Questions and Answers
What does 'bolster' mean?
What happens when something depreciates?
It becomes less valuable.
Indiscriminate means to choose carefully.
False
What does it mean to be inquisitive?
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The instructions were quite ______.
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What does 'relegate' mean?
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What does it mean if something is replete?
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Sedentary lifestyles involve plenty of physical activity.
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What is a tenet?
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Her explanation was very ______.
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Study Notes
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Bolster:
- Means to support or strengthen.
- Can refer to providing support with a rigid object.
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Depreciate:
- Refers to a decrease in value or price.
- Indicates becoming less valuable over time.
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Indiscriminate:
- Describes a lack of selectiveness.
- Involves choices that are not based on careful consideration.
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Inquisitive:
- Characterizes a person who is curious and eager to learn.
- Associated with questioning and seeking knowledge.
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Nebulous:
- Indicates something that is vague or unclear.
- Refers to being indefinite in nature.
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Relegate:
- Means to assign to a less important or less satisfying role.
- Involves placing someone or something in a lower position or condition.
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Replete:
- Describes something that is filled or abundantly supplied.
- Indicates being well-filled with resources or elements.
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Sedentary:
- Relates to a lifestyle involving much sitting.
- Characterized by little physical activity or exercise.
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Tenet:
- Refers to a principle or belief.
- Holds significance as a fundamental truth for individuals or groups.
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Terse:
- Describes communication that is brief and clear.
- Focuses on being effectively concise without unnecessary words.
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