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ABASE vb
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to humble
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ABATE VB
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reduce in amount, degree, severity
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ABDICATE VB
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give up position, right, power
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ABERRANT ADJ
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deviating from what is normal
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ABEYANCE N
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temporary suppression or suspension
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ABJURE VB
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to reject; abandon formally
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she abjured the doctrines of her parents
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ABSCOND VB
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to leave secretly
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ABSTAIN VB
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to choose not to do something
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ABSTEMIOUS ADJ
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moderate in appetite
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not self-indulgent, esp. when eating and drinking : “We only had a bottle.” “Very abstemious of you.”
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ACCRETION N
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a growth in size
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ACIDULOUS ADJ
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sour in taste or manor
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ACME N
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summit
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ADULTERATE VB
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to make impure
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ADVOCATE VB
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to speak in favor of
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AERIE N
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a nest high in the air
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AFFECTED ADJ
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phony, artificial
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AGGRANDIZE VB
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increase in power, influence, or reputation
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ALACRITY N
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cheerful readiness
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she accepted the invitation with alacrity
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ALLEVIATE VB
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to ease, make more bearable
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MITIGATE VB
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make less severe, painful, etc...
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AMALGAMATION N
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merger
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AMBIGUOUS ADJ
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doubtful, uncertain
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AMELIORATE VB
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to make better, improve
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AMORTIZE VB
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to diminish by payments
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AMULET N
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charm worn to ward off evil
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ANACHRONISM N
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out of place in time
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ANALGESIA N
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to lessen pain without consciousness
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ANODYNE N
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something that calms or soothes pain
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ANTAGONIZE VB
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to provoke
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ANTIPATHY N
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extreme dislike
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ANIMUS N
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hostility or ill feeling
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ENMITY N
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the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
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AVERSION N
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a strong dislike or disinclination
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APATHY N
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lack of interest or emotion
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APOCRYPHAL ADJ
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of questionable authority although widely believed to be true.
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an apocryphal story about a former president
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APOSTATE N
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one who renounces a religious faith
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APPROBATION N
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approval or praise
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ADULATION N
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excessive admiration or praise
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WAYWARD ADJ
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difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior
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ARBITRATE VB
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to judge a dispute
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ARDOR N
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passionate or intense feeling
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ARROGATE VB
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claim without justification
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He arrogated to himself the right of deciding
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ASSAIL VB
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attack
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ASSUAGE VB
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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ALLAY VB
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diminish or put at rest (fear)
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MOLLIFY VB
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appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
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land conservations were set-up to mollify the environmentalists
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ATTENUATE VB
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to weaken
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ENFEEBLE VB
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make weak or feeble
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AUDACIOUS ADJ
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fearless, bold
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SAP VB
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gradually weaken or destroy
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AUGURY N
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prophecy
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OMEN N
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an event regarded as a portent of good or evil
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PORTENT N
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a sign or warning that something
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PRESAGE N
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be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen
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HARBINGER N
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a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
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AUGUST ADJ
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dignified, grandiose
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AUSTERE ADJ
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stern or severe in appearance, undecorated
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DOUR ADJ
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relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance
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A hard dour, humorless fanatic.
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BANAL ADJ
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boring, cliche
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VAPID ADJ
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offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
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BELFRY N
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tower where bell is hung
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BEVY N
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group
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BIFURCATE VB
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to divide into two
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BILK VB
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cheat
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BELFRY N
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tower where bell is hung
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BLIGHT VB
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to destroy
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BIFURCATE VB
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to divide into two
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BILK VB
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cheat
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BLITHE ADJ
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joyful without thought
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A blithe indifference to anyone's feelings.
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BOMBASTIC ADJ
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pompous
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DECLAMATORY ADJ
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to speak in a rhetorical or impassioned way
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FUSTIAN ADJ
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pompous or pretentious speech or writing
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MAGNILOQUENT ADJ
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using high-flown or bombastic language
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BONHOMIE N
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atmosphere of good cheer
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He exuded good humor and bonhomie
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BOOR N
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crude person
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BURGEON VB
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to grow flourish
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BURNISH VB
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to polish
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CABAL N
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a secret group looking to overturn something
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CACOPHONY N
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harsh noise
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CALUMNY N
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a false or slanderous statement
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CANARD N
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lie
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PREVARICATION N
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activing evasively
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dodge
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CANDID ADJ
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honest in speech
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CAPRICIOUS ADJ
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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A capricious climate.
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FICKLE ADJ
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Changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection
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CASTIGATE VB
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to punish criticize harshly
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CATHOLIC ADJ
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universal
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the catholic idea has been around for ages
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CAUSTIC ADJ
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biting in wit
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the players were making caustic comments towards the referee.
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TRENCHANT ADJ
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biting critisism
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ACERBIC ADJ
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sharp forthright speech
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MORDANT ADJ
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having or showing a sharp or critical quality, biting
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He had a mordant wit as well . . . , a bit wicked and waspish even.
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CHICANERY N
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trickery
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ARTIFICE N
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clever or cunning devices to trick others
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CIRCUMSPECT ADJ
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cautious, aware of consequences
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she would have to be circumspect with her dealings with her edgy friend
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CLOYING ADJ
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excessively sweet
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SOLICITOUS ADJ
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showing interest or concern
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She was always solicitous about the welfare of her students
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COFFER N
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treasure chest
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COGENT ADJ
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well-reasoned
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CONNIVANCE N
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willingness to secretly allow or be involved in wrongdoing
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end justifies the means
conniving |
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MACHINATION VB
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engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
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CONTRITE ADJ
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deeply sorrowful
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A broken and contrite heart
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CONTUMACIOUS ADJ
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rebellious
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FACTITIOUS ADJ
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artificially created
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BYZANTINE ADJ
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excessively complicated
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LABYRINTHIAN ADJ
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Intricate and confusing arrangement
a complicated irregular network of passages I |
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COSSET VB
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to pamper
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COTERIE N
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intimate group of persons with the same purpose
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CRAVEN ADJ
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lacking courage
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CREDULOUS ADJ
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excessively believing
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CRESCENDO N
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increasing volume or force
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CUPIDITY N
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greed,strong desire
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AVARICE N
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extreme greed for wealth
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RAPACITY N
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aggressively greedy
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avarice
covetous acquisitive rapacious |
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CURMUDGEON N
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cranky person
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DEBUTANTE N
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young woman making a debut in high society
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DECLIVITY N
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downward slope
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DECOROUS ADJ
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proper
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DECORUM N
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appropriateness in behavior
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MORES N
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the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community
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DEFERENCE N
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respect
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DELETERIOUS ADJ
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subtly harmful
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a deleterious pin prick
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DEMAGOGUE N
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rabble-rouser
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DEMUR VB
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to express doubt or objection
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Normally she would have accepted the challenges but this time she demurred
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DISSENT VB
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Express opinions that are different than those previously expressed
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I could not agree with their traditional views, so I have to dissent to be true to myself
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DERIDE VB
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to mock
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DESICCATE VB
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to dry thoroughly
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DESULTORY ADJ
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disconnected
unfocused occurring randomly |
the desultory conversation faded
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DIAPHANOUS ADJ
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allow light to show through
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DIATRIBE N
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condemnatory speech
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FULMINATION N
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an expression of vehement protest
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DICTUM N
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authoritative statement
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ADAGE N
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a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
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EDICT N
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an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
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DECREE N
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an official order issued by a legal authority
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DIFFIDENT ADJ
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lacking self-confidence
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Eric was diffident back in the day.
