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More Vocabra #8

More Vocabra #8. legendary. Almost every U.S. school child knows about Paul Revere’s legendary ride through the night. Smitty’s delicious cinnamon rolls were legendary throughout the countryside DEFINITION: well known ; famous. scrutinize.

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More Vocabra #8

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  1. More Vocabra #8

  2. legendary • Almostevery U.S. schoolchildknows about Paul Revere’slegendary ride through the night. • Smitty’sdeliciouscinnamonrollswerelegendarythroughout the countryside • DEFINITION: wellknown; famous

  3. scrutinize • The doctorscrutinized the X-rays for half an hourbeforeshefinallyfound a tiny crack in the bone. • Kelly scrutinizedhertermpaperbeforeturningit in. Shedidn’twantit to have anyerrors. • Definition: to look atclosely or examine closely

  4. nomad • Roy was a nomad, wanderingfrom city to city in search of a job. • In their retirement, Arlen’sgrandparents have becomenomads, driving all over NorthAmerica in their RV. • DEFINITION: a wandererwho has no fixed home

  5. caricature • An artistdrew a caricature that made Mr. Beeman look like a duck. • If youthinkyou have a bignose in real life, youshouldseewhatitwould look like in a caricature. DEFINITION: a cartoon-likepicture of someone, withexaggeratedfeatures.

  6. parched • The worstthing about living in the middle of the desertisthatyou’realwaysparched. • Afterplaying tennis in 104-degreeheat, Nina wassoparchedthatshedrankthreebottles of Gatorade. • DEFINITION: dry and thristy

  7. defiant • When Mr. Gulleyasked Ursula to open her book, shedefiantlythrewit on the floor. • Chloeissodefiantthatothers are embarrassed to bearoundherwhenshetalks to her parents. • DEFINITION: openly and boldlyresisting or challenging

  8. clad • When Harold started to leave for schoolclad in shorts and a T-shirts, hisgrandmayelled, ‘Are youcrazy? It’s 30 degreesoutside!’ • The handsomeknightwasclad in sparklingarmor. • Definition: dressed; clothed

  9. subtle • You can’talwaysbesubtlewith Shannon. If youwanther to do something, you have to spellit out. • The taste of basil in the spaghetti sauce wassosubtle I hardlyknewitwasthere. • DEFINITION: not obvious; onlyhintedat

  10. spontaneous Wade likes to plan out hisevenings, but Jadalikes to be more spontaneous. When Bert spontaneouslytook a plane to New York one afternoon, no one couldbelieveit. DEFINITION: acting on impulse instead of planning it out

  11. improbable • Niko hadn’tstudiedat all, sohis parents thoughtit improbable thathewouldpasshisdriver’s test. • Sincehermomhated cats and herdadhateddogs, itwas improbable thatMelaniewouldever have a pet. • DEFINITION: not likely

  12. quash • ‘Weneed to quashthatrumorimmediately! ’ cried the alarmedschoolboardmember. • The governmentquashed the rebellionbeforeitbecame violent. • DEFINITION: to put an end to

  13. atrophy • If youspend a month in a wheelchair, the muscles in your legs mightatrophy and makeitdifficult to walkwhenyouget out. • ‘Don’t let yourbrainsatrophyfromdisuse over the summer,’ the teacherwarnedhisstudents on the last day of school. • DEFINITION: to shrink or wasteaway

  14. Prefix • bi, bis • Definitiontwo • bicycle, biannual, biennial

  15. Suffix • ance, ancy • Definition the act of, state of being • performance, truancy

  16. Root • bas • Definitionlow • basement

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