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lithe
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Effortlessly graceful, supple and resilient (and often thin).
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Baleful
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Menacing, portending evil; having a harmful or malignant influence.
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curator
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Custodian, especially one in charge of a museum or zoo.
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NICHE
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A cavity, hollow, or recess in a wall; position ideally suited for an organism or person.
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ASPERITY
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Harshness, roughness of temper
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IRKSOME
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Bothersome, irritating
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SEDITIOUS:
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Disposed to arouse, or take part in, violent opposition to lawful authority.
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REPUDIATE
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To cast off, to refuse to have anything to do with.
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ABIDE
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Endure, bear; dwell, remain.
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SCURRY:
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Hasten away, move along rapidly
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PERIGEE:
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The lowest or closest point; the point of a satellite's orbit that is nearest to the earth.
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DABBLE
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To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way.
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BUNGLE:
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To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner
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FRACTIOUS
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Irritable; apt to scold. [easily annoyed]
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FELON:
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A person guilty or capable of crime.
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TENDENTIOUS
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Favoring a certain (often unpopular) point of view.
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ROTUND
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Plump, chubby [having a full rounded shape]
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CARP
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To find fault; to criticize words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly.
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PRIME
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To prepare; to get something ready to function.
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TACITURN:
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Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.
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UNKEMPT
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Not combed, dishevelled [untidy, neglected]
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CURSORY
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Performed rapidly without attention to details; hasty.
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MINATORY
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Threatening or menacing
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SALACIOUS:
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Having a propensity to be lustful or lecherous.
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EMACIATE:
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To become or to cause to become very thin, as when starving.
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AUGUST
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Solemn; inspiring respect and reverence; dignified.
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HARBINGER:
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A portent; sign of the future.
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UNFEIGNED
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Genuine, without deception, without hypocrisy.
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EXTIRPATE
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To eradicate; root out; destroy; exterminate
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ADVOCATE
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advocate (Verb):
To plead the cause of another, to urge. In contrast to the more strident opponents of the measure, some senators advocate a more conciliatory approach. |
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JOCUND:
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Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
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CATATONIC
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The definition of catatonic (adj) is In a stupor; experiencing either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs.. Here is an example of it in use:
The professor was frustrated with her 8 a.m. course; every morning she looked out on a classroom full of catatonic students who seemed to be hearing nothing she said. |
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COAGULATE
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To cause to change into a semisolid state.
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ESPOUSE:
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To take up as a supporter.
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COZEN
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cozen (verb)
To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully.. |
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CORRODE
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To consume; to wear away; to gradually wear away; to impair; rust.
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BRANDISH
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To move or wave, as a weapon; to flourish
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LIMN:
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Paint or draw (e.g. a sign); describe; delineate
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DETAIN:
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To hold back.
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QUIVER
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Tremble [shake: trembling movement]
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ARBITER
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A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them
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PREMONITION
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Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning.
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AFFABLE
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Friendly; courteous; gracious; mild.
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VIABLE
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Viable (adj.)
capable of living |
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GUILELESS
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Without cunning or duplicity; simple and honest.
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SEDENTARY
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Seated; not given to travelling or moving; stationary.
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STEADFAST:
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Firmly fixed or established; unwavering
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SODDEN
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Soaking wet; heavy with moisture
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TENACITY
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Tenacity (noun).
The quality of being persistent, singular in purpose |
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GAMELY
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In a plucky manner; spiritedly
[plucky: bravely] |
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APPREHENSIVE
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Apprehensive (adj.)
Cautious and fearful, anxious towards the future. |
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VAPID
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Insipid; flat; dull; unanimated
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RAMPANT
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Uncontrolled; lacking restraint
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BALMY
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balmy (adj.)
Soothing; refreshing; mild.. Temperatures on the beach were record-high, but the balmy breeze coming off the ocean took the edge off the heat. |
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VERBOSE
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Using or containing more words than are necessary.
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PREPOSTEROUS
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Preposterous (adj.)
Outrageous, unbelievable; contrary to nature or reason.. The queen found the commoner's suggestion that she give him her crown nothing short of preposterous. |
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ANIMUS
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Aggression or hostility.
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ENMITY:
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Strong hatred.
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MANACLE
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Manacle (noun.)
A shackle or restraint usually attached to wrists or ankles. |
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APPROBATION
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Approval; sanction; commendation
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PANEGYRIC
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Eulogy, speech or writing in praise of someone..
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PREPONDERANCE
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Preponderance (noun.)
A great amount (of something. Could refer to weight, quantity, power, influence, etc.). |
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KNOTTY
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Something difficult or intricate
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VORACIOUS:
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Greedy in eating, eager to devour and swallow.
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DECREPIT
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Decrepit (adj.)
Broken down with age. Fearing that it might fall in a storm, the farmers hired men to tear down the decrepit old barn. |
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FERRET
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Search out and bring to light; to drive out from a hiding place.
