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Automatic |
(of a device or process) working by itself with little or no direct human control |
The car was automatic, not manual. |
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Intramural |
taking place within a single educational institution. |
We played intramural sports at college. |
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Conspire |
make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act |
Later on we'll conspire, as we sleep by the fire. |
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Brevity |
concise and exact use of words in writing or speech |
His brevity was great in his writing piece. |
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Crucify |
criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly |
Sam crucified me in the middle of lunch for having a big booty. |
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Intervene |
come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events. |
The rain intervened the Olympic game. |
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Holistic |
characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole |
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Isolate |
cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others. |
The boys isolated the chubby boy from the basketball game. |
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Culpable |
deserving blame |
Pondo was culpable for the cookies being gone. |
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Misconstrue |
interpret (something, especially a person's words or actions) wrongly. |
Michael misconstrued the warning and went into the bear cage. |
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Destruction |
the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired |
The destruction of the school made a lot of kids happy. |
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Premonition |
a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant |
I had a premonition that something was gonna happen when the guy was speaking very suspiciously. |
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Sedentary |
(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. |
I was sedentary at my desk, drawing a picture of a cat riding a ostrich. |
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Subside |
become less intense, violent, or severe |
The effects of the poison will subside soon. |
