of Speech : adjective. Derivatives : adeptly, adeptness. Link : accept. Sentence : Please accept that you are adept at surfing!. Word: encompass.

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Advancing Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 16) PowerPoint Flashcards

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  1. Advancing Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 16) PowerPoint Flashcards

  2. Word: adept Definition: highly skilled; expert Part of Speech: adjective Derivatives: adeptly, adeptness Link: accept Sentence: Please accept that you are adept at surfing!

  3. Word: encompass Definition: to include; contain Part of Speech: verb Link: Derivatives: encompasses, encompassed, encompassing Sentence: My babies were so cute when they decided to encompass each other with a hug to hide the fact that they made a mess.

  4. Word: entrepreneur Definition: a person who organizes, manages, and takes the risk of a business undertaking Part of Speech: noun Derivative: entrepreneurs Link: Sentence: It’s not enough that Donald Trump, the entrepreneur, has made millions in real estate, now he has the number one show, “The Apprentice.”

  5. Word: eradicate Definition: to get rid of altogether; wipe out Part of Speech: verb Derivatives: eradicates, eradicated, eradicating Link: quickly ate Sentence: To eradicate the evidence of the piece of pie I took from my brother, I quickly ate it before he came back.

  6. Word: homogeneous Definition: made up of similar or identical parts; uniform throughout Part of Speech: adjective Derivatives: homogeneously, homogeneousness Sentence: Wouldn’t it have been amazing if we had identical geniuses of Albert Einstein? That would have been some homogeneous miracle! Link: genius

  7. Word: presumptuous Definition: too bold; overly confident Part of Speech: adjective Derivatives: presumptuously, presumptuousness Link: Sentence: Some people are presumptuous and think that blindness also means deafness and people talk louder to you just because you are blind.

  8. Word: sordid Definition: indecent; morally low; corrupt Part of Speech: adjective Derivatives: sordidly, sordidness Link: Sentence: Some people think the camera phones are sordidbecause people take pictures without permission and can use them for blackmail purposes.

  9. Word: standardize Definition: to make uniform; cause to conform to a model Part of Speech: verb Derivatives: standardizes, standardized, standardizing Link: standardize the franchise Sentence: We decided to standardize the franchise by making all our stores identical down to the last detail.

  10. Word: stint Definition: a period of work or service Part of Speech: noun Derivative: stints Link: stint of service Sentence: The Desert Seals had two months left of their stint of service when this photo was taken.

  11. Word: stringent Definition: strictly controlled or enforced; strict; severe Part of Speech: adjective Link: drill sergeant Derivative: stringently Sentence: The drill sergeant had very stringent rules that were followed or else.

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