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GLEAN
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Glean (verb)
To pick up or gather anything by degrees |
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COMELY
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Pleasing or agreeable to the sight
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LACONIC
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laconic (adj.)
quiet, using few words, terse |
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IMBIBE
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Imbibe (verb)
To drink in, absorb |
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VINDICATE
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Vindicate (verb)
to support or maintain as true or correct; to release from fault |
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FRANCHISE:
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special license or privilege granted to an individual or a group.
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PAUCITY
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Paucity (noun)
A lack of something The town's single women bemoaned the paucity of eligible men. |
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SOLACE
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Comfort, alleviation of grief or sadness
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INCUMBENT
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Person currently occupying a political office.
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MERCENARY
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Mercenary (noun)
A soldier for hire who fights purely for money (not from patriotism or coercion) |
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INANE
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Silly, without meaning, foolish.
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MOROSE
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Morose (adj.)
Sullen, annoyed, unhappy |
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CACKLE
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To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does; to laugh in a broken manner
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REND
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Rend (verb)
To tear one's clothes. |
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CONGENIAL
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Allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic.
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PULMONARY
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Pulmonary (adj.)
having to do with the lungs. |
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INFLUX
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(noun)
A streaming together, or continual incoming; a place where two rivers join. |
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JIBE
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To be in accord, to agree, to fit together conceptually
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DWINDLE
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(verb)
to diminish; to become less; to shrink |
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FULMINATE
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To make a loud, sudden noise; to send forth decrees with force or authority.
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QUIBBLE
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(verb)
To raise an insignificant point; to trifle in argument or discourse. The other students felt their class time was being wasted when Mary would quibble with every point the professor made. |
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REFRACTORY
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Obstinate, stubborn, unmanageable
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SALUBRIOUS
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(adj.)
favorable to health |
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INSINUATE
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Imply in a subtle or devious way; introduce gradually or indirectly and artfully.
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DISCOMFIT
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Upset, frustrate, make uncomfortable
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IMPUGN
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verb
to contradict; to assail; to call into question |
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GALVANIZE
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To plate or coat with metal by means of electricity; to stimulate, rouse, stir.
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TARNISH
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(verb)
To diminish; to cause to lose luster; to dull |
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HIRSUTE:
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Hairy
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SKIRMISH
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(noun)
small battle |
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INDIGNANT
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(adj.)
Feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation.. Indignant about the press coverage concerning her personal life, the pop star vowed she would never speak to reporters again. |
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CAJOLE
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(verb)
to flatter; coax; deceive with flattery; entrap |
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SHEATHE
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To put in a case; to inclose or cover with
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HEAVE
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(verb)
To cause to move; to throw off; to lift; to raise |
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GENTEEL
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adj.
Graceful; refined; of high birth.. |
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USURP
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To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right.
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ENTRANCE
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verb.
To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture |
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DECOROUS:
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Satisfying the demands of polite society; proper, correct, seemly.
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ARDENTLY
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adj.
energetically, sincerely |
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EXPATIATE
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To enlarge or elaborate upon something; to go on in great detail.
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GENUFLECT
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verb.
To bend the knee in prayer.. |
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EXPIATION:
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Atonement, the making of amends.
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SAVANT
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noun
A man of learning; one versed in literature or science.. |
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RETICENT
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Quiet; disposed to be silent; reserved.
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GIDDY
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Silly; lightheaded; dizzy.
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VAPID
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adj.
Insipid; flat; dull; unanimated Not wanting to sound vapid, Dierdre tried not to say "Like" and "You know" during her job interview. |
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HOODWINK:
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To deceive by false appearance.
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INFURIATE
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verb.
anger intensely |
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WELTER:
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To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over
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DAUNT
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Discourage by reason of difficulty, intimidate, overwhelm, instill fear or lessen courage
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SKIMP
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verb
to save; to be parsiminous [ stingy, very sparing] or niggardly |
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VOGUE:
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The way or fashion of people at any particular time.
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MENDICANT:
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A beggar.
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BIGOTRY
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noun.
intolerant devotion to a group or cause, usually associated with a devaluation of those outside the group. The judge declared that the elite society's bigotry would no longer be tolerated, and that it would be forced by law to accept the minorities it had historically excluded. |
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PLUMMET
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To fall steeply.
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LURK:
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To lie in wait; to keep out of sight
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JIBE
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verb.
To be in accord, to agree, to fit together conceptually The president's description of the terms of employment did not jibe with the new employee's understanding of the salary and benefits she would be receiving. |
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CLANDESTINE
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adj.
Done in secret The lovers arranged a clandestine meeting at the outskirts of town where they were sure not to be seen by anyone they knew. |
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GAWK
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To stare stupidly at something.
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PANDER
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verb.
to assist in the vice of another |
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REBUKE
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noun.
A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand. When Janice spilled paint on the carpet after repeated warnings to be careful, she received a sharp rebuke from her mother. |
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INVIDIOUS
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adj.
