Improving Vocabulary Skills

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Improving Vocabulary Skills Third
Edition (Chapter 7) PowerPoint Flashcards
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Word calamity
Definition an event bringing great loss and
misery
Part of Speech noun
Derivative calamities
Link caused great misery
Sentence The calamity of the crash caused great
misery for the victims family and friends.
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Word comprehensive
Definition including all or much
Part of Speech adjective
Derivatives comprehensively, comprehensiveness
Link all or most of it
Sentence The final exam was comprehensive it
had all or most of the information we studied
from seven textbooks.
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Word conventional
Definition customary ordinary
Part of Speech adjective
Derivative conventionally
Link quite normal
Sentence It is considered quite normal, or
conventional for a man to propose marriage on one
knee.
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Word flagrant
Definition shockingly obvious outrageous
Part of Speech adjective
Derivative flagrantly
Link on the pavement
Sentence His abuse was so flagrant that he was
arrested when he stepped on the guys head on the
pavement.
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Word fluctuate
Definition to vary irregularly to go up and
down or back and forth
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives fluctuates, fluctuated, fluctuating
Link crazy date
Sentence I went on a crazy date with a guy who
could make his ears fluctuate.
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Word persevere
Definition to continue with an effort or plan
despite difficulties
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives perseveres, persevered, persevering
Link Im still here
Sentence I can persevere Im still here even
though the hurricane destroyed my home.
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Word ponder
Definition to consider carefully think deeply
about
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives ponders, pondered, pondering
Link longer
Sentence He can not ponder any longer or he
will be late for the parade.
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Word rehabilitate
Definition to restore to a normal life through
therapy or education
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives rehabilitates, rehabilitated,
rehabilitating, rehabilitation
Link Get therapy its not too late.
Sentence Dr Phil frequently tries to
rehabilitate lost souls. Get therapy its not
too late!
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Word turmoil
Definition complete confusion uproar
Part of Speech noun
Link losing oil
Sentence I was in a state of turmoil when my car
hit a tree and began losing oil.
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Word venture
Definition to take the risk of dare
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives ventures, ventured, venturing
Link denture
Sentence He will venture to try a new cleaner
for his dentures.