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Part of Speech: Noun
• Origin: International Scientific Vocabulary
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1. An iron-containing respiratory pigment of vertebrate
red blood cells that consist of a globin composed of four
subunits each of which is linked to a heme molecule, that
functions in oxygen transport to the tissues after
conversion to oxygenated form in the gills or lungs, and
that assists in carbon dioxide transport back to the gills or
lungs after surrender of its oxygen. 2. Any of numerous
iron containing respiratory pigments of various organisms
(as invertebrates and yeasts).
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• Sentence Use: There is hemoglobin coursing
through your body every second of every
day.
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Origin: Greek.
1. Exaggerated pride or self-confidence.
Synonyms: self-esteem, sense of worth, selfrespect
Antonyms: worried, low self-esteem
Sentence Use: Before my audition for the
school play, I was forced to become hubris,
so I would not be nervous and choke.
Plural Transformation: hubristic
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Part of Speech: Adjective
Origin: Latin
1. Falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain
stage of development in the life cycle (leaves,
scales).
Synonyms: tree
Antonyms: Coniferous
Sentence Use: The deciduous tree just won’t stop
shedding its colorful leaves!
Plural Transformation: deciduousness
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Part of Speech: Adjective
Origin: Anglo French
1. Blood red. 2a. Consisting of or relating to blood. B.
bloodthirsty, sanguinary. C. of the complexion:
muddy. 3. Having blood as the predominating bodily
humor also: having the bodily conformation and
temperament held characteristic of such
predominance and marked by sturdiness, high color,
and cheerfulness. 4. Confident, optimistic.
Synonyms: confident, optimistic, upbeat, positive.
Antonyms: doubtful, uncertain.
Sentence Use: She was so sanguine, that’s why she
made captain of the cheerleading team.
Adverb Transformation: Sanguinely
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Part of Speech: Adjective
Origin: Greek
1. Harmful in often a subtle or unexpected
way.
Synonyms: Pernicious, toxic, poisonous.
Antonyms: harmless, safe.
Sentence Use: The snake sprung
unexpectedly, biting the poor woman in the
ankle injecting a deleterious venom. She
died soon after
Adverb: Deleteriously
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Part of Speech: Verb transitive
Origin: Before 12th Century
1a. to give a false impression of. B. To present
an appearance not in agreement with. 2a. To
show (something) to be false or wrong. B. To run
counter to: contradict. 3. Disguise.
Synonyms: disprove, give the lie to, and
contradict.
Antonyms: truth, prove.
Sentence Use: When the girl belied, she lost her
friends, because she lied.
Noun Transformation: Belier
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Part of Speech: Noun
Origin: Late Latin
1a. needless repetition of an idea,
statement, or word. B. an instance of
tautology. 2. A tautologous statement.
Synonyms: Recurrence, Reiteration
Antonym: Once, single
Sentence Use: When Principal Seusing comes
on the intercom and says the same thing over
and over again she is showing tautology.
Plural Transformation: Tautologies
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Part of Speech: Adjective
Origin: Latin
1. Cooly and patronizingly haughty
Synonyms: Proud, arrogant, pompous, and
haughty.
Antonyms: modest.
Sentence Use: : She was supercilious, and
made no friends because she was so stuckup.
Adverb Transformation: Superciliously
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Part of Speech: Adjective
Origin: Greek
1. Of or relating to tectonics. 2. Having a
strong and widespread impact.
Synonyms: force, power, strength.
Antonyms: weak, powerless.
Sentence Use: When the tectonic plates
shifted, California experienced an
earthquake.
Adverb Transformation: Tectonically
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Part of Speech: Noun
Origin: Latin
1. The side of a right triangle that is opposite
the right angle: the length of a hypotenuse.
Synonym: length
Antynom: right side
Sentence Use: On our geometry test, I had to
figure out what the hypotenuse of the
triangle was.
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Part of Speech: Adjective
Origin: Middle English
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest:
stormy, violent
Synonyms: emotional, stormy, uncontrolled,
violent.
Antonyms: Cheerful, Happy
Sentence Use: after her mother died, the
tempestuous Amanda became uncontorllable.
Adverb Transformation: tempestuously
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Part of Speech: Noun
Origin: Latin
1. Keenness and depth of perception,
discernment, or discrimination especially in
practical manners
Synonyms: insight, sharpness, intelligence,
expertise.
Antonyms: stupidity, evenness.
Sentence Use: A professor is very acumen,
having wisdom and intelligence.