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affiliated
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(adj., part.) associated, connected
Affiliate program offer you to join without buying the product? |
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ascertain
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(v.) to find out
Please ascertain who has responsibility for this footpath. |
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attainment
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(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving Attainment gap between the highest and lowest social class has widened.
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bequeath
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(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance
Bequeathed a good estate to each of his sons. |
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cogent
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(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
Cogent reasons for his doubts about the accuracy of her account. |
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converge
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(v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together
Converge voice and data technologies and enable the creation of the modular network. |
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disperse
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(v.) to scatter, spead far and wide
Disperse the crowd with tear gas. |
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esteem
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(v.) to regard highly;
(n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement Esteemed author victor of the national and unique travel and services if asked. |
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expunge
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(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy
I want to expunge my bad grade. |
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finite
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(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time
The sale only lasted a finite time. |
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invulnerable
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(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
Im invulnerable to emotion. |
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malevolent
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(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will
I was malevolent when I saw my grade. |
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nonchalant
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(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned
everyone was nonchalant about the test coming up. |
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omniscient
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(adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
My brother knows everything he is omniscient. |
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panacea
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(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
I wish I was panacea. |
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scrupulous
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(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
We must be scrupulous when looking at the reports. |
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skulk
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(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
The bears skulk in the winter. |
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supercilious
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(adj.) proud and contemptous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
Their supercilious showed how they played. |
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uncanny
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(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
Why is my brother so uncanny? |
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venial
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(adj.) easily excused; pardonable
His actions were not venial. |