kum spekt Adjective Definition cautious careful of situations and potential consequences Sentence In this day and age you need to be circumspect about giving out too much personal information on the internet ID: 745429
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Circumspect
Sur-
kum
-spektAdjectiveDefinition: cautious; careful of situations and potential consequencesSentence: In this day and age, you need to be circumspect about giving out too much personal information on the internet.Slide3
Abstract
Ab-
strakt
AdjectiveDefinition: difficult to understand; impersonalSentence: Dad’s paintings were abstractions, we couldn’t tell what they were.Slide4
Defunct
Dee-
Fungkt
AdjectiveDefinition: dead or inactive; having ceased to existSentence: Latin is a defunct language.Slide5
Succinct
Sek-singkt
Adjective
Definition: brief and to the point; concise and terseSentence: The ideal summary is succinct and to the point.Slide6
Palpable
Pal-
pah
-bulAdjectiveDefinition: capable of being touched or feltSentence: When she is angry at dinner, my mother kills the flavor of the meal with her palpable silence.Slide7
Accountable
Ah-
kownt
-uh-bulAdjectiveDefinition: expected to answer for one’s actions; responsible, liableSentence: Tim was accountable for counting the votes after the election.Slide8
Ostensible
O-
sten
-she-bulAdjectiveDefinition: offered as genuine or realSentence: The ostensible purpose of the book is to improve the reader’s vocabulary.Slide9
Pliable
Plye
-ah-
bulAdjectiveDefinition: receptive to change; easily persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twistedSentence: You could say that he had a pliable interpretation of the rules.Slide10
Adroit
Ah-droit
Adjective
Definition: skillfulSentence: Hannah and Jen adroitly passed the note in class without their teacher seeing.Slide11
Bauble
Baw-
bul
NounDefinition: a small, inexpensive trinket Sentence: Never one for baubles, Diane always wore real diamonds.