1.
Industrious, adjective: characterized by hard
work and perseverance
Pete was an industrious student, completing
every assignment thoroughly and on time.
2.
Cavalier, adjective: given to haughty disregard
of others
Percy dismissed the issue with a cavalier
wave of his hand.
3.
Abysmal, adjective: extremely bad
Coach Ramsey took his newest player off the
field after watching a few painful minutes of her abysmal performance.
4.
Preempt, verb: take the place of or have
precedence over
A governmental warning about an imminent
terrorist attack would preempt ordinary network programming on television.
5.
Maxim, noun: a short saying expressing a general
truth
Johnson initially suggests that the secret to
business can be summarized in a single maxim but then requires a 300-page book
to explain exactly what he means.
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