Lily Liu Sat List 5

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discard

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v throw or cast away
n anything that is cast aside
throw out .put away
You have to discard any thoughts of disbanding.

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obliterate

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v mark for deletion,rub off,or erase
wipe out
adj reduced to nothingness
obliterated ,
obliteration obliterator
If something obliterates an object or place,it destroys it completely.

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funerary

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adj of or for or relating to a funeral
buried obsequial
funeral funereal
This place is used to hold sacred wedding and funerary rituals.

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recollect

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v recall knowledge from memory;
remember. recall. think of
recollection
Do take time to remember and recollect everything you feel you want from your life.

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conceal

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v prevent from being seen or discovered
hide
concealment .concealer
I did not conceal anything from him.

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scrutinize

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v to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up .scrutinise
scrutiny scrutineer
We must scrutinise and evaluate

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decipher

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n /v
decipherable decipherer decipherment

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deterrent

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adj tending to deter
n sth immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
check hindrance impediment
deterrence
As the same time,the rarityof execution means it is no deterrent.

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launch

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v set up or found
establish .found
n the act of propelling with force
launching
We launch a big advertising campaign to promote our new toothpaste

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panacea

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n hypothetical remedy for all illls or diseases;once sought by the alchemists.
cure-all
Much like automation itself,it is not a panacea.

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overcome

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v overcomer

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barrier

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n a structure or object that impedes free movement
limit block
Some people experience shyness as a barrier to communication,but this can be broken down gradually.

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awaken

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v awake awakening

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catalyst

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n sth that causes an important event to happen
catalytic catalytically
The last step is to regenerate the catalyst

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stirred

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v emotionally aroused
stimulated
stirring stirrer
Do not stir the milk until it creams

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provocation

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n unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
aggravation irritation
needed encouragement
incitement
provocative provoke provoking
His provocation awake my anger

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mitigate

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v lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
palliate comfort
mitigative mitigation mitigatory
We should take some measure to mitigate this tough time.

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invaluable

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adj having incalculable monetary,intellectual,or spiritual worth.
priceless
invalidity invalidate
We all should foster those invaluable relationships that push us to next level.

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imperative

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adj requiring attention or action
n some duty that is essential and urgent
imperatively imperativeness
necessary urgent essential
The undertaking was not easy,she said,but it felt imperative.

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indistinguishable

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adj exactly alike;incapable of being perceived as different
identical
indistinguishability
This is one of the many points at which narcissism becomes indistinguishable from masochism.

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bereft

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adj unhappy in love;suffering from unrequited love
unbeloved lovelorn
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
grieving bereaved
bereaved bereavement
The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.

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miscreant

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n a person without moral scruples
deviationism
adj heretical enormous
In contrast,Panama has not budged,reinforcing its reputation as Latin America's leading financial miscreant.

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revisionist

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n a communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position
So the revisionist version of the crisis is plainly inaccurate ,but is it really dangerous?

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anomaly

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n deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
anomalousness
anomalously anomalous
He speaks a lot today which is a anomaly.Cause he is a very reticent man.

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pacifist

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n someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
pacificist
adj opposed to war
pacifistic
pacify pacification pacificism
When his friend got killed in one of the aforementioned barfights,he swore off the liquor,and become a pacifist.

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extremist

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extreme extremely

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tacit

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adj indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
silent understood implied
taciturnity
The big question is whether,or how far,this tacit knowledge can be made explicit

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fervent

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adj characterized by intense emotion
ardent fervid torrid
extremely hot
fervid
fervently fervor fervency
intense eager burning sharp
Lots of men and women in the West are fervent supporters of bloodstained setups.

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unqualified

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adj not limited or restricted
not meeting the proper standard and requirements and training
having no right or entitlement
rejected
The new manager kissed all unqualified workers off

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impetuous

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adj marked by violent force
impetuously impetuosity
fierce violent hard impulsive
He was young and impetuous

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regal

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adj belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
imperial royal
regally
So should New England 's loss of the regal fritillary

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imperial

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adj belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
royal
n a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
imperially imperialist imperialistic
The palace which was made of golden is imperial.

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simplistic

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adj too simple
That is far too simplistic a view. You 'd better make it more specific

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neutral

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adj neither moral nor immoral;neither good nor evil,right nor wrong
neuter neutralized neutrality neutralisation
indifferent
He used to be neutral .

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liberating

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liberate

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repressive

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adj restrictive of action
inhibitory supressive
repressing
In the repressive atmosphere,everyone works hardly.

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totalitarian

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n an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian goverment
totalistic
totalism totalitarianism
Almost all government adopt totalitarian measures in time of war.

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absolutist

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n one who advocates absolutism
absolutistic
absolute absolutely absolutism
The American people are not absolutist,and they don't elect us to impose a rigid ideology on our problems.

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scandalous

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adj giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
scandalously scandal scandalise
shameful disgraceful
The current maldistributions of wealth is also scandalous

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compromise

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v settle by concession
n a middle way between two extremes
compromising
accommodation reconciliation
Compromise makes for success in negotiations

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imagine

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imaginary imaginative imaginable imaginatively

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worthless

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worth worthy worthiness worthful

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superiority

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superior superiorly

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embrace

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v squeeze sb tightly in your arms,usually with fondness
hug bosom
n a close affectionate and protective acceptance
bosom
embracing embracement
I am cold, just embrace me.

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insecurity

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insecure insecurely

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dispel

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v force to go away ;used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
eliminate avoid dissipate
dispelld
This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have

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inferiority

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n an inferior quality

The enemy forces were reduced to absolute inferiority

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fathom

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v come to understand
penetrate
fathomable
They cannot fathom how much you stand to lose in failure.

