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• Def (adj.): having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable.

  • “I found ___ evidence to connect the dots of the murder.”

  Substantive
• Def (adj.): not certain or fixed; provisional; unsure, uncertain

  • “Despite their effort, the team reached a ___ conclusion, which will require more experimentation.”

  Tentative
• Def (adj.): done without confidence; hesitant.

  • “She took ___ steps to see who knocked on the door.”

  Tentative
• Def (adv.): done without confidence; hesitant.

  • “She took ___ steps to see who knocked on the door.”

  Tentative
• Def (adv.): in a way that shows care and thought for the future.

  • “My mom told me to shop ___ to avoid any unnecessary purchases.”
  • Prudently
• Def (adv.): without intention; accidentally.

  • “Applicants had been ___ lowering their chances of admission by not submitting their test scores.”

  Inadvertently
• Def (v.):  reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); to show

  • “His acts ___ his sensitive and caring nature: he donated a fourth of his paycheck to charity.”

  Evince
• Def (v.): prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

  • “I tried to ___ their morbid plan from taking action.”

  Thwart
• Def (v.): Oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.

  • “I ___ his ambition to spoil his brother’s life.”

  Thwart
• Def (n.):  the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless,  or deserving scorn; disdain

  • “He expressed ___ towards his classmates.”

  Contempt
• Def (n.): disregard for something that should be taken into account.

  • “Kiara displayed ___ for his parents’ financial problems.”

  Contempt
• Def (adj.):  intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

  • “He made an ___ joke that only a few understood.”

  Esoteric
• Def (adj.):  impossible to refute

  • “He conjured an ___ argument that won him the debate.”

  Irrefragable
• Def (n.):  the process of spreading through and being present or perceived in every part of something.

  • “Instagram has become a ___ that is ingrained in teenagers’ lives.”

  Pervasion
• Def (n.):  the action of anointing  someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch. 

  • “They performed an ___ on the couple before the wedding.”

  Unction
• Def (n.): the fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge

  • “The Simpons have displayed ___, going as far as to predict Trump’s win.”

  Prescience
• Def (n.): a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

  • “There is a ___ between respect and fear.”

  Nuance
• Def (adj.):  having an outline or surface curved like the exterior of a circle or sphere.

  • “He bought a ___ mirror.”

  Convex
• Def (n.): the state of being extremely bright

  • “I adored the room’s ___; I can picture myself taking so many Instagram pictures.”

  Incandescence
• Def (adj.):  beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience.

  • “His ability to recall peoples’ birthdays are ___.”

  Transcendent
• Def (adj.): surpassing the ordinary; exceptional.

  • “Sophie is a ___ mathematician.”

  Transcendent
• Def (adj.):  tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.

  • “Pyrah had a ___ grip on his father back to avoid falling.”

  Tenacious
• Def (adj.): not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined

  • “Gina is a ___ student who got into all the schools she applied to.”

  Tenacious
• Def (adj.): persisting in existence; not easily dispelled.

  • “Her family’s rumor was ___; it persisted for years.”

  Tenacious
• Def (adv.):  in a way that cannot be removed or forgotten.

  • “Their memories were stamped ___ on their memories.”

  Indelibly
• Def (v.): cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface.

  • “Their initials were ___ on the tree.”

  Etch
• Def (v.): (of an experience, image, etc.) be permanently fixed in someone's memory.

  • “The day of her son’s birth was ___ in her memory.”

  Etch
• Def (v.): cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible.

  • “The mountains ___ against the buildings.”

  Etch
• Def (adj.): mark (a surface) with a carved text or design.

  • “They ___ his name on the stone.”

  Etch