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Venerable
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Adjective
Worthy of respect because of an advanced age. At our family reunions our venerable grandmother, now past eighty,is accorded with great respect. |
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Pureile
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Adjective
Foolish for a grown person to day or do;childish;immature Some seniors thinks it fun to throw objects at passing cars but i consider it PUERILE |
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Levity
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Noun
lack of proper seriousness;improper gaiety Durign the assembly George kept giggling; levity for which his teacher later scolded him |
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Frugal
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Adjective
thrifty;not wasteful Her frugal attitude allowed her to save a good deal of her money at the super market. |
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Antipathy
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Noun
feeling of intense dislike Because of his bigoted remarks, the speaker provoked the antipathy of the audience. |
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Avocation
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Noun
A hobby One on my many avocations is rifleman ship. |
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Charlatan
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Noun
One person who poses as an expert skill or profession. Damon was a charlatan pretending to be a lax bro |
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Doughty
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Adjective
Brave strong The doughty paratrooper rushed into battle |
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Elucidate
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verb
Make clear/ explain You may elucidate what happened after you relax. |
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Indolent
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Adjective
Lazy The indolent boy was incapable of doing his homework |
