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Duplicity |
Intentional deceit in speech or conduct. |
His (Enter Term Here) became obvious when he absent-mindedly arranged to meet both his wife and his mistress at the same restaurant. |
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Belie |
To falsely represent |
Patricia's yawn (Term) her genuine interest in the concert. |
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Droll |
Amusing in an odd or whimsical way. |
Xander had a (Term) manner of telling stories that kept everyone entertained. |
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Abate |
To lesson in violence or intensity. |
When the winds (Term), the helicopter was able to land. |
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Glib |
Performed with such ease and skill as to appear insincere. |
Andy's (Term) apology to his sister seemed too easy for it to have been genuine. |
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Abhor |
To detest to; hate strongly. |
I (Term) doing my laundry, so I have it professionally cleaned. |
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Journeyman |
A fully trained and qualified worker. |
Mark was a (Term) for twenty years before he gained enough skills to be promoted to craftsmen. |
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Dole |
To distribute; to give out sparingly |
At the crowded Red Cross shelter, food was (Term) out carefully to the earthquake victims. |
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Protean |
Readily changeable in form, shape, or meaning. |
The international spy maintain a (Term) identity that enabled her to adapt to and to seed in almost any situation imaginable, anywhere in the world. |
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Gamut |
The whole range or extent. |
Carmela's (Term) of friends included both overzealous socialists and greedy capitalists. |
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Decorum |
Conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior. |
The usually Restless toddler surprised everyone with his (Term) during the ceremony. |
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Extrovert |
One who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others. |
As a/an (Term), Liz love parties and preferred entertaining to spending a quiet night alone. |
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Propagate |
To spread or transmit, especially by reproduction. |
The computer virus (Term) itself and caused the hard drive to fail. |
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Effigy |
A crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group. |
The repressed people burned a/an (Term) of their tyrannous ruler. |
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Austere |
Stern; severe; plain. |
The judge was (Term) in her courtroom manner as she was in her lifestyle and dress. |
