Category: Advanced Vocabulary (Page 1 of 8)

Write a sentence using the word tenacious 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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tenacious /təˈneɪ ʃəs/

1. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold(often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits. 
2. highly retentive: a tenacious memory. 
3. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate. 
4. adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous. 
5. holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough.

Origin of tenacious

1600-1610

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Write a sentence using the word yule 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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yule /yul/

Origin of yule

Middle English / Old English 900

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Write a sentence using the word mercurial 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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mercurial /mərˈkyʊər i əl/

Origin of mercurial

Middle English / Latin 1350-1400

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Write a sentence using the word mistletoe 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.

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mistletoe /ˈmɪs əlˌtoʊ/

Origin of mistletoe

Middle English / Old English 1000

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Write a sentence using the word diatribe 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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diatribe /ˈdaɪ əˌtraɪb/

noun

1. a bitter, sharly abusive denunciation, attack or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator. 

Origin of diatribe

Latin, Greek 1575-1585

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Write a sentence using the word abject 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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abject /ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt/ 

adjective

1. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty. 
2. contemptible; dispicable; base-spirited: an abject coward.
3.  shamelessly servile; slavish. 
4.  Obsolete. cast aside.

Origin of abject

Middle English 1400-1450

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Write a sentence using the word poignant 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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poignant /ˈpɔɪn yənt, ˈpɔɪ nənt/

adjective

1. keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret. 
2. keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest. 
3. affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene. 
4. pungent to the smell: poignant cooking odors. 

Origin of poignant

Middle English 1350-1400

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Write a sentence using the word transgression 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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transgression /trænsˈgrɛʃ ən, trænz-/

noun

1. an act of transgressing; violation of a law,command, etc.; sin.

Origin of transgression

Late Middle English 1400-1450

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Write a sentence using the word ugh 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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ugh /ʊx, ʌx, ʌ, ʊ; spelling pronunciation ʌg/

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Write a sentence using the word eradicate 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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eradicate /ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt/

Origin of eradicate

Latin 1555-1560

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