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Base
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Low inferior in position or quality:
The base quality of the vase wasn't worth its price. |
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Candid
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Frank; honest; telling someones honest opinion:
I was being candid in my movie review about it being boring and having no plot. |
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Legitimate
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Lawful; proper and acceptable:
When saying you dog ate you homework is not a legitimate excuse for not having your homework. |
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Mediocre
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Moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary:
The mediocre singer got reviews from critics saying that it wasn't anything that was unique or that the singer had any special talents. |
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Truism
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A statement of self-evident truth; a saying that, while true, has been overused:
Practice makes perfect is a saying, or a truism, that has been overused even though true. |
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Orthodox
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Doing and believing what is commonly accepted:
The orthodox brides attire today is wearing a white dress, while in the Elizabethan era it was to wear the color that was most popular at the time. |
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Quaint
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Charming in an old fashioned way:
During out simmer vacation we stopped by at a quaint little town in the mountains to stay at for a few days. |
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Rarity
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Something that is very infrequent or scarce:
The tropical bird made the jungle trekker very excited to see rare species of its kind. |
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Singular
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Being the only one of a kind; unique:
Our town has a singular monument that it is very proud of, its a statue of the founder sitting at a small table eating his favorite food that the town is famous for. |
