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Infer |
v. Deduce Conclude Suggest
to form (an opinion) from evidence : to reach (a conclusion) based on known facts
to hint or suggest (something)
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1. It's difficult to infer how these changes will affect ordinary citizens.
2. Are you inferring that I'm wrong? |
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Note Eolian |
Deposited Produced Eroded
by wind |
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Jaunt |
n./v. Short pleasure journey
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a four-day jaunt to the mountains
Took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day |
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Levity |
n. Flippancy Not taking things seriously
A lack of seriousness An amusing quality |
1. They managed to find some levity in the situation.
2. the teachers disapprove of any displays of levity during school assemblies |
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Germane |
a. Relevant +to
Applicable, apposite, apropos, pertinent Relating to a subject in an appropriate way |
1. facts germane to the dispute
2. my personal opinion isn't germane to our discussion of the facts of the case |
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Skeptical |
a. doubting Not gullible
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1. She's highly skeptical of the researchers' claims.
2. He says he can win, but I remain skeptical. 3. When I said I'd finished my homework early, Mom looked skeptical. |
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Disseminate |
Information and others Broadcasting Circulating Spreading
To cause something, such as information to go to many people. |
1. The Internet allows us to disseminate information faster.
2. The findings were widely disseminated. |
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Instigate |
v. To cause something to begin or happen Provoke |
1. There has been an increase in the amount of violence instigated by gangs.
2. The government has instigated an investigation into the cause of the accident. |
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Irksome |
a. infuriating Annoying |
1. the irksome task of cleaning up
2. the irksome habit of leaving all the kitchen cabinet doors open |
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Extol |
v. Praise highly
To praise someone or something highly |
The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled.
Campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record. |
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Tenuous |
a. Flimsy Not solid
Not certain, definite, strong Weak, uncertain Very thin |
He has a tenuous grasp on reality.
The local theater has had a tenuous existence in recent years.
He could demonstrate only a tenuous claim to ownership. |
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Hasten |
v. Rush Hurry Accelerate
Expedite To cause something to happen more quickly To move or act quickly. |
His death was hastened by alcohol abuse.
Hasten the activation of yeast with heat. |
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Mutinous |
a. Very rebellious
Feeling or showing a desire not to do what someone has told or ordered you to do.
Involved in mutiny |
Vowed that he would someday see the mutinous crew hang. |
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Flout |
a. Defy Reject
To break or ignore (a law, rule, etc.) without hiding what you are doing or showing fear or shame. |
Despite repeated warnings, they have continued to flout the law.
An able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled |
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Cartographer |
n. Person who makes map |
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Tactile |
a. Sense: concerned with touch
Tangible: perceptible by touch Relating or being the sense of touch |
The thick brushstrokes give painting a tactile quality.
He not only had visual difficulties but tactile ones, too-witness his grasping his wife's head and mistaking it for a hat. |
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Odious |
a. Hateful
Causing hatred or strong dislike
Arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance (strong feeling or disgust) |
Repugnance: strong feeling or disgust
An odious crime a false and odious comparison. An odious and unforgivable insult. |
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Clientele |
n. Regular customers
The group of people who are regular customers at a particular business. |
The restaurant generally attracts an older clientele.
Gottfried had been complaining for months that our local clientele did not have the class to appreciate the house. |
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Irrational |
a. Absurd Unreasonable
Not thinking clearly: not able to use reason or good judgment Not based on reason, good judgment, or clear thinking |
He became irrational as the fever got worse.
She had an irrational fear of cats. |
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Obfuscate |
v. Deliberately making something more difficult to understand
Becloud To make obscure |
Obfuscate the issue
Politicians keep obfuscating the issue.
Their explanation only serve to obfuscate and confuse. |
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Review Tangible |
Can be touched Easily seen or recognized |
There is no tangible evidence to support her claim
Their sense of relief was almost tangible |
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Notes Ilk |
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Kind Sort Type |
Politicians and their ilk.
The club attracts punk rockers and others of that ilk. |
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Eloquent |
a. Speaking: Fluent and persuasive
Having or showing the ability to use language clearly and effectively
Clearly or showing feeling or meaning |
His success serves as an eloquent reminder of the value of hard work.
An eloquent writer and speaker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the founders of the women's rights movement. |
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Nondescript |
a. Dull and ordinary Having no special qualities
not easily described having no special or interesting qualities, parts, etc. typical and uninteresting |
1. I work in one of the nondescript office buildings downtown.
2. Their performance was disappointingly nondescript. |
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Upbraid |
v. To speak in an angry/critical way to someone who has done something wrong
To criticize severely To reproach severely Scold vehemently |
his wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances |
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Notes Gibe |
To utter taunting words |
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Modicum |
n. a small amount
A small portion Limited quantity |
only a modicum of skill is necessary to put the kit together |
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Itinerant |
a. Nomadic Wandering from place to place
staying in a place for only a short amount of time peripatetic |
an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world |
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Consummate |
a. very good or skillful (highest order) very bad
v. to complete
To make something perfect or complete To make a marriage or relationship complete by having sex |
a. good: a consummate liar a consummate professional 1. He plays the piano with consummate skill. 2. consummate cabinetmakers, they produced desks and chests of drawers that are now regarded as masterpieces of American furniture 3. bad: “How dare you!” Natalie screamed, in consummate frustration 4. The bargaining process went on for a few days, but the deal was never consummated. 5. Their happiness was consummated when their son was born |
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Ogle |
v. (amorous: sexual attraction) or simple attraction Stare Observe in a obvious way
to look at (someone) in a way that shows sexual attraction to look at (something) in a way that suggests strong interest or desire To look at especially with greedy or interested attention |
1. He sat at the bar, ogling several women.
2. He ogled the new cars on the lot. 3. I was ogling the dessert menu before my meal even arrived. |
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Antagonism |
n. Hostility Strong dislike
a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : a desire to oppose something you dislike or disagree with |
1. The region has a long history of ethnic antagonisms.
2. the antagonism between them was so bad they couldn't even sit near each other |
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Venerate |
v. revere worship
to feel or show deep respect for (someone or something that is considered great, holy, etc.) |
1. a writer venerated by generations of admirers
2. She is venerated as a saint. |
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Cacophony |
a. Discordant loud noise |
1. The sounds of barking dogs and sirens added to the cacophony on the streets.
2. the cacophony of a pet store full of animals |
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Notes Decipher |
Succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying something
Convert a text written in code or coded signal into normal language |
perceive, read, follow, make sense of, interpret An expression she could not decipher came and went upon his face.
Decode, decrypt, break, solve, translate Enable the government to decipher coded computer transmissions. |
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Notes cliché
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n. A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
Stereotype |
The old cliché “one man's meat is another man's poison. |
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Notes Cachet |
n. the state of being respected or admired; prestige. |
prestige, status
No other shipping company had quite the cachet of Cunard. |