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levity

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n feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
levitate
flux instability
I am sure foreigners must think our levity is baffing

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haughty

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adj having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
haughtiness
He is haughty to us

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impudent

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adj marked by casual disrespect
insolent flip
impudently impudence
Flatter will get you nowhere with me,you impudent fellow.

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irresolute

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adj uncertain how to act or proceed
irresolutely irresolution
weak-minded chinless
I turned half round to follow, but stood irresolute.

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insolent

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adj marked by casual disrespect
impudent flip
insolently insolence
This means that the lazy , insolent functionnaire mentality prevails rather than a hard-working energetic one.

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presumptuous

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adj excessively forward
imperious masterful
presumptuously presumption
It is too presumptuous of him to do so.

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arrogant

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adj having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
arrogantly arrogation arrogance
haughty cocky
His arrogant attitude piss me off.

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articulate

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articulation articulator articulatory

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reverential

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adj feeling or manifesting veneration
respectful venerating
reverent reverend reverence revere
She placed it at his feet and said in a low reverential whisper; please accept my offering

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bifurcation

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n the act of splitting into two branches
bifurcate
divergence
Starting from the waist decorated with a large bifurcation veil skirt body,a powerful gas field.

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dichotomous

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adj divided or dividing into 2 sharply distinguished parts or classifications
dichotomy
He statrs with the starting dichotomous views on the use of media types.

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filial

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adj relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
filicide
obedient
The children treated their parents with filial respect.

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symbiotic

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adj uesd of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each
symbiosis
paragenetic
Some of the books he reviews find this symbiotic relationship depressing but I find it liberating

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avuncular

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adj being or relating to an uncle
grandmotherly
He is an avuncuar man in his fifties with a hairless pate and perfect trapezoidal moustache that fans out to the corners of his mouth

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convivial

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adj occupied with or fond of the peasures of good company
convivially conviviality
festive rollicking
The convivial atmosphere at the reunion

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reversal

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n a change from one state to the opposite state
reversible reversed reversibly
counterturn changeover
Recently there has been a welcome reversal of this trend

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satellite

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n satellited satellited

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contemptuous

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adj expressing extreme contempt
disdainful insulting scornful
contemptuously
They have made me more and more contemptuous of other people

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cacophonous

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adj having an unpleasant sound
cacophony
cacophonic
Time square is the most cacophonous corner.

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syncopated

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adj stressing a normally weak beat
syncope syncopation
Let's see if we can create our own syncopated orchestra in here.

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harmonic

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adj n a tone that is a component of a complex sound
harmony harmonical harmonious
symphony The researchers say our brains might like these chords because their frequencies resemble those of a single harmonic note

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collaborative

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adj accomplished by collaboratin
collaboration
cooperative coefficient
It is a collaborative work,we need to unite

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mellifluous

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adj pleasing to the ear
fluid sweet
A mellifluous voice make me happy

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erratic

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adj having no fixed course
unstable odd curious
They no longer fear the erratic behavior of the market

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informal

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adj informally informality

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idiosyncratic

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adj peculiar to the individual
idiosyncrasy
specific foreign
We all have our own idiosyncratic gestures

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preventative

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adj tending to prevent or hinder
preventive
It can as a preventative treatment for some disease

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regress

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v go back to a statistical means
regressive regression
reverse stem
Your project will never regress without your knowledge

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catastrophic

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adj extremely harmful ;bring physical or financial ruin
catastrophe
miserable calamitous
Why was the explosion not catastrophic?

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unforeseen

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adj not anticipated

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moderate

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adj being within reasonable or averge limits
v make less fast or intense
n a person who takes a position in the political center
centrist lead control
moderated moderation

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arrangement

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n the thing arranged or agreed to
organization system
arrange arranged
I agree to this arrangement

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devoid

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adj completely lacking
lacking scarce
This novel devoid of wit and inventiveness

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disparage

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v express a negative opinion of
belittle pick at
disparaging disparager disparagement
Never disparage feelings your friend or relative express ,but point out realities and offer hope

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attitude

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attitudinal

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consist

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consistent

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bargain

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bargaining bargainer bargainor

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worthy

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worth worthwhile worthless worthful worthily

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misfortune

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n bad luck

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trusting

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adj inclined to believe or confide readily ;full of trust

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meddle

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v intrude in other people's affairs or business;interfere unwantedly
tamper
meddlesome meddler
I will teach you to meddle in my affairs

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scoff

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n showing your contemt by derision
scoffer
joke derision. jeer at
You are pleased to scoff

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temporize

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v draw out discussion or process in order to gain time
temporizer
compound .drag on
Since he engaged Iran,it has continued to temporize and dissimulate over its nuclear programme

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prolong

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prolonged prolongation

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misbehave

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v behave badly
misbehavior
cheat
When your kids misbehave more when they aren't busy with better things

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disrupt

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v make a break in
interrupt. break up
disruptive disruption
People went with the flow,and no one let those issues disrupt the class.

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sneer

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v express through a scornful smile
n a contemptuous or scornful remark
sneeringly
laugh at . derision
I was uncomfortable with his sneer

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terminate

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v bring to an end or halt
terminable terminative terminator
fulfill drop
In this example,we want it to terminate

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withdraw

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v pull back or move away or backward
withdrawn withdrawal
leave split
The leader promised to support the plan,you an not withdral now

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intrude

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v enter uninvited
irrupt
intrusive intrusion intruder
Be strict,and don't let them intrude on your thoughts

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conduct

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n manner of acting or controlling yourself
v direct the course of
conductive conductor conduction
manage behavior
Can you justify your conduct to me