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Part 7 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

Apr 17 2022

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Part 7 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words - First Academy

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1. Compatible

to exist and perform together

Sentence: Their personalities were not compatible; they always disagree with one another

2. convey

to expressing something; to move something; to transport

Sentence: You need to be able to convey your feelings clearly.
Sentence: Convey my wishes to your parents

3. Disdain

lack of respect and an a intense dislike

Sentence: Many artists have a disdain for other art.
Sentence: Europeans used view Africans with a sense of disdain.
Sentence: When the women tried to jump the queue, the other looked at her with disdain.

4. Entail

involve; imply; include

Sentence: Setting up a business entails certain risks.
Sentence: My new job entails talking to celebrities.

5. Gruelling

needing a lot of tiring effort.

Sentence: After hours of gruelling work, he finished his project.
Sentence: The work was gruelling but was not well-paid.

6. Ingenious

showing inventiveness and skill; clever

Sentence: Scientists are using ingenious techniques to create vaccines.
Sentence: They country was in a crisis, they needed an ingenious was to make money.

7. Juvenile

displaying a lack of maturity; immature; not an adult

Sentence: The number of juvenile criminals is increasing in society.
Sentence: Though he the boss, his behaviour was surprisingly juvenile.


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8. Melancholy

gloomy; dull; depressed

Sentence: When it saw its nest destroyed, the bird uttered a deep melancholy cry and flew away.
Sentence: He tried to smile, but his eyes were downcast and melancholy.
Sentence: The accident turned the scene of joy into an event of melancholy.

9. Oppress

suppress by unjust use of authority; crush; not allowing to rise

Sentence: Women have been oppressed by the society for centuries.
Sentence: The common people will eventually rebel against governments that try to oppress them.

10. Rebellious

going against control; to go against authority

Sentence: Teenagers are usually rebellious, they do not like doing what they are told.
Sentence: He had rebellious hair which never stayed in place.
Sentence: Revolutionaries have a rebellious spirit.

11. Scorn

lack of respect and intense dislike (similar to disdain)

Sentence: Despite being a scientist, he scorned progress.
Sentence: I accidentally spilled ink on the white carpet, the shopkeeper looked at me with scorn.
Sentence: All his words have a tone of scorn.

12. Smug

excessive self-satisfaction

Sentence: The student gave a smug smile when he realised that only he knew all the answers.
Sentence: He knew he was going to win, so he had a smug smile on his face.

13. Subside

wear off; die down; reduce in intensity

Sentence: After taking the medicine, the fever started to subside.
Sentence: Once the teacher entered the class, the talking subsided.

14. Tumultuous

disorderly; extremely messy and troublesome; noisy and out of control; full of disturbance and disorder.

Sentence: During the holidays, the local playground turns tumultuous with different groups of children playing in the same place.
Sentence: When the superstar made an appearance on stage, the audience gave tumultuous applause.
Sentence: The time after their father died was a tumultuous period for the family. But they managed to come out of it.

15. Wispy

thin and weak; dim; faint;

Sentence: It was misty, and the sunlight was wispy and dull.
Sentence: The old man had wispy white hair and beard.
Sentence: The sky was largely clear only with a few wispy clouds here and there.


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