Outlandish is an adjective that means “odd, strange, or ridiculous.” Synonyms for outlandish include bizarre, peculiar, and weird.
Sample sentence: You look totally absurd in that outlandish circus outfit.
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Innovation is a noun that means “a change made in the usual way of doing things.” Innovation can also mean “a new method, idea, or product.”
Sample sentence: The electric lightbulb was an innovation that improved people’s lives.
Sample sentence: Technological innovations are designed to save energy.
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Utilize is a verb that means “to make use of.” Utilize can also mean “to put to practical use.”
Sample sentence: My family has found many ways to utilize our home computer.
Sample sentence: I utilized a pencil during the test.
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Emerge is a verb that means “to come into view, to come out, or to come up.” Emerge can also mean “to become known.”
Sample sentence: What would make bees emerge from their hives early?
Sample sentence: During a class discussion, our thoughts on the Bill of Rights emerged.
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Denizen is a noun that means, “any inhabitant of a place or region.”
Synonyms: occupant, resident, citizen, dweller
Antonyms: visitor, stranger
*Sample sentence: “Most people consider the shark to be the scariest denizen of the sea.”
*Sample sentence: “Some young denizens of Woodlawn attend Dumas Technology Academy.”
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Contemplate is a verb that means, “to think seriously about something.” Contemplate can also mean, “to study or observe something carefully.”
Synonyms: consider, intend, reflect ponder
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
*Sample sentence: “It’s not too early to contemplate what you want to do this summer.”
*Sample sentence: “I contemplated the relationship between people and nature.”
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Thrifty is an adjective that means, “showing care in how you spend money.” Synonyms for thrifty include careful and economical. Antonyms include wasteful and spendthrift.
A sample sentence for the word thrifty is:
“Thrifty shoppers keep their eyes open for sales and bargains.”
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Unkempt is an adjective that means “not properly cared for, neglected, or untidy.” Synonyms for unkempt include: “messy“, “scruffy“, and “tangled”
*Sample sentence: “The stray dog was so unkempt that she needed a bath and a haircut before we could tell what she looked like.”
*Sample sentence: “My desk was so unkempt, my teacher made me clean it out.”
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Animate is a verb that means “to give life to or make something seems as if it is alive.” Animate can also mean, “to make lively or lifelike.”
*Sample sentence: “The idea to animate a mouse changed entertainment forever.”
*Sample sentence: “The presenter spoke in a very animated way. They were entertaining to watch.”
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Gesture is an noun that is “a body movement that helps express an idea or a feeling.”
*Sample sentence: “She made a gesture with her hands to show her confusion.”
Gesture is also a verb that means “to express something with a gesture.”
*Sample sentence: “She gestured to show her confusion.”
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Miffed is an verb that means means “annoyed or irritated.”
Sample sentences: “I was miffed that winter break was only two weeks.” “My mom was miffed when I didn’t clean my room.”
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