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Gesticulate (verb) 3/1 |
To make gestures or motions, especially while speaking.Frantic that she had lost her child in the toy store, the woman gesticulated wildly as she described him to the store clerks; her hands flapped as she indicated his height, her arms flailed as she described what he had been wearing |
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Baffle (verb) 2/28 |
To elude; to foil; to perplex.Long after the perpetrator had been identified, the motives behind the crime continued to baffle investigators. |
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Extrapolate (verb) 2/27 |
To expand given knowledge in order to make a prediction or conclusion about the unknown.Extrapolating from her experience working with chimpanzees, the animal rescuer determined that the gorilla would not attack her unless it felt threatened. |
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Conspicuous (adj) 3/2 |
con·spic·u·ous kənˈspikyo͞oəs/adjective
standing out so as to be clearly visible."he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple"attracting notice or attention."he showed conspicuous bravery" |
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Monotonous (adj) 3/1 |
monotonous adj.Definition: 1. lacking in variety; tediously unvarying. 2. sounded or uttered in one unvarying tone.Synonyms: dull, routine, repetitive |
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proximity (noun) |
proximity (noun)Nearness; the quality of being next to.The house near the toxic waste dump was condemned; health experts agreed that it was too dangerous to live in such close proximity to hazardous waste. |
