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hypocrite (def) | . a person who claims certain beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold to in order to hide his/her real feelings or motivesn |
hypcrite (sent) | The ** in Maycomb confused Scout and Jem as they had been brought up by such an honest father. |
sustain (def) | lengthen or extend in length (of time or space), supply with necessities and support, provide with nourishment, admit as true |
sustain (sent) | The water ** Katniss’s life; she was severely dehydrated after she ran from the bloodbath at the cornucopia. |
cantankerous (def) | stubborn and unwilling to cooperate; having a difficult and contrary disposition (the way you act) |
cantankerous (sent) | The ** baby would not stop crying. |
peril (def) | A state of danger involving risk;A possibility of experiencing loss or misfortune;A risk undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury |
peril (sent) | The climb up Mt. Everest put the men in great **, but they felt the reward was worth the risk. |
contradict (def.) | To go against or say the opposite of someone; To prove negative; to show to be false;To deny the truth of |
contradict (sent.) | Dill’s stories about his real father frequently *** each other. |
acquire (def.) | v. To come to possess an object, a trait, a skill, or an ability |
acquire (sent.) | Aunt Alexandra hoped Scout would *** some ladylike qualities as she grew older. |
pensive (def) | adj. meditating; lost in thought; contemplative |
pensive (sent) | Jem’s unusually quiet and ___ behavior made Scout curious. |
antagonize (def.) | v. To cause to become hostile;To suffer the dislike of;To provoke someone to react angrily |
antagonize (sent.) | Atticus told Scout to stop ** her brother. |
contemporaries (def). | n. People or things existing at the same time; People of roughly of the same age |
contemporaries (sent.) | Miss Maudie, Atticus, and Jack are ** who grew up together in Maycomb County. |
emerge (def) | v. To come forth into view or notice, To rise up from (or as if from) water or other liquid; To come into existence; To rise in status, state, or condition |
emerge (sent.) | The poisonous snake ** from the basket. |
infallable (def.) | Absolutely trustworthy or sure; Exempt from mistakes; cerrtain; reliable |
infallable (sent.) | The meteorologist’s knowledge of the weather forecast is **.It will definitely snow tomorrow. |
stealthy (def.) | adj. sneaky; Characterized by great caution or secrecy |
stealthy (sent.) | Her ** behavior in the hall backfired; she was immediately noticed by the administrator and taken to the office. |
irrelevant (def.) | Does not apply; Not important;Not relating to the matter at hand |
irrelevant (sent.) | Scout’s protests were **; she was going to school. |
pursuit (def.) | n. An occupation; a pastime; a hobby; An effort to work to get something or somewhere; a quest |
pursuit (sent.) | Jem spent much of the summer consumed by his own **;he had little time for Scout or Dill. |
inevitable (def.) | certain; necessary; unable to be avoided; sure to occur |
inevitable (sent.) | Sadly, the outcome of the trial was **. |