Worthy of envy; desirable; likely to produce ill will.. |
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BAFFLE
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To elude; to foil; to perplex
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FULMINATE
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verb.
To make a loud, sudden noise; to send forth decrees with force or authority.. |
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GINGERLY
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Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously [1. choosing only what is good. 2. easily disgusted]; daintily.
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EXPEDIENT
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adj.
Designed to efficiently achieve a particular end; concerned only with what is advantageous, often in self-interest.. |
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COPIOUS:
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Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful.
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DERISIVE:
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Mocking, laughing; dismissive
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REPUGNANT
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Hostile; disposed to war; offensive.
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SEDULOUS
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adj.
Carefully organized, diligent, painstaking |
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OPINE:
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OPINE:
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OPINE:
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To have an opinion; to judge; to think.
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SHEATHE
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verb
to put in a case; to inclose or cover with |
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LOQUACIOUS
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Given to continual talking.
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COLLATERAL
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NOUN
Money or resources offered in exchange for a loan ADJ Acting indirectly; having lesser importance. |
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INFLAMMATORY
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Causing anger, hostility or passion.
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PERIPATETIC
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adj.
mobile itinerant |
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CHAMELEON:
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A lizard that changes color to match its surroundings.
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RAIMENT
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noun.
an article of dress, clothing in general |
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NOMENCLATURE:
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A system of naming, especially one used in a technical discussion.
Eulogy, speech or writing in praise |
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WRIT
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That which is written; writing; scripture
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AMEND
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To change or modify in any way for the better.
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PALLIATE
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To treat so as to ease symptoms..
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AILMENT
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Indisposition; minor disorder of the body
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QUAY
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A bank or wharf jutting into water from which boats may be loaded and unloaded..
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INSTIGATE
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To provoke; to incite.
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RETRENCH
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verb.
To cut off; to pare away.. |
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UNCTION
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The act of anointing or rubbing with an oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes or as a symbol of consecration.
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THESPIAN
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noun.
an actor, or dramitist |
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JUGGERNAUT:
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An overwhelming force or movement that overcomes all resistance.
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BANTER
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noun.
A joke or jest; a good-humored exchange |
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SKIRMISH
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noun.
a small battle |
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REMONSTRANCE
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A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.
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VAGARY
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noun.
a whim [sudden fancy [1. inclination 2. unfounded idea]], wandering of the thoughts |
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SCUFFLE
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verb.
To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion After he scuffled in the bar with two other patrons, the actor was arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct. |
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DILATORY
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Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy
oxford dictionary: delaying, not prompt |
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REDOLENT
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adj.
fragrant; spreading sweet scent |
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OBTRUDE
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thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation.
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FLUSTER
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verb.
upset and confuse |
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NUBILE
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Marriable; sexually mature.
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IMPUDENT
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adj.
Bold and sassy; marked by disregard for others.. |
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RIGMAROLE:
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A complicated and ritualistic procedure; meaningless, confused locution
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GAFFE
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noun.
a social blunder [noun: bad mistake; verb: 1. move clumsily and uncertainly 2. make a bad mistake] or faux pas. |
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RECANT
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Take back, admit an error.
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FOMENT
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verb.
To nurse to life or activity; to encourage |
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ANEMIA
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Lack of vigor or vitality
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FETID
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adj.]
stinking; especially from decay |
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EXPURGATE
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To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous.
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ULTERIOR
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Farther away, not central; hidden, going beyond what is said openly.
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TEMPESTUOUS
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adj.
stormy |
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ITINERANT
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Travelling, unsettled, wandering about the country.
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GRUESOME
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Ugly; frightful
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AMICABLE
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adj.
friendly and peaceful. Despite their divorce, the couple remained on amicable terms, meeting for dinner and a movie once a month. |
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SAGACITY
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noun.
wisdom |
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CAUSTIC
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Burning; corrosive; destructive
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INDOLENT
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Lazy, given to inactivity.
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LABILE
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adj.
Adaptable, open to change. Shawn was more emotionally labile than the other children who seemed always to be content and happy. Shawn's moods would often change depending on the situation, and it was difficult to predict if he would be happy or sad. |
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RECANT
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verb.
Take back, admit an error. |
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NONCHALANT
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Casual, giving the impression that one is unconcerned or indifferent.
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SUPPLIANT
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adj.
asking earnestly and submissively; entreating [entrain: request earnestly or emotionally] |
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GUTTURAL
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adj.
Harsh or raspy; emanating from the throat.. |
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INVETERATE
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adj.
Deep-seated or firmly established He was an inveterate liar, always trying to con people. |
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PERIPATETIC
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Mobile, itinerant.
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ENCUMBERED
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Burdened; weighed down.
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COGNATE
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adj.
Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.. |
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GLEAN
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To pick up or gather anything by degrees
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CLEAVE
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adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling
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ARROGATE
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adj.
