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Abysmal adj |
bottomless |
The deep, dark well seemed abysmal to us. |
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Antagonistic adj |
hostile |
Despite his lawyer's attempts to stop him, the amgry prisoner continued to make antagonistic remarks to the judge |
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Blasphemy noun |
cursing; irreverence; sacrilege |
The children were shocked to here the nice lady utter words of blasphemy |
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Connoisseur noun |
person competent to act as a judge |
The food critic is known as a connoisseur of fine dining |
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Deplore verb |
regret; dissaprove of |
The neighbors deplore the destruction of the playground to make room for a gas station |
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Eccentric noun |
odd; whimsical; irregular |
Micheal Jackson is considered an eccentric figure in pop culture |
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Exhaustive adj |
thorough; comprehensive; complete |
The doctor ran an exhaustive series of tests to determine the patient's diagnosis |
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Garrulous adj |
excessively talkative |
The teacher who had grown tired of their nonstop chatter gave the garrulous girls detention |
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Implement verb |
put into effect; supply with tools |
The mayor was unwilling to implement the plan until she was sure it had the governer's approval |
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Innocuous adj |
harmless |
The dog had a loud bark, but he was actually innocuous |
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Latent adj |
dormant; hidden |
Her latent talent was discovered by accident |
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Naïve adj |
like a child; not sophisticated; gullible |
I cannot believe someone of your age is so naïve |
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Pandemonium noun |
wild tumult; chaos |
When the ships collided in the harber, pandemonium broke out among the passengers |
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Pragmatic adj |
practical; concerned with practical values |
The driver was pragmatic enough to carry a spare tire in the carin case of a flat |
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Recalcitrant adj |
obstinately stubborn |
Donkeys have a reputation of being recalcitrant |
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Sanguine adj |
cheerful; hopeful |
The organizers were sanguine about the outcome of the fundraiser |
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Sully verb |
tarnish; dirty; soil |
Mom warned us not to sully our new clothes on the playground before the pictires were taken |
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Ubiquitous adj |
being everywhere; omnipresent |
Subway and McDonald's are ubiquitous restaurants along Hy. 290 |
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Voluminous adj |
bulky; large |
The voluminous notebook held all of Miranda's notes for history class |
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Zealot noun |
fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal |
The littles girls were Hannah Montana zealots; they wanted everything qith her name and face on it |
