English 10 Per 3

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placid

Definition: peacefully free of interruption or disturbance; not easily upset or excited Example: The minecraft villager seems to be very placid today.

placid

Definition: peacefully free of interruption or disturbance; not easily upset or excited Example: The mom went to a placid room to get away from her kids.

ascertaining

Definition: find (something) out for certain Example: I ascertained the exact coordinates of the sunken pirate ship.

ascertaining

Definition: find (something) out for certain Example: The kids were ascertaining if we had Mass today or tomorrow.

placid

Definition: peacefully free of interruption or disturbance; not easily upset or excited Example: The buddhist monk was placid while meditating.

placid

Definition: peacefully free of interruption or disturbance; not easily upset or excited Example: The man wore a placid look on his face during the business meeting.

placid

Definition: peacefully free of interruption or disturbance; not easily upset or excited Example: The student was surprisingly very placid when she saw the bad grade she got on her German test.

quelled

Definition: put an end to (usually by force) Example: Eating food quelled his hunger.

quelled

Definition: put an end to (usually by force) Example: I quelled the flame, and received many applause for my heroic effort.

quelled

Definition: put an end to (usually by force) Example: The army quelled the war.

quelled

Definition: put an end to (usually by force) Example: The firemen quelled the flames that were inside the house

edification

Definition: the instruction of a person morally or intellectually Example: the idea that art's main purpose is to supply moral uplift and edification.

evasion

Definition: escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery Example: James Bond closely evaded the bullets.

prowess

Definition: extraordinary ability; skill or expertise in a particular activity or field Example: The cricket player has prowess.

prowess

Definition: extraordinary ability; skill or expertise in a particular activity or field Example: The kid has an extraordinary and unique visual prowess.

prowess

Definition: extraordinary ability; skill or expertise in a particular activity or field Example: The mechanic had so much prowess in his field, that my car was fixed in only 3 hours.

ascertaining

Definition: find (something) out for certain Example: Chris ascertained that Santa is not real.

evasion

Definition: escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery Example: The man committed tax evasion to avoid paying.

evasion

Definition: escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery Example: The man evaded the law by hiding.

prowess

Definition: extraordinary ability; skill or expertise in a particular activity or field Example: The man used his dancing prowess to win the competition.

aberration

Definition: a departure from what is normal or expected Example: She is usually nice and calm, so her being mad was an aberration.

aberration

Definition: a departure from what is normal or expected Example: The cat was an aberration in the dog shelter.

auspicious

Definition: conducive to success; favorable Example: Graduation is an auspicious occasion.

auspicious

Definition: conducive to success; favorable Example: Studying is auspicious to getting good grades.

auspicious

Definition: conducive to success; favorable Example: The auspicious cheeseburger was the one I chose.

auspicious

Definition: conducive to success; favorable Example: They said they moon was auspicious because it was rising

evasion

Definition: escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery Example: After the evasion, the town was empty.

evasion

Definition: escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery Example: The Scout Regiment used evasive maneuvers to escape the Titans.


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