To assume, or claim as one's own; to take over without due cause.. |
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COUNTERVAIL:
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Act in opposition, counteract (often against a harmful force); compensate, offset, counterbalance
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FLEECE
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To swindle; defraud [cheat by fraud]; steal from through deceit
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FLAG:
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tire, lose vigor; to mark as significant.
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OBVIATE
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verb.
anticipate and render unnecessary |
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DESTITUTE
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Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy.
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RIBALD
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adj.
Alice thought her friend's ribald jokes distasteful, and so was nervous about introducing him to her mother. |
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MISOGYNIST
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noun.
a woman hater |
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DIFFIDENT
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Hesitant and timid; unassertive.
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NUBILE
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adj.
marriable; sexually mature |
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MORIBUND
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Almost dead.
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LISSOME
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adj.
Thin and flexible; moving with grace.. |
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SIMIAN
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Apelike.
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PROFLIGATE
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adj.
Wasteful, extravagant, dissipative, without concern for planning or moderation.. |
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DISTEND
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verb.
To extend in one direction; to lengthen out |
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PALL
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noun.
An overspreading of darkness or gloom The recent death of their old coach cast a pall over the team's celebration of their victory in the championship game. |
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ICONOCLAST
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One who challenges and criticizes established beliefs.
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DURESS
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noun.
compulsion by threat |
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DORMANT
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Sleeping, in an inactive state, but with the potential to awaken.
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GARBLED
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Confused; mixed up; unintelligible
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MALADROIT
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adj.
clumsy, awkward |
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RECTITUDE
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Rightness of principle or practice
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TROTH
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noun.
belief, faith, fidelity, truth |
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TACT
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careful concern for other's feelings, the quality of being polite, diplomatic, and thoughtful
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DERELICTION
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noun.
neglect or abandonment; failure to perform a duty |
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PROFUSE
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Abundant and given freely. Extravagently generous.
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CHARY
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adj.
Cautious, wary, hesitant. Slow to accept or allow |
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DILATE
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verb.
to expand; to distend; to enlarge or extgend in all directions; to swell. |
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HARANGUE
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noun.
a loud or pompous speech addressed to a large public assembly |
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URSINE
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adj.
bear-like |
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WHORL
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Anything with a spiraled or coiled [coil: wind into rings or spirals] appearance.
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SLUICE
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adj.
An opening or channel through which anything flows.. |
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EFFACE
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verb.
to rub out; to erase |
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RIBALD
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adj.
base; filthy; obscene Alice thought her friend's ribald jokes distasteful, and so was nervous about introducing him to her mother. |
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BARRAGE
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intense volley [1. simultaneous discharge of missiles etc. 2. outburst of questions or other words. 3. return of the ball in tennis/ before it touches the ground.] of many things at once (as in, perhaps, artillery shelling [tufek sacmasinin firlamasi gibi; artillery askeri boluk gibi]).
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PORTENT
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noun.
An omen, a harbinger, a sign of something that is yet to happen. When the water mysteriously drained out of her aquarium one afternoon, the young woman took it as a portent warning her not to go on the fishing expedition she had been planning. |
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ENJOIN
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verb.
To give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order |
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FRUITION
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Coming to fulfilment; enjoyment
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INGRATIATE
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verb.
To elicit affection or gain favor through deliberate effort; the person who does this is often (but not always) insincere. Knowing that he had offended her parents, he tried to ingratiate himself by mowing their lawn and pruning their hedges. |
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SOLACE
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noun.
comfort; alleviation of grief or sadness. |
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GIDDY
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Silly; lightheaded; dizzy.
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PROSAIC
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adj.
commonplace; unimaginative |
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GALAXY:
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A system of stars; an assemby of brilliant or famous people.
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QUISLING
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noun.
A traitor |
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EPHEMERAL
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adj.
Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only |
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ZANY
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Comical in a foolish or slapstick way.
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BIZARRE
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adj.
Especially strange; odd in appearance; fantastic.. |
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PYRE
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A funeral pile on which the dead are burned; any pile to be burnt.
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PUGILIST
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noun.
a boxer; a fighter |
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PURVEY
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Supply, generally in a business context
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SQUANDER
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Spend lavishly; let slip away
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SAUNTER
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verb.
to walk in a leisurely or relaxed fashion. |
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IMPUDENT:
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Bold and sassy; marked by disregard for others.
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VOLUBLE
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adj.
fluent and smooth in speech; garrulous |
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INSINUATE
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verb.
Imply in a subtle or devious way; introduce gradually or indirectly and artfully.. |
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QUANDARY
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noun.
state of uncertainty or perplexity |
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ENCOMIUM
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A statement of high, glowing, enthusiastic praise.
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ELATION
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noun.
Happiness; the feeling of great joy or high spirits. |
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VITUPERATIVE
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Containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding.
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INCLEMENT
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adj.
