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Accretion (uh kree shuhn)
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(N) a growth in size: an increase in amount.
S: Buildup; accumulation A: Erosion: wearing away S- The committee's strong fund-raising efforts resulted in an accretion in scholarship money. |
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Acme (aak mee)
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(N) the highest level or degree attainable.
S: Apex: peak, summit A Nadir: rock bottom S- Just when he reached the acme of his power, the dictator was overthrown. |
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Actuate (aak choo ayt)
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(V) to put into motion, to activate; to motivate or influence to activity.
S: Incite; intigate A: Quell; repress S: The leaders rousing speech actuated the crowd into a peaceful protest. |
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Beget (bih geht)
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(V) to produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth; to bring about.
S: Cause; breed A: N/A S- The mayor believed that finding petty offenders would help reduce serious crime because, he argued, small crimes beget big crimes. |
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Berate (bih rayt)
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(V) to scold harshly
S: Criticize; scold A: Praise; commend S- When my manager found out I had handled the situation insensitively, he berated me. |
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Cede (seed)
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(V) to surrender possession of something.
S: Resign; yield;relinquish A; Acquire; obtain S- Argentina ceded the Falkland Islands to Britain after a brief war. |
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Celerity (seh leh rih tee)
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(N) speed, haste
S: Swiftness; briskness A: Slowness; sluggishness S- The celebrity ran past his fans with great celerity. |
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Deride (dih ried)
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(V) to laugh at contemptuously; to make fun of.
S: Ridicule A: Approve S- As soon as George heard the others deriding Anthony, he came to his defense. |
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Disinterested (dis ihn rih stihd)
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(Ddj) fair-minded, unbiased
S: Impartial; unprejudiced A: Biased, prejudiced |
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Facile (faa suhl)
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(ADJ) easily accomplished; seeming to lack sincerity or depth; arrived at without due effort.
S: Effortless; superficial A: Strenuous S-Given the complexity of the problem, it seemed a rather facile solution. |
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Inter (ihn tuhr)
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to bury
S: Entomb Ant: Exhume S-After giving the masses one last chance to pay their respect, the leader's body was interred. |
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Libertine (lihb uhr teen)
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(N) a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint.
A: Hedonist A: N/A |
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Lithe (lieth)
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(ADJ): moving and bending with ease; marked by effortless grace.
S: Flexible; limber A: Stiff; rigid S-The dancer's lithe movements proved her to be a rising star in the ballet corps. |
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Opportunist (ahp uhr too nihst)
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(N) one who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve and end, with little regard for principles.
S: User; self-server A: N/A S- The opportunist wasted no time in stealing the idea and presenting it as his own. |
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Reactionary (ree aak shuhn ayr ee)
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(ADJ) marked by extreme conservatism, especially in politics.
S: Ultraconservative; right-wing; orthodox A: Unorthodox; unconventional S- The former radial hippie had turned into quite a reactionary, and the press tried to expose her as a hypocrite. |
