NUMBER
|
WORD
|
DEFINITION
|
SENTENCE EXAMPLE
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1
|
PROMONTORY
|
A high area of land that sticks out in the sea
|
Cape May is Delaware Bay’s largest promontory
|
2
|
PERPETUATE
|
To cause something that should be stopped to be
continued
|
He perpetuates the myth that his house is
haunted
|
3
|
OBSCURE
|
Not well known
|
The origins of language are obscure
|
4
|
RETRIBUTION
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Punishment for doing something wrong
|
The killer acted without the fear of
retribution
|
5
|
AMOK
|
Wild and uncontrolled manner
|
The elephant went amok and stumped a car
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