My Vocab

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jostle

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v. to push people out in a crowd to make way or being pushed around in a crowd e.g concertpallid

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pallid

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Adj. pale or abnormally deficient in colour due to physical or emotional distress

Like someone who has just returned from North Pole

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dogged

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adj. stubbornly persistent

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aphorism

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n. saying widely accepted on its own merits, stands the test of time

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seemly

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adj. polite, decent, upright and appropriate behaviour

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gestate

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v. idea in development or to be pregnant with

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goad

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v. provoke with constant criticism, poke with pointy end, give heart or courage to,

n. Verbalization that encourages to take action, pointy object or stick

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conceited

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adj. inflated sense of self importance, regard oneself highly, opposite of modest

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saturnine

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adj. dark gloomy dull morose bitter or scornful

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slough

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v. Remove outer layer like dead skin, or to Slough away emotions

n. hollow filled with mud, mortified gangrenous mass necrotic tissue, a stagnant swamp

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reproach

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v. express criticism towards something, like give a look of disapproval

n. mild criticism " words of reproach"

n. disgrace or shame "brought disgrace upon his family"

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moribund

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adj. almost dead " moribund economy"

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saturnine

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adj. dark gloomy dull morose bitter or scornful

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dissonance

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n. unpleasant disagreeable sound, disagreement in opinions

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indignant

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adj. angered at something unjust or wrong

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fallibility

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n. tendency to make errors or mistakes

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fallow

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adj. left unused "if someone is smart but lazy he has a fallow mind", undeveloped but potentially useful

n. Cultivated land not seeded for one or more cultivating seasons

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munificence

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n. quality of being extremely generous "Santa Claus shows extreme munificence each year"

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grandiloquence

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n. Lofty high flown style with lot of fluff but lacking substance

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prosaic

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adj. ordinary or dull

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conflate

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v. To mix together different ingredients

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abashed

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adj. feeling embarrassed or ashamed like when caught in a lie

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deterrent

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n. something immaterial that causes delay or prevents things from happening

guard acts as deterrent for robbery

adj. "deterrent effects of high prices"

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derisive

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adj. express contempt or ridicule like a taunt

"derisive remarks"

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abominable

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adj. used when something is extremely bad or detestable

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chortle

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n. Muffled laugh

v. laugh with restraint

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primp

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v. dress or groom with elaborate care

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deplorable

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adj. extremely unfortunate or bad

"deplorable destruction"

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abominable

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adj. used when something is extremely bad or detestable

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scourge

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n. something causing misery or suffering or Whip

v. to cause pain suffering or whip

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obscurity

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n. not known to many

n. something that is unclear or hard to understand because of its complexity or lack of explanation

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brawny

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adj. muscular, powerful, rugged

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ebullient

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adj. bubbling over with joy or excitement, more than happy

"ebullient personality"

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somnolent

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adj. feeling sleepy or drowsy

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wan

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adj. looking pale and tired

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proclivity

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n. natural tendency to like something

"sister's proclivity for restaurants that serve spicy food"

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equivocate

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v. go back and forth between two choices

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bombast

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n. Pretentious or boastful talk

"coach's bombast before the match"

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avarice

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n. Greed or insatiable desire

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subvert

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v. cause downfall of rulers/notions or destroy completely or hinder normal operations

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laconic

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adj. short to the point or using few words to express complex ideas

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discursive

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adj. rambling from topic to topic

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discursive

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adj. rambling from topic to topic

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vagrant

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adj. someone who wanders from place to place, or it can also be someone who lost his job and is now homeless

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vagrant

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n. someone who wanders from place to place, or it can also be someone who lost his job and is now homeless