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Abrupt |
Happening suddenly, without warning. When the bus made an abrupt stop, several people were thrown off balance. |
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Contempt |
A feeling that someone or something is bad or unworthy. Their classmates felt nothing but contempt for those who refused to help the new students. |
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Persist |
1. To keep on doing. In spite of many falls on the ice, I persisted and finally did a figure-eight. 2. To go on and on. If the rain persists, we’ll have to cut our vacation short. |
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Phase |
A stage in a series of changes. A full moon is one of the phases of the moon. |
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Quaint |
Odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way. Wooden shoes seem quaint to Americans, but not to the people of Holland. |
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Revise |
1. To go over carefully in order to correct or improve. I don’t like to revise my stories, but I have to admit they get better when I do. 2. To change in order to bring up to date. The publishers of that dictionary revise it every ten years. |
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Disclose |
To make known. The judge told the reporter she must disclose the names of those who attended the meeting. |
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Exquisite |
Finely made or done; very beautiful. The exquisite wood carvings on the museum door came from the island of Bali. |
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Jeer |
1. (V.)To mock; to speak or cry out in scorn. My brother told me to ignore them if the older boys jeered when I sang. 2. (N.) something said that is meant to hurt or insult. An umpire soon learns to ignore the jeers of the crowd. |
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refine |
to make pure by removing all unwanted matter. We take oil form deep inside the earth and refine it into gasoline.
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scoundrel |
a mean or wicked person. The police caught the scoundrel who stole my wallet. |
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vain |
1. having too high an opinion of one's looks or achievements. Charlie is so vain he has a full-length mirror in every room. 2. without success. the firefighters made a vain attempt to keep the fire from spreading. |
