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Acquiesce |
To give in, to comply |
I was so desperate that I had to acquiesce to his demands. |
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Affinity |
A likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship |
Having suffered himself, he felt an affinity for the homeless. |
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Blasphemous |
Irrelevant, profane |
Telling that sacrilegious joke is blasphemous. |
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Buttress |
A support or prop |
Many cathedrals are supported by buttresses. |
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Circumspect |
Careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent |
Her circumspect behavior left no doubt as to her integrity. |
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Corroboration |
Conformation |
Fortunately, I had some corroboration for my whereabouts on the night of the crime. |
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Deplete |
To use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value |
Our oil reserves have been depleted becaus ed of years of drilling and pumping. |
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Despotic |
Ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical |
Americans do not like despotic behavior. |
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Emaciated |
Very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away |
As a result of receiving little food,most prisoners of concentration camps become extremely emaciated. |
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Empirical |
Based on observation or experiment and not on theory |
We need more emprical data to make our case solid. |
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Extraneous |
Not essential or vital |
The extraneous assignments left the student with little time for himself. |
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Fallow |
Inactive, plowed but not sowed |
In order for land to be productive, it must lie fallow occasionally. |
