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Backlash |
Strong negative reaction by strong number of people |
A public backlash against racism |
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Spurious |
Plausible but false |
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Histrionics |
Too emotional or dramatic |
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Adept |
Skillful |
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Opulence |
Luxuriousness |
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Obscene |
Indecent |
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Proliferation |
Rapidly increase |
The proliferation of missile technology |
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Indolent |
Lazy |
Indolent coffee in bed |
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Dissuade |
Persuade not to take a particular course of action |
Children cant be dissuaded from climbing upon walls |
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Chastise |
To reprimand harshly |
She chastised the children for misbehavioir |
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Anecdote |
Not necessarily true or reliable,informal |
The evidence is merely anecdotal |
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Retract |
To take back |
You cant retract a word once you have said that |
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Lucid |
Easy to understand |
Most of his writings are lucid , so you need not be so perspicacious (shrewd) |
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Diligent |
Careful and hard working |
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Amiable |
Friendly |
She was so amiable that she was twice voted class president |
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Mundane |
Routine |
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Robust |
Sturdy(build in a very strong way) |
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Embellish |
Add details to |
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Transitory |
Short lasting |
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Humility |
Humbleness |
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Gibberish |
Nonsense |
His political ideas are gibberish |
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Leverage |
Grip,hold |
American businessmen are looking for leverage over india |
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Enthralled |
Captivated |
She was so enthralled in the movie |
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Candid |
Honest and straight forward |
I appreciate his candidness about why he broke up |
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Appease |
Make less angry |
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Discreet |
Careful |
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Pristine |
Spotless |
The lake was pristine |
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Err |
Makr a mistake |
He erred in thinking that it was a snake |
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Chivalrous |
Courtious |
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Champion |
To speak in favour of |
Ambedkar championed reservation system through out his life |
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Discreet |
Careful |
The prof thought that he was discreet |
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Telling |
Significant |
It was atelling fact |
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Adamant |
Unyeilding |
He was so adamant about his decision |
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Metoric |
Very rapid |
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Jargon |
Speech particular to a group |
The jargon of doctors can be very difficult to understand |
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Industrious |
Hardworking |
Vineeth was an industrious student |
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Oblique |
Indirect |
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Euphoria |
Extreme joy |
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Conundrum |
Difficult problems |
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Erratic |
Highly irregular |
I was appalled by his erratic behaviour |
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Thrifty |
Wise with money |
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Obscure |
State of being unknown |
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Vindictive |
Out of revenge |
The criticism was vindictive |
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Egregious |
Standing out in a bad way |
Latin greg means flock |
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Prosaic |
Dull and lacking imagination |
I never saw such a prosaic charecter |
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Veracity |
Truthful |
His veracious soul lead to his success |
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Embark |
Go on board |
I recommend you to embark upon the new strategies |
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Longing |
A yearning desire |
Urban dwellers clearly have a longing for countryside |
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Plumb |
Measured |
I plumbed the depth of well |
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Subjective |
Based on personal feelings |
His views are highly subjective and cannot be trusted |
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Oblique |
Slanting |
Oblique ways of showing emotion |
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Condone |
To forgive |
He condoned too quickly for his friend's fault |
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Enervated |
Fully tired |
He was enervated after the trip |
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Obscure |
Make unclear |
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Imperil |
To put in a dangerous situation |
A single mistake could imperil lives of many military people |
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Corral |
To gather |
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Rile up |
To create annoyance,to upset something |
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Confound |
Be confusing or perplexing to |
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Sporadic |
Occuring at irregular intervels |
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Narcissistic |
Egoism,egocentric |
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Bristle |
React in a state of angry manner |
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Scrupulous |
Careful about doing what is morally right |
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Denouement |
The end of an art(conclusion) |
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Juvenile |
Not fully developed,lack pf matutity;childish |
His juvenile behaviour |
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Aplomb |
Confidence |
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Sanguineness |
Cheerful and confident |
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Concocting |
Make by combining various ingredients |
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Polyglot |
Many toungued, many languages |
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Fabricate |
To lie |
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Prevaricate |
Lying,not telling the truth directly |
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Histrionics |
Too emotional or dramatic |
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Compliance |
Accordance with |
In compliance with the govt rules the hospital reduced the costs |
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Churn |
Stir,agetate |
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Vitriol |
Bitter criticism or malice |
You have to peel back the vitriol to expose the truth |
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Asylum |
Protection grant for refugges |
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Arson |
Deliberately setting up fire |
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Discernment |
The ability to judge well |
An astonishing lack of deacernment |
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Tentative |
Hesitant |
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Gratuitous |
Unnecessary, uncalled for |
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Supercillious |
Haughty,arrogant |
The haughty manager does not listen to anyone |
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Solicitude |
Concern,care for someone |
I was touched by his solicitude |
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Paucity |
An insufficient quantity or number |
Paucity of detail |
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Smattering |
Insufficient amount |
Smattering detail |
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Thwart |
To stop,hinder |
The fortress seemed thwarting until the enemies bleached the walls |
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Crestfallen |
Brought low in spirit |
Amy's father has crestfallen knowing about the cancer |
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Melancholia |
Sad |
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Forlorn |
Unhappy,sad |
She looked so forlorn |
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Lurch |
Stagger |
He lurched into kitchen |
