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Abstracted Adj.
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removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in ones own mind The child thinking of Christmas, had an abstracted look on his face. |
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Adulation N.
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Due to the great adulation of the crowds, the politician thought he might win the election. |
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Adversity N.
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He has suffered much adversity by first losing his job and then losing his wife. |
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Burgeon V.
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Plants burgeon with the coming of spring. |
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Chimera N. |
He is not the chimera your fears have made him in your mind. |
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Culpable Adj.
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He was culpable for his children's bad behavior. |
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Decadent Adj.
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decaying Drugs, prostitution, and crime are signs of a decadent society. |
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Entreaty N. |
The lawyer made a lengthy entreaty to the jury before they retired to chambers. |
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Fatuous Adj.
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The woman was fatuous to think that she needed three thousand pairs of shoes. |
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Humane Adj.
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The United States was very humane in its treatment of prisoners of war. |
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Indulgent Adj. |
The boy did not learn respect from his indulgent parents. |
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Ineptness N.
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The evidence of his ineptness as a coach is his poor win-loss record. |
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Ingrate N.
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I was stunned when I didn't even receive a thank you from the ingrate. |
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Inundate V.
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to flood, to overflow The television station was inundated with phone calls when the basketball game was interrupted. |
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Miser N.
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one who lives in wretched circumstances to save or hoard money The old miser lived in a shack but was actually a millionaire. |
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Nefarious Adj.
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Hitler's treatment of Jewish people was a sign that he was a very nefarious person. |
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Prattle N.
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I have difficulty understanding the prattle of young children. |
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Predilection N.
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He has a predilection for fish when he goes out to eat. |
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Procrastinate V. |
We try not to procrastinate when asked to do a job. |
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Stoic Adj. |
The umpire remained quite stoic despite the manager's screaming and intense booing of the crowd. |
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Suffrage N.
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right to vote Woman's suffrage was a movement and a cause at the beginning of the twentieth century. |
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Summon V.
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I am frightened because I have been summoned to the principal's office. |
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Transparent Adj. |
Glass is a transparent substance. |
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Turbulence N. |
There is a lot of turbulence during a hurricane. |
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Viable Adj.
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He is a viable candidate because he has experience and can attract votes. |