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(1)Scavenge |
To clean (waste) from; to remove unwanted substances from. |
I need to SCAVENGE this unneeded oil to be sure it doesn't harm any animals. |
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(1)Immure |
To lock up or confine. |
Kids now a days IMMURE themselves in all this new technology. |
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(1)Gesticulate |
To show, express or direct through movement. |
We see them GESTICULATE as they relate their red adventures to one another. |
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(1)Efflorescence |
The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms. |
And all this EFFLORESCENCE of sacred splendor was created, little by little, by her deft fingers. |
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(1)Uncommunicative |
Not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions. |
He was UNCOMMUNICATIVE as his opinions were immediately shut down as soon as he spoke. |
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(1)Crumple |
To gather something into small wrinkles or folds. |
She put the piece of paper into a tight CRUMPLE. |
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(1)Swathe |
To wrap in swaddling clothes. |
He wore a SWATHE over his shoulder where he had been shot in battle. |
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(1)Irrelevance |
The lack of relation of something to the matter at hand. |
The subject was of complete IRRELEVANCE to what was truly on his mind. |
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(1)Immerse |
To cause to be thrown into. |
He can and should IMMERSE himself in the implementation of health care. |
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(1)Submerge |
To put under water. |
SUBMERGE beans in ice water immediately after done cooking. |
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(2)Whittle |
To cut small bits or pare shavings from. |
As I sat there, I decided to WHITTLE a small stick to pass the time. |
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(2)Underlay |
To place something under or beneath something else. |
A long course of preparation, it is true, UNDERLAY that marvelous growth.
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(2)Discursive |
Tending to cover a wide range of subjects. |
The old lady began to seem to him a thought too DISCURSIVE, if not hilarious.
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(2)Hiatus |
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something. |
After a three year HIATUS, Simple Minds came back with a new CD. |
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(2)Tensely |
In a stressed manner. |
He sat there TENSELY as he awaited the results. |
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(2)Snivel |
Cry or whine with snuffling. |
He let out a SNIVEL as his parents were scolding him. |
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(2)Crass |
Lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence. |
Don't use melancholy for an excuse for CRASS behavior. |
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(2)Emboss |
To carve, mold, or stomp on a surface so that it stands out in relief. |
If you EMBOSS a map, it makes it more realistic. |
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(2)Dangle |
To hang freely. |
He set it at a DANGLE in front of me. |
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(2)Impalpable |
Not perceptible (visible) to the touch. |
The handle was totally IMPALPABLE to me in the dark. |
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(3)Ludicrous |
Laughably and obviously absurd; foolish. |
His decision was LUDICROUS and immature. |
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(3)Ineffectual |
Insufficient to produce a result; useless. |
Colombian insurgents made INEFFECTUAL to escape the island 1819-1829. |
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(3)Jeer |
To abuse vocally; to taunt or mock. |
He wanted to cry as people started hounding him with JEERS. |
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(3)Inarticulate |
Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity. |
He spoke in a INARTICULATE way. |
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(3)Leviathan |
Something very large, giant sea creature in the Bible. |
It was as big as a LEVIATHAN. |
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(3)Clamor |
A loud outcry; great expression of discontent. |
There was a large CLAMOR outside the bedroom. |
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(3)Mutinously |
Unruly; insubordinate or constituting a mutiny. |
MUTINOUSLY everything went silent. |
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(3)Crestfallen |
Dispirited and depressed; dejected. |
He immediately felt CRESTFALLEN after the defeat. |
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(3)Impervious |
Incapable of being penetrated or affected. |
He was IMPERVIOUS to all the taunting and mocking being thrown at him.
