1 English IV ~ Verbomania!
Rev. Nov. 07
Lesson4.7
1. After showing numerous pictures and talking of their children’s achievements ad nauseam, the couple found themselves ignored by everyone else at the party.
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2. Mrs. Dubose cast aspersions about his father as Jem walked by her front porch.
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3. The capricious performance of this team keeps changing its place in the conference standings.
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4.Our goal is the achieve concord among these belligerent nations without their going to war.
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5. Macbeth is credulous regarding the witches’ prophecy because it appeals to his ambition.
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6.He enjoys singing for his family, but he is too diffident to perform on television.
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7. If you will elucidate the reasons for your decision, perhaps I will understand and be less angry.
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8. The court will expunge these charges if the youth completes his community service satisfactorily.
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9. The physician decided to try homeopathy rather than surgery to cure his patient.
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10. The star player thought her coach would be indifferent to her bad attitude in class, so she was shocked to be suspended from the team.
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11. When I calmed down, I regretted the irascible comments I had made.
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12. She resigned from the Mediation Club when she realized how maladroit she is in conflict resolution.
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13. His myopic perspective limits the company’s potential to succeed.
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14. Narcissus fell in love with the reflection of himself in the pellucid water.
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15. To prepare for my travels in Europe, I purchased a polyglot dictionary.
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16. Faced with the evidence, he decided to proffer his resignation rather than be fired.
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17. This plane is designed to reconnoiter the area without being detected by radar.
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18. The caricature exaggerates his salient feature, which is his ears.
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19. With this information to substantiate the charges, the jury will probably find her guilty.
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20.He vacillates between joining the military and attending college, but he must decide by May.
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