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assuage
her soft words temporarily assuaged the child's fears. |
to make less severe or painful
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exuberant
her exuberant expression relieved our fears of her being angry with us. |
emotionally unrestrained and joyful
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heretic
because the heretic openly questioned longstanding traditions, she was forced to leave the village. |
a person whose opinions conflict with established, popular beliefs.
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portend
the sudden drop in temperature portends a tornado. |
to signal or warn of
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conciliatory
his conciliatory manner helped to calm the angry customers. |
overcoming distrust or hostility through friendliness
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deplore
most people deplore the thought of children working in coal mines. |
to condemn
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fraught
the dark forest is fraught with danger after sunset. |
laden
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apathy
the teacher tried to overcome the general apathy amon students in the ancient history class. |
a lack of interest or emotion
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innumerable
innumerable number of buildings |
too numerous to be counted
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murky
the youngest child was afraid to go into the murky cellar alone. |
dark and gloomy
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