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ABYSMAL (ADJ.) Def: extremely or hopelessly bad or severe Your grades are abysmal, Melinda.

DEMURE (ADJ.) Def: modest or shy especially in a playful way Ms. Connors did not win a lacrosse scholarship by being demure or hesitant.

ELOQUENT (ADJ.) Def: expressing yourself readily, clearly, and effectively I have never heard a more eloquent silence.

INCOMPETENCE (N.) Def: lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications He is threatening to sue the school district and Mr. Neck for everything from incompetence to civil rights violations.

VERMILION (ADJ.) Def: a brilliant red color An unseen hand turned off the radio as he crossed the threshold, and bags of potato chips vanished, leaving the faint scent of salt to mix with vermilion oil paint.

BLEAK (ADJ.) Def: lacking warmth or hope It started out bleak—a gutted building along a gray road on a rainy day.

SUBJECTIVITY (N.) Def: dependent on or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world You are caught up in the meaning, the subjectivity of the effect of commercialism on this holiday!

DEMENTED (ADJ.) Def: driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement I went through a demented phase when I thought that roses should cover my entire room.

CHISEL (N.) Def: a long-bladed hand tool with a cutting edge and a plain handle Mr. Freeman takes a chisel and slices his canvas right down the middle.

XENOPHOBIC (ADJ.) Def: having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign As a citizen, and as a student, I am protesting the tone of this lesson as racist, intolerant, and xenophobic.”