Week 8

Word: Affable

Definition: Showing warmth or friendliness; easy to talk to

Part of Speech: Adjective.

Sentence: Instead of being such a jerk, you should try being more affable! 

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Word: Callous

Definition: Unfeeling or insensitive; cold

Part of Speech: Adjective.

Sentence: Despite her wealth, the old lady was a callous woman who never gave to anyone in need.

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Word: Captor

Definition: A person who imprisons someone else.

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: His captor, believing him to be a poor man, released him for a small ransom. 

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Word: Empathy

Definition: A deep emotional understanding of another's feeling or problems

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: When questioned about his acts, the killer showed no empathy for his victims or their grieving families. 

Collocation: "deep empathy","have empathy","empathy between someone and another person", "a lack of empathy"


Word: Disdain

Definition: A feeling of contempt for anything deemed unworthy; lack of respect with a feeling of dislike 

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: The woman looked at her male abuser with disdain as he walked into the courtroom. 

Collocation: "with disdain ","obvious disdain ", "a look of disdain ", "express disdain" 


Word: Abate

Definition: To become less in amount or intensity

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: I hope this medicine will abate the pain in my leg. 

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Word: Abhor

Definition: To fill with horror; to hate; to detest  ; to reject something very strongly

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: Work at a job that you love ,not one that you abhor.   

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Word: Cajole

Definition: To persuade by flattery or promises, sweet talk

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: Using dry tuna, I was able to cajole the kitten out of the corner. 

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Word: Elated

Definition: Extremely happy

Part of Speech: Adjective.

Sentence: Although I was elated about the trip, I was also nervous at the the thought of flying for the first time. 


Collocation: "seem  elated", "strangely  elated", " elated at", "sound  elated"


Word: Coherent

Definition: Logically connected, understandable, easy to understand

Part of Speech: Adjective.

Sentence: When the driver could neither walk in a straight line nor give a coherent answer to the policeman's questions, he got a free ride to the station. 

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