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affirmative
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positive; stating a position in favor of something
His affirmative answer confirmed I would be going on the vacation of my dreams! |
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barbaric
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crude; related to people who act in a rude, uncivilized way.
I don't know why I was kicked out of the wedding, I wasn't trying to do anything overly barbaric. |
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cohesive
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related to sticking together; connected, sticking
It can be difficult to find anything cohesive to brick walls. |
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critical
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inclined to find fault; related to a crisis.
It is important that you are not overly critical of your peers. |
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evocative
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pertaining to calling forth, summoning, or bringing out
The smell of the freshly baking cookies evoked my hunger. |
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hysterical
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very emotional and out of control
The girl became hysterical when her brother shattered her favorite perfume bottle. |
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objective
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pertaining to facts rather than feelings; real; without prejudice
Counselors must be objective when dealing with student battles. |
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prolific
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to produce abundant ideas, work, fruit or offspring
The prolific coach could teach anyone to throw a baseball. |
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rustic
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unsophisticated; unpolished; rough; related to rural living
Even though the house was brand new, it had a cozy, rustic feel to it. |
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simplistic
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uncomplicated, oversimplified
The student had to redo their report because it was too simplistic for the topic. |
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bellicose
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very quarrelsom; full of hostility; inclined to fight
The girl worked hard to rid herself of the bellicose reputation she had getton after hitting another student in first grade. |
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doubtful
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full of uncertainty; undecided
I'm doubtful you could possibly fail the quiz after all of the quality study time you put in. |
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dutiful
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obedient; full of an obligation to fulfill one's duty
The office manager earned employee of the month for his dutiful service to the company. |
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effortless
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easy; not requireing mental or physical exertion
After dedicated training, running a 10K seemed effortless. |
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joyless
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gloomy; without joy or gladness; full of desperation
The ride home was quite joyless after the team had been disqualified from the match. |
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merciful
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full of mercy or willingness to forgive; compassionate; charitable
It is important that our town take on a merciful attitude towards those who lost so much in the tragedy. |
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morose
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gloomy; unsociable; tending to be sulky
People who are always morose can unfortunately bring down the attitude of those around them. |
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pitiful
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deserving or calling forth pity; miserable; sorrowful
The dog looked pitiful when his owners left him at the veterinarian. |
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vengeful
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full of a need to get even or repay an injury or an offense
It is better to be forgiving than to be vengeful. |
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verbose
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using mor words than are necessary.
The teacher could tell that the student was had created an overly verbose response to cover up the fact that she had not studied for the assessment. |
