Renown: Well known, famous, and talked about
Sentence: Beyonce and Jay Z are world renown artists.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Spanish: Renombre
capacious (adj) spacious, roomy, lots of space
The Physical Education department needed a capacious bin in
which to store all of the sporting equipment.
Synonyms: voluminous, ample, commodious
Spanish: Espacioso
Attribute: The cause of
Sentence: The end of slavery in the US is attributed to The
Emancipation Proclamation.
Part of Speech: Verb
Spanish: Atribuir
Servile: Serving to a great extent; too much like a slave
Sentence: The employee was very servile because he was afraid of
losing his job.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Spanish: Servil
tirade (noun)
a long, violent speech
The baseball player went off on a tirade against the umpire.
Synonyms: outburst, rant, diatribe
Spanish: Diatriba
Humane: Treating others and animals with kindness
Sentence: These two students are treating each other and the dog
humanely.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Spanish: Humano
Recourse: A source of help
Sentence: After the car accident, his only recourse was a lawyer.
Part of Speech: Noun
Spanish: Recurso
forfeit (verb)
to give up or surrender
We didn't have enough players so we had to forfeit the game.
Synonyms: to give over, relinquish
Spanish: Perder
ultimate (adj)
last, final or greatest
It was Serena's ultimate goal in life to get straight A's on all of her
essays. Synonyms: final, paramount, greatest
Spanish: Maximo
plausible (adj)
believable
Some of the first graders' stories did not have plausible plots, but
they were still very cute to read.
Antonyms: unlikely, implausible, doubtful
Spanish: Plausilble
liberal (adj)
1. favoring progress and reform over tradition
2. generous
One of the most liberal people in King County, Karl wanted
everyone to have healthcare.
Other forms: Liberal is also a noun meaning "a person who
advocates open-mindedness and liberal views," as in: The
politician labeled himself a liberal
Spanish: Liberal
conservative (adj)
favoring traditional views; against change
They're all such conservative dressers; the girls only wear full-length
dresses and the boys wear long sleeves and long pants.
Other forms: A conservative person (or especially someone who votes
that way) is considered a conservative.
Spanish: Conservador
advocate (verb)
to argue for, recommend or urge
Our congress members advocate on our behalf.
Other forms: My neighbor is a strong advocate (noun) of saving
the rain forests
Spanish: El abogado
wage (noun)
payment for labor or services ; salary
As a busboy, I did not earn a very high wage.
Spanish: Salario
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wage (verb)
to carry on a battle or conflict
The students wanted to wage a war against hunger in their
community and have a yearlong food drive.
Spanish: Librar una Guerra
inaugurate (verb)
1. to begin
2. to officially bring into office
1. The end of the war will hopefully inaugurate a time of peace
between the two countries.
2. The whole country was watching when President Barack
Obama was inaugurated as President on January 20, 2009.
Synonyms: commence, initiate
Other forms: The inaugural (adj.) ball took place after
the inauguration (noun)
Spanish: Inaugurar