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Sophisticated
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Adj.
Experienced in worldly ways The girl is very SOPHISTICATED when it comes to fashion. |
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Aloofness
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Noun
The state of being uninterested and unsympathetic. The boy had a ALOOFNESS about him regarding the crying baby. |
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Elite
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Adj.
Superior; top John attended an ELITE college. |
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Resignedly
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Adj.
Patiently accepting; in an unresisting way The boy accepted his punishment RESIGNEDLY. |
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Ember
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Noun
A glowing piece of wood. I sat and watched the EMBER in the fireplace. |
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Apprehensive
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Adj.
Anxious or fearful; uneasy I was APPREHENSIVE about approaching the dog. |
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Defiance
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Noun
Open, bold resistance to authority. The students DEFIANCE frustrated the teacher. |
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Contemptuous
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Adj.
Scornful; despising The man was CONTEMPTUOUS toward the women. |
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Sheepish
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Adj.
Acting embarrassed or ashamed The child was SHEEPISH after the accident. |
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Premonition
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Noun
A feeling that something is about to occur I had a PREMONITION that something bad was going to happen today. |