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| BARRAGE | A rapid, large-scale outpouring of something. The governor faced a barrage of questions about possible budget cuts. |
| BIGOT | An intolerant, predudiced, or biased person. When you speak in that narrow-minded way, you sound like a bigot. |
| DESIGNATE | To indicate, point out. Will you please tell me when the coach will designate a captain? |
| DIVERSITY | difference, variety; a condition of having many different types or forms. Our science teacher has a diversity of interests. |
| ENIGMA | Someone or something that is extremely puzzling; that which cannot be understood or explained. Critics complained that the way the plot twists in the movie make it an enigma. |
| GLOAT | to look or think about with great intensity and satisfaction; to take great personal joy in. I will try not to gloat about winning an academic scholarship. |
| GLOBAL | Involving the whole world. The Internet and E-mail are global inventions. |
| ILLUSION | A false idea; something that someone seems to see or be aware of that really does not exist. The artist used an optical illusion in the painting. |
| INFURIATE | Make very angry; enrage. It infuriates most parents when their children refuse to listen. |
| MOTIVATE | Provide a reason for doing; to push on to some goal or couse of action. What is the best way to motivate students to read books? |
| PACIFIST | One who is against war or use of violence. Martin Luther King was a famous pacifist who had a strong influence on the civil rights movement. |
| QUEUE | A line of people waiting for something; to form such a line. All the work was sent to the printer and waiting in queue. |
| RESTRICT | Keep within set limits; confine. Doctors often restrict patients to restrict their intake of fatty or salty foods. |
| SAGE | Wise; a very wise person. My aunt always gives me sage advice when I'm struggling with a decision. |
| SLAKE | To satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end. Nothing can slake my thirst better than a tall glass of ice water. |
| TERRAIN | landscape, especially with regard to its physical features. Moutain bikes are designed to stand up to rugged terrain. |
| VOCATION | any trade, profession, or occupation. After many years, she found her true vocation as a teacher. |
| VOW | Solemn or sacred promise or pledge. Prince Hamlet made a solemn vow to avenge his father's murder. |
| WAYLAY | To lie in wait for and attack, ambush. Thugs often choose to waylay travelers as they wearily make their way back home. |
| WITHER | Dry up, sag; to cause someone to feel ashamed, humiliated, or very small. Despite people's best efforts to remain young looking, skin will eventually wither with age. |
