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Tantamount |
Synonym: equivalent Having the same effect or result, especially something bad |
Her refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission guilt. |
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Stringent |
Syn: strict, exacting, rigid Antonym: lax Meaning: (of a law, rule, regulation) very strict and that must be obeyed |
A stringent law |
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PROGNOSTICATE |
1.To forecast. To give a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future.
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The Weather Bureau progrosticate daily |
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ERRATIC |
Irresponsible. Ko nhất quán, ko đồng đều |
An erractic behaviour |
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EXCEPTIONABLE |
Adj: questionable, objectionable - exceptionable behaviour |
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FACADE |
- the front of a building - the false of appearance |
- A classical facade - He kept his hostility hidden behind a friendly facade |
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EXTINCT |
Adj: no longer an existance |
An extinct dinosaur |
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ENGENDER |
Verb: to cause, produce a situation start to exist |
Her lastest book has engendered a lot of controversy |
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PROGNOSTICATE |
Verb: to forecast |
The weather Brure prognosticate daily |
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Paradox |
A comment or a statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains 2 opposite facts or charactiristics |
Syn: a self-contradictory statement |
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Platitude |
A dull, a commonplace- remark. A comment or a remark that has been made very often before and is therefore not interesting |
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Feasible |
Adj: workable. Able to made, done, and achieved |
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Resilient |
Adj: able to feel better quickly after someything unpleasant such as shock or injury. |
Resilient spirit |
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Predatory Noun: predator |
Adj: - a predatory animal kills and eats other animals. - predatory people use a weaker person for their own sexual and financal advantage |
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