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cumbersome
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Adj
heavy; troublesome The man had burden of cumbersome parcels to carry across the street. |
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assuage
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verb
to ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe I tried to assuage my heartache by eating 25lbs of icecream. |
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clandestine
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Adj
secret The secret lovers had a clandestine meeting. |
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zephyrs
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noun
gentle breeze; winds The sailboat was propelled forward byy the zephyrs. |
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trite
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adj
hackneyed; commonplace Reality TV shows are so trite these days. |
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segue
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noun
to transition from smoothly from one place to another in a conversation or musical piece The conversation segued from serial killers to wildflowers quite smoothly. |
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caveats
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noun
a warning or caution The court sent out multiple caveats, reminding the jury of their oath of silence. |
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profligate
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adjetive
shamelessly immoral; wasteful The drunk profligate got on the table and spilled all of the expensive champagne bottles. |
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cherubic
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adj
angelic; innocent looking The cherubic cat had a surprisingly nasty bite. |
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tenuous
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adj
thin; rare; weak; The boy's chances of winning the battle against the lion are extremely tenous. |
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impetuous
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adj
violent; hasty; rash The impetuous young man hit the security guard when he wouldn't let him into the club. |
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pliant
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adj
flexible; easily influenced The pliant girl took up cheerleading in high school, which got her into trouble. |
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venial
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adj
able to be forgiven; excusable ALL sins are venial in God's eyes. |
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cadence
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noun
rhythmic rise or fall Military songs are cadences because of the change in pitch in their voices. |
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acquiesce
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verb
to agree without protest; assent I will acquiesce to the terms of the contract, but I am not happy. |
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assent
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verb
to agree; accept I will assent to marry you. |
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Charlatan
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noun
pretender The professor was a complete charlatan because he did not have a degree. |
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Equivocal
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adj
ambiguous; intentionally misleading The politician made equivocal comments in an effort to cover up the scandal. |
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Ambiguous
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adj
unclear or doubtful in meaning The ambiguous map had two cities labeled in the same place. |