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arid
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lacking water or rainfall;very dry
syn;baked, parched |
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compatible
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capable of working or existing together
syn: agreeable;congruent |
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deplore
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to condemn; to regret
syn: censure; criticize;lament;bewail |
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fraught
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1.filled with;laden
2. emotionally distressed or distressing 1. syn: bristling;burdoned 2. syn: frantic;intense;upsetting |
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incontrovertible
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impossible to dispute or disprove
syn: irrefutable;unquestionable |
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loquacious
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talkative
syn: garrulous;chatty |
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microcosm
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a small part that represents the whole of a system
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ornate
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richly and elaborately decorated
syn: elaborate; embelished |
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petulant
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easily annoyed;peevish
syn: grouchy, irritable |
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quip
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a witty remark; sometimes sarcastic
syn: one-liner; witticism, joke,jest |
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scoff
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to mock with contempt
Syn: ridicule;deride |
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tantalize
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to excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach
syn: tease;tempt;entice |
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urbane
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polite and refined in manner,as from vast social experience
syn: debonair, suave, sophisticated |
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volatile
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tending to cahnge suddenly; explosively unstable
syn: impulsive, precarious, explosive |
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wanton
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1.wastefully excessive
2. reckless and indifferent toward moralitydecency or injustice syn: gratuitous, needless syn: shameless; dissolute, immoral |
