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reproach
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an expression of disapproval
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Her reproach of my paper made me think I needed to re-do it.
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bacchanal
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orgy, a group out of control
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The wedding was a real bacchanal - everyone was drunk.
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invincibility
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incapable of being conquered, overcome or subdued.
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Her invincibility shocked me. I never knew she was incapable of being overcome by others.
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ignoble
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mean or low person
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You are ignoble and mean.
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coy
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cute, playful
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Ruby was being coy with her father.
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admonish
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to give friendly warning
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Mr. Salterio admonished me to study harder for my test.
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assert
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to state something with confidence
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"The game is going to happen!" she asserted.
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compresses
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hot or cold cloths that are pressed to parts of the body to reduce pain or discomfort.
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The compresses helped her headache.
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furtively
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stealthily, sneakily
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I went furtively down the stairs because I didn't want my mom to hear me.
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precipitate
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to start or cause something
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You precipitated the fight.
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insipidly
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lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate or challenge; dull or boring person.
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You have no friends because you are insipid and have no qualities that interest people.
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revulsion
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strong pulling away or negative reaction; disgust
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My revulsion at the fight made me run away.
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horde
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a teeming crowd or throng
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The horde of grasshoppers ate all of the crops.
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jauntily
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spritely, lively in manner or appearance
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We skipped jauntily down the street.
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demise
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death or downfall
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The sexual assault lawsuit against Michael Jackson was his demise.
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wistfully
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full of yearning or melancholy
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He looked wistfully out the window at the fall leaves, remembering hikes with his ex-girlfriend.
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to grandstand
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play or act so as to impress onlookers
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Why do you like to grandstand? I hate to grab attention from onlookers.
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harping
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to dwell on monotonously, to nag
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Stop harping about my bad grades.
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lye
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strong alkaline substance leached from wood ashes, used to make soap
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I would hate to wash my house with lye.
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bier
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a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed
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The skeleton popped out from under the bier in the movie we watched last night.
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brittle
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easily broken, cracked or snapped
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My nails are brittle so they break easily.
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mused
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to be absorbed in thought
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I mused about Christmas and the gifts I would get.
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ravaged
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to destroy
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Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans.
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translucent
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permitting the passage of light, semi-transparent
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She was so thin that her skin was translucent.
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complacent
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unconcerned
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He was too complacent to work hard to improve his grades.
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muddled
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to mix confusedly
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The song was muddled and very mixed up.
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vindictive
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revengeful
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I knew that she was vindictive after I broke her bracelet - she broke my necklace.
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expended
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to use up, to pay out
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I expended my voice in singing three concerts in a row.
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peevishly
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marked by ill temper
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"You are looking very ugly," she remarked peevishly.
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duplicity
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dishonest or two-faced, deceit
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I was disgusted by her duplicity. The least she could do was to be honest with me.
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adverse
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unfavorable
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The adverse weather delayed our flight.
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provocative
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tending to provoke, excite or stimulate
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I was hoping that the movie on Paul Revere would be provocative and get them excited for the trip to their house.
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