Vocabulary List 10 Introduction Lesson

Since she has already broken one dish, it is now taboo for Angela to touch her mom's china.

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​Talking about weird Aunt Lorraine was taboo at Rick's house​, at least around company.

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​Taboo

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​Mark is so persnickety about his hair that he is always combing it or looking at it in the mirror.

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​Cheri's grandmother is so persnickety about manners she won't speak to anyone who hasn't sent her a thank you note within one week of receiving a gift.

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​Persnickety

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​The haphazard placement of the spice jars made it difficult for Chang to find the spice he wanted when he wanted it.

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​Since Eric and Shay's bikes were lying haphazardly in the driveway, their dad had to park the car in the street.

Haphazard

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​Mario's little brother cried and carried on, even though the bump on his head was almost imperceptible.

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​The difference in color between the two paint samples was imperceptible.

Imperceptible

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Salina doesn't pray or go to a church because she is an atheist.

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​A group of atheists protested the use of a Nativity scene at the courthouse.

Atheist

​Regina's friends were shunning her, so she tried to make the best out of eating lunch and walking to class alone.

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​Since Patsy wouldn't let Kurt borrow her new camera, all his friends shunned her.

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Shun

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​The biography of Abraham Lincoln was full of interesting anecdotes about his life.

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Uncle Bill is full of ​anecdotes about his years as a stunt man. He said that he once had to jump from a moving car that was on fire.

Anecdote

​As depressing as it was, Brandy had to concur with Melissa's observation that the only cute boy in the whole town was Robert, who already had a girlfriend.

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​His mother and his teacher concurred that Travis had a problem, but they could not agree on how to solve it.

Concur

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Annie was so friendly and vivacious​ that people always enjoyed being around her.

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Keenan was such a vivacious child ​that he had an extra hard time sitting still and keeping quiet in church.

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Vivacious

​Gretchen was perplexed by her brother's odd behavior. She couldn't figure out why he was suddenly taking showers all the time and wearing after-shave lotion.

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​The mayor wasn't very smart. Even the simplest problems perplexed him.

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Perplexed

​After her sons whined and promised to help with the dishes every night for the rest of their lives, Ms. Zeller capitulated and let them go to the concert.

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The father finally capitulated to the kidnapper's demands and paid the ransom. ​

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Capitulate

​The consensus in the classroom was that there should be no more homework.

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There was seldom a consensus in the Hegge household, but tonight, everyone agreed that ordering a pizza would be a good idea. ​

Consensus