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10-17) conceptualize

mem85226 — 2013-10-17 11:32:43 UTC

definition: v.- to form an idea for something based on
observations, experiences, or data.

sentence: The scientist conceptualized her hypothesis
based on her opinions about the experimental requirements.

10-23) tabula rasa

mem85226 — 2013-10-23 11:31:41 UTC

definition: a young mind not yet affected by experience; a clean slate, fresh start.

sentence: While the baby still had a sense of tabula rasa, his parents decided to baptize him before he got too old.

catastrophic

mem85226 — 2013-10-28 11:26:05 UTC

definiton: adj.- extremely harmful, bringing physical or financial ruin.

sentence: Due to catastrophic funds, she was practically forced to get a second job.

benediction

mem85226 — 2013-10-28 11:28:58 UTC

definition: n.- a prayer for blessings, usually at the end of a church service.

sentence: After one last hymn, the pastor had us bow our heads in benediction.

belligerent

mem85226 — 2013-10-28 11:31:20 UTC

definition: aggressiveness; marked by readiness to fight or argue.

sentence: My little sister becomes belligerent when told to eat her vegetables.

bilateral

mem85226 — 2013-10-28 11:43:31 UTC

definition: having identical parts on each side of an axis.

sentence: Almost half of the class could not comprehend the teacher's bilateral equations.

capitulate

mem85226 — 2013-10-28 11:45:36 UTC

definition: to surrender under specified conditions.

sentence: Refusing to capitulate, the fugitive attempted to take on a sneaky approach to get around the surrounding officers.

precedence

mem85226 — 2013-10-28 11:49:10 UTC

definition: the right to be dealt with or placed before others; priority in order, rank or importance.

sentence: The general marched into the crowded building with an air of confidence to make his place of precedence known.

inaccessible

mem85226 — 2013-10-28 11:56:42 UTC

definition: not capable of being obtained or reached.

sentence: The jar of cookies was sitting on the top of the fridge, inaccessible to the young girl.

10/28) circumlocution

mem85226 — 2013-10-28 12:00:08 UTC

definition: the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.

sentence: The boy's freely written paragraph conveyed a sense of circumlocution.

11/01) imprecision

mem85226 — 2013-11-01 11:18:13 UTC

definition: the quality of lacking exactness or accuracy.

sentence: He did his homework assignment imprecisely, too eager for football practice to concentrate.

11/05) precognition

mem85226 — 2013-11-05 12:14:23 UTC

definition: knowledge of a future event or situation, especially through extrasensory means.

sentence: After her precognition proved to be accurate, they crowded her with questions of what would happen next.

11/07) concordant

mem85226 — 2013-11-07 12:26:55 UTC

definition: being in agreement; harmonious, in keep with.

sentence: The business meeting ended in concordant success.