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Intimation
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Hint, indirect suggestion
He had given only intimations of his new job. |
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augment
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to increase, add to:
We augmented the advertising budget in order to increase sales. |
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Verbatim
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verbatim /vrbetm/ adj.adv. word-for-word, related to using s.o.'s exact words:
I quoted verbatim what the professor said. I made a verbatim quote. |
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Pliable
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pliable /plabl/ adj. 1 flexible, capable of being bent or shaped:
Heating metal makes it pliable so that it can be shaped into useful things. 2 easily persuaded or ruled by others: He is pliable and will do what he is told. |
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Opulent
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Wealthy, luxurious
The African prince wore opulent purple and gold robes. |
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Guise
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guise /gaz/ n. 1 frml. appearance, look 2 fig. disguise, camouflage:
Under the guise of night, the soldiers marched forward. |
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Insidious
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insidious /nsdis/ adj. bad or harmful without being obvious or easy to see:
The doctor found the insidious cancer before my friend felt pain. -n. |
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Reiterate
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reiterate /ritret/ v.frml. [T] -ated, -ating, -ates to say s.t. again, repeat s.t.:
The professor reiterated the main points in his lecture. -n. [ |
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Stolid
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stolid /stld/ adj. showing little feeling or emotion:
She didn't smile or laugh: she kept her usual stolid face. -adv. |
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Tentative
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tentative /tnttv/ adj. 1 indefinite, provisional: We have a tentative appointment next week, but we need to confirm it. 2 hesitant, doubtful: She has a tentative feeling about going ahead with the project.
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Unkempt
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unkempt /nkmpt/ adj. messy:
His hair is unkempt because he never combs it. |
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Wary
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wary /wri/ adj. -ier, -iest concerned about danger, (syn.) cautious:
He is very wary of driving his car late at night |
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adulterate
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to mix with harmful or unwanted substances
The orange juice was adulterated with insect poison. -n. [U] |
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ambidextrous
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use both hands equally well
He's ambidextrous and can write with either hand. |
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Bereft
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without, loss (s.o. or s.t.), lacking:
The room is bereft of any furniture. |
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Deploy
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to position military action:
The general deployed his forces along the battlefront. |
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Dour
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unsmiling, (syns.) gloomy, sullen:
A man with a dour look on his face lives alone in that house. |
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Fortitude
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courage in the face of difficulties:
He showed fortitude in his battle against cancer |
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Gape
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gaped, gaping, gapes 1 to look at s.o. or s.t. with the mouth open, usu. in surprise:
The children gaped at the big elephant in the zoo |
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gibe
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gibe /dab/ n. a remark that makes fun of s.o., or points out s.o.'s faults:
The speaker made gibes at his political opponent's statement. |
