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Abstract |
Not concrete; Non-figurative |
The painting seemed very messy and abstract. |
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Superfluous |
Extra; Unnecessary |
Having a second pencil during school was superfluous. |
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Prosaic |
Unimaginative; Dull; Ordinary |
When I'm tired, I'm very prosaic. |
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Transitory |
Short-lived; Temporary |
Having an A+ in English was very transitory. |
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Ambiguous |
Open to more than one interpretation |
The bible is rather ambiguous. |
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Inherent |
Inborn; Built in |
windows 10 is inherent in most windows computers today. |
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Auspicious |
Favorable; Promising |
My math grade is rather auspicious. |
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Benevolent |
Well meaning; Generous |
Charities are very benevolent.
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Candor |
Sincerity; Openness |
a love letter should be candor. |
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Comprehensive |
Broad or complete in scope or content |
The test in English was very comprehensive. |
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Contemporary |
Current, modern; from the same time |
Telephones are a contemporary innovation |
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Maverick |
One who resists adherence to a group |
McCain thinks of himself as a maverick, an unorthodox thinker, adissenter.
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Apathetic |
Feeling or showing little emotion |
The queen of England's Guards are very apathetic. |
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Stoic |
Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive |
Some people are very large and stoic.
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Esoteric |
Known only to a select group |
One day she asked me for the most esoteric information I could think of concerning pop music. |
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Plausible |
Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible |
In that last quote, she is pretty clearly envisioning the event as plausible and feeling horribly for her brother. |
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Ambivalent |
Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain |
When it comes to elitism and everyman, we have a complicated,ambivalent, and often nonsensical relationship to both. |
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Innovative |
Introducing something new |
The phone was innovative when it first came out. |
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Dubious |
Doubtful; Of unlikely authenticity |
Getting an A in English this year is rather dubious |
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Objectivity |
Judgement influenced by opinion |
politicians so lots of political objectivity. |
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Paramount |
Of chief concern or importnce |
Global warming is paramount in this presidential election.
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Novel |
Strikingly new or unusual |
Building a wall to keep out immigrants is a rather novel idea. |
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Gratuitous |
Given freely; Unearned; Unwarranted |
Some rich people's money is gratuitous. |
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Conviction |
A fixed or strong belief |
George Washington had a conviction for indpendence for the United States.
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Aesthetic |
Having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
Some of those young men lost their way, unable to settle on a point of view that defined their aesthetic. |
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Diligent |
Marked by painstaking effort; Hard Working |
I am a very diligent student. |
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Eclectric |
Made up of a variety of sources or styles. |
Newspapers are very eclectric |
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Molify |
To calm or soothe |
My mom is there to mollify me when I am sick.
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Tenuous |
Having little substance or strength; Unsure; Weak |
Mice are very small and tenuous. |
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Alleviate |
To ease pain or a burden. |
Aspirin is intended to alleviate a person's pain.
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Dismal |
Depressing; Dreary |
My English can be quite dismal. |
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Commenced |
To begin; Start |
The race has just commenced |
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Victuals |
Food Supplies; Provisions |
The U.S. will send victuals to countries in need |
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Ransom |
The sum or price demanded to redeem from captivity, detention, etc. by paying a demanding price |
The kidnapper demanded a ransom for his hostage. |
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Enchantment |
The art, at or an instance of magical influence |
A witch uses an enchantment to make people do what she wants. |
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Raspy |
Harsh, Grating |
Her voice is very harsh and raspy |
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Counterfeit |
Mae in imitation so as to be passed of fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forged |
The drug dealers were also making counterfeit cash. |
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Temperance |
Moderation or self restraint in action, statement, etc.; self control |
My manager uses much temperance and is taking an anger management class. |
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Abolish |
To do away with |
Slavery was abolished long ago. |
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Hail |
To call out in order to greet, stop, attract attention |
I hailed her and we had a conversation. |
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Abreast |
Side by side and facing the same way |
Jamie and I sit abreast in English. |
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Solemn |
Formal, serious; not cheerful |
A funeral is solemn |
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Pensive |
Reflecting; in serious thought |
I find sitting alone in my room to be rather pensive. |
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Loll |
Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way. |
I like to loll around the house and watch tv. |
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Disposition |
A tendency to act in specified way |
A religious person might act with disposition. |
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Vindicate |
Freed from blame |
In court, the judge may vindicate you. |
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Speculate |
To form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence. |
Vice admiralty courts would speculate people for no reason other than to please the king. |
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Brash |
Vulgarly self assertive; Hasty; rash |
Some of my friends can be obnoxious and brash. |
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Lament |
To mourn a loss or death |
People lament the death of loved ones. |
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Bygone |
A thing dating from an earlier time. |
A dinosaur skeleton is bygone. |
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Vulnerable |
Susceptible to physical or emotional injury. |
A person with brittle bones disease is vulnerable to physical injury. |
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Reserved |
The keeping of one's feelings, thoughts, or affairs to oneself; Self restraint. |
A zombie is very reserved. |
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Feigned |
To give a false appearance of; feign sleep. |
She says she was released when she feigned acceptance of their dogma. |
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Levity |
Lightness of matter of speech, especially when inappropriate. |
When it comes to fighting “the enemy,” there is no time for levity. |
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plagaristic |
Copied and passed of as your own. |
A good author is never plagaristic. |
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Marred |
Something that has been damaged, disfigured or blemished. |
After being hit by a car, her whole appearance was marred. |
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Perpetual |
Continuing without interruption. |
A car traveling at 80 miles per hour is perpetual. |
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Bizarre |
Out of the ordinary; Odd |
To see a unicorn would be very bizarre. |
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Acute |
Keenly perceptive of discerning; Extremely sharp or severe |
An acute angle is small and less than ninety degrees. |
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Reproach |
To bring shame upon. |
A man of any rank may, without any reproach, abstain totally from tasting such liquors. |
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Turbulence |
A state of violent disturbance and disorder; wild or disruptive activity. |
The airplane experienced much turbulence while flying over the rocky mountains. |
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Supercilious |
Having or showing arrogant superiority; haughty; vain |
Donald Trump thinks he is supercilious. |
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Fractiousness |
The trait of being disobedient and lacking discipline; unruly |
Little children show much fractiousness.
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Wistfully |
Unfulfilled longing or yearning; pensively sad; melancholy |
Alex paused, staring wistfully out the window.
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Vista |
A distant view seen through an opening; as between rows of buildings/trees. |
Once past the open vista, the road deteriorated, dropping into the forest on federal land.
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Pungent |
sharp or irritating to the taste or smell, acrid |
The smell of the lemon was very pungent. |
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Deft |
Quick and skillful; adroit |
The mouse was very deft. |
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Reciprocal |
Performed, experienced, or felt by both sides, mutual. |
Twins can be feel reciprocal feelings. |
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Languid |
Lacking energy or vitality; sluggish; listless |
After school, I am very languid. |
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Fervent |
Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent. |
Broadway actors are very fervent. |
