1K Words - Vi

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instinct
ex Cats possess a natural hunting instinct.

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natural intuitive power.

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surpass
ex Last quarter, sales surpassed two million.

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to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree

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macrobiotic
ex macrobiotic diet

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long-lived.

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chuck
ex Chuck these old notes

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to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin, to eject (a person) from a public place

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retard
ex This drug will retard your heart rate

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to make slow

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titillate
ex a film made to titillate the audience

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excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking lightly.

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chaos
ex The loss of electricity caused chaos throughout the city.

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a state of utter confusion or disorder

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luxe
ex luxe accommodations

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luxury; elegance

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disruption
ex The barking dogs disrupted my sleep.

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forcible separation or division into parts

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mow
ex "mow the grass

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to cut grass, grain, etc

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grain
ex a grain of sugar

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a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet

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millet

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a cereal grass

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relive
ex an athlete trying to relive his glory days

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to experience again, as an emotion

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downpour
ex the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car

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a heavy, drenching rain

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drench
ex The tsunami drenched every boat in the harbour

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to wet thoroughly; soak

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ravage
ex Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in 1992, causing $19 billion in damage

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a destructive action

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hacked
ex he hacked his way through the forest

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cut, manage successfully

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overbear
ex overbear criticism, protest, or arguments

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overcome

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nod
ex The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer

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to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head,

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dispute
ex You can dispute your bill if you believe it is inaccurate.

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questioned the truth

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eternal
ex the wait seemed eternal

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continuing forever

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dwarf
ex shrubs dwarfed by the lack of wate

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a person of abnormally small stature

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draconian
ex It is time we changed these draconian laws

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rigorous; unusually severe or cruel:

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axe
ex they will axe the research program, axe wood

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a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees

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gesture
ex He gestured at his audience.

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motion of hands

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spill
ex spill the milk

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to scatter

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shield
ex celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public

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a protective covering or structure

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elusive
ex "a haunting elusive odour

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difficult to describe

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pothole

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a deep hole; pit.

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breed
ex pandas rarely breed in captivity

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to produce

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lure
ex He lured me into temptation

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anything that attracts, entices, or allures.

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entice
ex He enticed me into temptation

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to lead on by exciting hope or desire

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allure
ex was so allured by his sister's college roommate that before long he was asking her for a date

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to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.

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crouch
ex The lion crouched in the tall grass, waiting to attack the gazelle (deer)

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to stoop or bend low

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stoop
ex The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

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to bend the head and shoulders

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potion
ex The hero in the play is given a magic potion so that he will fall in love with the princess.

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a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers

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gamesmanship
ex They blur the line between gamesmanship and cheating

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the use of dubious methods to win the game

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ante
ex the base price is $500, but any additional repairs will up the ante

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an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.

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commendable
ex. a commendable sense of purpose

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worthy of high praise

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audition
ex She auditioned for a role on Broadway

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performing arts

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boutique

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a small shop that sells fashionable clothes

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rehabilitate
ex After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated

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to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work

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inmate

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a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.

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confine
ex I confine you to two visits to the pub a day

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to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict

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reservoir
ex The pen has a large ink reservoir.

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a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use

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vamoose
ex it's getting late, so we had better vamoose

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leave suddenly

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inflation
ex in inflation everything gets more valuable except money

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a general and progressive increase in prices

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asterisk

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star

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furore
ex baseball fans in a furore as the game stretched to 11 inning

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an interest followed with exaggerated

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prey
ex The bird circled above looking for prey.

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an animal hunted or seized for food,

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beak
ex an actor with a big beak

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a person's nose, mainly means for birds

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delude
ex we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet

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to mislead the mind or judgment of

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grave
ex he put flowers on his mother's grave

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an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.

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sequel
ex The new film is a sequel to the very successful comedy that came out five years ago

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consequence

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defraud
ex "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"

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to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud

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deprive
ex The Nazis deprived the Jews of all their assets

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to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons)

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starlet
ex She was a starlet in the 1940s.

