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  the act or process of establishing validity through information or evidence They pilots received confirmation that they had permission to land because a landing strip was open nonplussed adj ID: 595668

verb noun mother impracticable noun verb impracticable mother debacle nonplussed melancholy dizzy long engine metamorphosis rectify heard confusion pallid

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c

onfirmation (noun):  the act or process of establishing validity through information or evidence.

They pilots received

confirmation

that they

had permission to land because a landing strip was open

.Slide2

nonplussed (adj.):

 completely puzzled; quandary, confusion

He was nonplussed when he heard that he would need to

memorize a three pages for history class

, for he

became a bit dizzy with confusion

.Slide3

melancholy (verb):  low spirits; sadness

When she heard that it would rain again today, she experienced melancholy.Slide4

reverberate (verb):  to echo back

The sound of the falling rock reverberated through the caverns.Slide5

scrutiny (noun):

close examination; careful inspectionAfter a long scrutiny of the engine, the

mechanic was able to figure out that the battery

was dead.Slide6

perpetual (verb):

 something that goes on or lasts forever or an extremely long time.

The love between the mother and child is perpetual.Slide7

misgiving (noun):

 is a feeling of doubt or distrust about somethingIf

you have a

fear about the financial security of your employer

, this

fear

is an example of a

misgiving

.Slide8

impracticable (adj.): not capable of being carried out in practice: an impracticable plannot capable of being used: an impracticable road

But finding it impracticable to operate in that direction, he left Hill on the west side and crossed at

Fourth Street near the Publix parking lot.Slide9

Metamorphosis (noun):

 a change into something new, or the process of an insect or amphibian maturing into adult form.

When a

caterpillar changes into a butterfly

, this is an example of

a

metamorphosis

.Slide10

monotony (noun):   as boring sameness or a lack of variety and interest.

He could not stand the monotony of seeing the same people and doing the same thing everyday.Slide11

obstinacy (noun):

 stubbornnessresistance to treatment; persistence, as of a disease

John

refused to give way

, and suffered the consequences of his

obstinacy

in the destruction of his batteries and in the infliction of a heavy fine

.Slide12

imminent (adj.):

  something that is likely to happen very soon.The

birth of

her

child

was

imminent

,

if not past due

.Slide13

pallid (adj.):

 someone who is abnormally pale, especially someone lacking in color.

Based on the man’s

pallid

complexion

, it was evident that he had a

bad flu

.Slide14

debacle (noun): a debacle is a sudden downfall or a total failureHer plan to take a bus to visit her friend was a

debacle, for she never got there and wound up in Savannah.Slide15

rectify (verb):

 to make something right.

After the girl had

thrown a baseball through the window by accident

, her mother decided to

rectify

her

error by having her daughter not receive an allowance for four weeks in order to pay for her mistake

.Slide16

gyration (noun):  the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motionsomething gyrate, as a whorl

Due to the boy’s spinning, his gyrations caused him to become dizzy.Slide17

ravenous (adj.):  hungry or famished

intensely eager for gratificationHe was ravenous, for he had not eaten for two days

.Slide18

harry (verb): to annoy or harass

The angry protesters would harry the police by throwing rocks at them on every street. Slide19

exude (noun):   To ooze forth.

Oil exuded from the bottom of the car engine.Slide20

admonish (verb):  to let someone know that you are not happy with his or her actions or to scold a person

Her mother admonished her for taking candy from her little brother.