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penurious
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adj. penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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pernicious
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adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death
The cuts in government spending have had a pernicious effect on local health services. |
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putrefy
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v. to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj. form: putrid)
The smell of putrefying flesh |
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quaff
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v. to drink deeply
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quiescence
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n. stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (adj. form quiescent)
The political situation was now relatively quiescent |
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redoubtable
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adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor; producing a little fear
Tonight Viliers faces the most redoubtable opponent of his boxing career |
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squalid
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adj. sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (noun form: squalor)
Many prisoners, even today, are in overcrowded and squalid places |
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stoic
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adj. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (noun form: stoicism)
We knew she must be in pain, despite her stoic attitude. |
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supplant
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v. to take place of; supersede
In most offices, the typewriter has now been supplanted by the computer. |
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torpid
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adj. lethargic; sluggish; dormant (noun form: torpor)
If you have a sudden loss of cabin pressure at 20,000 feet, passengers will become torpid and then lose consciousness. |
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ubiquitous
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adj. existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
Leather is very much in fashion this season, as of course is the ubiquitous denim. |
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urbane
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adj. sophisticated; refined; elegant (noun form: urbanity); confident, comfortable and polite in social situations
John Herschel was an urbane, kindly and generous man |