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a small star

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bean
ex. "use your bean"

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head

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fumes
ex The chimney was fuming

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any smokelike ex.tobacco fumes or angry mood

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linen
ex She washes the linen every week.

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fabric woven from flax yarns

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yarn
ex. The sheep's wool will be spun into yarn.

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thread for weaving

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interlace
ex He interlaced his hands around her neck

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to cross one another

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flax

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the fiber of this plant

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lessee

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tenant who holds a lease

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lesser
ex The winner will receive $100; lesser amounts will be given to three runners-up.

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smaller, as in size or importance

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inferior
ex These pearls are of inferior quality.

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lower in station, rank, degree, or grade

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obligation
ex he is under an obligation to finish the job

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something that is done or is to be done for such reason

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bountiful
ex a bountiful supply of water

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abundant;

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ample
ex had ample food for the party

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abundant

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feline
ex They move with feline agility.

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belonging or pertaining to the cat family

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exemplary
ex. as a hospital volunteer you have given exemplary service to your community

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worthy of imitation; commendable

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oversight
ex. The fact that you didn't get an invitation is surely just an oversight.

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an omission or error due to carelessness

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casualty
ex the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children

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someone injured or killed in accident

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merchandize
ex The political candidates are being merchandised to the public.

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engage in the trade

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discrimination
ex He sued the company for age discrimination.

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show partiality

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resplendent
ex The fields were resplendent with flowers.

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shining brilliantly

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gleam
ex His eyes were gleaming

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a flash or beam of light

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swindler
ex hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deed

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to obtain by fraud

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deceit

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to obtain by fraud

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loom
ex Another air plane loomed into the sky

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the art or the process of weaving.

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punitive
ex The federal government will take punitive action against the company that polluted the river.

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inflicting punishment

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falcon
ex the tribes like to falcon in the desert

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hunt

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shun
ex shun fattening foods if you want to lose weight

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avoid and stay away deliberately

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maoists

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advocate of communism

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mangroves

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any tropical tree or shrub of the genus

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tropical
ex wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility

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very hot and humid:

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curb
ex We sat on the curb eating our ice cream.

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anything that restrains or control

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enshrine
ex some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar

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to cherish as sacred

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cherish
ex I will always cherish that memory.

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to hold or treat as dear

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sprout
ex She dreamed that her boss had sprouted horns.

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to begin to grow

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imperial
ex a member of the imperial family

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relating to or associated with an empire

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dissent
ex The Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, ruled that the law was constitutional.

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different opinion

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tangy
ex a tangy sauce with a strong aftertaste

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pleasantly sharp or acid

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contagious
ex I'm sick, but the doctor says I'm not contagious.

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tending to spread from person to person

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cynosure
ex that company is the cynosure for anyone wishing to make it in the music business

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something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest

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impersonate
ex He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.

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to mimic the voice, mannerisms, etc., of (a person) in order to entertain.

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impulsive
ex Kishore needs to learn to control his impulsive behavior.

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actuated or swayed by emotional

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actuate
ex.a light actuated by a motion detector

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to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:

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incite
ex the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours

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to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action

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impel
ex She felt impelled to give a speech after the performance.

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to drive or urge forward

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sway
ex He has come under the sway of terrorists.

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to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.

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hiatus
ex The band is making an album again after a five-year hiatus.

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a break or interruption in the continuity of a work

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denizen
ex the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic

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resident

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inhabitant
ex the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists

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permanent resident

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platter
ex She ordered the seafood platter.

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a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish

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dashes
ex People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.

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move quick, break into pieces

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confrontation
ex a series of confrontations between residents and police

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a bold challenge

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durable
ex a durable relationship

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able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting

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enduring
ex could not endure noisy children

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lasting; permanent

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galore
ex whiskey galore

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in great numbers, existing in abundance

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glare
ex The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her

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a very harsh, bright, dazzling light

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fade
ex The pain eventually faded

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to lose brightness or vividness of color

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vivid
ex She could remember the dream in vivid detail.