Physically severe or harsh; rough (as in weather |
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WOE
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noun.
grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity |
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RESILIENT:
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Strong, yielding to pressure but not breaking; able to regain the original shape after deformation
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AMENABLE
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adj.
Easily managed, tractable, agreeable |
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LIGNEOUS
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adj.
Made of wood; like or resembling wood; woody |
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TAMPER
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verb.
to alter; to meddle with [meddle: birinin, bir seyin isine karismak gibi] |
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PARAMOUR
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A lover; a wooer.
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SLOTH
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noun.
disinclination to work; lazziness |
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INEBRIATED
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adj.
drunk |
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HILARITY
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Glee; cheerfulness; mirth; merriment
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DUCTILE
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Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; capable of being drawn out.
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DEFERENTIAL
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adj.
Showing courteous or ingratiating [ingratiate: bring (oneself) into a person's favour, esp. to gain advantage) respect.. |
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MINATORY
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Threatening or menacing.
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RAMPANT
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adj.
uncontrolled; lacking restraint. The president vowed to do something about the rampant inflation that was hurting the country's economy. |
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SQUANDER
|
verb.
spend lavishly; let slip away |
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BILK
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verb.
To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud. |
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SENTENTIOUS
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adj.
Full of meaning, terse and energetic in expression. |
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BANE
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noun.
the cause of ruin, anything that destroys life; poison. |
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DWINDLE:
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To diminish; to become less; to shrink.
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FAZE
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verb.
to disturb; disconcert |
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VAGABOND
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One who moves from place to place without a settled habitation; a homeless wanderer
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CARRION
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noun.
the dead putrefying body or flesh of an animal. |
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JOURNEYMAN
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Someone trained in a skill, usually a craft.
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RACONTEUR
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noun.
someone skilled at storytelling. |
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IMPOSTOR:
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One who assumes a false identity
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FODDER
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Coarse grains or food for animals
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GUY
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noun.
a rope or chain used to steady something. |
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PUNGENT
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Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; biting; sharply painful.
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MERETRICIOUS
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adj.
alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental |
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MALAPROPISM
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Misuse of a word due to similarity with another, often with humorous results.
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CELERITY
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noun.
rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness. |
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BURNISH
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Shine, polish
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FINAGLE
|
verb.
To get or maneuver through cleverness or craftiness. She was able to finagle her way out of a rent increase by lying to the landlord about her financial situation. |
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EMBARK:
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To set out on a voyage; to engage in any affair
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BESEECH
|
verb.
To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate [make a humble petition to or for] ; to implore [request earnestly]. Once Khalil had seen her kitten, Charlene had to beseech him not to tell the landlord that she had a pet in her apartment. |
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PROMONTORY
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A high point of land; a part that projects outward.
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INCRUSTATION
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noun.
a covering or layering |
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TRADUCE
|
verb.
To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame Not satisfied with expelling Shelley from their clique, the high school girls went on to traduce her by starting a series of vicious rumours. |
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TARNISH
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verb.
to diminish; to cause to lose luster; to dull |
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INDEFATIGABLE:
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Continuing without fatigue; untiring; unflagging.
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IRREVERENT
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Lacking proper respect.
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PROPITIOUS
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adj.
Merciful; helpful; convenient; favorable.. |
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IMPERIOUS
|
Commanding; domineering or arrogant; urgent, imperative.
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APPOSITE
|
adj.
well-adapted; suitable or fit; relevant |
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BARB
|
noun.
a cutting remark; a sharpness or sting. |
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TUTELAGE
|
noun.
The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship.. |
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WAFFLE
|
To speak or write in a vague manner; to be unable to decide between things.
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BIVOUAC
|
verb.
To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army; to encamp for the night without tents or covering.. |
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FORESTALL:
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To take beforehand; to anticipate; to hinder or prevent by measures taken in advance
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DILATE
|
verb.
To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell |
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RESPITE:
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Temporary intermission or suspension
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MORATORIUM
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noun.
hiatus or pause; a period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation. Overwhelmed by the number of unread books piling up around the house, Vivian declared a moratorium on bookbuying. |
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FLURRY
|
noun.
Commotion [fuss and disturbance]; bustle; hurry; a light snowfall |
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SOBRIQUET
|
noun.
Nickname. Being a large man with a big appetite, he went by the sobriquet "The Fridge". |
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RESTITUTION
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The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good a loss or damage
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TURNCOAT
|
noun.
One who forsakes his party or his principles; a traitor or apostate |
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PHILISTINE
|
A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement.
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PLUCK
|
noun.
spirit; courage; indomitable [1. inconquerable 2. inyielding] resolution [decision, intention gibi] |
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RACONTEUR
|
noun.
Someone skilled at storytelling. |
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HALCYON
|
noun.
Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy |
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QUIXOTIC
|
Having impractical ideas that are unlikely to succeed, especially in helping others.
