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laudanum
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a drug preparation in which opium is the main ingredient (n)
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He was addicted to laudanum.
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decrepit
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in disrepair,old, ruined (adj)
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His decrepit old car broke down on the highway.
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incoherent
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very unclear, impossible to understand (sometimes because of emotional upset) (adj)
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The teacher's explanation was incoherent.
The widow was incoherent with grief. |
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abominable
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exceptionally bad, thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable (adj)
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The abominable New England weather forced them to move to Florida.
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feasible
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possible or likely (adj)
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Getting to New York in four hours is feasible.
His theory was feasible so we decided to test it. |
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rectify
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to set right, to correct (a mistake for example) (v)
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He checked his addition and rectified his mistakes before handing in his exam.
I tried to rectify my embarrassing rudeness with an apology note. |
