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By :Isaiah Jarvis
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muh-kah-bruh Adjective Other forms of the word : Noun : macaber Very disturbing or horrifying, involvement with death and injury Travis told a macabre story about a serial killer that lived in their neighborhood. Good way to remember – sounds disturbing (macob)
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[ok-si-mawr-on noun Other forms of the word : oxyphile,oxyphile Adjective :oxymoronic Adverb : oxymoronically A conjunction in which words contradict themselves. “Jumbo shrimp” is an example of an oxymoron, the teacher explained. Good way to remember :
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pi-jawr-uh-tiv Adjective Other forms of the word : Adverb : pejoratively A disapproval or negative statement, insulting The editor of the daily newspaper was a bit pejorative and had very negative opinions. Good way to remember : pejorative – project your voice, being loud and insulting.
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[pol-ee-sin-di-ton Noun Other form of the word: Adjective: Adverb: Repeating of a conjunction in a sentence The little boy wrote his essay but all of his sentences were repeating polysyndetons in them. Good way to remember : I don’t really know, the word is kind of long
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[pros-uh-li-tahyz] Verb Other forms of the word : proselytized, proselytizing Noun : proselytizer Adjective: proselytized Converting a person from one religion to another religion. (persuade ) The priest proselytize the Muslim to catholic and he join their church. Good way to remember: proselytize = prophet (biblical )
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