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expedient (adj)
[ik-spee-dee-uhnt] |
advantageous or useful; something achiening objectives quickly
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speedy like expedient and speedy things are useful
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posterity (n)
[po-ster-i-tee] |
future generations
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posterity sounds like a very royal word... for the prosterity of the royalals!!
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alacrity (n)
[uh-lak-ri-tee] |
eagerness, enthusiasm
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alacrity sounds like diarrhea medicine and people are pretty happy to get ride of diarrhea
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Fain (adj)
[feyn] |
eager, obligated to do something
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fail sounds like fail and fail is the opposite of the definition
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Palpitation (n)
[pal-pi-tey-shuhn] |
fast or irregular heartbeat; shudder or tremble
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pallitations are not your pals, or friends
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philanthropist (n)
[fi-lan-thruh-pist] |
desire to benefit humanity
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you really should know this
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allegiance (n)
[uh-lee-juhns] |
loyalty or devoted support
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I pledge allegiance to the flag... come on people
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redress (v)
[ree-dres] |
make up for something
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as in to "re" like "re-do". self explanitory
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petition (n)
[puh-tish-uhn] |
a formal request or appeal
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as in you sign a petition that will do something. You should know this one too.
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prevalent (adj)
[prev-uh-luhnt] |
found frequently
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prevalent kindof like prevail which means succeed so if something succeeds a whole bunch then there might be a lot of them
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reproach (v)
[ri-prohch] |
CRITICIZE SOMEONE
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like to be behond reproach... yeah...
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avail (v)
[uh-veyl] |
USE SOMETHING; HELP
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avail, like advil, you use it and it helps!
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retract (v)
[ri-trakt] |
TAKE BACK OR WITH DRAW
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obviously!
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obdurate (adj)
[ob-doo-rit] |
STUBBORN, NOT EASILY PERSUADED
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to an obdurate person things are not obviouse because they're stuborn and need to be convinced
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disparity (n)
[dih-spar-i-tee] |
lack of equality
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dispare as in disparity! Something's wrong!
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plaintive (adj)
[pleyn-tiv] |
sad or mournful
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not sure if you'll get this but I feel like the plaintive
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tumultuous (adj)
[too-muhl-choo-uhs, tyoo-] |
noisy, extreamly emotional, greatly excited
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drunk people are tumble a lot and are very tumultuous
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fettered (v)
[fet-er] |
shackles or restraints
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fetter as in fret as in scared becuase your in shackles!
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propriety (n)
[pruh-prahy-i-tee] |
socially correct or appropiate behavior
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make a priotity to be have propriety becuase that's appropiate
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bombast (n)
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language full of long or pretenious words, used to impress or intimidate
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this word is an example of what it is!
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censure
[sen-sher] |
blame, harshly criticize, officially rebuke
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mundane
[muhn-deyn] |
average/ normal, ordinary, unimaginative, worldly over spiritual
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metaphor
[met-uh-fawr] |
implied comparison of one thing to another (w/o like or as)
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benign
[bih-nahyn] |
kindly, gracious, favorable, gentle
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opportunist
[op-er-too-nist] |
individual who scrifices priniciples for expediency by taking advantage of "opportunities"
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condone
[kuhn-dohn] |
overlook, forgive, allow, excuse, pardon
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opulence
[op-yuh-luhns] |
extreme wealth, luxuriousness, abundance, rich
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constraint
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constrict, limit
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nonchalance (n)
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composure, lack of concern
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coercion
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use of force to compel someone to obey; threat of violence or reprisal
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coloquial
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informal, familiar, pertaining to conversational or common speech
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notoriety
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illfame; disrepute; infamy
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lethargic
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drowsy' sluggish, lacking energy
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autonomous
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self-governing, functioning independently
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proximity
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mearness closeness
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discerning
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mentaly quick and observant; having keen insight
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nurture
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nourish, foster, protect, cultivate, encourage
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compliance
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conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield
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redundant
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repetitious, excessivly wordy, more than needed
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document
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create a detailed record; provide written evidence
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impeccable
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flawless, irreproachable; not capable of sin
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abstract
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theoretical, not concrete
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austerely simple
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jocular
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joking, good humoured
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laconic
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brief and to the point; using few words
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belie
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contradict;give false impression
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malicious
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spiteful; hateful; malevolent
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astute
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wise, keen shrewd
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