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COY ADJ
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modesty or shyness that is intended to be alluring but is regarding as irritating
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dont be coy with me
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DEMURE ADJ
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of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy
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DILATE
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to expand
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DILATORY ADJ
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purposeful procrastination
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Dilatory procedural techniques to delay the bill
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DILETTANTE N
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someone with superficial interest
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glib
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DIRGE N
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mournful speech
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DISABUSE VB
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to set right
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DISSEMBLE VB
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to present if false appearance
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An honest sincere person with no need to dissemble
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DISSONANCE N
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disagreeable combination especially with sounds
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DISSENT N
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hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously
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DISSIDENCE N
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protest against official policy
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DISCORD N
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disagreement between people
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DISTAFF N
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female branch of family
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DISTEND VB
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to inflate, swell
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DITHER VB
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act without purpose
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VACILLATE VB
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indecisive
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stop vacillating and choose
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DIURNAL ADJ
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existing during the day
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DIVINE VB
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fortell
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DOCTRINAIRE ADJ
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rigidly devoted to theories without regard to practicality, dogmatic
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DOGMA N
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firmly held opinion
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TENET N
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a principle or belief
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DOGMATIC ADJ
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inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
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DOMINEERING ADJ
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assert one's will over another in an arrogant way
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IMPERIOUS ADJ
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assuming power or authority without justification, domineering
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more severe that arrogate
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DROLL ADJ
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amusing in a subtle way
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RISIBLE ADJ
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such as to provoke laughter
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DYSPEPTIC ADJ
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indigestion, gloomy
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MELANCHOLY ADJ
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a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness
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EBULLIENT ADJ
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exhilarated
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he sounded ebullient and happy
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ECLECTIC ADJ
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made up of a variety of sources
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EDIFY VB
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to instruct morally or spiritually
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EFFICACY N
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effectiveness
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EFFIGY N
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doll of human likeness
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EFFRONTERY N
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audacity, gall
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GALL N
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bold, impudent behavior
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ELEGY N
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sorrowful speach
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ELOQUENT ADJ
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persuasive or moving
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EMULATE VB
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copy
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ENCOMIUM N
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warm praise
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positive
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ENERVATE VB
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to weaken
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ENGENDER VB
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to bring about, cause
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ENIGMA N
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puzzle, mystery
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ENUMERATE
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list, count
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EPHEMERAL ADJ
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lasting for a short time
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Fashions are ephemeral
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EVANESCENT ADJ
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quickly fading or disappearing
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EPICURE N
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person with refined manner
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EQUIVOCATE VB
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use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
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ERSATZ ADJ
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fake artifial
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the ersatz model was driving me crazy
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ERUDITE ADJ
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scholarly
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ESCHEW VB
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avoid, shun
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ESOTERIC ADJ
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knowledge belonging to a select group
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ESTIMABLE ADJ
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admirable
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ETHOS N
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beliefs, characteristics of a group
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EULOGY N
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speech praising someone
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EUPHEMISM N
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a mild expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh for something unpleasant or embarrassing
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EUPHONY N
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pleasant sound
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EXACERBATE VB
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to make worse
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EXCULPATE VB
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to clear from blame
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not censor
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EXIGENT ADJ
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urgent, requiring immediate action
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the exigent cries of the drowning man
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EXONERATE VB
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to clear from blame
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ABSOLVE
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declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
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EXPONENT N
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proponent
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EXPURGATE VB
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to censor
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bowdlerize
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FALLOW ADJ
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dormant
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FANATICAL ADJ
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excessive enthusiasm, zeal
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FATUOUS ADJ
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stupid, silly, pointless
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captious comment
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FAWN VB
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to grovel
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FECUND ADJ
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productive, fruitful
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FERVID ADJ
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feverish, passionate
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FETID ADJ
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foul-smelling
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fetid pile of garbage
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FLAG VB
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waning, decreasing in vigor, strength, interest
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FLORID ADJ
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excessively decorated
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FOMENT VB
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to incite
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accused of fomenting civil unrest
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ORNATE VB
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highly decorated
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OSTENTATIOUS VB
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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display
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FORD VB
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cross water by wading
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FORESTALL VB
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to prevent
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OBVIATE VB
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to avoid; prevent
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i tried to obviate the disaster
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FORTUITOUS ADJ
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Happening by accident or chance rather than design
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PROPITIOUS ADJ
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giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable
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FRACTIOUS ADJ
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rebellious, unruly
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they fight and squabble like fractious young children
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PEEVISH ADJ
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easily irritated, esp. by unimportant things
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FRENETIC ADJ
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frantic
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FURTIVE ADJ
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secret stealthy
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GAMBOL VB
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to dance around happily
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GARNER VB
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to gain, gather
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GLEAN VB
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Extract (information) from various sources
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GARRULOUS ADJ
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talkative
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EFFUSIVE ADJ
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gushing, unreserved in a positive manner
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good thing close to praise
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GESTATION N
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growth process from conception to birth
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GLIB ADJ
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fluent in an insincere manner
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glib politician
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GLOWER VB
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to glare
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GRADATION N
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variation
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GREGARIOUS ADJ
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sociable
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AFFABLE ADJ
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friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
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CONGENIAL ADJ
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pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own
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his need for some congenial company
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GRIEVOUS ADJ
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causing grief
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DOLOROUS ADJ
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feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
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EFFUSIVE ADJ
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expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
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An effusive welcome
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GESTATION N
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growth process from conception to birth
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GLIB ADJ
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fluent in an insincere manner
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GLOWER VB
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to glare
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he glowered at his enemy
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GRADATION N
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variation
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GREGARIOUS ADJ
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sociable
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AFFABLE ADJ
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friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
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CONGENIAL ADJ
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pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own
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GRIEVOUS ADJ
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causing grief
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DOLOROUS ADJ
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feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
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GROVEL VB
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to humble
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TOADY N
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a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important
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GUILE N
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trickery
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HAPLESS ADJ
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unfortunate
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HEGEMONY N
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leadership or dominance, esp. by one country or social group over others
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HERMETIC ADJ
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tightly sealed
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HOARY ADJ
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white with age
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HUSBAND VB
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conserve
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HYPERBOLE N
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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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ICONOCLAST N
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someone who opposes established beliefs, customs, or institutions
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IDIOSYNCRASY N
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eccentricities
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IGNOBLE ADJ
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low moral standard
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IMBUE VB
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infuse, dye
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IMPASSE N
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blocked path, dilemma with no solution
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IMPECUNIOUS ADJ
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poor
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the impecunious old man sat on the sidewalk with a sign
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DESTITUTE ADJ
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poor
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IMPERVIOUS ADJ
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impossible to penetrate
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IMPREGNABLE ADJ
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unable to be captured or broken into
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IMPETUOUS ADJ
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act quickly without thinking
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IMPIOUS ADJ
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not devout to any religion
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IMPLACABLE ADJ
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unable to calm down or make peaceful
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He was an implacable enemy of Ted.
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IMPRECATION N
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a curse
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IMPUGN VB
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to call into question
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he father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother.
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INCARNADINE ADJ
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blood-red in color
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INCHOATE ADJ
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unfinished, disorganized, rudimentary
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INCULCATE VB
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to teach, impress upon the mind
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parents usually want to inculcate there children with their beliefs
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INDOLENT ADJ
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habitually lazy
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INEXORABLE ADJ
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inflexible
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The seemingly inexorable march of new technology
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INGENUOUS ADJ
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childish in innocence
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INGRATE N
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ungrateful person
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INGRATIATE VB
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gain favor through deliberate effort
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A social climber who had tried to ingratiate herself with the high counsel
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INIMICAL ADJ
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hostility
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INIQUITY N
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sin
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the iniquity of human kind
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INQUEST N
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investigation
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INSIPID ADJ
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lacking taste or interest
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blah...mugs of insipid coffee
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INTER VB
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bury
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INTERREGNUM N
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period between reigns
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INTRACTABLE ADJ
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not easily managed or manipulated
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INTRANSIGENT ADJ
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unyielding, uncompromising
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INTREPID ADJ
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fearless
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INUNDATE VB
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overwhelm
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DELUGE VB
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inundate with a great quantity of something
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INURE VB
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to harden because of something
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i was inured by the constant shelling
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INVECTIVE N
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abusive language
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bad
a stream of invectives came from her mouth |
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INVESTITURE N
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ceremony conferring authority
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INVIDIOUS ADJ
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offensive, obnoxious
unfairly discriminating |
it seems invidious to make a distinction of one aspect of his work over another
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IRASCIBLE ADJ
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easily made angry
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CANTANKEROUS ADJ
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bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
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ITINERANT ADJ
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wondering from place to place
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JETTISON VB
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discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted)
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JINGOISM N
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belligerent support of one's nation
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JOCULAR ADJ
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playful
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CONFLUENCE N
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the junction of two rivers
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KEEN ADJ
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sharply aware
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KINDLE VB
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burn
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KINETIC ADJ
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having to do with motion
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KNELL N
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sound of a funeral bell
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KUDOS N
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fame, glory, honor
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LACHRYMOSE ADJ
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tearful
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LACONIC ADJ
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using few words
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LAMENT VB
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to express deep sorrow
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LAMPOON VB
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ridicule with satire
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the senator made himself famous as a pinch-penny watchdog of public spending, lampooning dubious federal projects.
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SATIRE N
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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices,
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LANGUID ADJ
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lacking energy, slow
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LAPIDARY ADJ
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relating to precious stones and cutting
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LARCENY N
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theft of property
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LARGESS N
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generosity in giving to those who may be inferior
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Dispensing his wealth with such largess
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LASSITUDE N
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a state of diminished energy
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LATENT ADJ
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potential that is not readily apparent
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LAUD VB
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to give praise
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PROFUSE ADJ
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abundant
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PRODIGAL ADJ
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having or giving something on a lavish scale, spending money recklessly
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OPULENT ADJ
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ostentatiously rich, LAVISH
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LEERY ADJ
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suspicious
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LEGERDEMAIN N
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trickery
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LETHARGIC ADJ
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sluggish, tired
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LEVITY N
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inappropriate lack of seriousness
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flippant
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LIBERAL ADJ
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tolerant broad-minded
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BOUNTEOUS ADJ
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enerously given or giving
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LIBERTINE N
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someone who is free from moral constraints, free thinker
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LICENTIOUS ADJ
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immoral, unrestrained in society
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LIMPID ADJ
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transparent
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not what you think
transparent cloth |
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LIONIZE VB
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to treat as a celebrity
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LISSOME
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easily flexed
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LITHE
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referring to a person's body, thin graceful
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LISTLESS ADJ
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lacking energy or enthusiasm
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LUCID ADJ
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clear and easily understood
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LUGUBRIOUS ADJ
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sorrowful
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The lugubrious morning went on all day.
