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mercurial |
MERCURIAL (ADJECTIVE) ***SUDDENLY CHANGEABLE; VOLATILE Molly is the most MERCURIAL person in the office. She changes her personality on a a daily basis, and we never know what to expect from her. |
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harangue |
HARANGUE (noun) ****a long, angry tirade The coach delivered a monstrous HARANGUE to his players after they played the worst game in the history of the sport, losing 100-3. he really let them have it. |
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revere |
REVERE (VERB) ***To regard with respect Every genre of music has its stars, whom fans REVERE like gods. |
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embezzle |
EMBEZZLE (VERB) ***TO TAKE FOR ONE'S OWN USE IN VIOLATION OF A TRUST The accountant had EMBEZZLED money from his clients for years; he accumulated more than ten million dollars before his illicit behavior was discovered. |
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refrain |
REFRAIN (verb) ***To hold back from an impulse to say or do do something even though I was angrier than I had been in years, I REFRAINED from yelling at my dog, because I realized that she had no idea how bad it was that she ate my $500.00. |
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querelous |
QUERULOUS (ADJECTIVE) ******Tending to complain Quinn is so QUERULOUS that he even complained about the fact that someone called him a complainer. |
