"Venerate"

Being an animal lover, Racquelle venerates all creatures, large and small.

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"Taciturn"

As a child, I was generally taciturn, keeping away from groups and conversations.

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"Sybarite"

Can a sybarite ever be truly happy? Or does this person always yearn for something beyond his or her reach?

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"Avoirdupois"

Perhaps a change of diet and getting more exercise will help me rid myself of excess avoirdupois this summer.

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"Sagacious"

The child, sagacious beyond her years, informed her older brother that his prejudice against women was juvenile. He took down the "no girls allowed" sign and agreed to share his treehouse with her after that.

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"Pejorative"

Every positive comment the motivational speaker gave seemed to have a pejorative effect on the pessimist.

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"Fillip"

Instead of pinching himself, he filliped his cheek to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

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"Depredation"

Being summertime, the teenagers attacked the mall with credit cards and intents of warehouse depredation.

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"Equanimity"

It was with surprising equanimity that the pious mother accepted the fact that her son was just not cut out for the ministry.

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"Buss"

Feigning affection, he gave her a quick buss on the cheek. His cold lips more than symbolized the lack of warmth in the kiss.

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"Immure"

With nothing less than their children's best interest in mind, and nothing but the worst possible tactics, the parents managed to immure their two daughters from reality and stunt their emotional growth.

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"Satiety"

While eating out with my grandma yesterday, I reluctantly ate dessert after the feeling of satiety had already kicked in.

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"Fey"

Some people like to read fantasy novels with lots of fey characters and magic. I, however, prefer that depressing old realist literature, myself.

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"Pernicious"

Her pernicious words cut him deep.

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"Exigency"

She had an aura of exigency about her in everything she did; from making toast to picking the kids up from school, Jane was always on the go.

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"Stolid"

Though he was hurting on the inside, the young man remained stolid to those around him.

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"Querulous"

...and so the querulous students were sent to eternal detention, and the teachers lived happily ever after. (if kindergarten teachers had their own fairy tales)

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"Unctuous"

The salesman's words were as unctuous as his greased hair.

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"Abnegate"

I still can't believe the student forum president abnegated his position after the school administration turned down the students' request for paved parking.

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"Odium"

My health-conscious grandmother has a real odium for sodium.

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"Bombinate"

If I hear a bee or wasp bombinating in my general vicinity, then I relocate.

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"Munificent"

Munificent parents are great, but they must warn their children that the world in general is not a typically generous place.

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"Nostrum"

I'm proud of Racquelle for not buying into each new fad and nostrum, though I must admit, she probably relies too much on medicine and not enough on prevention.

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"Aliment"

Racquelle's main aliment consists of McNuggets from McDonalds and tuna subs from Subway.

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"Coruscate"

The diamonds in the jeweler's shop coruscated with brilliance.

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"Lugubrious"

Racquelle and I have been lugubrious and inconsolable since Coca-Cola discontinued Surge.

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"Quaff"

Racquelle quaffed her sweet tea, then demanded more.

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"Tyro"

Training a tyro tends to be a tremendously trying and tiring task.

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"Albatross"

The first time I ever heard of an albatross was on an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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"Senescent"

I don't know why the library circulates these senescent books, but it's kind of neat to check out volumes older than my grandparents.

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"Risible"

Racquelle seemed to think my lack of coordination at the clothing store was risible last night.

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