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LUMBER VB
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to move slowly
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LUMINOUS ADJ
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bright
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MACHINATE VB
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plot, scheme
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MAELSTROM N
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turmoil, whirlwind, agitated state of mind
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EDDY N
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whirlpool
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MAGNATE N
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powerful, influential person
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MALEDICTION N
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curse
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MALINGER VB
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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MALLEABLE ADJ
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capable of being shaped
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MANNERED ADJ
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artificial or stilted in character
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STILTED ADJ
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stiff and self-conscious or unnatural
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One the first day of camp the room was full of stilted conversations
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MAR VB
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to damage, deface
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MARTINET N
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a strict disciplinarian, one who follows rules
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dogmatic
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MAUDLIN ADJ
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overly sentimental
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stop your maudlin attitude
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MENDACIOUS ADJ
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dishonest
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mendacious propaganda
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MENDICANT N
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beggar
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PAUPER N
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poor person
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MERCURIAL ADJ
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sudden unpredictable changes in mood, volatile
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impetuous
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MERETRICIOUS ADJ
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gaudy, falsely attractive
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meretricious souvenirs for the tourist trade.
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GAUDY ADJ
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showy
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TAWDRY ADJ
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showy but cheap and bad quality
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SPECIOUS ADJ
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superficially plausible, but actually wrong
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ALLEGORY N
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something that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning,
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PUNCTILIOUS ADJ
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showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
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MILITATE VB
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to operate, work against
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MIRTH N
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laughter
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GAIETY N
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state of being cheerful or light-hearted
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MISANTHROPE N
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a person who dislikes others
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MISSIVE N
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a written note or letter
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PALLIATE VB
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make (a disease) less severe
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MOLT VB
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to shed an outer layer
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MONASTIC ADJ
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relating to monks, extremely plain or secluded
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MONOTONY N
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no variation
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MORES N (mawr ayz)
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fixed customs: moral attitudes
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MULTIFARIOUS ADJ
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diverse
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MOTLEY ADJ
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incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate : a motley crew of discontents and zealots.
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a motley crew
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MYOPIC ADJ
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lacking foresight, narrow view
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conservatives are myopic
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NADIR N
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lowest point, bottom
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NASCENT ADJ
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coming into existence
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INCHOATE ADJ
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rudimentary
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NEOLOGISM N
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new word or expression
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NEOPHYTE N
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novice
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NETTLE VB
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to irritate
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VEX VB
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make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried
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NOISOME ADJ
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putrid
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NOMINAL ADJ
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existing only in name, negligible
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TITULAR ADJ
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holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority
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NUANCE N
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subtle expression
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NUMISMATICS N
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coin collecting
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OBDURATE ADJ
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resistant to persuasion, hardened
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inure
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RECALCITRANT ADJ
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having an uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
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a class of recalcitrant 15 year-olds
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OBSTINATE ADJ
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stubbornly refusing to change, despite attempts to persuade, hard to change
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the obstinate problem of unemployment
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OBLIQUE ADJ
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indirect, evasive
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OBSEQUIOUS ADJ
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overly submissive and easy to please
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yes sir yes sir
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OBSTINATE ADJ
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stubborn
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the obstinate guard wouldn't let me by
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PERTINACIOUS ADJ
MULISH ADJ |
stubborn (feeling opinion)
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COGITATE VB
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think deeply about something
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pensive
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PEDANTIC ADJ
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excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
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many of the essays are long, dense, and too pedantic to hold great appeal.
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INSULAR ADJ
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ISOLATED
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PESTILENT ADJ
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deadly
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FASTIDIOUS ADJ
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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detai
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CEPHALIC ADJ
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having to do with the head
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PLUCKY ADJ
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having courage
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SEDULITY ADJ
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Showing dedication and diligence
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He watched himself with the most sedulous care
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ASSENT VB
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express approval or agreement, typically officially
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BLANDISHMENTS N
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a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something
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ANNOTE
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make notes,
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IRKSOME ADJ
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irritating; annoying.
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REPROACH VB
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expressing disagreement
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Critics of this administration reproached the president for his failures.
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RECANT VB
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say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, esp. one considered heretical
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heretics were burned if they did not recant
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CATECHISM N
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a series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts used for instruction in other situations.
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CANDOR N
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the quality of being open and honest in expression; franknesS
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RETICENT ADJ
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not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
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BERATED VB
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scold or criticize (someone) angrily
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HIDEBOUND ADJ
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unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention
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You are hidebound by your petty laws
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VITRIOL ADJ
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cruel and bitter criticism
sulfuric acid |
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CHASTENED VB
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have a restraining or moderating effect on
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DISENCHANTED VB
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free (someone) from illusion; disappoint
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PURITANICAL ADJ
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practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior
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ESPOUSE VB
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adopt or support
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HERETICAL N
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a person believing in or practicing religious heresy
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IMPUDENCE ADJ
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not showing due respect for another person
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he could have strangled this impudent hack
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INSOLENCE ADJ
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showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
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INDOLENCE ADJ
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laziness
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PEJORATIVE N
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a word expressing contempt or disapproval
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COVETOUS ADJ
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GREED, having or showing a great desire to possess something, typically something belonging to someone else, greed
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avarice
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PIQUED
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stimulate
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RAPPROCHEMENT N
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an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations
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SCAPULA N
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echnical term for shoulder blade
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COBBLER N
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shoe maker
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OCCLUDE VB
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to stop prevent the passage of
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they were occluding the waterfront with a wall of buildings
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EXECUTRIX N
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a female executor of a will
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OFFICIOUS ADJ
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too helpful meddlesome
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he wasn't needed anymore but the officious boy wouldn't stop
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ONEROUS ADJ
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burdensome, troublesome
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bad thing
he found his duties increasingly onerous. |
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OPAQUE ADJ
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impossible to see through
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OPINE VB
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to express an opinion
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OPPROBRIUM N
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public disgrace
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His films and the critical opprobrium they have created
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OROTUND ADJ
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pompous, imposing
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AUREATE
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elaborate, highly decorated
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DECLAMATORY
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rhetorical or impassioned speech or actions
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SONOROUS
GRANDILOQUENT |
having a pleasing sound or imposing lang
pompous |
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CURSORY ADJ
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hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
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A cursory glance at the figures.
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COMPENDIUM N
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a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject
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APACE ADV
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swiftly
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PRECIPITATE VB
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Cause (usually bad event) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely
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The incident precipitated a political crisis.
Suddenly the ladder broke, precipitating them down into a heap. |
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ABET VB
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encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense
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aiding and abetting
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ANCILLARY ADJ
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additional; subsidiary
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The ancillary services to support their product
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COUNTENANCE N
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support
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He was giving her specific countenance to the occasion.
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MAINSTAY N
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figurative a thing on which something else is based or depends or part of a sailboat
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MUNIFICENT ADJ
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very generous
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STALWART ADJ
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loyal, reliable, and hardworking
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the stalwart man continued to work
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BILIOUS ADJ
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affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting
spiteful; bad-tempered |
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DUDGEON N
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a feeling of deep resentment
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The manager walked out in high dedgeon
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UMBRAGE N
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offense or annoyance
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she took umbrage at his remarks
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WASPISH ADJ
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readily expressing anger or irritation
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he had a waspish tongue
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FLEDGLING N
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a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
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TYRO N
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novice
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CALLOW ADJ
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immature
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the callow teenager was getting on my nerves
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PROSELYTE N
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a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, esp. recently
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The proselyte gave up her views in favor of something more radical.
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INCIPIENT ADJ
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in an initial stage
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he could feel incipient anger building u
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ACRIMONIOUS ADJ
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angry and bitter
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an acrimonious dispute about wages.
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ASPERITY N
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harshness of tone or manner
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he pointed this out with some asperity
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MORDACIOUS ADJ
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denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective
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the mordacious language was not appreciated
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HACKNEYED ADJ
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lacking significance through having been overused
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the hackneyed phrase no longer had an affect
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PLATITUDE N
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a trite statement
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PROSAIC
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commonplace; unromantic
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The masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns.
Prosaic language can't convey the experience. |
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QUOTIDIAN ADJ
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of or occurring every day; daily, mundane
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CAROUSAL N
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a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering
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DEBAUCHERY N
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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
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DEPRAVED ADJ
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morally corrupt
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The depraved criminal was not religious
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LIBIDINOUS ADJ
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showing excessive sexual drive; lustful
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FACSIMILE N
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an exact copy
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PARADIGM N
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a model
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QUINTESSENCE N
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the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
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VICARIOUS ADJ
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performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute. felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others |
a vicarious thrill.
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PRECURSOR N
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a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind
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ASPERSION N
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an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
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DECRY VB
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publicly denounce
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they decried the abuses in darfur
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DEFAMATION VB
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damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel
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EXCORIATE VB
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censure or criticize severely
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GAINSAY VB
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deny or contradict
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the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid.
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HARANGUE N/VB
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a lengthy and aggressive speech
to lecture in lengthy aggressive way |
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INVEIGH vb
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speak or write about (something) with great hostility
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It was inveighed in his column; it was easy to see he wasn't happy
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LAMBASTE VB
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criticize (someone or something) harshly
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they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth.
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OBJURGATE VB
|
express sharp disapproval (rebuke) severely; scold.
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he objurgated the child after he caught him stealing
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OBLOQUY N
|
strong public criticism or verbal abuse
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Opprobrium Calumny
Pillory Denigration Derogation |
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PILLORY VB/N
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attack ridicule publicly -guilliteane without blade
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REMONSTRATE VB
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make a forcefully reproachful protest
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He turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy.
