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Relevant |
adj- bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: In these times of climate change, pollution is very relevant in the United Nations meetings. |
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Vehemence |
noun- vigorous impetuosity; fury:the vehemence of his attack. His vehemence in the White House made everyone fear him as a leader. |
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Prodigal |
adj- wastefully or recklessly extravagant: The prodigal 1% of our country wastes money without appreciating what they have. |
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Ingenuity |
noun- the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: The ingenuity of Albert Einstein has made him one of the smartest minds ever known. |
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Disparaging |
adj- that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: His disparaging remarks made all of his workers think that they were underworked. |
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Apathetic |
adj- not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive: His apathetic performance in school showed that he did not care about his grades. |
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Innuendo |
noun- an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. The innuendos in the television show implicitly mocked our president. |
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Scrutinize |
verb- to examine in detail with careful or critical attention. Detectives scrutinize every little detail in a crime scene to find clues. |
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Din |
Noun- a loud noise The din of Times Square is infamous for being very loud and very nausea inducing. |
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Relentless |
Adj- severe, strict, harsh The relentless dictator punished anyone who he did not like, he had no compassion for anyone or anything. |
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Guileless |
adj- sincere, honest The oracles at Delphi tell the whole truth- their guileless behavior often shocks many visitors. |
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Acquiesce |
verb- to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: The people of communist China acquiesce to the dictator's rules to avoid punishment. |
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Uncanny |
adj- having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: His uncanny way of spotting little details in papers scared many students. |
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Tactful |
adj- diplomatic His tactful attitude prevented any squabbles between adversaries. |
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Sentimental |
adj- weakly emotional His sentimental behavior was very weak to insults and jokes; they often offended him. |
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Despicable |
adj- deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible His despicable behavior was hated all around the world. |
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Garishly |
adv- excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings. He garishly walked into the party, and everyone looked at his cocky behavior. |
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Posterity |
noun- the descendants of one person The posterity of Mr. Ford have lived in sheer luxury until the recent financial crises. |
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Evict |
Verb- to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Suyan evicted her tenants after they failed to pay 10 years worth of rent. |
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Gizzards |
noun- Also called ventriculus. a thick-walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food, often with the aid of ingested stones or grit. Chicken gizzards are very hard to extract from the stomach of the chicken, but they are considered a delicacy. |
