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Read the meaning and the sentence, then write your own sentence.
Paginepagineapp.com| Word | Meaning | Example | My sentence |
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| altruism noun | caring about others more than yourself | Volunteering at the shelter is an act of altruism. | |
| picturesque adjective | pretty enough to be in a painting | We stayed in a picturesque village by the sea. | |
| pernicious adjective | harmful in a slow or hidden way | Rumors can have a pernicious effect. | |
| sobriquet noun | a nickname | The fast runner earned the sobriquet "Lightning." | |
| nefarious adjective | wicked or villainous | The villain had a nefarious plan. | |
| foreshadow verb | to hint at something that will happen later | The dark clouds foreshadow trouble in the story. | |
| insouciance noun | a relaxed, carefree attitude | She answered the hard question with insouciance. | |
| premonition noun | a feeling that something will happen | He had a premonition that it would rain. | |
| circumlocution noun | using many words when a few would do | Skip the circumlocution and get to the point. | |
| impervious adjective | not affected by; not letting something through | The coat is impervious to rain. | |
| labyrinth noun | a complicated maze | The garden had a hedge labyrinth. | |
| colloquial adjective | used in everyday, informal talk | "Gonna" is a colloquial way to say "going to." | |
| perspicuous adjective | clearly expressed and easy to understand | Her perspicuous notes helped the whole class. | |
| sedulous adjective | careful and hard-working | A sedulous student checks every answer. | |
| ineluctable adjective | impossible to avoid | Change is an ineluctable part of growing up. |