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Agility |
to move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind. |
chess players must have considerable mental ..Agility.. |
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Wail |
to cry out loud. |
the relatives of the deceased ..wailed.. at her gaved. |
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Passive |
inactive; active upon but not acting in return |
for sick people in recovery, passivity can be positive thing. |
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Catamaran |
a boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together. |
catamaran are fast sailing boats. |
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Acclaim |
enthusiastic public praise; and approval. |
the mayor said he did not seek Acclaim; he just wanted to help the city become a safer place to live. |
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Innate |
possessed at birth, in born; a natural characteristic |
hang gliding present definite innate dangers for the participant |
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Underdog |
a loser predicted loser in a struggle or contest. |
Because our class has never won the tug war we were the underdogs |
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Retrieve |
to recover; to find and go back; to get back. |
peter was able to retrieve all the lost data on his computer. |
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Colossal |
enormous, gigantic; huge in size, extent or degree. |
A Colossal fossil was really heavy |
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Parapet |
a low wall; or railing |
the house caught on fire and john jumped from balcony parapet on to the nearest tree. |
