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Vindicated
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1. To justify
Vindicated optimism. Someone who is optimistic about something and has it come out positive has their optimism vindicated. |
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Poignant
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1. Strong odor
2. Strong mental appeal 3. Profoundly moving/touching 4. Profoundly neat Tends to mean something strong. |
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Candor
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1. To the point, open, and sincere in speech.
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Vitriol
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1. Abusive feeling or expression
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Anachronism
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1. Something out of context for its time frame.
The sword is an anachronism in the 21st century. |
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Impudence
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1. Offensive behavior
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Indolence
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1. Lazy
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Travail
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1. Hard work
Can also mean other things that are hard or troublesome such as childbirth. |
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Laud
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1. To praise
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Conciliate
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1. To win over
2. To reconcile |
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Assuage
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1. To soothe; make milder; calm
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Ameliorate
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1. To improve
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Allay
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1. To calm or quiet; put to rest
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Pacify
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1. To calm, appease, or quiet
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Amiable
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1. To be social; friendly
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Antipathy
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1. Habitual dislike
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Ambiguous
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1. Having several possible meanings
An ambiguous definition would be one that had a lot of different meanings. |
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Antipathy
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1. Habitual dislike
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Ambiguous
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1. Having several possible meanings
An ambiguous definition would be one that had a lot of different meanings. |
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Odious
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1. Hatred
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Belied
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1. To contradict
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Expedient
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1. Appropriate to a purpose
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Derisive
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1. Mocking
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Rapt
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1. Deeply engrossed or absorbed in something
A rapt listener is someone who is listening very carefully. |
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Paradigm
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1. Example or model
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Serendipitous
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1. Happens without warning
A serendipitous scientific discovery. |
