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boorish
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ill-mannered (having bad manners)
The man I met for a blind date was so _________; I couldn't believe it when he sneezed and wiped his nose on his sleeve! |
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obscure
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partially hidden;difficult to understand
Even though the sun was ____________ by the clouds, I still got a sunburn. |
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poignant
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emotionally moving (like a movie that makes you cry)
The scene where the mother finally finds her kidnapped daughter was the most ____________ moment in the movie. |
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respite
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a break; an intermission
The hikers looked for _____________ from the storm in an empty house in the woods. |
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
People who have __________ should definitely not go to the top of the Empire State Building. |
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bourgeois
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middle class
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poised
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calm;collected
The mother stayed ____________ even though her son had cut his arm badly in an accident. |
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therapeutic
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medicinal; curative
My day off was _________; I felt like a new person |
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braggart
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someone who brags
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debunking
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exposing false claims
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obsequious
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submissive; servile
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thwart
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prevent; frustrate
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