Kylie's Vocab

Nascent-
Beginning to exist or develop.
Adjective
Synonyms: potential, sprouting, young
The nascent seed was quickly turning into a beautiful flower.
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Verisimilitude-
The appearance of truth or probability
Noun
Synonyms: credibility, likeliness
Antonym: impossibility
The young boy lacked verisimilitude when describing to his teacher why he didn't have his homework.
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Deleterious-
Harmful or injurious
Adjective
Synonyms: destroying, hurtful
Antonym: beneficial
The deleterious man was caught by the police before he harmed anyone.
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Vitriolic-
Very caustic
Adjective
Synonyms: hurtful, offensive, sarcastic
The boy was oblivious as to how his vitriolic words hurt others.
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Obsequious-
Being obedient; desire to please others
Adjective
Synonyms: compliant, flattering, groveling
The obsequious student gave her teacher a present for Christmas.
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Brandon's Vocab

Nascent
1. beginning to develop
2. beginning to exist
Nascent is an adjective
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Synonyms
Growing, sprouting, and beginning.
Sentence: The nascent seed grew a little each day.

Verisimilitude
1. The appearance of truth.
Verisimilitude is a noun
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Synonyms
Credibility, genuine, and likeness.
Sentence: He gave verisimilitude to us through his sad story.

Deleterious
1. Harmful
2. unhealthy
Deleterious is an adjective.
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Synonyms
Bad, destructive, and destroying.
Sentence: His deleterious behavior got him hurt.

Vitriolic
1. Caustic or scathing
Vitriolic is an adjective.
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Synonyms
Biting, caustic, and cutting.
Sentence: His vitriolic criticism was felt by all in the room.

Obsequious
1. Obedient or dutiful
2. Brown-nose
Obsequious is an adjective
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Synonyms
Brown-noser, complacent, and enslaved.
Sentence: His obsequious tendency got him beat up.