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Aplomb
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n. poise, self-confidence
<Jim was aplomb for the quiz after many hours of studying.> |
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Mundane
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adj. ordinary
<The worst kind of job is one with mundane work and no change.> |
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Ludicrous
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adj. ridiculous, foolish
<Its ludicrous to think that the system is perfect.> |
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tyro
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n. beginner, in-experienced
<Even as a tyro in fencing, I try to attend every fencing tournament I can.> |
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squalid
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adj. wretched, dirty, morally repulsive
<The government's Katrina relief program was squalid> |
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blithe
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adj. joyous
<Upon hearing that he won the election, his usually sullen attitude became blithe> |
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enervate
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v. weaken, deprive of strenght
<Upon losing his hair, Sampson was enervated and helpless> |
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jettison
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v. discard, throw overbaord.
<upon hearing the damage, the captian jettisoned the crew and went down with the ship alone.> |
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incognito
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adv. with identity concealed
<For fear of being discovered, the chicken who was wanted in 48 states, went incognito as to not be detected.> |
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mettle
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noun. courage, spirit
<No matter how bad it got, the mettle of the rebels was never broken and the rebellion continued> |
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refute
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v. disprove, prove false
<One skill in deabate is knowning how to refute your opponent's argument.> |
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vacillate
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v. waver, swing back and forth
<One thing many candidates do, is waver thier beliefs to get the general public on thier side.> |
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obstreporous
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adj. noisily defient, unruly
<Mobs are where the most obstreporous crowds are.> |
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iconoclast
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n. attacker of established beliefs or customs, a radical
<the iconoclast can always find a problem with every thing.> |
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facetious
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adj. flippiant, attempting to be funny, playfully joking.
<A bad habit within our family is that we are always facetious.> |
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languid
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adj. lacking energy or vitality
<the eyes were languid as the failing test was returned to the formerly A+ student.> |
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magnanimous
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adj. generous
<Bill Gates' offer to giving me all his money was magnanimous indeed.> |
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maxim
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n. a saying which expresses a general rule of behavior
<it is a common maxim to treat others as one wants others to treat themselves.> |
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sporadic
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adj. occuring at irregluar intervals
<having forgotten his harmony part on clarinet, Jimmy played sporadic notes in the background on the occasional offbeat.> |
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portentous
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adj. signifigant, amazing
<The gold mine in the backyard was a portentous find.> |
