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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Vocabulary (Second Bundle)

*From flash cards

1) Quiescent : Motionless
= Latent, Dormant

2) Prudence : Wisdom, Caution or Restraint
= Frugality, Astuteness, Providence

3) Eulogy : Speech in praise of someone
= Commend, Laud

4) Exonerate : To clear of blame
= Exculpate, Clear, Absolve

5) Rarefy : To make thinner, sparser

6) Pungent : Sharp and irritating to the senses
= Stinging, Poignant

7) Propriety : Acting in a proper manner, Obeying rules and customs
= Decency, Modesty

8) Propitiate : To conciliate, To appease
= Placate, Pacify, Mollify

9) Proliferate : To increase in number quickly
= Multiply, Breed, Reproduce, Propagate

10) Prodigal : Lavish, Wasteful
= Spendthrift, Extravagant
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1 comment:

is-nanie said...

I think you should put examples as well so that people like me.. (hihi..) know how to use those words.