GULLIBLE

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GULLIBLE

• (adjective)
• easily deceived describes someone who tends to
  believe everything he or she is told

• The gullible people gave out their social
  security numbers over the phone to the identity
  theif.

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ADMONISH

• (verb)
• To warn or advise against.

• I will not admonish you again about reporting
  late to homeroom.

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BLITHE

• (adjective)
• Happy or cheerful carefree

• The blithe girl is always smiling.

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CATALYST

• (noun)
• someone or something that brings about a change

• The tragic hijacking provided the catalyst for
  Congresss new anti-terrorist laws.

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COLLOQUIAL

• (adjective)
• describes language used in informal conversation

• It is best to avoid colloquial language when
  writing a formal essay.

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DEMEANOR

• (noun)
• behavior attitude outward manner

• The teacher explained the rules for acceptable
  classroom demeanor.

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DISPARITY

• (noun)
• inequality difference

• The disparity in the skills of the tennis
  players made for an uneven match.

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EFFERVESCENT

• (adjective)
• bubbly

• Her effervescent personality made her popular
  with people of all ages.

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FALLACY

• (noun)
• false belief mistaken idea (usually held by a
  large group of people)

• One of the many fallacies held by ancient humans
  was that the world was flat.

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GULLIBLE

• (adjective)
• easily deceived describes someone who tends to
  believe everything he or she is told

• The gullible people gave out their social
  security numbers over the phone to the identity
  theif.

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HYPERBOLE

• (noun)
• great exaggeration (so great that there is no
  expectation of being believed)

• When Joe said, Im so hungry I could eat a
  horse, he was using a hyperbole.

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INCONGRUOUS

• (adjective)
• not consistent seeming out of place not
  appropriate

• The modern kitchen seems incongruous in the old
  farmhouse.

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KINDLE

• (verb)
• to ignite to set aflame.

• With the wind blowing, it was difficult to
  kindle the fire.

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LABYRINTH

• (noun)
• a maze something that is like a maze

• To the freshman, the many halls in the high
  school seemed like a labyrinth.

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LAUDABLE

• (adjective)
• praiseworthy

• Giving money to charity is a laudable act of
  kindness.

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MOROSE

• (adjective)
• sullen gloomy pessimistic

• Winnie the Poohs friend Eeyore is a morose
  character.