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(3)Enterprise |
An undertaking or business organization; industrious. |
The man ran a very successful ENTERPRISE. |
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(4)Egregious |
Extremely bad. |
EGREGIOUS errors were caused by the tablet's failure to check spelling. |
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(4)Odious |
Instilling hatred or intense displeasure. |
His attention turned to the ODIOUS favor. |
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(4)Prosaic |
Plain, lacking liveliness. |
There is some poetry in this composition, but it alternates with very PROSAIC details. |
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(4)Vex |
To confuse or annoy. |
It seems to have been on purpose to VEX us. |
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(4)Capricious |
Subject to whim, fickle. |
He had a very CAPRICIOUS character about him. |
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(4)Assiduous |
Hard-working, diligent. |
She went about her work in a very ASSIDUOUS manner. |
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(4)Feral |
wild, savage. |
The FERAL lion crawled low as it stalked its prey. |
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(4)Decry |
To criticize openly. |
The girl had a habit to DECRY the boy in public every chance she had. |
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(4)Burnish |
To polish, shine. |
"I need a nice BURNISH to my shoes before my big interview." |
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(4)Zephyr |
A gentle breeze. |
The ZEPHYR was nice on the hot day. |
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(5)Cerebral |
Of or relating to the brain. |
The skull is abnormally thick and the CEREBRAL capacity small. |
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(5)Susceptible |
Yielding readily to or capable of. |
The old man was very SUSCEPTIBLE to infection |
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(5)Impediment |
Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress. |
The IMPEDIMENT object stopped the man from achieving his goal.
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(5)Woe |
Misery resulting from affliction. |
The girl got a felling of pure WOE from her loss.
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(5)Whimper |
Cry weakly or softly. |
The dog let out a WHIMPER when it stepped on a thorn.
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(5)Perseverance |
Persistent determination. |
Her PERSERVERANCE to win was truly remarkable.
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(5)Persistent |
Never ceasing. |
Johnny was PERSISTENT till he achieved his goal.
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(5)Ambidextrous |
Equally skillful with each hand. |
Kyle was as AMBIDEXTROUS as he was smart.
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(5)Minion |
Servile or fawning dependent. |
The little kid served as my little MINION.
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(5)Decrepit |
Worn and broken down by hard use. |
The shirt was very DECREPIT from years of use.
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(6)Half-breed |
Offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races. |
Being called a HALF-BREAD gave me so much anger that I wanted to punch him. |
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(6)Vow |
Promise. |
I VOW to always be loyal to you. |
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(6)Pummel |
Strike, usually with fist. |
Seeing that made me want to PUMMEL him. |
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(6)Stroll |
Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim. |
I took a nice STROLL with Jimmy the other day. |
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(6)Bureau |
An administrative unit of government. |
In 1868 the International BUREAU of Telegraphic Administrations was constituted at Berne... |
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(6)Impending |
To lose in time; about to occur. |
I could not focus at school because I knew of the IMPENDING trouble I was about to be in. |
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(6)Rummage |
Search haphazardly. |
She had to RUMMAGE through the closet for awhile till she found it. |
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(6)Petrify |
To change into stone. |
Over time, nature PETRIFIED the wood. |
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(6)Articulate |
Characterized by clear expressive language. |
I can be very ARTICULATE when I write. |
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(6)Tautology |
A statement that is necessarily true. |
The teacher explained the TAUTOLOGY in the "the dead corpse" by reminding students that a corpse is already dead. |
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(7)Illiterate |
Not able to read or write. |
The 40 year old man was not much due to the fact that he was ILLITERATE. |
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(7)Dilate |
To make or become wider. |
The little girl's eyes had begun to DILATE. |
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(7)Redundancy |
Repetition of an act done needlessly. |
He did it with REDUNDANCY. |
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(7)Secede |
Withdraw from an organization or polity. |
All of them decided to SECEDE from it to protect themselves from further damage. |
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(7)Monotonous |
Sounded or spoken in a tune unvarying in pitch. |
"Don't talk to me in that MONOTONOUS tone." |
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(7)Mode |
A particular functioning condition or arrangement. |
It was game time and I went into beast MODE. |
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(7)Subtle |
Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. |
It was so SUBTLE they barely even noticed it. |
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(7)Earnest |
Showing sincere and intense conviction. |
"I promise with all my heart", he said in a EARNEST way. |
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(7)Taut |
Pulled or drawn tight. |
The bow was pulled back and TAUT ready to be fired. |
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(7)Retroactive |
Affecting things past. |
"That's the most RETROACTIVE thing I have ever heard!" |
