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extricate
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to free from difficulty; to disentangle
the cat was stuck on the tree so the firefighter have to extricate it from the tree |
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revelation
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dramatic disclosure; surprising news
we had a revelation on september 11 |
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interminable
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endless; too long
a perfect circle is interminable |
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equilibrium
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balance between forces; stability
Mike lost his equilibrium and fell to the groud from the swing |
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ingenious
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clever; inventive
Einstein is a ingenious person |
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reconcile
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to bring to peace; agreement; understanding
the president had to reconcile with other people because he don't want a war |
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incongruous
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out of place; not consistent or in harmony
the car is incongruous because the car is in the living room |
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antidote
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something that goes against a poison.
talisha got bit by a snake so we have to give her the antidote. |
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impartial
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fair;just; not biased
the football have to be impartial to be a referee |
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subdue
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to conquer or bring under control
asia subdue their enemy by attacking in a circle |
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autocratic
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having absolute power; domineering
sadem hussien has autocratic over iraq |
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equitable
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fair; just
the judge gave oscar a equitable trial |
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exploit
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to take advantage of; to use
nick exploit mike because mike is smaller than him |
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equivocal
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open to different interpertations, often misleading or avoiding the truth
tim's equivocal reply was that he is going to the movie but he went to play with his friend instead |
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exorbitant
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expensive; unreasonable; exceeding proper limits
ben's car is exorbitant |
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antidote
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a substance that act against a poison
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eccentric
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odd; different from normal or usual
kevin is eccentric from the rest of the people because he is deaf |
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subordinate
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less important; of lower rank
the student is subordinate to the teacher |
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autobiography
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account of a person's life written by that person
vue wrote an autobiography because he want people to know about him |
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antithesis
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contrast; opposite
a man is antithesis from a woman |
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autonomous
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self-governing; independent
USA is a autonomous country |
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subconscious
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not aware in the mind
tom got hit by a baseball and was subconscious for a while |
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invariably
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consistently; always
jordan is invariably with his homework because he don't want to fail his class |
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antipathy
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great hatred, opposition,or disgust
lee has antipathy against the teacher because the teacher gave him a F in class |
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revert
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to return to a former practice or condition
the police promise a reversion to the city |
