| 21.Incredulously(adj.)-Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true, not credulous, skeptical. Sent.- I still belive incredulously that is not true. Source-Sherlock Holmes excerpt Etymology-Latin incredulus, from in- + credulus credulous |
| 22.Latter (adj.)- belonging to a subsequent time or period, recent, or present. Sent.-We are still in the latter stages of growth, so we are still discovering new things. Source-Sherlock Holmes excerpt Etymology-Middle English, from Old English l�tra, comparative of l�t late |
| 24.Bulbous (adj.)-resembling a bulb especially in roundness. Sent.- The tip of the cane had a bulbous end, shaped like an orb. Source-Sherlock Holmes excerpt Etymology-1578 |
| 23.Fallacies (noun)-obsolete,guile, trickery. Has a deceptive appearance. Sent.- The car seales man used his fallcies to trick people into buying his cars. Source-Sherlock Holmes excerpt Etymology-Latin fallacia, from fallac-, fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive |
| 25.Amiable(adj.)-generally agreeable, being friendly, sociable, and congenial Sent.- The man had a amiable air about him, becuase he was very freindly to everyone. Source-Sherlock Holmes excerpt Etymology- Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin amicabilis friendly, from Latin amicus friend; akin to Latin amare to love. |
| 26. Astutely (adj.)-having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity. Sent.- She astutely obserbed the crowd, by being shrewd. Source-Sherlock Holmes excerpt Etymology-Latin astutus, from astus craft |
| 27. Premise (noun)-proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference; specifically. Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism from which the conclusion is drawn. Something assumed or taken for granted presuppostiosion. Sent.- She took the premise, becuase she assumed it wasn't his. Source- Sherlock Holmes excerpt Etymology-From Middle English premisse, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin praemissa, from Latin, feminine of praemissus, past participle of praemittere to place ahead, from prae- pre- + mittere to send. |
| 30.Antecedently(adj.)a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun, a word or phrase replaced by a substitute. Sent.- John inserted to the antecendent to make the sentence have a pronoun. Source-In the defination of premise Etymology-Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin antecedent-, antecedens, from Latin, what precedes, from neuter of antecedent-, antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before, from ante- + cedere to go |
| 29.Ominous-(adj.)being or exhibiting an omen: portenous, especially, foreboding or foreshadowing evil. Sent.- She had an ominous feeling when she saw the black cat. Source- In a definition of one of my other words. Etymology-1587 |
| 28. Shrewd(adj.)-able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury b : irresponsibly playful. Sent.- She was acting very shrewd by mischeviously sneaking around. Source- It was in the list of synonyms to astute, and I wanted to know what it was. Etymology-Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + 1-ed |
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