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Partisan |
One who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group derivatives |
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Pernicious |
Very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental |
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Covert |
Secret, concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy derivatives |
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Portentous |
Momentous, having great significance derivatives |
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Gall |
Bile, an irritant, impudence, something bitter derivatives |
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According |
Harmonious, agreeable |
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Wanton |
Immoral, lewd, licentious; wanton n. someone who is immoral or lewd |
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Virtuous |
Having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble |
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Disparage |
To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner, to belittle; |
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Profane |
Showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate, desecrateor defame |
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Entreat
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A plea or Earnest request; to appeal
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Plea Request Appeal |
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Utter
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To express by speaking, pouncing OR carried to the utmost point or highest degree
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High Degree Point Express |
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Idolatry
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Extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone
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Love Admire Like |
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Repose
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A state of rest, sleep, or tranquiltiy
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Sleep Rest Tranquil |
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Air
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To Broadcast or televise; to make public
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Broadcast Televise Public |
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Baleful
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Having a harmful or destructive effect; menacing or sinister
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Menacing Sinister Destructive |
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Intercede
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To intervene on behalf pf another; to act as a mediator or arbitrate
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Intervene Intercept To be inbetween |
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Forsake
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to quit or to leave entirely; to depart or withdraw from.
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Leave Depart Withdraw |
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Chide
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to voice disapproval; to scold or chastise
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Scold Chastise Disagree |
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Discord |
Lack of agreement
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Disagree Disapprove Dislike |
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Submissive (adj) |
yielding or surrendering oneself to the will of another |
Surrender Yield Give in |
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Feign (v) |
To give a false appearance, to throw a fake punch |
Fake False Untrue |
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Dexterous (adj) |
Skillful and active with the hands; skill or cleverness in using hands or body |
Skillful Talented Clever |
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Dissemble (v) |
to disguise, pretend, to disguise the truth |
Disguise Pretend Hide |
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Beguile (v) |
To persuade with charm |
Persuade Charm |
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Calamity (n) |
A serious event causing distress, misfortune |
Misfortune Distress |
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Perjury (n) |
False testimony under oath, bearing false witness |
False Fake Untrue |
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Ascend (v) |
To move upward |
Upward Up To go up |
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Vexation (n) |
Discomfort or distress; annoyance |
Discomfort Distress Annoyance |
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Inundate (v) |
To cover up with; to overflow |
Cover Up Overflow To hide |
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Assuaged |
to soothe, calm, modified |
The Letter assuaged the fears of most members |
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Chattels |
any article of tangible property other than land, buildings, etc |
The man was a slave owner's chattel |
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Dictum |
an authoritative proclamation; judicial assertion, a say masin |
He received the dictum with evident reluctance |
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Taciturn |
reserved in speech; reluctant to join a conversation |
The taciturn man was not notice by the crowd around him. |
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Illicitly |
not allowed or approved by a common custom, rule, or standard. |
Being able to read and write is an illicitly among slaves in the 1800s |
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Indigenous |
Originating in and characteristics of a particular region or country; native |
The man had said he was indigenous to the Itaewon region of Seoul, S. Korea. |
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Expounding |
to explain; interpret |
The people were expounding their problems about the traffic in large cities. |
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Erratic |
having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed. |
Some high school students have are still erratic about their job choices. |
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Contemptuous |
throwing or expressing disdain; disrespect. |
The girl gave a contemptuous look towards her mother. |
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auspicious
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favored by fortune
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Today day was not a auspicious day as the boy had broken his arm. |
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Abominable |
Repugnantly hateful; detestable loathsome |
The uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty
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Benign |
having a kindly disposition; gracious |
Her face was calm and benign
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Magisteral |
of relating to , or befitting a master; authoritative; of importance |
It was a magisterial pronouncement |
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Benevolence |
desire to do good to others; goodwill, charitable |
Benvolio was a Benevolent character |
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Ensuing |
to follow in order; come afterward especially in immediate succession |
The difficulties that ensued from their commitment to Cuba |
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Prowess |
Exception valor, bravery, or ability |
It was his prowess as a fisherman |
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Meditative |
of involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought |
They were meditative techniques
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Unfathomable |
Difficult or impossible to understand in comprehensive |
Her gray eyes were dark with some unfathomable emotion |
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Accost |
to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry, aggressive, or unwanted way |
Reporters accosted him in the street
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Innate |
Inborn, natural |
Her innate capacity for organization |
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Altercation
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A noisy argument or disagreement; especially in public
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I had an altercation with the conductor |
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Appalling |
causing shock or dismay, horrific
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the cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack |
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Elusive |
Difficult to find, catch or achieve. Difficult to remember or recall |
success will become ever more elusive |
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Resilient |
Able to withstand or recovery quickly |
Babies are generally far more resilient than new parents realize. |
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Reverent |
Feeling or showing deep and solemn (serious or sincere) respect |
A reverent silence filled the Room |
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Futility |
Pointlessness or uselessness |
The horror and futility of war. |
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Prominent |
Important, Famous |
She was a prominent member of the city council.
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Countenance |
A person's face or facial expression |
His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away. |
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Complacency |
Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's acheivements |
The figures are better, but there are no grounds for complacency. |
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Mollify |
To appease the anger or anxiety of (someone); reduce the severity of |
Nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists |
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Exodus |
A mass departure of people, especially emigrants |
Tired of the hardships of farming, many families have made an exodus from the country to the city.
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Expunge |
To erase or remove completely |
A chip was put inside the spy’s brain to expunge his memory so he would never recall any of his missions.
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Impudent |
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent |
Matt is an impudent scoundrel who doesn’t seem to respect rules or people. |
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iota |
an extremely small amount |
If there is even one iota of doubt, the jury should not find the defendant guilty. |
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Cynical |
Belief that people are motivated by self interest; Distrustful of human sincerity and integrity |
Helen is a cynical woman who does not trust anyone.
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Fatalistic |
Belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable |
Many have an almost fatalistic attitude toward their own health
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Ruefully |
In a way that expresses sorrow or regret |
The little boys ruefully apologized for breaking the window.
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Sordid |
Morally ignoble (despicable) or vile |
If people learn of the politician’s sordid past, they will not vote for him.
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Squalid |
Dirty or deteriorated especially from poverty or lack of care |
The homeless man had no choice but to sleep in squalid conditions.
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Apprehension |
Anticipation of misfortune; suspicion or fear of future touble |
The father had apprehension about his daughter going t a foreign country. |
