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vindicated
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freed from blame
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The lawyer vindicated his client after he showed the jugde the blood evidence.
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transitory
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short lived, temporary
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The teen couple had a very transitory relationship after they met in camp.
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timorous
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timid,fearful
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The boy felt timorous during the interview of his first job.
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superfluous
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extra,unnecessary
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When the hurricane struck,China, the United States provided a superfluous supply of food and water.
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure
or pain;impassive |
The president was stoic as he spoke to the soldiers in Iran.
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spurious
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not genuine;false;counterfeit
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The students used spurious group report for English, hoping the teacher would not realize it and give them an A.
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rancorous
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hateful;marked by deep-seated
ill will |
The man was rancorous towards his boss after losing his job.
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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After catching the men, the general was in a quandry about how to keep them.
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prosaic
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unimaginative;dull;ordinary
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The parents thought their daughter's new boyfriend was prosaic after they met him for the first time.
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profound
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having great depth of seriousness
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The teacher had a profound feeling about her students, they were her first class.
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plausible
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seeming valid or acceptable
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The girl had a plausible excuse for missing work, her car was stolen.
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pervasive
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dispersed throughout
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The pervasive odor of garlic was in the whole house while mom was cooking a speical dinner.
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penitent
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expressing remorse for ones misdeeds.
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The man make amends to the people he wronged,so the parole board believed he was truly penitent for his crime and let him out of jail.
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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A mother tends to the paramount needs of her sick father before she tended to her own needs.
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objectivity
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judgement uninfluenced by emotion
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The jugde used his objectivity when he announced his decision during the child custody case.
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