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Profuse (adj) |
Exuberant plentiful; abundant and copious |
On his way to Paris, he had been profuse in promises of reform and constitutional rule. |
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Boisterous (adj.) |
Rough and stormy; violent Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint and discipline |
Dustin escorted her into the boisterous banquet room, and her spirits fell further. |
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Interminable (adj.) |
Tirelessly long; tedious |
She wore her wounds with pride, addicted to looking as sick as she felt-- a warrior in an interminable battle against herself. |
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Petulant (adj.) |
Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance. Unreasonably irritation or ill-tempered; peevish |
And like petulant preschoolers, Wall Street craves -- and needs--rules, and the discipline to enforce them consistently. |
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Perfunctory (adj.) |
Performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial Done routinely and with little interest or care |
When the credits rolled, there was some polite and perfunctory clapping. |
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Jovial (adjective) |
Full of or showing high spirited merriment; cheerful and friendly. |
The jovial girl could be heard laughing a mile away. |
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Lapse (verb) |
Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards. |
The country has lapsed into chaos. |
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Disengage (verb) |
Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. |
I disengaged his hand from mine. |
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Murmur (noun/verb) |
Noun: a soft, indistinct sound made by a person or group of people speaking quietly or at a distance. Verb: say something in a low, soft, or indistinct voice. |
Nina murmured an excuse and hurried away. |
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Daintily (adverb) |
In a refined manner. |
She nibbled daintily at her cake. |
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Subsist - Verb |
Maintain or support oneself especially at a minimal level. |
Thousands of refugees subsist on international handouts. |
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Venture - Noun/Verb |
Noun: An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain income. Verb: To brave the dangers of; to take a risk; dare. |
The boy ventured the high seas in a small boat. |
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Lurk - Verb |
To be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something. |
A ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness |
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Peer - Verb |
To look intently, searching, or with difficulty. |
I peer through the trees, hoping to see the hooting owl. |
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Maw - Noun |
The jaws or throat of a voracious (insatiable, uncontrollable, greedy) animal; the opening into something felt to be insatiable. A cavernous opening that resembles the open jaws of an animal. |
The gigantic Wilkins had a fearful, gaping maw. |
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Sapped- Verb |
Gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power) |
The student energy was being sapped by all the homework they were given. |
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Burden - Noun/Verb |
Noun- a load, especially a heavy one. Verb- to load heavily |
She walked forward, burdened with a wooden box. |
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Dread - verb/noun |
Verb: anticipated with great apprehension or fear.
Noun: great fear or apprehension |
Jane was dreading the party. The thought of returning to New Jersey filled her with dread. The thought of returning to New Jersey filled her with dread. The thought of returning to New Jersey filled her with dread. |
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Pugnacious - Adjective |
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight. |
The increasingly pugnacious demeanor of politicians makes me want to vote even more. |
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Judiciously - Adverb |
Showing good judgment, wisely. |
My mother judiciously divided the cookies between my sister and me. |
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Irascible (Adj.) |
Easily angered; irritable |
My sister is irascible when she doesn't get her way. |
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Voyeur (Noun) |
A person who gets pleasure from secretly watching the private acts of others;Peeping Tom |
The voyeur was lurking in the shadows, peering at the family. |
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Commiserated (Verb) |
Felt or expressed sorrow for another's suffering; pitied. |
While he wanted to commiserate with the man on death row, he simply could not do it. |
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Audacious (Adjective) |
Bold; daring; having the courage to take risks. |
The girl's audacious t-shirt blinded everyone. |
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Subversive (Verb/Adjective) |
Going against authority |
The rebel force was subversive toward Darth Vader and the Empire. |
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Cerebrate (Verb) |
To reason; to think |
"There is no try; only do," cerebrated Yoda. |
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Capitulate (Verb) |
To surrender under certain conditions |
Grand Moff Tarkin capitulated to the authority of Emporer Palpatine. |
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Untenable (Adjective) |
Indefensible, not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. |
Only one spot on the Death Star was untenable, even though it was only two meters wide. |
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Miasma (Noun) |
Something that has the ability to spread fear. |
The presence of the Death Star in any star system was a galactic miasma. |
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Antipathy (Noun) |
Strong dislike; aversion |
Mr.Deutsch regularly shows his antipathy towards Twilight. |
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Pestilence |
A fatal epidemic disease; a devastating illness or disease that causes a large number of individuals to die. |
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Revel (noun or verb) |
To take joy in something; a wild party or celebration. |
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Sagacious (adjective) |
Intelligent; showing sound judgement, keen discernment, and farsightedness; shrewd. |
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Decorum |
Propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance; etiquette. |
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August |
Majestic; stately, respected, impressive. |
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Arabesque (adjective or noun) |
Elaborately designed; an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Morris decoration. |
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Cessation (noun) |
Stopping, either forever or for some time. |
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Disapprobation (noun) |
A demonstration of disapproval; strong didapproval, typically on moral grounds. |
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Habiliment (noun) |
Clothing |
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Tangible (adjective) |
Capable of being touched. |
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Affront (verb or noun) |
A word or act intended to show disrespect or contempt; insult. |
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Saturnine (adjective) |
