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zephyr |
n. a slight wind (usually refreshing) synonyms: air, breeze, gentle wind |
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trudge |
n. a long, difficult walk v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud synonyms: pad, plod, slog, hike, tramp |
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frugal |
adj. avoiding waste synonyms: economical, scotch, sparing, stinting, thrifty A person who lives simply and economically can be called frugal. Buying clothes at a consignment shop would be considered frugal. Not getting your mom a gift for her birthday — that's just cheap. |
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nettle |
n. any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact v. sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations synonyms: weed, bite, burn, sting, annoy, bother, get at, gravel, irritate, rag, rile, vex |
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fluctuate |
v. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern v. cause to move in a wavelike pattern v. be unstable synonyms: waver, swing, change state |
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haggard |
adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold synonyms: drawn, worn, bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, skeletal |
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flourish |
n. a showy gesture n. a display of ornamental speech, language or writing v. grow vigorously v. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance v. move or swing back and forth synonyms: motion, grandiosity, prosper, thrive, expand |
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persist |
v. refuse to stop v. continue to exist v. stay behind synonyms: persevere, endure, prevail, remain |
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bedraggled |
adj. limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud adj. in deplorable condition synonyms: soiled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated |
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caravan |
n. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file v. change location; move, travel, or proceed--also metaphorically synonyms: train, go, locomote, travel |
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thrive |
v. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance v. grow vigorously synonyms: flourish, prosper, boom, expand |
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riotous |
adj. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination adj. unrestrained by convention or morality adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance synonyms: disruptive, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent, degenerate, exuberant |
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fracas |
n. noisy quarrel synonyms: affray, altercation |
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vary |
v. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence v. make something more diverse and varied v. be out of line with synonyms: alter, change, differ |
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miserly |
adj. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity synonyms: mean, tight, stingy, ungenerous Miserly people are stingy with their money and not likely to be generous, like Ebeneezer Scrooge himself. |
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helm |
n. steering mechanism for a vessel n. a position of leadership v. be at or take the helm of synonyms: wheel, leader, direct, guide, lead |
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maneuver |
n. a military training exercise n. a plan for attaining a particular goal v. act in order to achieve a certain goal v. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense v. direct the course; determine the direction of traveling synonyms: operation, tactic, act, move, guide |
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dapper |
adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners synonyms: dashing, jaunty, snappy, spiffy, fashionable, stylish |
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fatigue |
n. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work n. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue” v. exhaust or get tired through overuse, great strain or stress v. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody synonyms: weariness, boredom, tire, wear, run down |
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roil |
v. be agitated synonyms: boil, churn, disturb, shake up To roil means to stir up or churn. A stormy ocean might roil, or even a restless crowd. If you roil someone you're stirring them up but not necessarily annoying them. |
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fastidious |
adj. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness “a fastidious and incisive intellect” “fastidious about personal cleanliness” synonyms: choosy, prissy, particular, meticulous |
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deluge |
n. a heavy rain n. an overwhelming number or amount v. fill or cover completely, usually with water v. charge someone with too many tasks synonyms: downpour, flood, batch, mass, inundate, overwhelm |
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flag |
n. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signaling device v. communicate or signal with a flag v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness v. become less intense synonyms: signal, droop, sag, decrease |
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incensed |
adj. angered at something unjust or wrong synonyms: indignant, outraged |
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navigate |
v. direct carefully and safely v. act as the director who plots the path and position in a car, plane, or vessel synonyms: guide, head, steer |
