Gre-Bibile-42

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whelp

Back 1

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This collie whelp won't do for breeding, but he'd make a fine pet.

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bountiful

Back 2

generous; showing bounty;

She distributed gifts in a bountiful and gracious manner.

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politic

Back 3

expedient; prudent; well devised

Even though he was disappointed, he did not think it politic to refuse the offer.

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animadversion

Back 4

critical remark

He resented the animadversions of his critics, particularly because he realized they were true.

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facilitate

Back 5

make less difficult

He tried to facilitate repayment of the loan by getting a part-time job.

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idiosyncratic

Back 6

private; peculiar to an individual;

Such behavior is idiosyncratic, it is as easily identifiable as a signature.

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mores

Back 7

customs

The mores of Mexico are those of Spain with some modifications.

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reciprocal

Back 8

mutual; exchangeable; interacting

The two nations signed a reciprocal trade agreement.

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counterpart

Back 9

a thing that completes another; things very much alike;

Night and day are counterparts.

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jaded

Back 10

fatigued; surfeited;

He looked for exotic foods to stimulate his jaded appetite.

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skinflint

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miser

The old skinflint refused to give her a raise.

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atrocity

Back 12

brutal deed

In time of war, many atrocities are committed by invading armies.

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debutante

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yound woman making formal entrance into society

As a debutante, she was often mentioned in the society columns of the newspapers.

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foliage

Back 14

masses of leaves

Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive though the New England to admire the colorful fall foliage.

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podiatrist

Back 15

doctor who treats ailments of the feet

He consulted a podiatrist about his fallen arches.

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anecdote

Back 16

short account of an amusing or interesting event

Rather than make concrete proposals for welfare reform, President Raegan told anecdotes about poor people who became wealthy despite their impoverished backgrounds.

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fabricate

Back 17

build; lie ;

Because of the child's tendency to fabricate, we had trouble believing her.

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prolix

Back 18

verbose; drawn out;

Her prolix arguments irritated and bored the jury.

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submissive

Back 19

yielding; timid;

Crushed by his authoritarian father, Will had no defiance left in him; he was totally submissive in the face of authority.

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abrasive

Back 20

rubbing away; tending to grind down;

Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.

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cosmic

Back 21

pertaining to the universe; vast ;

cosmic rays derive their name from the fact that they bombard the earth's atmosphere from outer space.

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irrevocable

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unalterable

Let us not brood over past mistakes since they are irrevocable.

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sinister

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evil

We must defeat the sinister forces that seek our downfall.

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exonerate

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acquit; exculpate;

I am sure this letter naming the actual culprit will exonerate you.

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infirmity

Back 25

weakness

Her greatest infirmity was lack of willpower.

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orthography

Back 26

correct spelling

Many of us find English orthography difficult to master because so many of our words are written phonetically.

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pliant

Back 27

flexible; easily influenced;

Catherine's disposition was pliant; she was like putty in her suitor's hands.

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anarchy

Back 28

absence of governing body; state of disorder;

The assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy.

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extrovert

Back 29

person interested mostly in external objects and actions

A good salesperson in usually an extrovert, who likes to mingle with people.

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dormer

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window projecting from roof

In remodeling the attic into a bedroom, we decided that we needed to put in dormers to provide sufficient ventilation for the new room.