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REPREHEND VB
|
reprimand
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REPROVE vb
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reprimand or censure someone
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he was reproved for obscenity
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REVILE VB
|
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner :
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he was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead.
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TIRADE N
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a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
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VITUPERATION N
|
bitter and abusive language
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The young man could not escape the vituperation of the miserable old man.
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BEREAVE ADJ
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to be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, esp. due to the loved one's death
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the year after they had been bereaved
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ABNEGATE VB
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renounce or reject (something desired or valuable
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he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility.
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DEFUNCT ADJ
|
no longer existing or functioning
|
the defunct machine was uselss
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MACABRE ADJ
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disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
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MORIBUND ADJ
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at the point of death. • in terminal decline; lacking vitality
|
the moribund commercial property market.
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OBSEQUIES N
|
funeral rites
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WRAITH N
|
a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, esp. one seen shortly before or after their death
sed in similes and metaphors to describe a ghostly looking thing |
heart attacks had reduced his mother to a wraith
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SEPULCHRAL ADJ
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of or relating to a tomb or interment dismal
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a speech delivered in sepulchral tones.
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ASCETIC ADJ
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characterized by the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
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an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor
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SPARTAN ADJ
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showing the indifference to comfort or luxury traditionally associated with ancient Sparta
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spartan but adequate rooms.
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TEMPERATE ADJ
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showing moderation or self-restraint :
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Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink.
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DESPOT N
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a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
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PEREMPTORY ADJ
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insisting on immediate attention or obedience
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“Just do it!” came the peremptory reply.
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ABSTRUSE ADJ
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difficult to understand
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BEMUSE VB
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puzzle, confuse
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ENIGMATIC ADJ
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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
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he took the money with an enigmatic smile.
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INSCRUTABLE ADJ
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impossible to understand or interpret :
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Guy looked blankly inscrutable.
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RECONDITE ADJ
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of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse : obscure
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the book is full of recondite information,
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TURBID ADJ
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cloudy, opaque,
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the turbid estuary
figurative: a turbid piece of cinéma |
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DEFILE VB
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sully, mar, or spoil
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the tomb had been defiled and looted.
the land was defiled by a previous owner |
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REBARBATIVE ADJ
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unattractive and objectionable :
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rebarbative modern buildings
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PELLUCID ADJ
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translucently clear
easily understood |
mountains reflected in the pellucid waters.
he writes, as always, in pellucid prose. |
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ABASH VB
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cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed :
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she was not abashed at being caught.
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TANTAMOUNT ADJ
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equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as
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the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt
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DUPLICITY N
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deceitfulness; double-dealing
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FEIGNED VB
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pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)
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she feigned nervousness
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PERFIDY N
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deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
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the transparent perfidy of the criminal was easily seen
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SPURIOUS ADJ
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not being what it purports to be; false or fake :
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separating authentic and spurious claims.
this spurious reasoning results in nonsense. |
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CONJUGAL ADJ
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of or relating to marriage
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conjugal loyalty
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CONSANGUINE ADJ
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relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor
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ENDOGAMOUS ADJ
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the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local group
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FILIAL ADJ
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of or due from a son or daughter : a display of filial affection.
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VINDICATE VB
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show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified
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more sober views were vindicated by events
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PROGENITOR N
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original, something from which other things descend from
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the progenitor of modern jazz.
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SCION ADJ
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(also cion) a young shoot or twig of a plant, esp. one cut for grafting or rooting.
a descendant of a notable family or one with a long lineage |
he was the scion of a wealthy family.
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TENDENTIOUS
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expressing a particular cause or pov esp. a controversial one :
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a tendentious reading of history
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ZEALOT N
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a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
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REDRESS VB
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to remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation)
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the power to redress the grievances of our citizens - disabuse
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BALEFUL ADJ
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threatening harm; menacing
having a harmful or destructive effect : |
Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction
drug money has had a baleful impact on the country. |
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RIPOSTE VB
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to make a quick clever reply to an insult or criticism
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You've got a strange sense of humor,” Grant riposted. 2 [ intrans. ] make a quick return thrust in fencing.
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CHAGRIN
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distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
verb ( be chagrined) feel distressed or humiliated : he was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him. |
jeff, much to his chagrin, wasn't invited.
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COMPUNCTION N
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a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad
Qualm |
spend the money without compunction
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CONTRITION N
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the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
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EXPIATE VB
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atone (to make reparations) for (guilt or sin)
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their sins must be expiated by sacrifice.
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FOIBLE N
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a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character
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they have to tolerate each other's little foibles. See note at fault .
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GAUCHERIE N
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awkward, embarassing, or unsophisticated ways
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he had long since gotten over gaucheries such as blushing.
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RUE VB
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bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) :to mourn
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Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer
she might live to rue this impetuous decision. |
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GIBE N
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an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt :
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a gibe at his old rivals.
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CHORTLE VB
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chuckle
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he chortled at his own pun.
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FACETIOUS ADJ
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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
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flippant
levity |
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FLIPPANT ADJ
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not showing a serious or respectful attitude
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a flippant remark.
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SIMPER VB
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to smile or gesture in an affectedly coquettish, coy, or ingratiating manner :
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she simpered, looking pleased with herself.
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RAILLERY N
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good-humored teasing.
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ribbing, badinage, chaffing, ragging
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ABATEMENT N
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The ending, reduction, or lessening of something :
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noise abatement | an abatement in the purchase price.
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APERTURE N
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an opening, hole, or gap
where light passes through in camera |
the bell ropes passed through apertures in the ceiling
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HIATUS N
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a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process
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there was a brief hiatus in the war with France.
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INTERSTICE N
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an intervening space, esp. a very small one
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sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees.
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ORIFICE N
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an opening, as of a pipe or tube, or one in the body,
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MISERLY ADJ
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(of a quantity) pitiably small or inadequate
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last year's miserly growth in sales.
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RESPITE
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a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
a short delay permitted before an unpleasant obligation is met rare postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.) |
the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering
he execution was only respited a few months. |
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RIFT N
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a crack, split, or break in something :
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the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds.
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ALTRUISTISM
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The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others : some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of altruism.
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BENEFICENT ADJ
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(of a person) generous or doing good, resulting in good :
beneficial |
a beneficent democracy.
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CLEMENT ADJ
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(of weather) mild. 2 (of a person or a person's actions) merciful.
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MAGNANIMOUS ADJ
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Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.
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PHILANTHROPIC ADJ
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generous and benevolent
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they receive financial support from philanthropic bodies.
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UNSTINTING ADJ
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given or giving without restraint; unsparing
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he was unstinting in his praise.
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MERCENARY ADJ
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(of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics :
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she's nothing but a mercenary little gold digger.
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RAPACIOUS ADJ
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aggressively greedy or grasping : rapacious landlords
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VENAL ADJ
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showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery :
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why should these venal politicians care how they are rated?
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PENURIOUS ADJ
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extremely poor; poverty-stricken
characterized by poverty or need |
a penurious old tramp.
penurious years. |
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SARDONIC ADJ
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grimly mocking or cynical
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Starkey attempted a sardonic smile.
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MALEVOLENT ADJ
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having or showing a wish to do evil to others
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the glint of dark, malevolent eyes | some malevolent force of nature.
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SCATHING ADJ
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witheringly scornful; severely critical
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she launched a scathing attack on the governor.
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TRUCULENT ADJ
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eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant :
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his days of truculent defiance were over.
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BANEFUL N
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a cause of great distress or annoyance :
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the bane of the decorator is the long, narrow hall
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INJURIOUS ADJ
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causing or likely to cause damage or harm
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high temperature is injurious to mangoes.
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INSIDIOUS ADJ
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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
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sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms.
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MINATORY ADJ
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expressing or conveying a threat :
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he is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger-wagging.
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PERFIDIOUS ADJ
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deceitful and untrustworthy
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a perfidious lover.
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PERNICIOUS ADJ
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having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way
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the pernicious influences of the mass media.
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DIN N
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a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise : the fans made an awful din.
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RAUCOUS ADJ
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making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
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raucous youths.
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STRIDENT ADJ
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loud and harsh; grating
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his voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident.
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ABHORRENCE N
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a feeling of repulsion; disgusted loathing
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the thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence
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ANATHEMA N
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something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
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racial hatred was anathema to her.
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LOATHING VB
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feel intense dislike or disgust for :
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she loathed him on sight
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MALICE N
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the intention or desire to do evil
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I bear no malice toward anybody.
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ODIUM N
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general or widespread hatred or disgust directed toward someone as a result of their actions :
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his job had made him the target of public hostility and odium.
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RANCOR N
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bitterness or resentfulness, esp. when long-standing :
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he spoke without rancor.
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SALUBRIOUS ADJ
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health-giving; healthy
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salubrious weather
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TEETER VB
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move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth
waver |
she teetered after him in her high-heeled sandals
she teetered between tears and anger. |
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ANTITHETIC ADJ
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mutally incompatible; opposite
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people whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine | two antithetical emotions pulled at he
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CHURLISH ADJ
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rude in a mean-spirited and surly way :
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it seems churlish to complain.
