1. DEC
IPHER Definition:
• to decode, make sense
Sentence:• I will decipher the secret
message with my decoder.
Examples:• decipher a code• decipher an assignment
2. SYM
PATH
ETIC
Definition:• feeling sorry
Sentence:• The girl was acting
sympathetic as she talked to her friend who had just lost her grandfather.
Examples:• sympathetic teacher• sympathetic neighbor
3. UNIS
ON Definition:• speak or talk together
Sentence:• The chorus sang in
unison at the evening concert.
Examples:• answer in unison• nodded heads in unison
4. PEN
ETRATI
NG
Definition:• go into or through
Sentence:• He never stopped asking
penetrating questions.
Examples:• penetrating look• penetrating sound
5. IRRIT
ABLE Definition:• mad, angry
Sentence:• He had missed his
dinner, and grew irritable.
Examples:• irritable question• irritable baby
6. IM
PENDIN
GDefinition:• Coming soon, occurring
soon
Sentence:• I awoke with a feeling of
impending disaster.
Examples:• impending decision• impending event
7. PRED
ICTI
ONDefinition:• what you think will happen
Sentence:• The meteorologist made a
prediction about the weather next week.
Examples:• game predictionweather prediction
8. CONCED
E Definition:• give in, give up
Sentence:• The government had
to concede when an attack was made.
Examples:• concede a game• concede a truth
9. PROPOSIT
ION
Definition:• to offer
Sentence:• The man considered a
new business proposition.
Examples:• fair proposition• difficult proposition
10. DW
INDLE Definition:
• to become less
Sentence:• The boy watched the
money in his savings account dwindle to nothing.
Examples:• workforce dwindled• authority dwindled
11. DES
CEND
Definition:• to move from a high point
to a low point
Sentence:• We can only hear the creaky
stairs as we descend to the cellar.
Examples:• descend from the sky• descend down the mountain
12. BEW
ILDER
MEN
T
Definition:• confusion
Sentence:• He shook his head in
bewilderment.
Examples:• look of bewilderment• feeling of bewilderment
13. PER
SIST
Definition:• to keep at it
Sentence:• Contact your doctor if
the cough persists.
Examples:• Patient persists• Customer persists
14. ILL
UMIN
ATE
Definition:• to light up, to explain
Sentence:• The city installed new
lights to illuminate each street.
Examples:• illuminate the tree• illuminate an idea
15. MUTU
ALDefinition:• having the same feeling
Sentence:• The family had a mutual
agreement that they would eat supper together each night.
Examples:• mutual agreement• mutual feeling
16. PROSEC
UTE
Definition:• carry on legal action
against
Sentence:• The police decided not to
prosecute because there was not enough evidence.
Examples:• prosecute someone• lawyer prosecutes
17. VIG
OROUSLY
Definition:• done with much energy
Sentence:• He shook his head
vigorously.
Examples:• run vigorously• campaign vigorously
18. TOLE
RATEDefinition:• to put up with, withstand
Sentence:• They were able to
tolerate each other’s differences.
Examples:• tolerate abuse• tolerate the sun
19. ANTI
CIPATE
Definition:• to think about before it
happens
Sentence:• The farmer anticipated
the arrival of the storm.
Examples:• anticipate an event• anticipate a question
20. PROPER
TYDefinition:• characteristics
Sentence:• A radio signal has an
electrical property.
Examples:• property of matter• magnetic property
21. DEC
EIVE
Definition:• mislead, lie
Sentence:• The boy deceived his
parents when he told them he was at a friends house.
Examples:• deceive yourself• deceive the government