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Malicious (Adj) Maliciously (Adv) |
Having the nature of threatening evil. |
The kid was very malicious. The kid maliciously kicked the dog. |
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Invectives (Noun) |
Harsh abusive language |
I was throwing invectives at Jose. |
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Disparage (V) Disparagement (N) |
Belittle/ degrade |
Hammitte could not take this disparagement any longer so, he left. Hammitte disparaged kiara for no reason. |
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Assuage (v) |
Provide physical relief, as from pain. |
In order to help my leg my mother assuaged it. |
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Abate (v) Abatement (n) |
Become less in amount or intensity. |
I abated the situation by separating jose from keyloni. |
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Banter (n) Bantering (v) Bantered (n) |
Light teasing, cleverly amusing in tone. |
I like hearing Christian and Rashad banter in class unless, the bantering is interfering with the lesson. |
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Antithesis (n) |
The complete opposite of something. |
Although kiara describes herself as cool, in reality she is trying too hard which is the antithesis of cool. |
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Antipathy (n) |
A deep-seated dislike of something or someone. Usually it’s a condition that is long term and pretty unlikely to change. |
Jose’s antipathy towards Joela was really starting to annoy me. |
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Antidote (n) |
A remedy that relieves. |
Pills are the antidote to my headache. |
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Misconstrue (v) |
Something is interpreted the wrong way. |
I misconstrued the expression on my mothers face to mean that she didn’t like my project. |
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Affluent (Adj) |
Rich |
My neighborhood is anything but affluent. |
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Bereft (adj) |
Lack of something Very depressed |
The demolition of a Chuck E Cheese left local toddlers bereft of a place to play. |
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Delude (v) |
To trick or fool, often in relation to yourself. |
You can delude yourself into a more positive mindset. |
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Immaculate (Adj) |
Perfect/ perfectly clean |
My room is immaculate at the moment. |
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Scathing (Adj) |
Harsh |
Mr. Hammitte had some scathing comments about my most recent paper. |
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Misnomer (n) |
Wrong or unsuitable name. |
No one can understand why my aunt gave her friendly dog the misnomer of killer. |
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Inclination (n) |
A liking or desire to do something. |
Bias |
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Impecunious (Adj) |
Having little or no money. |
Broke / Poor |
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Abrogate (v) |
To abolish by formal or official means. |
Invalidate |
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Subsist (v) |
To live off of |
Get by |
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Veracious (adj) |
The truth |
Accurate |
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Slanderous (adj) |
Lies |
Defamatory |
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Slander (n) |
Scandalous remark |
Defamation |
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Arduous (adj) |
Hard, difficult, tiresome |
Backbreaking |
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Infamy (n) |
An evil reputation; extreme disgrace |
Notoriety |
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Docile (adj) |
Easily taught or controlled; obedient |
Easy going |
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Engulf (v) |
To surround or enclose completely |
Consume |
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Revere (v) |
Deep respect for someone or something |
Adore |
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Reverence (n) |
To honor |
Awe |
