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spasmodic |
temporarily impulsive or violent |
spaz, terretz |
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specious |
We really want to believe him but his reasoning was found to be specious. |
suspicious, devil |
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doleful |
sad, sorrowful |
depressed, dull |
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flout |
to defy contemptuously, to scorn |
flaunt, shout |
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focalization |
the act of concentrating; area of concentration |
focus, bifocal |
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dogma |
a set of beliefs |
God, G'ma |
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dromedary |
Arabian or one-humped camel |
roam, oasis |
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dual |
composed of two parts, doubled |
duel, dos |
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ductile |
capable of being drawn thin or worked with without breaking |
ducktake, duct takpe |
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dulcet |
melodious, pleasing to the ear |
dulce, dulcimer |
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duplicity |
deception |
lie, duplicate |
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spontaneous |
unplanned; acting from a natural impulse |
on the spot , response |
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sporadic |
isolated in occurrence; occasional |
radical, sports |
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spurious |
not genuine; counterfeit |
curious, spiral |
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squalid |
dirty, foul, wretched |
squadd, squaler |
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ebullient |
happily excited |
hyped, bull |
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ecstatic |
overwhelmingly happy |
joyful, excited |
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edict |
an authoritative order issued publicly; a decree |
dictator, red queen |
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edification |
instruction for improvement; enlightenment; clarification |
education, nonfiction |
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staid |
very reserved; sedate; sober; grave |
dull, mom |
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stark |
not ornamental; bleak; plain |
blank, simple |
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stentorian |
extremely loud |
scream, talk |
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precocious |
prematurely developed; matured earlier than is normal |
cocky, premie |
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sheen |
shine; luster; brightness |
angel, stain |
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resuscitate |
to restore from apparent death; to bring back to consciousness; to revive |
ressurect, cpr |
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scathing |
harshly critical; extremely severe; caustic |
scaring, toxic |
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deviation |
a turning away or departure from; a divergence |
divergent, pattern |
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devoid |
not containing or possessing; empty; without |
void, loner |
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diaphanous |
allowing light to show through; transparent or transluscent |
phantom, pink floyd |
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daitribe |
abusive speech; harsh denunciation |
roast, tribal |
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didactic |
instructive; teaching a moral lesson |
dictator, insecure |
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diffident |
lacking confidence; timid; shy |
insecure, reserved |
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reticent |
not outspoken; uncommunicative; taciturn |
silent, shy |
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retract |
to draw back; to withdraw; to take back |
tape measure, backfire |
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retrench |
to reduce; to curtail; to economize |
to cut back (money wise), budget |
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dilate |
to open wide; to enlarge |
pupil, vampire |
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dilatory |
causing or characterized by delay; tardy; slow |
airport, school |
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dilettante |
one who superficially interested; a dabbler; a lover of fine art without a deep knowledge of it. |
benetha, mom |
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diminutive |
little; small; a word expressing smallness, familiarity, etc. |
petite, Bonsai |
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discordant |
not harmonious; jarring to the ear; harsh; not in agreement |
dysfunctional, raspy |
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anathema |
a person or thing greatly detested, cursed or damned |
hater, Witch |
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anesthetist |
a person trained to administer anesthetics |
surgeon, doctor |
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retrograde |
going backwards; worsening; declining |
retro, regress |
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reverberations |
echoes; reboundings; vibrations |
tremor, beat |
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revered |
revered |
defer, reverned |
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animadversion |
an unfavorable remark; adverse criticism |
mad, damned |
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animated |
given life, motion or inspiration; full of life |
animation, anime |
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anomaly |
that which differs from what is commonly expected; a deviation from the rule |
irony, antonym |
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chronic |
Continuing for a long time; recurrent |
cronus, proceed |
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antecedent |
going before; that which goes before |
prior, ancestry |
