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sedate
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tending to avoid excitement or great activity and to be calm and relaxed
The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground |
dull Steave
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tacit
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implied or inferred from actions or statements
tacit agreement/approval/support |
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specter
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a ghostly apparation; a phantom
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salient
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prominent or conspicuous
The article presented the salient facts of the dispute clearly and concisely |
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mire
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An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground
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muddy
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prodigious
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extremely great in ability, amount or strength
He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink |
professional
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inveigle
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to persuade someone to do something in a clevar and dishonest way
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Atturney Inveigle defending the criminal
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consternation
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a feeling of anxiety, shock or confusion
The prospect of so much work filled him with consternation To his consternation, when he got to the airport he found he'd forgotten his passport |
con-conf***
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genially
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being friendly and pleasant
The headteacher is very genial/has a genial manner |
nice guy
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