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UNCTUOUS ADJ
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Excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily
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stop being so unctuous, your making me blush
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APPRAISE VB
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assess the value or quality of
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ASCERTAIN VB
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Find (something) out for certain; make sure of : an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident
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DESCRY VB
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catch sight of
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she descried two figures. See note at distinguish .
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PERUSE VB
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read thoroughly or carefully
examine carefully or at length : |
the pursed lips of an auditor perusing an unsatisfactory set of accounts.
Laura perused a Caravaggio. |
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LACKADAISICAL ADJ
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lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy : a lackadaisical defense left the Spurs adrift in the second half.
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PHLEGMATIC ADJ
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stolid
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QUIESCENT ADJ
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in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
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strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent
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TORPID ADJ
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mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
dormant |
we sat around in a torpid state.
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ADVENTITIOUS ADJ
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happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature : my adventures were always adventitious, always thrust on me. See note at accidental . • coming from outside; not native : the adventitious population.
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AUSPICIOUS
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conducive to success; favorable : it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election.
giving or being a sign of future success : they said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising. |
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KISMET N
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destiny; fate
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what chance did I stand against kismet?
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OPTIMUM ADJ
STOLID ADJ |
most conducive to a favorable outcome; best : the optimum childbearing age.
Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation. |
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OSTENSIBLE ADJ
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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
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the delay may have a deeper cause than the ostensible reason.
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UNCTUOUS ADJ
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Excessively or ingratiatingly flattering
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he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way.
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APPRAISE VB
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assess the value or quality of : s
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ASCERTAIN VB
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Find (something) out for certain; make sure of : an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident
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DESCRY VB
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catch sight of : she descried two figures. See note at distinguish .
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PERUSE VB
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read thoroughly or carefully : the pursed lips of an auditor perusing an unsatisfactory set of accounts. • examine carefully or at length : Laura perused a Caravaggio.
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LACKADAISICAL ADJ
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lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy : a lackadaisical defense left the Spurs adrift in the second half.
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PHLEGMATIC ADJ
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(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
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Even in the face of death the solder was phlegmatic
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QUIESCENT ADJ
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In a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
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strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent
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ADVENTITIOUS ADJ
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happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature : my adventures were always adventitious, always thrust on me. See note at accidental . • coming from outside; not native : the adventitious population.
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AUSPICIOUS
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conducive to success; favorable : it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election.
giving or being a sign of future success : they said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising. |
it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election.
giving or being a sign of future success : they said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising. |
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OSTENSIBLE ADJ
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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so : the delay may have a deeper cause than the ostensible reason.
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specious
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KISMET
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destiny; fate : what chance did I stand against kismet?
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UNCTUOUS ADJ
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Excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily
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he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way.
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OPTIMUM ADJ
STOLID ADJ |
most conducive to a favorable outcome; best : the optimum childbearing age.
Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation. |
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ASCERTAIN VB
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Find (something) out for certain; make sure of
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an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident
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ASSAY VB
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examine (something) in order to assess its nature
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stepping inside, I quickly assayed the clientele.
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DESCRY VB
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catch sight of
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she descried two figures. See note at distinguish
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PERUSE VB
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read thoroughly or carefully : the pursed lips of an auditor perusing an unsatisfactory set of accounts. • examine carefully or at length : Laura perused a Caravaggio.
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LACKADAISICAL ADJ
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lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy : a lackadaisical defense left the Spurs adrift in the second half.
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PHLEGMATIC ADJ
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(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
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QUIESCENT ADJ
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adjective in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy : strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent | quiescent ulcerative colitis. See note at latent .
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ADVENTITIOUS ADJ
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happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature
not native |
my adventures were always adventitious, always thrust on me.
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AUSPICIOUS
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conducive to success; favorable :
giving or being a sign of future success : |
it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election.
they said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising. |
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KISMET
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destiny; fate : what chance did I stand against kismet?
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OPTIMUM ADJ
STOLID ADJ |
most conducive to a favorable outcome; best : the optimum childbearing age.
Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation. |
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OSTENSIBLE ADJ
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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so : the delay may have a deeper cause than the ostensible reason.
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UNCTUOUS ADJ
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Excessively or ingratiatingly flattering
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he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way.
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ASCERTAIN VB
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Find (something) out for certain; make sure of
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an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident
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ASSAY VB
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examine (something) in order to assess its nature
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stepping inside, I quickly assayed the clientele.
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DESCRY VB
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catch sight of : she descried two figures. See note at distinguish .
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PORTENTOUS ADJ
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ominous
done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress : |
the envelope and its portentous contents
the author's portentous moralizings. |
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PROPITIATE VB
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win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them
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the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices. See note at pacify .
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PROVIDENTIAL ADJ
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occurring at a favorable time; opportune
involving divine foresight or intervention |
thanks to that providential snowstorm, the attack had been repulsed
God’s providential care for each of us. |
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TALISMAN N
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an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
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ADMONISH VB
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warn or reprimand someone firmly
advise or urge (someone) earnestly : |
she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven
she admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine. |
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CAVIL VB
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quibble
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The caviled over who should pay the bill
Carping |
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BELABOR VB
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argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail
attack or assault (someone) physically or verbally : |
critics thought they belabored the obvious
Tyndale seized every opportunity to belabor the Roman Church. |
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ENJOIN VB
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instruct or urge (someone) to do something
prescribe (an action or attitude) to be performed or adopted of the law, prohibit |
the code enjoined members to trade fairly
the charitable deeds enjoined on him by religion. |
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EXHORT VB
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urge
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the media have been exhorting people to turn out for the demonstration
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HECTOR VB
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talk to (someone) in a bullying way :
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she doesn't hector us about giving up things
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CAREEN VB
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turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction : |
an electric golf cart careened around the corner
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REPROOF N
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reproof noun he muttered reproof rebuke, reprimand, reproach, admonishment, admonition; disapproval, censure, criticism, condemnation; informal dressing down.
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NOXIOUS ADJ
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Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant :
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hey were overcome by the noxious fumes.
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ASKANCE ADV
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with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval
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the reformers looked askance at the mystical tradition
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AWRY
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away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss, amiss
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many youthful romances go awry
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CAROM VB/N
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make a carom; strike and rebound.
noun - billiards |
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CIRCUITOUS ADJ
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roundabout
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the canal followed a circuitous route
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MEANDER VB
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(of a river or road) follow a winding course
(of a person) wander at random/without direction |
a river that meandered gently through a meadow
kids meandered in and out. |
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SIDLE VB
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walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, esp. sideways or obliquely
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I sidled up to her.
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SINUOUS ADJ
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having many curves and turns
lithe and supple : |
the river follows a sinuous trail through the forest
the sinuous grace of a cat. |
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UNDULATING VB
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move with a smooth wavelike motion :
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her body undulated to the thumping rhythm of the music.
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CIRCUMLOCUTION N
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the use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
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his admission came after years of circumlocution
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PERIPHRASTIC ADJ
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of speech or writing) indirect and circumlocutory :
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the periphrastic nature of legal syntax.
circumlocutory |
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PROLIX ADJ
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using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy :
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he found the narrative too prolix and discursive.
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TURGID ADJ
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swollen and distended or congested
of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic |
a turgid and fast-moving river
some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert. |
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RHETORIC N
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the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, esp. the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. • language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content
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: all we have from the opposition is empty rhetoric.
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DEFER VB
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to a later time; postpone : they deferred the decision until February
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SATIATE ADJ
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satisfied to the full; satiated.
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satiate your appetite at the resort
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SLAKE VB
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quench or satisfy (one's thirst)
figurative satisfy (desires) |
slake your thirst with some lemonade
restaurants worked to slake the Italian obsession with food. |
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EUPHONIOUS ADJ
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(of sound, esp. speech) pleasing to the ear :
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this successful candidate delivers a stream of fine, euphonious phrases.
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ESURIENT ADJ
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hungry or greedy.
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INDIGENT ADJ
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poor; needy
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EXTOL ADJ
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praise enthusiastically :
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he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples. See note at praise .
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LAUDATORY ADJ
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expressing praise and commendation.
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VENERATION/VENERATE
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regard with great respect; revere
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AUSPICE N
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a divine or prophetic token.
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FEY ADJ
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giving an impression of vague unworldliness
having supernatural powers of clairvoyance. |
his mother was a strange, fey woman
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PRESCIENT ADJ
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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place : a prescient warning.
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PROGNOSTICATE VB
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foretell or predict (an event in the future), predict .
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the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon.
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ENCUMBER VB
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restrict or burden
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she was encumbered by her heavy skirt
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FETTER VB
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restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles
restrict or restrain (someone) in an unfair or undesirable fashion |
he was not fettered by tradition.
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FORFEND VB
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avert, keep away, or prevent (something evil or unpleasant).
protect (something) by precautionary measures. |
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CANNY ADJ
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having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, esp. in money or business matters :
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canny shoppers came early for a bargain.
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PERSPICACIOUS ADJ
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keen
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it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter.
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DISCONSOLATE ADJ
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without consolation or comfort; unhappy
(of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless |
he'd met the man's disconsolate widow
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DOLEFUL ADJ
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pressing sorrow; mournful
causing grief or misfortune |
a doleful look
doleful consequences. |
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ELEGIAC ADJ
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adjective (esp. of a work of art) having a mournful quality : . • (of a poetic meter) used for elegies.
