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abstracted-adj
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removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind the child, thinking of Christmas, had an abstracted look on his face |
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adulation-noun
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extreme praise or admiration due to the great adulation of the crowds, the politician thought that he might win the election |
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adversity-noun
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misfortune, unfavorable happening he has suffered much adversity by first loving his job and hen losing his wife |
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burgeon-verb
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to sprout, to newly emerge plants burgeon with the coming of spring |
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chimera-noun
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a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination he is not the chimera your fears have made him in your mind |
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culpable-adj
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deserving blame; guilty he was culpable for his childrens constant bad behavior |
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decadent-adj
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decaying drugs, prostitution, and a crime are signs of a decadent society |
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entreaty-noun
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a plea, an earnest request the lawyer made a lengthy entreaty to the jury before they retired to chambers |
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fatuous-adj
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foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane the woman was fatuous to think that she needed three thousand pairs of shoes |
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humane-adj
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kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate the united states was very humane in its treatment of prisoners of war |
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indulgent-adj
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lenient, especially toward oneself the boy did not learn respect from his indulgent parents |
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ineptness-noun
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lack of competence or judgment the evidence of his ineptness as a coach is his poor win-loss record |
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ingrate-noun
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an ungrateful person I was stunned when I didn't even receive a "thank you" from the ingrate |
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inundate-verb
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to flood, to overflow the television station was inundated with phone calls when the basketball game was interrupted |
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miser-noun
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one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money the old miser lived in a shack but was actually a millionaire |
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nefarious-adj
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extremely wicked, evil, vicious hitlers treatment of jewish people was a sign that he was very nefarious person |
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prattle-noun
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meaningless sounds, babble I have difficulty understanding the prattle of young children |
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predilection-noun
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preference he has a predilection for fish when goes out to eat |
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procrastinate-verb
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to defer action; to delay we try not to procrastinate when asked to do job |
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stoic-adj
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a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive the umpire remained quite stoic despite the managers screaming and the intense booing of the crowd |
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suffrage-verb
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right to vote womans suffrage was a movement and a cause at the beginning of the twentieth century |
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summon-verb
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to call together, to send for or to request to appear I am frightened because I have summoned to the principals office |
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transparent-adj
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quality of being able to do be seen through, clear glass is a transparent substance |
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turbulence-noun
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wild or disturbing activity there is a lot of turbulence during a hurricane |
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viable-adj
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capable of working, functioning or developing adequately he is a viable candidate because he had experience and can attract votes |