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ebullience
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-high spirits,excitement Winning the spelling bee filled sara with joy and ebullience.
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impervious
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-unable to be moved by smth.
The dry and impervious soil did not absorb the rain. |
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remonstrate
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-to object, protest, rebuke
The class remonstrated the teacher's request to take the test on Mon. |
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efface
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-to wipe out, erase, expunge
The medicine effaced all traces of pain. |
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chimera
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-figment of the imagination
One of the sideaffects of extreme dehydration includes seeing chimeras. |
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incorrigible
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-unruly, difficult to control
The incorrigible dog was put to sleep b/c of his random outbreaksof violence. |
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juxtapose
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to put near 2compare/contrast
The teacher juxtaposed the twins to help identify their diffrences. |
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conversant
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-acquainted,well-informed
Bill was conversant w/ student council and was aware of upcomming events. |
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esoteric
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-known only by a few ppl.
The children made up esoteric code names form each other. |
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auspicious
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-fortunate
when i was low on money, i revieved an auspicious offer from a wealthy client. |