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the movie score is a somber effort, elegiac in its approach
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FORLORN ADJ
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desolate or dreary; unhappy
lonely, forsaken. hopelessness |
forlorn glances.
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MOROSE ADJ
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sullen and ill-tempered.
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PLAINTIVE ADJ
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sounding sad and mournful
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a plaintive cry.
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THRENODY N
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a lament.
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grief sorrow
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REFRACTORY ADJ
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stubborn or unmanageable
resistant to a process or stimulus |
his refractory pony
some granules are refractory to secretory stimuli. |
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UNTOWARD ADJ
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unexpected and unfavorable
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both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened
Infelicitous - Malapropos |
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CURT ADJ
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rudely brief :
brusque |
his reply was curt.
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PITHY ADJ
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of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive. See note at terse .
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TACITURN ADJ
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(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
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ANTECEDENT N
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a thing or event that existed before or precedes another
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her early life and antecedents have been traced.
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ANTEDATE VB
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precede in time; come before (something) in date
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a civilization that antedated the Roman Empire
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ANTERIOR ADJ
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nearer the front, esp. situated in the front of the body,
The opposite of posterior coming before in time; earlier : |
there are few examples of gold and silver work anterior to the dynasty of the Romanoffs.
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EPOCH N
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a period of time typically one marked by something notable
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FORTNIGHT N
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a period of two weeks
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PENULTIMATE ADJ
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last but one in a series of things; second to the last
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the penultimate chapter of the book.
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TEMPORAL ADJ
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relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular. 2 of or relating to time.
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PUSILLANIMOUS ADJ
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showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
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RECREANT ADJ
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cowardly
unfaithful to a belief; apostate. |
what a recreant figure must he make
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TIMOROUS
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showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence
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a timorous voice.
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TREPIDATION N
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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
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the men set off in fear and trepidation.
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FEALTY N
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a feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord
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they owed fealty to the Earl rather than the King.
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INDUBITABLE
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impossible to doubt; unquestionable :
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an indubitable truth.
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PROBITY N
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the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency
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financial probity
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VERACIOUS ADJ
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peaking or representing the truth.
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VERITY N
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true principle or belief, esp. one of fundamental
truth |
irrefutable, objective verity |
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AMBULATORY ADJ
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mobile
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PERIPATETIC ADJ
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traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods
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the peripatetic nature of military life.
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DISCURSIVE ADJ
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passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition. |
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EXPATIATE VB
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speak or write at length or in detail :
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she expatiated on working-class novelists.
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FORAGE VB
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of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions obtain (food or provisions)
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gulls are equipped by nature to forage for food
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PEREGRINATION VB
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travel or wander around from place to place.
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SOJOURN VB/N
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a temporary stay
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her sojourn in Rome.
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STULTIFY VB
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to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
futile by degrading means |
Menial work can stultify the mind.
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UNDERMINE VB
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figurative damage or weaken (someone or something), esp. gradually or insidiously
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this could undermine years of hard work.
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VITIATE VB
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impair the quality or efficiency of
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development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population
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APHORISM N
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a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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APOTHEGM N
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a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism.
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BROMIDE N
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a trite and unoriginal idea or remark, typically intended to soothe or placate :
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feel-good bromides create the illusion of problem solving.
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EPIGRAM N
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a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
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the epigram made people chortle
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SENTENTIOUS ADJ
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given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
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he tried to encourage his men with sententious rhetoric.
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TRUISM N
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statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
a proposition that states nothing beyond what is implied by any of its terms. |
the truism that you get what you pay for.
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ABORTIVE ADJ
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failing to produce the intended result :
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she made two abortive attempts at suicide.
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DECAMP VB
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depart suddenly, esp. to relocate one's business or household in another area
abscond hurriedly to avoid detection |
now he has decamped to Hollywood
he copyists sold the originals and decamped with the proceeds. |
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RECIDIVISM N
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a convicted criminal who reoffends, esp. repeatedly
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recidivist male prisoners
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REMISSION N
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noun the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty
a diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain; a temporary recovery |
the plan allows for the partial remission of tuition fee
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RENEGE VB
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go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract
revoke |
the administration had reneged on its election promises
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RESCIND VB
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revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement)
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the government eventually rescinded the directive.
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RETROGRADE ADJ
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directed or moving backward
including progress |
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FERAL ADJ
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esp. of an animal) in a wild state, esp. after escape from captivity or domestication
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a feral cat
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VINTNER N
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wine merchant. 2 a wine maker.
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SILAGE N
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grass or other green fodder compacted and stored in airtight conditions, typically in a silo, without first being dried, and used as animal feed in the winter.
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DREGGS N
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grass or other green fodder compacted and stored in airtight conditions, typically in a silo, without first being dried, and used as animal feed in the winter.
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WINNOW V
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blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff. • remove (chaff) from grain : women winnow the chaff from piles of unhusked rice. • reduce the number in a set of (people or things) gradually until only the best ones are left : the contenders had been winnowed to five.
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CHAFF N
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the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.
figurative worthless things; trash. |
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REPRISAL N
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an act of retaliation
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three youths died in the reprisals that followed
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EMPHATIC ADJ
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showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly
(of an action or event or its result) definite and clear taking the stress |
he children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience | an emphatic movement of his hand
he walked stiffly, with an emphatic lim |
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SPENDTHRIFT N
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a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.
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PROFLIGATE ADJ
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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources :
licentious |
profligate consumers of energy.
he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle. |
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PERCIPIENT ADJ
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having a good understanding of things; perceptive
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he is a percipient interpreter of the public mood.
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PRESCIENCE ADJ
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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place
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a prescient warning.
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OBTUSENESS ADJ
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annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand
difficult to understand blunt edge |
he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse
ome of the lyrics are a bit obtuse |
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ARCANE ADJ
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understood by few; mysterious or secret :
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modern math and its arcane notation.
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AGNOSTIC ADJ
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question the existence of god
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ABHOR vb
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to hate
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PEDAGOGUE N
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a teacher
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AMATORY ADJ
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pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
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his amatory exploits.
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AMOROUS ADJ
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inclined to love, sexually
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ENAMORED
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be filled with a feeling of love for
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AMITY N
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friendship, peaceful harmony
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lived in amity
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INAMORATA N
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a female lover
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AMICABLE ADJ
AMIABLE ADJ |
agreeable personal qualities
friendly |
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PREAMBLE N
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intro statement
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AMBIENT ADJ
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of or relating to the immediate surroundings of something
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PERAMBULATOR N
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one who makes a tour or inspection on foot
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EQUANIMITY N
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mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation : she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity.
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ANNALS
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a record of events, especially yearly
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PERENNIAL ADJ
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lasting for an indefinite amount of time
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ANTEBELLUM ADJ
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before the war
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ANTEDILUVIAN ADJ
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very old, before the great flood
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PHILANDERER N
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someone who flirts
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ANDROGEN N
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a substance that promotes masculinity
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ANTHROPOCENTRIC ADJ
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regarding man as the central fact of the universe
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ANTISEPTIC ADJ
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free from germs, very clean
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ANTIPODAL ADJ
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opposite side of the globe
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APOGEE N
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highest and most distant point
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APOSTASY N
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a total desertion of one's principle or beliefs
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OLIGARCHY N
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a state being ruled by a select group
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BEMOAN VB
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to express pity for
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BELIE VB
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TO MISREPRESENT, CONTRADICT
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he belied the the results that were given to him
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BENEDICTION N
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act of uttering a blessing
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ANTISEPTIC ADJ
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free from germs, very clean
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ANTISEPTIC ADJ
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free from germs, very clean
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ANTISEPTIC ADJ
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free from germs, very clean
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BONA FIDE ADJ
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in good faith, without fraud
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DECADENT ADJ
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decaying, deteriorating
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ANTIPODAL ADJ
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opposite side of the globe
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ANTIPODAL ADJ
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opposite side of the globe
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ANTIPODAL ADJ
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opposite side of the globe
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APOGEE N
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highest and most distant point
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APOGEE N
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highest and most distant point
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APOGEE N
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highest and most distant point
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APOSTASY N
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a total desertion of one's principle or beliefs
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APOSTASY N
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a total desertion of one's principle or beliefs
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APOSTASY N
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a total desertion of one's principle or beliefs
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OLIGARCHY N
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a state being ruled by a select group
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OLIGARCHY N
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a state being ruled by a select group
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BEMOAN VB
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to express pity for
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OLIGARCHY N
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a state being ruled by a select group
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BEMOAN VB
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to express pity for
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BEMOAN VB
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to express pity for
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BELIE VB
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TO MISREPRESENT, CONTRADICT
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His lively, alert manner belied his years
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BELIE VB
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TO MISREPRESENT, CONTRADICT
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BELIE VB
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Misrepresent, contradict
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His lively, alert manner belied his years.
