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Write a sentence using the word ostentatious in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

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ostentatious /ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃəs, -tən-/

adjective

1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser. 
2. (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: Lady Bountiful’s ostentatious charity. 

Origin of ostentatious

1650-1660

Related forms: ostentatiously, adverb; ostentatiousness, noun

Synonyms

1. grandiose.

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Write a sentence using the word homogeneous in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

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homogeneous /ˌhoʊ məˈdʒi ni əs, -ˈdʒin yəs, ˌhɒm ə-/

adjective

1. composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population. 
2. of the same kind or nature; essentially alike. 
3. Mathematics. 1. having a common property throughout: a homogeneous solid figure. 2. having all terms of the same degree: a homogeneous equation. 3. relation to a function of several variables that becomes multiplied by some power of a constant when each variable is multiplied by that constant: x 2y 3 is a homogeneous expression of degree. 4. relating to a differential equation in which a linear combination of derivatives is set equal to zero.

Orgin of homogeneous

Medieval Latin 1635-1645

Related form: homogeneously, adverb

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Write a sentence using the word commandeer in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

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commandeer /ˌkɒm ənˈdɪər/

verb (used with object)

1. to order or force into active military service. 
2. to seize (private property) for military or other public use: The police officer commandeered a taxi and took off after the getaway car. 
3. to seize arbitrarily.

Origin of commandeer

Afrikaans, French 1880-1885

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Write a sentence using the word veracity in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

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veracity /vəˈræs ɪ ti/

noun, plural veracities

1. habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness: He was not noted for his veracity. 
2. conformity to truth or fact; accuracy: to question the veracity of his account. 
3. correctness or accuracy, as of the senses or of a scientific instrument. 
4. something veracious; a truth.

Origin of veracity

Medieval Latin 1615-1625

Synonyms

1. honesty, integrity, credibility.

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Write a sentence using the word boisterous in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

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boisterous /ˈbɔɪ stər əs, -strəs/

adjective

1. rough and noisy; nosily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter. 
2. (of waves, weather, wind, etc.) rough and stormy.
3. Obsolete. rough and massive. 

Origin of boisterous

Late Middle English 1425-75

Related forms: boisterously, adverb; boisterousness, noun

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Write a sentence using the word gregarious in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

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gregarious /grɪˈgɛər i əs/

adjective

1. fond of the company of others; sociable.
2. living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3. Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together. 
4. pertaining to a flock or crowd. 

Origin of gregarious

Latin 1660-1670

Related forms: gregariously, adverb; gregariousness, noun

Synonyms

1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted.

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