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Impertinent
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intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil
My sister was so impertinent today as we went to go her annual flu shot. |
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Impudent
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Obsolete. shameless or brazenly immodest.
My dad was so immodest growing up which made my mom like him so much. |
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Stupefied
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to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
As i came around the corner stupefied as i saw my sister laying on the floor not breathing. |
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Futile
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incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful
A dictionary is futile unless you know how to use it correctly. |
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Reticence
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
Vice Presidents reticence when the President wants or needs them to speak. |
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Taciturn
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inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
When in a debate i sometimes feel taciturn to express how i feel. |
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Laconic
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise.
When doing a powerpoing presentation you want to be laconic and use less words as possible to show your point. |
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Telepathy
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communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
My dad and my mom always seem to have telepathy when i have done something bad, because they always say the same thing, creepy! |
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Belligerent
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warlike; given to waging war.
My uncle is a Veteran and is so belligerent sometimes when he is telling stories about the war. |
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Truculent
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fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
Back in Roman time Spartans use to wear over 100 prounds of truculent armor. |
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Charlatan
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a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack.
My sister charlatan all the time whenever we go out to play volleyball, when she really is not that good. |
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Vilified
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to speak ill of; defame; slander.
In my family if we vilifie we have eat soap for our bad language. |
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Denounced
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to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court.
I denounced in court that i was lieing about living in Colorado my entire life. |
