Week 2
Ten words adopted this week.
Each one comes with a meaning, a tense, and a sentence to call home.
VIVACIOUS
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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Lively, energetic, and full of life.
vi-VAY-shus
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Her vivacious personality made her the center of attention at every gathering.
1.
(Adjective)
MERCHANDISE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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Goods or products that are bought and sold in a business.
MER-chuhn-dyze
Merchandised
Merchandised
The store displayed its new merchandise near the entrance.
2.
(Verb)
LEGITIMATE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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Lawful, valid, or acceptable according to rules or standards.
li-JIT-uh-mit
Legitimated
Legitimated
The company provided legitimate documents to prove its ownership.
3.
(Verb)
PERSUADE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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The act of convincing someone to believe or do something.
per-SWAYD
Persuaded
Persuaded
He persuaded me to attend the workshop.
4.
(Verb)
VERGE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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The point where something is about to happen; the edge or brink of something.
vurj
Verged
Verged
She was on the verge of solving the problem.
5.
(Verb)
HINDER
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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To make it difficult for something to happen or progress.
HIN-der
Hindered
Hindered
Lack of proper communication can hinder teamwork.
6.
(Verb)
GRUELING
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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Extremely tiring and demanding; requiring great effort and endurance.
GROO-uh-ling
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7.
(Adjective)
They went through a grueling training session.
DELECTABLE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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Delicious or very pleasing, especially to taste.
di-LEK-tuh-bul
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She prepared a delectable meal for the guests.
8.
(Adjective)
REPRIMAND
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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To officially or formally express disapproval of someone’s actions; a strong warning or scolding.
REP-ri-mand
Reprimanded
Reprimanded
The manager reprimanded the employee for repeated delays.
9.
(Verb / Noun)
DELINEATE
Meaning
Pronunciation
Past
Past Participle
Sentence
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To describe, explain, or show something clearly and in detail.
di-LIN-ee-ate
Delineated
Delineated
The teacher delineated the key concepts for better understanding.