Glossary

1 : generous in size, scope, or capacity : COPIOUS
2 : enough to satisfy a need
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My grandma gave me forty dollars, which is ample money to buy a new video game. 

: to give up especially by treaty ceded Alaska to the U.S. in 1867>

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After I cheated on the test, and my friend got blamed, I was compelled to confess, so he wouldn’t get in trouble.

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I found a decayed apple in my desk from three months ago, it was tiny and had turned brown.

1 : devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
2 : expressing devotion <a devout attitude>
3 a : devoted to an activity, belief, or type of behavior <a devout baseball fan> b : ²EARNEST 1, sincere <gave them devout thanks>

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I have watched every Cardinals baseball game this year, I am totally devout.

: to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart <diverging rays of light> diverged> 

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When we weren't sure which way the ball would go, we diverged, some of us running left and some of us running right.

: to leave a country or region to live elsewhere

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1 : no longer active <an extinct volcano>
2 : no longer existing <an extinct species of animal>

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If global warming continues, the polar bears will have nowhere to hunt, and will become extinct because of a lack of food.

1 : FIERCE 1, savage
2 : very great : EXTREME <ferocious heat>

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Tyrannosaurus Rex is supposed to have been the most ferocious of the dinosaurs.

1 : to grow well : THRIVE
2 a : PROSPER 1, succeed b : to be active <flourished around 1850>
3 : to make bold sweeping gestures
4 : to shake or wave around <flourish a sword>

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After David got his cast removed, his basketball skills flourished.

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The closet is inaccessible; I think there’s a chair blocking the door.

1 a : avoiding or lacking extremes (as in behavior or temperature) moderate eater> <moderate climates> b : ³CALM 2, reasonable moderate>
2 a : neither very much nor very little : average in size or amount moderate rain> b : neither very good nor very bad : MEDIOCRE moderate success>
3 : opposed to major social change or extreme political ideas moderate candidate>
4 : not expensive : reasonable or low in price <moderate rates>

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I received only moderate grades on my report card – mostly B’s and C’s.

1 : an act of making oneself responsible for doing something
2 a : something (as a promise or contract) that requires one to do something b : something one must do : DUTY
3 : a feeling of being indebted for an act of kindness

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After my mom makes pie, I usually take the remnants of dough and make a little mini-tart for my baby sister.

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Someone who says they are republican believes that supreme power belongs to the citizens through their right to vote.

1 : to get away from action or danger : RETREAT
2 : to go away especially to be alone
3 : to give up or cause to give up one's job
4 : to go to bed
5 : to put out (a batter or side) in baseball
6 : to win permanent possession of (as a trophy)

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1 : to keep away from others : SECRETE, HIDE <secluded themselves>
2 : to shut away : SCREEN, ISOLATE <a cottage secluded by forests>

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1 : to give support or relief to
2 : to supply with nourishment <food sustains our bodies>
3 : to keep up : PROLONG <a book that will sustain your interest>
4 : to support the weight of : CARRY
5 : to keep up the spirits of <hope sustained the people>
6 a : to bear up under : ENDURE b : ²EXPERIENCE, UNDERGO <sustained a serious wound>
7 a : to support as true, legal, or just b : to allow or admit as right <the court sustained the motion>
8 : PROVE 2a, confirm

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If I don’t want to get heat stroke during football practice, I will need to eat an apple to sustain me.

1 a : an indefinite stretch of land <a large tract of forest> b : a defined area of land <a garden tract>
2 : a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function <the digestive tract>

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I keep hoping that my parents will put a pool into the tract of land behind our house.

: an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation; especially : one between two or more states or rulers

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My mom made my brother and I sign a treaty, promising not to fight with each other during dinner and on Sunday.

1 : done, given, or made with one's own free will <voluntary assistance>
2 : not accidental : INTENTIONAL <voluntary manslaughter>
3 : of, relating to, or controlled by the will <voluntary behavior>
synonyms VOLUNTARY, INTENTIONAL, DELIBERATE, WILLING mean done or brought about of one's own will. VOLUNTARY suggests free choice <joining the club is voluntary> or control by the will <voluntary blinking of the eyes>. INTENTIONAL suggests that something is done for a reason and only after some thought <intentional misbehavior>. DELIBERATE suggests that one is fully aware of what one is doing and of the likely results of the action <a deliberate insult>. WILLING suggests a readiness and eagerness to go along with the wishes of another <willing obedience>.

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