1.plead verb \ˈplēd\

def:to argue a case or cause in a court of law

 

ex.He begged and pleaded, but she would not change her mind.

 

2.dodge noun \ˈdäj\

def:an act of evading by sudden bodily movement

 

ex.It was just another dodge to get out of working.

 

3.strand noun \ˈstrand\

def:the land bordering a body of water

 

4.thundernoun \ˈthən-dər\

def:the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air

in the path of the electrical discharge

 

ex.Her dog is afraid of thunder.

 

5. municipal adjective \myu̇-ˈni-s(ə-)pəl \

def: of or relating to the internal affairs of a major political unit

 

6.bedazzle verb \bi-ˈda-zəl, bē-\

def:to confuse by a strong light

 

ex.Fans bedazzled by movie stars.

 

7.endurance noun \in-ˈdu̇r-ən(t)s, -ˈdyu̇r-, en-\

def:the ability to withstand hardship or adversity; especially: the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity endurance>

 

ex.The exercise program is designed to increase both strength and endurance.

 

8.aerobic adjective \ˌer-ˈō-bik\

def: living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen

 

ex.Aerobic exercises like running and swimming.

 

9.intermittent adjective \ˌin-tər-ˈmi-tənt\

def: coming and going at intervals

 

ex.The patient was having intermittent pains in his side.

 

10.rectangle noun \ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl\

def:a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles; especially: one with adjacent sides of unequal length

 

11.quack /kwæk/

def:INFORMAL a doctor who is not very good, or someone who cheats people by pretending to be a doctor

ex.Quacking ducks for those with sensitive ears!

 

12.weary /ˈwɪri/

def:very tired, especially because of hard work or activity

ex.They collapsed on to their beds, too weary to get changed.

 

13.adequate /ˈædəkwət/

def:good enough or large enough for a particular purpose

ex.The state has an adequate supply of trained teachers.

 

14.cvbarbaric /bɑrˈberɪk/

def:extremely violent and cruel

ex.Those people seem barbaric to me.

 

15.deficient /dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/

def:lacking the correct amount of something

ex.Deficient mice lack any glycophorin a 516

 

16.foe  /foʊ/

def:an enemy

ex.Thunderbirds 1 what is the name of the arch foe of the tracy family?

 

17.generalization  /ˌdʒen(ə)rəlɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

def:a statement that is true in most situations

ex.We can draw some interesting generalizations from this data.

 

18.hazardous  /ˈhæzərdəs/

def:dangerous, especially to people's health or safety

ex.These chemicals are hazardous to human health.

 

19.judicial  /dʒuˈdɪʃ(ə)l/

def:relating to the work of a judge

ex.Judicial ethics limit what a judge can say during a trial.

 

20.kindle   /ˈkɪnd(ə)l/

to start a strong interest or emotion in someone

His interest in politics was kindled by the 1996 election.

 

21.negligent  /ˈneɡlɪdʒənt/

def:failing to give care or attention, especially when this causes harm or damage

ex.The jury found the doctor criminally negligent.

 

22.omission   /əʊˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

def:someone or something that has not been included, either deliberately or because someone forgot

ex.I did actually notice one or two surprising omissions from the list.

 

23.rational  /ˈræʃ(ə)nəl/

def:based on sensible practical reasons instead of emotions

ex.There didn't seem to be any rational explanation for his actions.

 

24.sanitary  /ˈsænɪˌteri/

def:relating to people's health, especially to the system of supplying water and dealing with human waste

ex.Overcrowding has now been added to poorsanitary conditions.

 

25.unceasing  /ʌnˈsisɪŋ/

def:continuing without stopping

ex.They kept up an unceasing fight.