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BENEDICTION N
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act of uttering a blessing
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BENEDICTION N
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act of uttering a blessing
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BONA FIDE ADJ
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in good faith, without fraud
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BENEDICTION N
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act of uttering a blessing
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BONA FIDE ADJ
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in good faith, without fraud
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DECADENT ADJ
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decaying, deteriorating
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DECADENT ADJ
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decaying, deteriorating
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BONA FIDE ADJ
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in good faith, without fraud
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DECADENT ADJ
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decaying, deteriorating
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BELIE VB
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to misrepresent, contradict
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he belied the results from the study
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INCANTATION N
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chanting of words with magical powers
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you could hear the incantation around the fire
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EMANCIPATE VB
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to free from restrain
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PRECEPT N
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commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
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CAPITULATE VB
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to surrender unconditionally
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CONCORD N
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an agreement; peace, amity
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DISCORD N
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lack of harmony between persons or things
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INCARNATION N
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a being invested with a bodily form
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CASTE
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a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank
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CHASTISE VB
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to discipline, corporal punishment
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CHASTE ADJ
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free from obscenity, decent
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CESSATION N
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a temporary or complete discontinuance
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INCESSANT ADJ
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without stop
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ECCENTRIC ADJ
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off-center
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CERTITUDE N
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free from doubt
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circuambulate
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walk around
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INCISIVE ADJ
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penetrating, cutting
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CLOISTER N
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a courtyard bordered with covered walks
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PRECLUDE VB
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to prevent the presence of
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DISCLAIM VB
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to deny interest in or connection with
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PROCLIVITY N
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inclination, bias
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CONCILIATE VB
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to placate, win over
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COMMENSURATE
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suitable in measure, proportionate
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CREDO N
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any formula in brief
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RECUMBENT ADJ
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lying down, reclining
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INCULPATE VB
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to charge with fault
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the criminal was inculpated by the media even before his trial
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DOCILE
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easily managed, tractable
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DIDACTIC ADJ
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intended for instruction
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DELINEATE VB
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to outline, sketch
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ENDEMIC
PANDEMIC |
peculiar to a particular group
universal |
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INTERDICT VB
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to forbid, prohibit
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DEIGN VB
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to think fit, or in accordance with one's dignity
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CONDIGN
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well deserved, fitting
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deign
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EXTRICATE VB
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to disentangle, release
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EPITHET
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a word or phrase used invectively as a term of abuse
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He felt an urge to hurl epithets in her face.
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ARRANT ADJ
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downright, thorough, notorious
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what arrant nonsense
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CONVALESCENT
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recovering from illness
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EUGENICS N
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improvement of qualiities of race by improving inherited characteristics
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INEFFABLE ADJ
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too great for description
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CONFER
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to grant, bestow
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PROFFER VB
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to offer
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AFFIDAVIT
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written statement of oath
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FIDUCIARY
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of trust, given in trust
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FLAMBEAU N
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lighted torch
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FLAGRANT ADJ
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blatant
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CONFLAGRATION N
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large destructive fire
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INFLECT VB
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to change or vary pitch
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EFFLUENCE
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flowing out of, (light, electricity)
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CONFLUENCE
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merging into one
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FORTISSIMO ADJ
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very loud
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GENUFLECT VB
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to bend knee, especially religiously
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MELLIFLUOUS ADJ
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pleasing, musical
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FORTE N
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a strong point, something someone does well
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FUSILLADE
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continuous discharge of firearms
outburst of criticism |
redden in the face, the fusillade ended
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SUFFUSE
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to spread out, or over from within
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CONGENITAL ADJ
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existing from birth
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PROGENY
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offspring
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MISCEGENATION N
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interbreeding of races
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PROGNOSIS N
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forecast, especially disease
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DIGRESS
EGRESS REGRESS |
depart from main subject
going out, away move backward |
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HETERODOX
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different from acknowledged standard, unorthodox opinion
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HOMONYM N
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two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different
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HYPOCRITICAL ADJ
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affecting qualities one does not have
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IDIOM N
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a language, style of speaking for a particular people
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INTERIM
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temporary provitional arrangement
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INTERLOPER N
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one who intrudes in the domain of others
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CONJECTURE N
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formation of an opinion on incomplete information
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ABJECT
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utterly hopeless, humiliated or wretched
experienced to the maximum degree |
abject poverty
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REJOINDER VB
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to reply, retort
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JUNTA
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a group taking power after coup d'etat
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ABJURE VB
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to renounce oath
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his refusal to abjure the catholic faith
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ADJURE VB
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to command, beg
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I adjure you to tell me the truth
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PERTINACIOUS
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resolute
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he worked with a pertinacious resistance to intteruptions
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PERSPICACIOUS
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shrewd, astute
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It offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter
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CENTRIPETAL
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moving toward the center
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PETULANT
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showing sudden irriation,
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he was moody and petulant
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PHILATELIST
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one who loves or collects stamps
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COMPLACENT
COMPLAISANT |
you can't afford to be complacent about security.
when unharnessed, Northern dogs are peaceful and complaisant. |
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REPLETE
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abundantly supply
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SUPPLICATE
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to make humble, and earnest entreaty
BEG |
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EXPOUND
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to set forth in detail
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he declined to expound on his decision
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REPOSITORY
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a receptacle
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DISPORT
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to divert or amuse oneself
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disporting themselves by the lake
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IMPORTUNE
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to urge or press with excessive importance
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if he were alive I would importune him with questions
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POSTHUMOUS
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after death
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PRECOCIOUS
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unusually advanced or mature in mental development
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PRESENTIMENT
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foreboding
fear something bad will happen |
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REPREHENSIVLE
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deserving censure
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PROPOUND
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to set fourth for consideration
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He began to propound the idea of a social monarchy
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PUGNACIOUS
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fight readily
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REPUGNANT
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objectional or offensive
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PUGILIST
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fighter or boxer
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EXPUNGE
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erase, eliminate completely
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ASSIDUOUS
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diligent, persistent, hardworking
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She was assiduous in pointing out every detail
sedulity |
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PRESENTIMENT
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feeling that something is about to happen
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SENTINEL
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person that stands watch
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INSENSATE
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without feeling or sensitivity
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DISSOLUTION
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the act of dissolving into parts
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DISSOLUTE
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indifferent to moral constraints
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lax in morals; licentious : a dissolute, drunken, disreputable rogue.
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ABSOLUTION
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forgiveness for wrongdoing
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PERSPICACIOUS
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having keen mental perception and understanding
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STASIS
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state of equilibrium
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SUBTERFUGE
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an artifice or expediant used to evade a rule
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SUPPOSITION
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act of assuming
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SUPERLATIVE
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of the highest order
Noun - exaggerated hyperbole |
Exaggeration: The critics ran out of superlatives to describe him
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SUPERCILIOUS
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arrogant, haughty, condescending
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SURMOUNT
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to ger over or across
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RETICENT
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dispose to be silent
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TACIT
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unspoken understanding
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PERTAIN
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to have reference or relation
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TENACIOUS
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holding fast
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TENABLE
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capable of being held, maintained or defended
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PERTINACIOUS
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stubborn
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CONTENTIOUS
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quarrelsome, disagreeable
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APOTHEOSIS
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glorification
climax |
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TRANSGRESS
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to violate a law, command, or moral code
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UTILITARIAN
TOTALITARIAN |
efficient, functional, useful
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CONVENE
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to assemble for public purpose
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CONTRAVENE
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to come into conflict with
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VERACIOUS
VERISIMILTUDE VERITY |
habitually truthfull
the appearance or sembelenace of truth truthfulness |
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AVER
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to affirm
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he averred my decision
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VERDANT
VERDURE |
green with vegetation, inexperienced
fresh, rich vegetation |
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COVERT
AVERT |
hidden clandestine
to turn away from |
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VIVACITY
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animated, livley, spirited
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CONVIVIAL
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sociable
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VILIFY
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t
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VOCATION
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particular occupation
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VOCIFEROUS
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crying out noisily
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CONVOKE
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to call together
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convene, summon
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VOLITION
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free choice, free will
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VORACIOUS
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having a great appetite
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OMNIVOROUS
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eating or absorbing everything
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COMPORT
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behave
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he actions that comport with her own liberal views
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GRATIS
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free from charge
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ABROGATE
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to abolish
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abrogate the right to strike
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RAKE
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immoral or desolute person
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DESOCRATE
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violate the sanctity of
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BROOCH N
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pin
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MELLIFUOUS ADJ
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pleasant sounding, meledous
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ROMP
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gambol
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MOTTLED ADJ
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spotted
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POLITIC
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well judged prudent
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JETSAM
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thing thrown from ship to lighten weight
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DELUSIVE
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misleading, decepting
delusive promises |
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CONSORT
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associated with, keep company
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PROMULGATE
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to announce formally
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EXTANT
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written or painted - still in existence
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FOPPISH ADJ
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vain about appearance
especially for men |
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APPRISE VB
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to inform
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apprise jim of the danger
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GENIALITY N
GENIAL ADJ |
kindliness, cheerfulness
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VOCIFEROUS
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clamorous, noisy
vociferate - cry out loudly |
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TUREEN N
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deep dish
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TIMBRE
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thing that distinguishes same musical pitch
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ALMS
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things given to the poor
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WAN
PALLID |
pale sickly color
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REDOUBTABLE
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causing fear, formidable
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VARIEGATED
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many-colored (flower leaf)
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SKULLDIGGER N
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dishonest behavior or action
skuldugger |
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REFECTORY
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dining hall
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OCCULT
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mysterious, supernatural
communicated only by the initiated |
A weird occult sensation after entering the magical woods
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MALADY
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illness
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NUGATORY
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worthless, futile
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REGAL
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fit for a monarch (dignified, magnificent)
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TUMID
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swollen distented
bombastic |
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EXULT
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rejoice
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exulting in her escape
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WARREN
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crowded conditions in which people live
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PAUCITY
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sacred
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TENDER
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to offer formally
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SINECURE
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well paid position with little
responsibility |
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SALACIOUS
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lustful
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his salacious grin faltered
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MOUNTEBANK
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charlatan
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SACROSANCT
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INVIOBLY SACRED
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ENNUI
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boredom
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a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
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GAFFE
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social blunder
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CISTERN
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reervoir
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RIBALD
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WANTON
PROFANE humorous but rude and vulgar, often involving jokes about sex |
bawdy
lewd |
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TERMETITY ADJ
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boldness