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VITREOUS
|
adj.
Made of glass. |
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CHROMATIC
|
adj.
Relating to colors. Chromatic aberration is the scientific term for the affliction commonly called color blindness |
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PARSIMONIOUS
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Economical and efficient, spending very little.
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SEDULOUS
|
Carefully organized, diligent, painstaking
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RECALCITRANT
|
adj.
Showing opposition The soccer team was mostly made up of girls who worked well together, but there were two or three resistant and recalcitrant girls who did not respect the authority of the coach |
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GINGERLY
|
adj.
Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily |
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CAVALCADE
|
A procession of persons on horseback
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TYRO
|
noun.
a beginner in learning |
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TRITE
|
Cliched, used so often that the meaning has worn off.
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BUOYANT
|
adj.
Tending to rise or float; lighthearted; cheerful.. |
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FULSOME
|
Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying.
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PRETENTIOUS
|
adj.
Making (sometimes excessive or unjustified) claims; demanding, haughty, ambitious.. |
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TRAPPINGS
|
The things that function as outwards signs of an object or person's existence; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.
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EPICURE
|
A person with discriminating taste (e.g. in food and wine).
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TEPID
|
Lukewarm
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ELEEMOSYNARY
|
pertaining to charity; charitable
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CANTANKEROUS
|
adj.
Bad-tempered; perverse; contentious; ugly Hot, sweaty, tired and hungry after her long bike ride, Delilah was feeling cantankerous and could not find it in herself to be pleasant at the lunch table. |
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DRIVEL
|
Stupid talk; nonsense
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CHICANERY
|
noun.
Clever talk designed to deceive or evade. |
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ODIOUS
|
adj.
offensive; ugly; repulsive |
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OPULENT
|
adj.
Glamorous, dazzling, displaying almost excessive wealth. |
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OBTRUDE
|
verb
To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation |
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DECRY
|
Find fault with. Publically condemn or belittle
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PREVARICATE
|
Deviate from the truth, lie.
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DEFEATIST
|
Expecting or anticipating loss
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CORPULENT
|
adj.
Very fat, obese. Gwynneth Paltrow donned a fat suit to play the corpulent love interest in "Shallow Hal." |
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VOLUBLE
|
adj.
Fluent and smooth in speech, garrulous |
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MELLIFLUOUS
|
adj.
sweet-sounding (almost) musical |
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MELLIFLUOUS
|
adj.
Smooth; flowing sweetly.. |
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PEREMPTORY
|
Disallowing delay, commanding, expressing urgency; decisive and imperious.
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PUNCTILIOUS
|
adj.
Precise in action and etiquette |
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MERETRICIOUS
|
adj./
Alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental.. |
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INDIGENT
|
adj.
needy, poor, in want |
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AMICABLE
|
Friendly or peaceful
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FACILE
|
easily done, overly simplistic
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SPURIOUS
|
Not legitimate; unfounded; false
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BAWDY
|
adj.
dirty, obscene |
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FODDER
|
noun.
coarse grains or food for animals |
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
|
An indirect and wordy means of expression.
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VISCOUS
|
adj.
adhesive or sticky |
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SOBRIETY
|
State of not using alcohol; of being habitually calm, serious, dispassionate.
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DROSS
|
noun.
waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part.. |
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CUPIDITY
|
noun.
Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain Had they not wanted too much, they may have survived; cupidity brought down the dot.com entrepreneurs. |
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TARNISH
|
verb.
To diminish; to cause to lose luster; to dull.. |
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STOKE
|
To poke or stir up, as a fire
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OBTRUDE
|
To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation.
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FLUSTER
|
verb.
upset and confuse |
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UNCOUTH
|
adj.
vulgar, lacking manners, unrefined, impolite, rude; of strange and awkward shape.. |
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SANCTUARY
|
noun.
safe place |
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WHIMSY
|
noun.
A capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit.. |
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VEHEMENT
|
adj.
Acting with great force; furious; violent |
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ELOQUENCE
|
Clear and forceful expression of meaning or feeling.
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CHASTEN
|
verb.
To correct by punishment; to discipline. |
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TRITE
|
Cliched, used so often that the meaning has worn off.
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PERNICIOUS
|
Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very mischievous; wicked.
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SOPORIFIC
|
verb.
Causing sleep |
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BANDY
|
verb.
To exchange; to toss about, as a ball from person to person.. The student council gathered to bandy about ideas for a theme for the graduation party. |
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ENNUI
|
A feeling of weariness and disgust; tedium.
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PLETHORA
|
An excessive amount; a profusion
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SUCCOR
|
noun.
The person or thing that brings relief; aid or assistance. |
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MENDACIOUS
|
adj.
Given to deception or falsehood; lying.. |
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INVECTIVE
|
noun.
abusive, insulting language |
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SUBTERFUGE
|
noun.
An artifice employed to escape censure or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.. |
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|
TURNCOAT
|
noun.
