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Degenerate |
A person with low moral standards and behavior |
Phil was a degenerate who could not be trusted |
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Engender |
To bring about; to produce |
The sudden ride in the cost of fuel engendered a high number of firings at the airline companies. |
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Genre |
A kind or type of art |
Frankenstein is a good example of a novel of the gothic genre |
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Cognate |
Related to or coming from the same source |
Syn: related |
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Innate |
Natural; present from birth |
Michael Jackson had an innate talent for song and dance. |
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Nascent |
In the act of being born; growing |
Syn: developing |
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Transfigure |
To change the form or appearance of |
Syn: trans |
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Fictive |
Not real |
Syn: imaginary |
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Feign |
To make up or invent; to pretend |
Syn: fake |
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Parturient |
About to bring forth or give birth; pregnant |
The naturalist wrote that the volcano before him seemed parturient with all the fires of earth |
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Repertory |
The range of works an artist can produce or perform |
For such a young guitarist, rob had surprisingly large repertory |
