Gre-Bibile-6

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mirth

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merriment; laughter;

Sober Malvolio found Sir Toby's mirth improper.

merriment : laughter, fun, and enjoyment Ex. Her eyes sparkled with merriment.; the sounds of merriment

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filch

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steal

The boys filched apples from the fruit stand.

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pestle

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tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl

From the way in which the elderly pharmacist pounded the drug with his pestle, young George could tell that his employer was agitated about something.

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alluvial

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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water

The farmers found the alluvial deposits at the mouth of the river very fertile.

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unassuming

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modest

He is so unassuming that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.

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array

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clothe; adorn ;

She liked to watch her mother array herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening.; She came in arrayed in all her finery.

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crestfallen

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/ ˈkrestˌfɔːlən/ adj. dejected; dispirited;

We were surprised at his reaction to the failure of his project; instead of being crestfallen, he was busily engaged in planning new activities.

dejected: unhappy, disappointed, or sad Ex. The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected.


longman: looking disappointed and upset

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spat

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squabble; minor dispute;

What had started out as a mere spat escalated into a full-blown argument.

squabble:an argument over something that is not important Ex. Polly and Susie were having a squabble about who was going to hold the dog's lead.

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construe

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explain; interpret ;

If I construe your remarks correctly, you disagree with the theory already advanced.

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intermittent

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periodic; on and off;

Our picnic was marred by intermittent rains.

mar : to make something less attractive or enjoyable ￚsynonym spoil Ex. Their wedding was marred by the death of Jenny's mother a week earlier.

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lode

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metal-bearing vein

If this lode that we have discovered extends for any distance, we have found a fortune.

cambridge:an amount of metal in its natural form

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premonition

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forewarning

We ignored these premonitions of disaster because they appeared to be based on childish fears.

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statute

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law

We have many statutes in our law books which should be repealed.

repeal:if a government repeals a law, it officially ends that law

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fictitious

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/ fɪkˈtɪʆəs / adj. imaginary

Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington, many of the incidents are fictitious.

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pervasive

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spread throughout

the pervasive influence of television; the all-pervasive mood of apathy; Despite airing them for several hours, she could not rid her clothes of the pervasive odor of mothbals that clung to them.

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alliteration

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repetition of beginning sound in poetry

The furrow followed free is an example of alliteration.

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component

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element; ingredient;

I wish all the components of my stereo system were working at the same time.

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esoteric

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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few;

New Yorker short stories often include esoteric allusions to obscure people and events%3a the implication is if you are in the in-crowd, you'll get the reference; if you come from Cleveland, you won't.

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lament

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grieve; express sorrow;

Even advocates of the war lamented the loss of so many lives in combat.

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soporific

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sleep producing

I do not need a sedative when I listen to one of his soporific speeches.

seductive: a drug used to make someone calm or go to sleep

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consort

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husband or wife

The search for a consort for the young Queen Victoria ended happily.

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pejorative

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negative in connotation; having a belittling effect ;

Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies, the Republicans made pejorative remarks about his character.

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seine

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net for catching fish

When the shad run during the spring, you may see fishermen with seines along the banks of our coastal rivers.

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waffle

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speak equivocally about an issue

When asked directly about the governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal, the press secretary waffled, talking all around the issue.

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apotheosis

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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something

the apotheosis of romantic art;
The Roman empress Livia envied the late emperor his apotheosis; she hoped that on her death she, too, would be exalted to the rank of a god.

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fetid

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malodorous

The neglected wound became fetid.

malodorous /ˌmælˈəʊ.dər.əs/ smelling unpleasant

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pert

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impertinent; forward ;

I think your pert and impudent remarks call for an apology.

impertinent: cheeky. Ex. He was always asking impertinent questions.You are an impertinent young woman.

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dulcet

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sweet sounding

The dulcet sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.

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hubris

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arrogance; excessive self-conceit;

Filled with hubris, Lear refused to heed his friends' warnings.

heed: to pay attention to someone's advice or warning
If she had only heeded my warnings , none of this would have happened.

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trek

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travel; journey;

The tribe made their trek further north that summer in search of game.