1. Study Skills Vocabulary Unit 1
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2. Bovine
Boh-vyne adjective Definition: relating to or resembling an animal; sluggish and uninterested The bovine features of the man scared the children.

3. supine
Soo-pyne adjective Definition: lying on the back; inclined The referee stopped the fight when the boxer lay on the mat in a supine position.

4. Asinine
As-ih-nine adjective Definition: silly or stupid The solicitor asked so many asinine questions that I finally hung up.

5. Maritime
Mar-ih-tyme adjective Definition: near the sea; related to shipping or navigation Ocean City is a maritime town in New Jersey.

6. Sublime
Suh-blyme adjective Definition: impressive, inspiring, majestic The sublime melody worked itself throughout the entire musical.

7. Serene
Se-reen adjective Definition: calm or tranquil Sunday dawned with a serene sky.

8. Forbode
For-bode verb Definition: the predict or foretell The toddler’s purple face and clenched fists forebode his anger.

9. Bombastic
Bom-bas-tik adjective Definition: use of language without real meaning Some people debate using bombastic language against their opponents.

10. Winnow Win-oh verb Definition: to get rid of or separate
We need to winnow the list of candidates to three.

11. Spawn spahn verb Definition: to give rise to; produce in large numbers
Joe’s negative outlook spawned hard feelings in his teammates.