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Onerous (Owner Russ)
The onerous Mr. Russ yelled at the teen to wash his car more carefully. |
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Opportunist (Opera tunist)
When the singer fainted, the opera tunist cried, "I can sing!" |
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| someone who takes advantage of the situation |
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Perfunctory (Perfume factory)
The inspector conducted a perfunctory inspection in under 3 minutes. |
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| without enthusiasm or thoroughness; routine |
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| Peruse (Peru's) The porfessor perused the map for hours studying Peru. |
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| read carefully; study in detail |
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| Platitude (plate a tooth) While drilling the patient's tooth, the dentist made his usual patitudes. |
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| dull or boring remarks; trite statements |
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| Precocious (pre-coat shoes) The precocious 6 year old told his more, "Don't treat me like a child." |
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| Predilection (bread election) The judeg had a predilection for one loaf of bread at the fair. |
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| a preference for something |
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| Pretentious (pretend shoes) Father claims his basketball shoes can make him fly. |
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| showy; ridiculous claims,excessively |
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| Primordial (pry Morty, Al) Morty, a caveman, was buried deep in the ground. |
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| formed long ago; primitive |
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| Prodigious (pro dishes) The man ate a prodigious ten course meal. |
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| Ominous (Oh, my noose) The noose was an ominous sign of what was about to happen. |
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| sign of something unpleasant that is about to happen |
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| Obstinate (Hoobs ten-eight) No matter how many time he was told, Hobbs insisted the score was 10 to 8 even though it was really 12 to 16. |
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| stubborn; refusing to be persuaded |
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| Obsequious (Hobb's sequins) Hobbs explained, "I will wear this sequined dress because I will do anything my wife asks me to do." |
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| meek; spineless servant; subservient |
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| Obdurate (Hobbs door eight) Mr. Hobbs is obdurate; he refuses to stop knocking on door eight. |
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| Nefarious (no ferry is) No ferry is safe from the nefarious pirate. |
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| Morose (more oats) The bartender asked the sad, morose horse if he wanted more oats. |
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| Mendacity (mend a city) My grandfather claimed he mended the entire city after the earthquake destroyed it. |
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| lie; mislead; not tell the truth |
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| Malign (Mal's lying)Mal testified his landlady was cruel, a thief, and beat him,but she was 92 years old and very frail. |
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| to say awful or untrue things about another |
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| Loquacious (lw gray shoes) The loquacious shoes never stopped talking. |
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| Lofty (loft tea) The philosophers shared their lofty plans over tea in an expensive loft. |
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| at a great height; elevated; noble |
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