Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 15
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Kimberly is trying to simplify her convoluted writing style.
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Momentum is a single instance of time.
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My cramped quarters revealed just how in disingenuous the reservations agent had been in describing the room as luxury class.
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Pleasure and pain are mingled in a masochistic personality.
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The masochistic counselor listened carefully to Shauns problems and then gave several practical suggestions.
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The moon orbits Earth because gravity and centrifugal force are in balance.
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The new shortstop for the Blue Jays has the potential to be a great hitter.
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This double-ratcheted widget is the most disingenuous little device.
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To accentuate a word is to put an accent mark in the right place.
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To decapitate someone is to behead him or her.
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Viscera are sense organs.
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Volition is the ability to fly.
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We felt so jaded after our climb that we had to sit down and rest.
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We'll accentuate the positive and play down the negative aspects of the situation.
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Centrifugal tendencies are those causing movement away from the center.
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Depending on which word you accentuate, you change the meaning slightly.
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Even though she had won the top tennis tournaments several times, she wasn't jaded from all the attention and money she received.
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Gerald gave my hand a masochistic shake and then headed for the door.
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Here's a list of potential buyers for the property.
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I was so jaded by the book that I couldn't read beyond the first chapter.
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"Prithee" and "methinks" are obsolescent expressions.
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$6000 is a potential sum of money.
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After the car accident, Harry had a two-week convoluted period At home.
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An aficionado is someone who possesses extraordinary skill.
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An obsolescent machine is one that needs to be repaired.
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Antecedent rights are those that existed before ones that came earlier.
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As particular jobs become obsolescent, workers needed to retrain for others.
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A disingenuous statement is one that is extremely insulting.
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A jaded appetite is one that cannot be satisfied.
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A masochist is a person who choose his or her food thoroughly.
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A potential profit is one may develop into an actual one.
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Raising the necessary funds is centrifugal to the success of the youth concert.
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She was being disingenuous when she let you believe she enjoyed your company.
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The Boulder perched on the edge of a cliff possesses centrifugal energy.
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The Senators speeches accentuated the plight of the small family farms.
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The convoluted explanation is one that is difficult to follow.
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The convoluted shape in the painting resembled a Rams Horn's.
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indubitable facts are those that are certain.
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mP3s are making other forms of recorded music obsolescent.