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abeyance n.
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temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension:
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Let’s hold that problem in abeyance for a while until we get these other matters fixed.
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affinity, n. or adj
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a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea,
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Because Joe his affinity for writing, He majored on English in college.
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anomalous adj; anomaly[ies] n.
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deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule;
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appellation n.
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a name, title, or designation.
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Of the 30 paintings on view on exhibit, 2 or 3 at most deserve an appellation of masterpiece.
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collateral adj.
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accompanying as secondary or subordinate
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Going to the game was of collateral importance to staying home and doing homework.
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dirge[s], n
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a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
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The sad sound of the dirge still remains in my ears from the funeral yesterday.
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discernible adj.
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perceptible, distinguishable
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Roses have a discernible smell to them that joe enjoyed when he walked through his aunt garden.
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emaciated, adj.
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marked by abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease.
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Those emaciated young boys need a good meal and a clean set of new clothes.
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equivocal adj.(
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allowing the possibility of several different meanings, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous:
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You bring up a very good point, but the evidence is at best equivocal so we still need to narrow it down.
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dilapidation, n.
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: the state of causing or allowing falling into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect
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if the construction workers did not built the house correctly it would be susceptible to dilapidation. .
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incoherence n.
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the state of being without logical or meaningful connection; disjointedness; ramblingness:
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Joe exhibited incoherence when he was talking about the conservative views on private property, since overall he did not know what he was talking about.
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inordinate adj.
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not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive
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The inordinate amount of money spent on Kim Kardashian’s wedding could go to charity instead.
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miasma n.
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noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter;
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The doors slide open and a puff of cool and refreshing refrigerated air confronts the city's oppressive summertime miasma.
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palpable adj
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readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived
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The palpable possibility of calamity is what makes an adventure an adventure.
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paradoxical, adj.
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having the nature of a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
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Some might call this combination paradoxical, even contradictory, but my favorite food is steak at the same time as it being chocolate.
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perceptible adj.
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capable of becoming aware of, knowing or identifying by means of senses
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When the team arrived at the park, it was perceptible that the baseball field was on the left, since that's where the grass was.
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pestilent adj.
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producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease;
Sentence: The pestilent yellow fever spread very quickly and infected many people. |
The pestilent yellow fever spread very quickly and infected many people.
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prolixity n.
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the state extending to great, unnecessary, or tedious lengths; long and wordy.
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Joe tried to avoid prolixity in his English essay and keep his sentences succinct.
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sentience n.
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condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling
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After being in a car accident, Joe was lacking sentience in his arm and leg and had some nerve damage as well.
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specious adj.
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apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible:
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The specious argument went on till Joe realized they were getting nowhere and there was no real reason to have it in the first place.
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