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Resiliency (noun)
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the ability to recover strength, spirits, or good humor quickly
"look over here right now, Chloe! Stop dazing into space!" she cried. I, too stunned to say anything, lost my resiliency. |
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Embittered (adjective)
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made resentful or sad; aggravated
An accident at a barbecue caused Jeff's face to catch fire. Half his face was burned severly and he soon became embittered due to his appearance |
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Coddling (verb)
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treating someone tenderly, such as an infant or an invalid.
I stormed out of the room in rage because of the unfair treatment I'd just received: my brother beated me with a stick and yet he was being coddled by my mother. |
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Flippantly (adverb)
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disrepectfully
"sit down now, Mr. Finn!" screamed Mrs. Wolff. But Dan stood even higher and flippantly refused. |
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Rash (adjective)
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too rash or incautious in acting or speaking
"Are you sure you want to do that? It's a very rash decision," I said. |
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Oblivious (adjective)
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fogetful or unmindful
"Yeah, go!! Run like the wind!!! GOOOO GIANTS!!!!!" cried the fan, oblivious to his daughter who was running from her seat to the hot dog stand. |
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Haggard (adjective)
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Having a worn look, as from sleeplessness, greif, or illness
His clothes were dirty and stained, practically hanging off his body and he wore a haggard expresion |
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Riveted
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fixed or held firmly
the tall Eiffel Tower- twice the size of the Washington Monument- is riveted into place. |
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Nauseous (adjective)
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feeling a sickness of the stomach; feeling disgusted
Dr. Levine told me the nauseous feeling will soon go away |
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Fathom (verb)
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to get to the bottom of; to understand thoroughly
In my opinion, Gone With the Wind was a very fathomous movie |