One who forsakes his party or his principles; a traitor or apostate.. |
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|
EFFULGENT
|
adj.
Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid.. |
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AMORTIZE
|
verb.
o pay off a loan by periodically repaying a portion of the principal (along with the interest). Only a plan to amortize their financial obligation over several years could save the debt-ridden power companies from immediate bankruptcy. |
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DROLL
|
adj.
funny, in a strange way |
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BILK
|
verb.
To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud.. |
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SEVERANCE
|
Payment that an employee receives upon leaving a job as compensation for the loss of employment
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DRIVEL
|
stupid talk; nonsense
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CONCEIT
|
noun.
A fanciful idea or a strained, complex metaphor.. |
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|
ANATHEMA
|
adj.
Greatly detested; seen to be accursed or damned.. |
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TAWDRY
|
Showy, but without taste or elegance
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INSOLENT
|
adj.
rude and lacking in respect; bold |
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|
VOLUBLE
|
adj.
Fluent and smooth in speech, garrulous.. |
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|
INEBRIATED
|
adj.
drunk |
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|
SHEATHE
|
verb.
put in a case; to inclose or cover with.. |
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REDOLENT
|
Fragrant; spreading sweet scent
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LUDICROUS
|
So absurd or ridiculous as to be laughable
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|
WANTON
|
adj.
Unrestrained, loose and free; reckless and heedless.. |
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|
CALUMNIATE
|
verb.
to slander or defame |
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|
TREASON
|
noun.
The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty |
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|
DISHEVELLED
|
adj.
falling loosely in disarray |
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|
INTRANSIGENT
|
Refusing compromise; irreconcilable.
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GESTATE
|
verb.
to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
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VOLUPTUOUS
|
Sensuous; directed toward the pleasure of the senses.
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TEMPESTUOUS
|
adj.
stormy |
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|
STALEMATE
|
noun.
An impasse; a point in a game or challenge when neither player can move.. |
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BOORISH
|
adj.
Improper or lacking manners, rude, disagreeable. She was astounded when he belched at the table; she had not remembered him as being boorish. |
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FASTIDIOUS
|
Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; fussy.
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HERMETIC
|
adj.
completely sealed; airtight |
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LISSOME
|
adj.
Thin and flexible; moving with grace |
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EXACTING
|
Demanding;strict; not easily satisfied.
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VOLUPTUOUS
|
adj.
Sensuous; directed toward the pleasure of the senses |
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RIBALD
|
adj.
Base; filthy; obscene Alice thought her friend's ribald jokes distasteful, and so was nervous about introducing him to her mother. |
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VENAL
|
adj.
capable of being bought; corrupt |
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WANTON
|
Unrestrained, loose and free; reckless and heedless.
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PENITENT
|
Repentant, feeling remorse for sins or offenses
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SUNDRY
|
adj.
various; miscellaneous [assorted; diverse; heterogenous] |
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GLACIAL
|
Consisting of ice; frozen; icy
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BILIOUS
|
adj.
ill-tempered |
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|
BIVOUAC
|
To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army; to encamp for the night without tents or covering.
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|
SLOUGH
|
verb.
to shed [ 1. lose by a natural falling off 2. take off 3. allow to fall or flow] or throw off |
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|
BEDRAGGLE
|
verb.
to soil [make dirty]; to dirty garments |
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|
VISIONARY
|
A dreamer; one whose imagination overpowers his reason; one with impractical ideas
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|
ASSAILANT
|
noun.
One who, or that which, attacks, or assaults.. |
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|
BRAZEN
|
adj.
loud and harsh, with contemptuos boldness |
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|
INSOLENT
|
adj.
rude and lacking in respect; bold |
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|
QUIXOTIC
|
adj.
having impractical ideas that are unlikely to succed, especially in helping others. |
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|
GUSTATORY
|
Relating to the sense of taste.
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SUNDRY
|
noun. various; miscellaneous
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|
MELLIFLUOUS
|
adj.
Smooth; flowing sweetly |
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UNREQUITED
|
Not repaid or returned
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|
|
MERETRICIOUS
|
adj.
Alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental.. |
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|
FEBRILE
|
adj.
indicating fever, or derived from it |
|
|
APLOMB
|
noun.
composure and self-assurance |
|
|
GARISH
|
Overly showy; too bright; gaudy.
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|
|
BAWDY
|
adj.
dirty, obscene |
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|
RAVISH
|
verb.
to transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy; to seize or carry away by violence. |
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|
INFURIATE
|
Anger intensely.
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|
SLOUGH
|
verb.
to shed or throw off |
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|
SERENDIPITOUS
|
adj.
having good luck; favorable |
|
|
DIRGE
|
noun.
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites |
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|
MAWKISH
|
Overly sentimental; disgusting.
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|
SUPPLE
|
adj.
