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Amiable
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Friendly, good natured
Marty, whose sense of humor and good spirits never fail, is an amiable companion |
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Blight
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A disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin;
Dutch elm disease was a that forever changed the look of my neighborhood Though she received several letters of rejections, she determined not to let them blight her hopes of not going to college |
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Compliant
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Willing to do what someone also wants; obedient
A compliant child is easy to discipline, even when in an unfamiliar environment |
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Leeway
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Extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or in accuracies; margin of error
Experienced planners allow leeway of a week or so in case a project runs into snags or delays |
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Limber
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Flexible; to cause to become flexible
Dancers work hard to develop limber bodies Runners limber up before a race |
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Partisan
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A strong supporter of a person, party, or cause; one whose support is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerrilla; strongly supporting one side only
That mayoral candidate is a strong partisan of term limits |
