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dappled
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spotted; ;
The sunlight filtering though the screens created a dappled effect on the wall. |
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florid
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flowery; ruddy;
His complexion was even more florid than usual because of his anger. |
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spangle
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small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation; ;
The thousands of spangles on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage lights. |
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consternation
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anxiety; dismay ;
Lincoln is famous for saying that the consternations during the civil war had left him decrepit. |
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machinations
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schemes ; ;
I can see through your wily machinations. |
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prodigious
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enormous; marvelous;
He marveled at her prodigious appetite when he saw all the food she ate. |
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strut
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pompous walk ; ;
His strut as he marched about the parade ground revealed him for what he was%3a a pompous buffoon. |
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apparition
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ghost; phantom;
Hamlet was uncertain about the identity of the apparition that had appeared and spoken to him. |
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fiasco
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total failure; ;
Our ambitious venture ended in a fiasco and we were forced to flee. |
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pertinent
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suitable; to the point;
The lawyer wanted to know all the pertinent details. |
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condole
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express sympathetic sorrow; ;
His friends gathered to condole with him over his loss. |
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excoriate
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flay; abrade;
These shoes are so ill-fitting that they will excoriate the feet and create blisters. |
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ineluctable
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irresistable; not to be escaped ;
He felt that his fate was ineluctible and refused to make any attempt to improve his lot. |
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lagoon
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shallow body of water near a sea; lake;
They enjoyed their swim in the calm lagoon. |
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sophistication
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artificiality; unnaturalness; act of employing sophistry in reasoning
Sophistication is an acquired characteristic, found more frequently among city dwellers than among residents of rural areas. |
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console
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lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort;
When her father died, Marius did his best to console Cosette. |
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shimmer
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glimmer intermittently; ;
The moonlight shimmered on the water as the moon broke through the clouds for a moment. |
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whittle
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pare; cut off bits;
As a present for Aunt Polly, Tom whittled some clothespins out of a chunk of wood. |
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braggart
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boaster ; ;
Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves. |
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apostate
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs ; ;
Because he switched from one party to another, his former friends shunned him as an apostate. |
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fester
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rankle; produce irritation or resentment;
Joe's insult festered in Anne's mind for days, and made her too angry to speak to him. |
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perspicacious
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having insight; penetrating; astute
The brillant lawyer was known for his perspicacious deductions. |
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ignominious
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disgraceful ; ;
The country smarted under the ignominious defeat and dreamed of the day when it would be victorious. |
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mote
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small speck; ;
The tiniest mote in the eye is very painful. |
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recount
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narrate or tell; count over again ;
About to recount the latest adventure of Sherlock Holmes, Watson lost track of exactly how many cases Holmes had solved and refused to begin his tale until he'd recounted them one by one. |
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lachrymose
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producing tears ; ;
His voice has a lachrymose quality that is more appropriate at a funeral than a class reunion. |
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somber
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gloomy; depressing;
From the doctor's grim expression, I could tell he had somber news. |
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consensus
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general agreement ; ;
The consensus indicates that we are opposed to entering into this pact. |
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attrition
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gradual wearing down; ;
They decided to wage a war of attrition rather than to rely on all-out attack. |
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liquidate
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settle accounts; clear up ;
He was able to liquidate all his debts in short period of time. |