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Desultory |
Lacking a plan |
They are dancing in a desultory fashion |
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Whimsical |
Fanciful , 2. volatile |
It is such a whimsical display 2. The whimsical arbitrariness of autocracy |
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Exaltation or exalt |
Glorify,praise,adore,elevate |
They exalted their hero |
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Anamoly |
Oddity,peculiarity |
Aeroplanes are once regarded as anamoly |
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Anomalous |
Opposite of normal, similar to anamoly |
Anomalous weather condition |
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Edifice |
Bulding |
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Affront |
Insult |
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Spurious |
Plausible but false |
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Eminent |
Very great |
Shakespeare is an eminent writer |
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Supplant |
Take the place or move into position of |
Cellphone has supplanted a traditional phone |
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Delineate |
Describe in detail |
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Staunch |
Firm and dependable in loyalty |
He is a staunch supporter of movement |
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Billigerant |
Hostile and aggresive |
He replied in a belligerent fashion |
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Subsume |
To contain |
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Vilify |
Spread negative information about |
Bob did not hesitate to vilify me |
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Mollify |
Placate |
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Synopsis |
Summary,precis |
Just read synopsis instead of whole book |
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Obsolete |
No longer in use |
This technology has become obsolete |
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Vanguard |
The position of greatest importance or acheivement |
The company is once at the vanguard |
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Brink |
The edge of a steep place,the limit beyond which something happens or changes |
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Derogative |
Expressive of low opinion,disparaging,snide |
Derogative(snide) comments |
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Tumult |
The act of making a noisy disturbance, a state of confusion |
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Halcyon |
Peaceful |
Halcyon times |
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Bleak |
Grim,causing dejection or sad |
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Heretic |
someone who believes orteaches something that goesagainst accepted or official beliefs |
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Subdued |
Quite and rather depressed |
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Tempestous |
Characterised by strong emotions |
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Forthright |
Direct in manner or speech |
Forthright opinion |
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Dispatch |
Verb:dispose without delay noun:killing a person or animal |
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Thrive |
Flourish,prosper |
The economy is thriving |
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Disarray |
A state of disorganisation,untidyness |
Europe's disarray to accommodate refugees |
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Incompetence |
Inability to do something successfully |
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Panacea |
Universal cure |
The solution is hardly a panacia |
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Expedite |
Make happen sooner |
He promised to expedite economic reforms |
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Squeamish |
Easily made to feel sick or nauseated |
Always been squeamish about bugs
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Ebb |
Flow back or recede, a gradual decline |
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Pastoral |
Adjective:rustic |
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Eclectic |
Drawn from different sources |
Eclectic art display |
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Refurbished |
Make brighter and prettier |
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Inimical |
Unfriendly,2. Harmful |
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Specious |
Misleading ,Plausible but false |
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Contention |
Hated disagreement |
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Staid |
Sedate and unadventurous |
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Vignettes |
A brief evocative description |
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Halcyon |
Peaceful times |
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Stipulate |
Specify |
He stipulated certain conditions before the marriage |
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Coyly |
To be shy in a good way generally but in bad way in some cases |
She treated him to a coy smile He is coy about his age |
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Churlish |
Rude and unmannerful |
It seemed churlish to refuse her invitation |
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Hapless |
Unfortunate |
Hapless situation |
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Preeminent |
Formost |
Preeminent author |
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Typical |
Normal or classic |
Typical indian style |
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Prolific |
Produce a large amount of something |
Prolific writer |
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Sever |
To cut off or to end |
To sever the agreement |
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Enfranchised |
Ability to vote |
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Smitten(smite) |
Struck down, or attracted strongly |
People had been smitten with flu She was smitten with the boy |
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Openhanded |
Generous to give |
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Admonitory(admonish) |
Word of caution beforehand |
She admonished me to drink no more |
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Plastic |
Adoptable,changing |
The plastic mind of young children |
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Shunned |
To avoid |
He shunned publicity |
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Terse |
Straight to the point (abrupt) |
A terse statement |
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Euphoria |
State of complete excitement |
He was in the euphoria of victory |
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Ignominy |
Disgrace |
The ignominy of being imprisoned |
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Verbiage |
In excess of words |
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Steadfast |
Loyal,firm or determined |
He was a steadfast worker |
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Unseemly |
Immoral,improper |
His behaviour is very unseemly |
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Perfunctory |
Routine |
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Huffy |
Irritated and quick to take offence at pretty things |
Ask writers for a second draft and they get all huffy |
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Necropolis |
A tract of land used for burrials |
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Spate |
A large number of similar things in quick succession |
A spate of attacks on government, A spate of technology |
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Quipped |
To joke |
He quipped about the way anil talks |
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Blantantly |
Done openly and unshamedly |
The startup had blatantly copied the design of sony |
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Debonair |
Having a sophisticated charm |
A debonair young man |
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Intransigent |
Impervious to pleas |
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Impervious |
Unaffected |
He seemed impervious to pleas |
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Esoteric |
Likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge |
Esoteric philosophical debates |
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Frivolous |
Not serious in content,silly |
His frivolous behaviour lead to serious problems |
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Gambit |
A strategic move |
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Respite |
A break from doing something (work) |
He took a respite from work |
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Scathing |
The act of damaging something or someone |
A scathing attack on prime minister |
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Erudite |
Having or showing great knowledge |
An erudite speech |
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Pellucid |
Easily understandable |
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Persnickety |
Excessive precision |
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