Gloomy; introverted. |
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Incongruous (adjective) |
Inappropiate; out of place. |
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Undulate (verb) |
Moving in the manner of waves; rolling. |
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Gesticulate (verb) |
Making or using intense gestures; signaling. |
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Cravenly (adverb) |
Cowardly |
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Corpulent (adjective) |
Fat; rotund. |
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Dissipation (noun) |
Wasting by misuse; debauchery. |
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Effrontery (noun) |
Shameless boldness; insolence, impudence. |
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Holocaust (noun) |
Complete destruction by fire; massive destruction. |
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Improvident (adj) |
Not looking ahead; neglect; careless |
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Fastidious (adj) |
Extremely refined or critical; particular. |
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Noxious (adj) |
Very harmful; poisonous; deadly. |
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Septic (noun or adj) |
Causing infection or decay; disease. |
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Unorthodox (noun) |
Not generally accepted; unconventional. |
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Inured (adj) |
Toughened, hardened, accustomed. |
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Maelstrom (noun) |
A huge turbulent whirlpool; a violent situation. |
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Disparity (noun) |
Lack of equality; discrepancy. |
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Insidious (adj) |
Secret, subtle; more dangerous than is apparent. |
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Ludicrously (adv) |
Aburdly; ridiculously. |
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Capriciously (adv) |
In a manner likely to change suddenly. |
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Paradox (noun or adj) |
Paradoxical- adjective (describes a paradox) A statement that may be true but seems to say or imply two opposite things. |
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Emaciated (adj) |
Thin from loss of flesh; shrunken, wasted. |
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Cryptic (adj) |
Having a hidden message; secret or mysterious. |
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Tertiary (adj) |
Of the third order or rank. |
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Imprudent |
Reckless |
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Wantonly |
Without reason or excuse |
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Immutable |
Never changing |
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Acumen |
Keen insight |
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Chagrined |
Disappointed: annoyed |
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Cataclysm |
A violent change |
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Atavistic |
Reverting to primitive state |
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Infamy |
Extreme wickedness |
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Remunerative |
Profitable |
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Palaver |
Prolonged or idle discussion Talk unnecessarily at length |
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Laud |
To praise |
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Transfix |
To captivate or make motionless with awe |
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Consume |
Completely destroy |
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Berate |
To yell at; to criticize or scold |
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Edict |
An official rule or proclamation |
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Aesthetic |
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty |
The pictures give great aesthetic pleasure |
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Denotation (noun) |
The dictionary meaning of words, the literary or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests |
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Connotation (noun) |
All the associations and emotions that have come to be attached to a word, an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
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Mire (noun or verb) |
A stretch of swampy, or boggy ground; a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself. Cause to become stuck in mind |
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Stricture (noun) |
A restriction on a person or activity; a sternly critical or censoring remark or instruction. |
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Proponent (noun) |
Someone who argues in favor of something; advocate |
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Opponent (noun) |
A person who disagrees with something and speaks against it |
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Refute (verb) |
Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove |
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Analyze (verb) |
To separate into parts for close study; examine or explain |
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Assertion (noun) |
A confident or forceful statement of fact or belief |
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Assert (verb) |
State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully |
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Data (noun) |
facts, figures or other pieces of info that can be used in different ways. |
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Distinct (adj) |
different or separate |
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Isolate (verb) |
to set apart in order to make alone |
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Specifiy (verb) |
to name or otherwise indicate explicitly; identify clearly and definitely |
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Explicit (adj) |
stated clearly and in detail; leaving no room for confusion or doubt |
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Imply (verb) |
to hint or suggest without saying directly |
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Elaborate (adj/verb) |
having many details or elements; to explain in detail |
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Integrate (verb) |
to combine with another so that they become a whole |
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Distort (verb) |
to pull or twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts |
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Tangent (noun) |
a completely different line of action or thought |
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Enigma (noun) |
puzzle; mystery |
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Harbinger (noun) |
indicators; bringers of warnings |
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Absolution (noun) |
forgiveness; pardon; release |
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Hasten (verb) |
hurry; accelerate; rush |
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Abrasive (adj) |
rough; harsh; coarse |
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Cower (verb) |
recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from |
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Obfuscate (verb) |
deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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Objective (adj) |
unbiased; not subjective |
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Tentative (adj) |
not certain |
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Panacea |
