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dubious |
uncertainty open to suspicion not convinced |
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coax |
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
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placate placard |
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of |
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thaw |
-become or cause to become soft or liquid -The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid -warm weather following a frees; snow and ice melt -relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile |
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faux faux pas |
no genuine or real imitation of the genuine article |
faux fur, faux gemstones |
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pompous |
puffed up with vanity characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display |
he is a pompous person walking in a pompous party |
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capricious |
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason changeable |
a capricious refusal authoritarian rules are frequently capricious A capricious summer breeze |
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wee |
A short time used informally very small very early eliminate urine |
Bide a wee A wee tot the wee hours of the morning |
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tally |
The act of counting reciting numbers in ascending order be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics |
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warrant |
formal and explicit approval written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications -show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for -stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, a condition of |
The dealer warrants all the cars he sells I warrant this information The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns |
