Friday, September 19, 2014

Vocabulary 2

Unrequited

It was INEVITABLE: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.

Love Of The Time Of Cholera. Page 3

Unrequited means: unrecognized or useless

Type of clue: Inference

My own sentence: Gigi loved him, but James did not feel the same way. it was unrequited love.

Diligent

There were old magazines and newspapers everywhere, piles of negatives on glass plates, broken furniture, but everything was kept free of dust by a diligent hand.

Love Of The Time Of Cholera. Page 4

Diligent means: to maintain something in order

Type of clue: Contrast

My own sentence: Martha is a diligent student.

Fastidious

He was not only the city's oldest and most illustrious physician, he was also its most fastidious man.

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Fastidious means: difficult to please

Type of clue: Inference

My own sentence: Jesus is a fastidious eater.

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