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| 8048071513 | parameter (noun) | -originating with mathematics term indicating the limits or range of variables, the term often is used to mean a limit or boundary or as a high-toned synonym for characteristic -it is often used incorrectly for perimeter -"The zoning commission announced new planning _________s for the city's historic district." | 0 | |
| 8048071514 | pecuniary (adj) | 1. Of or relating to money -"He received his boss's thanks, but would have liked _________ compensation." 2. Requiring payment of money -"Getting a parking ticket is a _________ offense." | 1 | |
| 8062566963 | precipitous (adj) | 1. Resembling a precipice; extremely steep 2. Having several precipices -"A ___________ bluff overlooks the ocean." 3. Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate -"The change in Europe included a ___________ collapse of Communist authority." | 2 | |
| 8076127912 | quotidian (adj) | 1. Everyday; commonplace -"The students groaned when faced with another _________ meal in the cafeteria." 2. Recurring daily -"Hepatitis-A symptoms include _________ bouts of nausea and fever." | 3 | |
| 8087890668 | recapitulate (verb) | -to repeat in concise form; to summarize briefly -"The students were asked to ____________ the main points of the lecture." | 4 | |
| 8109257506 | reciprocal (adj) | -concerning each of two or more persons or things -interchanged or owed to each other -performed, experienced, or felt by both sides -"The student council and administration drafted a __________ agreement to stop student smoking in school bathrooms." | 5 | |
| 8119740467 | reparation (noun) | 1. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired 2. The act or process of making amends 3. Something done or paid to compensate or make amends 4. Compensation or renumeration required from a defeated nation for damage or injury during a war -"Germany was unable to pay its ___________ after WWI." | 6 | |
| 8126709681 | sanguine (adj) | 1. Of the color of blood; red; a healthy reddish color; ruddy -"She has a ________ complexion." 2. Having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate 3. Cheerfully confident; optimistic -"Sadly, many are less ________ about a peaceful resolution in the mideast." | 7 | |
| 8168351958 | subjugate (verb) | 1. To bring under control; conquer or defeat 2. To make subservient; enslave -"The wealthy landowners ________ed the peasants working the land." | 8 | |
| 8182748132 | suffragist (noun) | -an advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women | 9 | |
| 8196913153 | supercilious (adj) | -expressive of contempt -having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy -"The well-dressed English class members eyed Kelly's sweat pants with ____________ disdain." | 10 | |
| 8209989080 | tautology (noun) | 1. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy 2. Logic - an empty or vacuous statement composed of simpler statements in a fashion that makes it logically true whether the simpler statements are factually true or false -for example, the statement: "Either it will rain tomorrow or it will not rain tomorrow." | 11 | |
| 8238323154 | tempestuous (adj) | 1. Relating to or characterized by tempests (storms) 2. Characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy or turbulent -"Their ___________ relationship will never last once the prom is over." | 12 | |
| 8256165664 | unctuous (adj) | 1. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness -"The ________ salesman kept trying to get me to test drive the new car." 2. Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery | 13 | |
| 8273921357 | usurp (verb) | 1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority; appropriate 2. To take over or occupy without right -"The first Gulf War began when Saddam Hussein _____ed Kuwaiti land." | 14 |
