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Venerable
adjective At family reunions our venerable grandmother, now past eighty, is accorded great respect. |
Worthy of respect because of advanced age
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Puerile
adjective Some adults think it's funny to throw water balloons at their guests, but I consider it puerile. |
Childish; immature
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Levity
noun During the assembly George kept giggling; levity for which his teacher later scolded him. |
Lack of proper seriousness
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Frugal
adjective Her frugal attitude allowed her to save a great deal of money at the supermarket. |
Thrifty; not wasteful
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Antipathy
noun Because of his bigoted remarks, the speaker provoked the antipathy of the audience. |
Feeling of intense dislike
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Avocation
noun My favorite avocation is theater. |
A hobby
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Charlatan
noun The Great Imposter is a movie about a charlatan who posed successfully as a surgeon. |
An imposter; a poser
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Doughty
adjective The doughty knight won the sword fight. |
Brave; strong
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Elucidate
verb You may elucidate what happened after you relax for a while. |
To make clear; explain
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Indolent
adjective He was indolent by nature but still blamed the heat wave for his inability to do work. |
Lazy
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Ludicrous
adjective His answer to the question was so ludicrous that everyone burst out laughing. |
Ridiculous; laughably absurd
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Callow
adjective He was surprised when his company hired a callow youth just out of college for the important new position. |
Young and inexperienced
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Blithe
adjective Our neighbor is a blithe fellow who tells amusing stories. |
Merry; cheerful; happy
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Nepotism
noun Whenever a President appoints a relative to a government position, the accusation of nepotism is raised by the opposing party. |
Favoritism shown to relatives
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Malign
verb I cannot bear to hear you malign such a good man. |
To speak evil of
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Posthumous
adjective Michael Jackson was a popular singer before his death, but his songs became outrageously popular posthumously. |
Occuring after death
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Heinous
adjective Her heinous letter made my heart ache. |
Hateful; extremely wicked or evil
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Clandestine
adjective Clandestinely adverb He held a clandestine meeting to plan the shipping of prohibited drugs. |
Kept secret or hidden especially for an illegal purpose.
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Refute
verb I refuted her rediculous rumor. |
To disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something.
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Cursory
adjective The teacher gave us a cursory preview of what our next unit would be. |
Hasty, hurried, or not thorough.
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