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He was completely INANIMATE, and it was difficult to see if he was breathing. |
Inanimate Not alive (Adj) |
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Such garbage must be INCINERATED at the hospital. |
Incinerate Destroy by burning (V) |
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Our INTREPID reporter was able to film the action while other reporters ran away. |
Intrepid Fearless (Adj) |
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He committed grand LARCENY when he robbed his best friends house. |
Larceny Theft of personal property (N) |
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She held the PLIANT willow stems in her hand and bent them a little. |
Pliant Pliable (Adj) |
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The POMPOUS professor didn't really teach, he just bragged about himself all class long. |
Pompous Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solem, or self important (Adj) |
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We swerved towards the end of the PRECIPICE. |
Precipice A very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one (N) |
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Mistakes made now cannot be RECTIFIED later. |
Rectify Put something right; correct (V) |
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Under the new regime, prisoners under the death sentence were REPRIEVED. |
Reprieve Cancel or postpone the punishment of someone (V) |
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He was now REVILED by the party that he had helped to lead. |
Revile Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting matter (V) |