Strong and flexible, limber, able to bend without breaking, adaptable |
|
|
GOSSAMER
|
Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof material.
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|
VANTAGE
|
noun.
Superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain.. |
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|
MELLIFLUOUS
|
adj.
Smooth; flowing sweetly.. |
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|
PURVEY
|
Supply, generally in a business context
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|
|
REBUFF
|
verb.
to turn away |
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|
VITRIOL
|
noun.
Sharpness or bitterness of feeling.. |
|
|
CONCEIT
|
A fanciful idea or a strained, complex metaphor.
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|
|
CHAGRIN
|
noun.
dismay; vexation |
|
|
UNDULY
|
adj.
without cause or reason |
|
|
NEGOTIABLE
|
adj.
Legally transferable; able to be passed or transferred |
|
|
VITIATE
|
verb.
To make void or destroy; to render defective |
|
|
LISSOME
|
adj.
Thin and flexible; moving with grace.. |
|
|
CAVALCADE
|
A procession of persons on horseback
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|
|
QUISLING
|
noun.
a traitor |
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|
SUNDRY
|
adj.
carious; miscellaneous |
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|
BATE
|
verb.
to lessen by deducting or reducing |
|
|
PANDER
|
verb.
to assist in the vice of another |
|
|
TAUNT
|
verb.
to challenge in an insulting manner |
|
|
EFFULGENT
|
adj.
Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid |
|
|
VILIFY
|
To defame, malign, slander; to make vile, to debase, to degrade, to disgrace.
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|
|
SKIMP
|
verb.
To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly |
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|
LANGUID
|
Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; weak; without animation.
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|
|
BRAZEN
|
adj.
Loud and harsh; with contemptuous boldness. |
|
|
COMPENDIUM
|
A short review of a particular subject or issue.
|
|
|
REJOINDER
|
adj.
an answer to a reply |
|
|
HALYCON
|
adj.
calm, peaceful, undisturbed, happy |
|
|
SINECURE
|
Office or appointment that requires little responsibility.
|
|
|
FEBRILE
|
Indicating fever, or derived from it.
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|
|
LACHRYMOSE
|
adj.
Given to crying easily In the months after his son's death, Tim was lachrymose, liable to cry at the slightest provocation. |
|
|
TRADUCE
|
verb.
To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame. Not satisfied with expelling Shelley from their clique, the high school girls went on to traduce her by starting a series of vicious rumours. |
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|
CHERUBIC
|
adj.
angelic; child-like; innocent |
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|
INVETERATE
|
Deep-seated or firmly established
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|
PAROCHIAL
|
Pertaining to a parish; limited; narrow.
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|
PREPOSTEROUS
|
adj.
Outrageous, unbelievable; contrary to nature or reason. The queen found the commoner's suggestion that she give him her crown nothing short of preposterous. |
|
|
OBTUSE
|
Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull
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|
|
SALACIOUS
|
Having a propensity to be lustful or lecherous.
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|
|
PROSAIC
|
adj.
commonplace; unimaginative |
|
|
RAVISH
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verb.
is To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy; to seize or carry away by violence.. |
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HARDY
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adj.
Sturdy; resistant; having fortitude and endurance.. She was a hardy baby, never getting sick despite the many strains of colds and flus that circulated through the daycare. |
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BATE
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verb.
to lessen by deducting or reducing |
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NDEFATIGABLE
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Continuing without fatigue; untiring; unflagging.
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CORDIAL
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adj.
courteous and gracious |
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FAWN
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verb.
Show affection; curry favor with flattery and sycophancy |
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INCLEMENT
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adj.
Physically severe or harsh; rough (as in weather).. |
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REGAL
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adj.
of or pertaining to royalty |
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WRATH
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Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.
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CHAGRIN
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noun.
dismay; vexation |
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INDUSTRIOUS
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adj.
Characterized by diligence; steady; persevering |
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QUISLING
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noun.
a traitor |
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SORDID
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adj.
Vile; base; gross; filthy; foul.. |
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UNKEMPT
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not combed; dishevelled
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STENTORIAN
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Extremely loud; powerful
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FILIAL
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Pertaining to a son or daughter
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PREPOSTEROUS
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adj.
Outrageous, unbelievable; contrary to nature or reason The queen found the commoner's suggestion that she give him her crown nothing short of preposterous. |
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CALLOUS
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adj.
Hardened; unfeeling or insensitive |
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CHASTEN
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verb.
To correct by punishment; to discipline |
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REPEAL
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verb.
To repeal or take back (especially a decree or law).. |
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BUCOLIC
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adj.
Of or pertaining to the life of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic |
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TAWDRY
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adj.
showy; without taste or elegance |
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SLOUGH
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verb.
to shed or throw off |
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CHERUBIC
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adj.
angelic; child-like; innocent |
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SENILE
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adj.
Pertaining to old age; having a feeble memory |
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GERMINATE
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verb.
To sprout; to bud; to shoot |
