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out of sorts |
in bad mood, irritated I've been feeling out of sorts lately. Don't ask him today—he's out of sorts. |
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pelvis [ pel-vis ] |
Brunettes with wide pelvises like me ought to have their first pregnancy at seventeen. |
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appalling [ uh-paw-ling ] |
terrible, causing dismay or horror Frad has been the first to reveal appalling danger of family life. |
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defiant [ dih-fahy-uhnt ] |
characterized by bold resistance The tone of his voice remained defiant. |
defiance |
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obedient [ oh-bee-dee-uhnt ] |
willing to obey It should be a sane obedient man |
obedience state of being obedient |
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to mend The ending is better than mending. |
to make sth (broken, torn) whole. |
to mend old clothes |
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conscription There was the conscription of consumption |
compulsory enrollment of persons for military service |
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suppression/ to suppress By the suppression of all books published before A.M. 150 |
to put the end to the activities of a person, the body of persons, etc |
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enormous They used to drink enormous quantities of alcohol. |
huge, immense |
enormous fortune |
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glum [ gluhm ] He does look glum |
gloomy, dejected |
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to fend off "No thanks" and fend off the proffered tube of tablets. |
to ward off, to defend |
to fend off blows |
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hideous What a hideous color khaki is |
disgusting |
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swarmed (swarm) The black crowd swarmed around the entrance |
a body of honeybees |
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contemptuous/ contempt Dared he faced the risk of being humiliated by a contemptuous refusal? |
considered mean, vile, or worthless. |
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rapture What rapture! |
joyful ecstasy |
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Slender
He was slender in proportion. |
having a circumference that is small in proportions to the height or length |
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Contempt Which intensified the contempt and hostility aroused by his physical defects. |
considered mean, vile, or worthless. |
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broad-shoulder ed |
He was a powerfully built man, deep-chested, broad-shouldered, massive, and yet quick in his movements. |
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Cling -clung -clung They clung around him imploringly |
to adhere closely; stick to |
The wet paper clings to the glass |
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Indispensable Epsilons perform indispensable services. |
absolutely necessary, essential |
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Obediently Obediently, with all the others, Lenina and Henry left the building. |
willing to obey |
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unoccupied |
Three chairs of twelve arranged around the circular table were still unoccupied. |
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awkward silence |
Morgana stared at him with astonishment. There was an awkward silence. |
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jolt |
movement or blow A little jolt and they were off. |
The automobile gave a sudden jolt. The news of his arrest gave me quite a jolt. (about emotions) |
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plump |
someone fleshy or fat |
You don't think you're too plump, do you? |
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compulsion |
Under what inward compulsion? |
Under what inward compulsion? |