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strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc

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glutton
ex he's such a glutton that he ate the whole cake

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a person who eats and drinks excessively

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avid
ex He is an avid admirer of horror movies.

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enthusiastic

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voracious
ex He has a voracious appetite.

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consuming large quantities of food

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yearning
ex had a sudden yearning for something sweet

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deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

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craving
ex I had a sudden craving for french fries, so I pulled into the nearest fast-food restaurant.

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great or eager desire

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zest
ex His humor added a certain zest to the performance.
The recipe calls for a tablespoon of lemon zest.

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outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste of food, spice, flavour

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zephyr
ex a summer zephyr gently stirred her hair

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gentle breeze

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zenith
ex at the zenith of her career as a dancer

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point directly overhead in the sky, acme

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zealot
ex a religious zealot

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one who is zealous

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zeal
ex they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority

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eager enthu

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zany
ex hired a zany to entertain the children at the birthday party

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comic; craze

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yore
ex I also believe in a little bit of corporal punishment going back to the days of yore, where examples have to be shown

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time past and especially long past

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yokel
ex a lame comedy about the misadventures of yokels in the big city

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rustic; country bumbkin

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yoke
ex two animals yoked or worked together

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join together

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yield
ex This soil should yield good crops.

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amount produced; crop

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yeoman
ex yeoman farmer who rented land on which he kept upwards of a hundred sheep.

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middle class farmer

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yen
ex She yenned for a cigarette

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strong desire, longing urge

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xenophobia
ex.my concern is how terrorism promotes xenophobia and racism

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fear or hatred of foreigners

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wry
ex a wry neck

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twist (expressing displeasure)

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sarcastic
ex <sarcastic criticism

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characterized by sarcasm

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sarcasm
ex I know you're not happy, but there's no need to resort to petty sarcasms to make your point

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harsh or bitter derision or irony

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derision
ex One of the students laughed in derision at my error

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speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing

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irony
ex It was a tragic irony that he made himself sick by worrying so much about his health.

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To convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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wrongheaded
ex a wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem

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stubbornly wrong

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writhe
ex She lay on the floor, writhing in pain.

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twist in coilsl; contort in pain

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contort
ex His body contorted with pain.

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to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.

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coil
ex The snake coiled around its prey.

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to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other

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wrinkle
ex Here's the latest wrinkle in the story—we find out that the villain is actually the hero's father!

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small ridge on a smooth surface

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ridge
ex We hiked along the ridge.

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a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains

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wring
ex I wrung the towel and hung it up to dry.

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twist

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wrench
ex He wrenched his back when he tried to lift a heavy box.

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twist or pull violently

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wretch
ex the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register

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miserable person

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contempt
ex He feels that wealthy people view him with contempt because he is poor.

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the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless

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despicable
ex despicable behavior

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scorn

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wrest
ex wrest power from the old government

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obtain by pulling violently

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wreak
ex Gangs have been wreaking mayhem in the city.

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inflict

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inflict
ex These insects are capable of inflicting a painful sting.

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revenge

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wrangle
ex The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street

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quarrel noisily

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worldly
ex She is more worldly than her younger sister.

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engrossed in matters of this earth; not in spiritual

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wont
ex got up early as he is wont to do

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habit or custom

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woeful
ex woeful treatment of the accused

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sad

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woe
ex ah, woe, with the death of the last of my siblings I am alone in this world

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great sorrow

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wizened
ex a face wizened by age

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withered; shriveled:

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withered
ex The plants withered and died.

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decay

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shriveled
ex plants shriveling in the heat

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decay

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sorcery
ex in olden times people suspected of sorcery were often put to deat

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the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits

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grudge
ex I don't grudge paying my share.

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Accept or admit unwillingly

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lame
ex. a lame comedy about the misadventures of yokels in the big cit

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Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness