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Admonish
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v to reprove; to express warning or disapproval.
How many times has your roommate admonished you to put the toilet seat down. |
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Adroit
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adj adept, dexterous
Since he is ambidextrous, he is equally adroit at shooting marbles with either hand. |
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Maladroit
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clumsy or bungling
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Adulation
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n excessive praise; intense adoration
Leif Garret was the object of much adolescent adulation. |
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Adulterate
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v to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
The health food store had been adulterating the wheat grass juice with clippings from the front lawn. |
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Adumbrate
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v to forshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest, or outline sketchily
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Advocate
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v to argue for or support a cause.
Though the senator did not advocate the bill, he still voted for it. |
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Aesthetic
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adj dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
Many people say they see no aesthetic value in some modern artwork. |
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Aggrandize
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v to increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater
The multi-million dollar advertising campaign was part of a plan to aggrandize the company's stock before it went public |
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Alacrity
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n eager and enthusiastic willingness
Amy responded to the invitation to join the planning committee with alacrity, and even volunteered. |
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Alchemy
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n a magical or wonderful transformation
The remarkable alchemy among the cast members transformed watching the familiar, |