nerve rashness |
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HIRSUTE
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hairy
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SPRY
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active and nimble
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PANEGYRIC
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formal praise, encomium
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encomium
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DOLT
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dumb person
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LARDER
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place where food is kept
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CENTAUR
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half man horse
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PROPHYLACTIC
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preventing disease
condom |
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NEXUS
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connection
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LANCET
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sergical cutting tool
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INSUPERABLE
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insurmountable
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WISTFUL
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sorrowful because of memories
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MADRIGAL
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song for several singers without instruments
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FURROW
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shallow trench
wrinkles |
he furrowed his brows
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MIASMA
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pervasive corrupting influence
heavy vaporous atmosphere |
A miasma of fear rose up from the black work camps
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NEFARIOUS
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very wicked
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SLIPSHOD
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carelees, slovenly
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CANTO
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division of poen
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SOLACE
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comfort in sorrow
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INELUCTABLE
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irresistable
unavoidable |
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EFETE
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wornout
having lost power |
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BENEDICTION
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blessing
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BANDY
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discuss lightly or glibly
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INTERNECINE
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mutually destructive
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nuclear war is never good, it is inevitably an internecine war
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CAPTIOUS
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too critical
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captious individuals who can find nothing wrong with their own actions but everything wrong with the actions of everybody else
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DOGGED
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persitent, stubborn
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UNWITTING
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unaware, unintentional
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MOLLYCODDLE
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pamper
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RUSE N
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stratagem
trick to deceive |
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SPURN
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scorn
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EXIGUOUS
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small in amount
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my exiguous musical resources
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VALEDICTORY
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farewell
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UXORIOUS
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obseqious to one's wife
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INVEIGLE
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lead astray by deception
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TUTELARY
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protective
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SLAPDASH
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done hastily
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SYBYLLINE
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prphetic
oracular |
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CALAMITY
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disaster
misery |
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Mendacious
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deceitful;
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Sallow
Wan |
Unhealthy looking
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Argot
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slang
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Bedizen
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dress with fine vulgar finery
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incontinent
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lacking self-restraint
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Penchant
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strong inclination
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Hortatory
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tending or aiming to exhort : the central bank relied on hortatory messages and voluntary compliance.
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Lien
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Legal Claim or right on propert
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Controvert
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deny the truth of (something)
argue about (something) |
Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results.
the views in the article have been controverted. |
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Fulcrum
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the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots.
• a thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation : research is the fulcrum of the academic community. |
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Recumbent
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lying down
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Illusory
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deceptive
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Consonant
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harmonious
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Tipple
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drink
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Paltry
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meager, small
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Mealymouthed
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afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly : mealy-mouthed excuses.
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Stipple
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paint or draw in short strokes
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Extemporaneous
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spoken or done without preparation : an extemporaneous speech.
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Thrall
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slave bondage
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Soporific
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causing sleep
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Garish
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obtrusively bright and showy; lurid : garish shirts in all sorts of colors.
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Lurid
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too vivid in color
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lurid food colorings
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Ligneous
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like wood
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staid
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serious
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Prim
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tiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper : a very prim and proper lady.
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Impel
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Urge to action
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Commodious
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spacious
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Prelate
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Church dignitary
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Syllogism
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deductive reasoning as distinct from induction : logic is rules or syllogism.
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Lank
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long and thin
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Exalt
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Praise highly
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Crestfallen
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dejected
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Unrequited
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not reciprocated
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Victuals
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Food
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Clout
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Great influence
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Rebus
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represent words by pictures or symbols
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Equipoise
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A counterbalance or balancing force : capital flows act as an equipoise to international imbalances in savings.
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Retrench
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reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty : as a result of the recession the company retrenched | [ trans. ] if people are forced to retrench their expenditure trade will suffer.
• [ trans. ] formal reduce or diminish (something) in extent or quantity : fortune had retrenched her once abundant gifts. |
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Plaudit
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Praise
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Prolixity
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Wordy
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Ragamuffin
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dirty child
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Coeval
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existing during the same time
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Jaunt
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short trip journey
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Hedonist
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pleasyre is the absolute goal
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Warren
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Crowded place wher people live
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Alimentary
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supplying norishment
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Colander
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used for straining
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Halycon
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Calm peaceful
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Incense
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enrage
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Malaise
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general feeling of discomfot
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Stentorian
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Extremely loud
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Anthropomorphic
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having human like form or characteristics
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Emetic
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substance causing vomiting
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Bromide
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platitude
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Urchin
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mischievous child
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Internecine
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mutually destructive
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Internecine
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mutually desctructive
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Predilection
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Preference, partiality
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Rectitude
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moral correctness
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Squalid
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base, dirty
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Petulant
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touchy
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he was moody and petulant.
a petulant shake of the head. |
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Repose
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resting, calmness
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in repose her face looked relaxed
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Genteel
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elegant, refined
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Palpitate
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throb
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Refractory
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stubborn
resistant to stimulus |
his refractory pony
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Ensconce
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establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place :
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Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom | spectators who were once comfortably ensconced in the old stadium's box seats.
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Tarry
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Linger, Dawdle
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Ornithologist
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Study of birds
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Palliate
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Ease Pain
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Bode
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Foreshadow
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Jocund
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Merry
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Deciduous
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falling of during seasons
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Bowdlerize
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censor
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Sedition
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Act of rebellion
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Beleaguer
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attack, beset
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Rapacious
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Greedy
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Insouciant
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Indifferent
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An impression of boyish insouciance
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Preponderance
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greater in weight
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Effectuate
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achieve
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Rider
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something added to bill
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Imbroglio
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complicated situation
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The Watergate imbroglio
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Repine
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be annoyed by
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Quisling
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trader who aids invaders
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Sidereal
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Relating to the stars
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Rotund
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fat
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Effete
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worn out
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Begrudge
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Envy
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Prevaricate
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hide the truth
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Disquietude
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uneasiness
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Proclivity
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inclination
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Despondent
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gloomy
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Felicity
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happiness
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Bohemian
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unconventional
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Enmity
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ill-will
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Arrears
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being in debt
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he was suing the lessee for the arrears of rent.
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Dotage
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senile
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Dross
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waste matter
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Solicitous
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anxious, concerned
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she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students
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Rococo
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highly decorated
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Swill
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Drink
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Yokel
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Rustic
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Jest
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playful remark
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Proscribe
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prohibit
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Pantomime
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act without dialogue
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Carrion
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rotting dead flesh
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Dowdy
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without style in appearance
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she could achieve the kind of casual chic that made every other woman around her look dowdy.
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Filch
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steal things of small value
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Runic
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mysterious
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Entreat
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Plead
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Bellicose
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warlike
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Defalcate
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embezzle
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Manacle
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restrain
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Maculated
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spotted or stained
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Exude
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display an emotion strongly and openly
of a place have a strong atmosphere |
Mr. Thomas exuded friendship and goodwill.
The building exudes an air of tranquility. |
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Protean
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able to change shape at will
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Brusque
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curt
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Natty
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dapper, neatly dressed
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Bulwark
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strong wall for defense
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Pernicious
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causing harm
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The pernicious influences of mass media
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Epaulet
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ornament
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Ascribe
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assign
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Hubris
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arrogance
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sundries
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small miscellaneous items
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Hinterlands
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back coutnry
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Countermand
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revoke, cancel
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Crass
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very unrefined
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Parsimony
Skinflint |
stinginess
Miser |
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Doldrums
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the blues
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Assiduous
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diligent
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Paroxysm
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outburst; laughter
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Pulchritude
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beauty
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Bedraggle
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wet thoroughly
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Disinter
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dig up
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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Besmirch
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defile
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Bauble
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trinket
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Supplant
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take the place of
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Prattle
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talk idly, prate, babble
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Fracas
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brawl
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Rhapsodize
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peak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm and delight : he began to rhapsodize about Gaby's beauty and charm.
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Verve
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enthusiasm, lively
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Deadpan
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expressionless
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Pell-mell
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confusion
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Arch
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first
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Piebald
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variegated; multicolored
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Infirmity
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weakness
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ungainly
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Unwieldy
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Verbiage
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wordiness
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Rankle
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annoy
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Igneous
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volcanic rock
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Hem
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surround tightly so impossible to move
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Plumage
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feathers of a bird
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Succor
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assist
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Tessellated
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mosaic
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Subvert
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overthrow
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Panegyrics
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praise
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Profligate
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waster
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profligate consumers of energy.
licentious; dissolute : he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle. |
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Frieze
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ornament
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Vulpine
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like a fox
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Aver
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declare as true
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Animadversion
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critical remark
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Cadence
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rhythmic rise and fall
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