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases |
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garner |
to gather or collect |
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potable |
safe to drink |
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rebut |
claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is fale |
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Plagiarism |
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing it off as one's own |
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Empirical |
based on or verifiable by observation, experience, or expertise rather than one or by theory or logic |
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Presume |
to suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; to take for granted |
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Structure |
-a thing that is made up of different parts that are connected in a particularway. |
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Context |
thesetting of a word or phrase that affects it’s meaning. |
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Copious |
abundant in supply or quantity, profuse |
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Plunder |
to steal, rob of goods by force |
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Valor |
bravery, great courage in the face of danger |
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formidable |
arousing feelings of fear, dread, or awe; difficult to overcome |
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guile |
trickery, dishonesty |
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rouse |
to awaken from sleep |
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Lout |
an awkward, stupid person |
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Prodigious |
impressively great in size; large |
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Mandate |
a command, order, or decree |
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Entreat |
to ask/beg |
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Bliss |
extreme happiness; joy |
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Appalled |
to be filled with disgust or horror for something |
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Din |
loud, confused prolonged noise |
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Ponder |
to consider carefully; to reflect |
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Cordial |
hearty; warm; sincere;friendly |
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Sage |
wise, judicious a wise person |
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Disdain |
hatred; the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect |
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Compel |
to force |
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Rancor |
deep-seated hatred or ill-will |
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Atone |
to make amends for; to repent |
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Shun |
to shut out; to avoid; to keep away from |
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Dire |
warning of disaster; dreadful; urgent |
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Appease |
to calm; to satisfy, especially by meeting demands |
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Restitution |
repayment; the act of making good for loss,damage, or injury |
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Lithe |
readily bent; supple; graceful |
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Impudence |
disrespect; rudeness; effrontery |
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Folly |
foolishness; a foolish endeavor; an action where wisdom is ansemt |
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Evade |
to escape or to avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery |
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Aloof |
distant; not friendly; unapproachable |
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Tremulous |
vibrating or quivering; fearful |
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Prevail |
to win; to overcome |
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Strife |
angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict |
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Grudge |
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation |
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Quarrel |
an angry dispute; have an angry argument or disagreement |
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Pernicious |
very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful |
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Profane |
unholy, defiled, impure; showing contempt toward sacred things (adj) to violate, to defame (verb) |
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Kin |
kinsman, kindred |
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Chide |
to scold, rebuke, reprimand |
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Enmity |
hatred |
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Scant |
a tiny amount; less than the correct or legal or full amount, often deliberately so |
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Intercede |
tointervene and to act as a mediator, to arbitrate or interpose |
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Agile |
well-balanced and quick on one's feet, nimble |
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Discord |
lack of harmony |
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Garish |
marred by excessive ornamentation; gaudy |
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Beguile |
to influence by trickery, flattery; mislead; delude |
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Vex |
make (someone ) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried |
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Inundate |
to overwhelm with something |
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Pensive |
deeply thoughtful, meditative, reflective |
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Prostrate |
completely overcome, falling down in submission |
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Resolute |
characterized by a decided purpose, staunch, steadfast, determined |
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Dirge |
Funeral hymn, lament, a slow mournful musical composition |
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Peruse |
to examine closely and carefully |
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Inauspicious |
unfavorable, unfortunate, ill predictions, ill omen |
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Abhor |
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly, loathe, abominate |
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Dispatch |
to send away with promptness or speed, quickness, haste, expediency |
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Thwart |
to effectively oppose or stop, to prevent the occurrence of, to frustrate, baffle, foil |
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Impetuous |
capable of sudden action, emotion or violence, brash, impulsive |
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Usurp |
to take a position of power or importance illegally or by force |
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Ramshackle |
in a state of severe disrepair, especially of a house or vehicle |
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Vain |
-having an exaggerated sense of self-importance -unproductive of success |
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Scorn |
Lack of respect with an intense feeling of dislike (noun) to look down on with disdain; to reject with contempt (verb) |
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