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Sangfroid
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N: Marked by coolness during hard times
Adj: poise, self-assurance, equanimity Sang *Froid |
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Inadvertent
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Adj: resulting from a lack of attention or accidental
Synonyms: accidental, or unintentional In ad *vert ent |
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Seditious
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Adj: Resisting to lawful authority, or having a purpose to overthrow the gov.
Synonyms: rebellious, mutinous, or subversive Se *di tious |
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Tenuous
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Adj: Thin or slender, lacking sharpness or importance, poorly supported
Synonyms: Slender, flimsy, unsubstantial, vague, hazy *Ten u ous |
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Peculate
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V: To steal something that has been given into one's trust, to take improperly for one's own use.
Synonyms: To embezzle or defraud *Pec u late |
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Expedite
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V:To speed up, make easy, or cause to progress faster
Synonyms: To accelerate, Speed up, or facilitate *Ex pe dite |
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Expiate
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V: To give satisfication
Synonyms: Atone , make amends(improvements) for *Ex pi ate |
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Enjoin
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V: To command or prohibit
Synonyms:TO bid, charge, command or adjure En *Join |
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Commiserate
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V: TO feel sorry for
Synonyms: Sympathize, Empathize, or have pity for Com *mis er ate |
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Acculturation
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N: The Adoption of social groups or cultures
Ac *cult ur ra tion |
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Circuitous
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Adj: Not direct or roundabout
Synonyms: Indirect, meandering Cir *cu i tous |
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Ferment
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N: a state of excitement or agitation
V: To be in or work into a state, to produce alcohol by chemical action *Fer ment |
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Vitriolic
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Adj.: Bitter or sarcastic
Synonyms: acerbic, mordant, caustic, withering Vit ri *ol ic |
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Wheedle
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V: To suck up or flatter someone
Synonyms: sweet-talk, soft-soap, inveigle, to cajole *Whee dle |
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Proclivity
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N: A natural trend
Synonyms: A natural bent, penchant, propensity Pro *Cliv i ty |
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Nominal
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Adj: Not real, too small to take seriously (unimportant)
Synonyms: titular, token; trifling, inconsequential *Nom in al |
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Noncommittal
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Adj: Not definite
Synonyms: playing it safe, playing it close to the vest Non com *mit tal |
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Abominate
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V: To have an intense dislike or hatred for
Synonyms: To loathe, abhor, despise, or detest A *bom in ate |
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Ascribe
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V: To assign or refer to
as a source Synonyms:To impute, attribute, credit A *scribe |
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Adventitious
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Adj.: accidental or incidental, Arising sporadically from the usual
Synonyms: Extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous Ad ven *ti tious |
