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Apt |
Suitable, fitting |
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Awry |
In a turned or twisted position or direction |
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Bludgeon |
A short club used as a weapon |
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Capitulate |
To end resistance, give up |
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Chafe❤️💙 |
To warm by rubbing |
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Apt |
Likely, quick to learn |
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Awry |
Wrong |
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Bludgeon |
To strike at with a heavy club |
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Awry |
Out of the right or hoped-for course |
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Capitulate |
Throw in the towel |
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Bludgeon |
To use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
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Chafe |
To wear sore by rubbing |
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Chafe |
To feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk |
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Chafe |
To strain or press against |
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Chafe |
A sore or injury cause by rubbing |
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Defile |
To make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of |
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Defile |
To march in a single line or in columns |
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Dire |
Dreadful, causing fear or suffering |
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Disarming |
Charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion |
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Disgruntled |
In bad humor |
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Encroach |
To advance beyond the usual or proper limits |
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Endow |
To furnish, equip |
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Fend |
To ward off, resist |
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Defile |
A narrow passage |
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Defile |
Gorge, canyon |
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Dire |
Warning of trouble to come |
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Disgruntled |
Discontented |
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Endow |
Provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
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Encroach |
Trespass |
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Fend |
To get along, manage |
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Dire |
Demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
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Impunity |
Freedom from punishment |
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Mien |
Air, manner; appearance, expression |
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Penal |
Having to do with punishment |
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Pertinent |
Related to the matter at hand, to the point |
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Predominant |
The greatest in strength or power |
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Prodigy |
Something wonderful or marvelous; and unusual feat |
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Recluse |
A person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the girl |
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Renown |
Fame, glory |
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Predominant |
Most common |
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Prodigy |
A child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
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Apt |
Liable (Syn.) |
Liable- likely to do or to be something
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Awry |
Askew(Syn.) |
Askew- not in a straight or level position |
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Bludgeon |
Cudgel, clobber, clout(Syn.) |
Cudgel- a short thick stick used as a weapon Clobber- hit (someone) hard. Clout- heavy blow with the hand or a hard object |
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Chafe |
Abrade(Syn.) |
Abrade- scrape or wear away by friction or erosion |
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Dire |
Ominous(Syn.) |
Ominous- giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
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Disarming |
Endearing(Syn.) |
Endearing- inspiring love or affection |
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Disgruntled |
Surly(Syn.) |
Surly- bad-tempered and unfriendly |
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Disgruntled |
Annoyed |
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Encroach |
Infringe(Syn.) |
Infringe- actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.) |
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Endow |
Bequeath(Syn.) |
Bequeath- pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else |
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Fend |
Stave off, cope(Syn.) |
Stave off - to ward off Cope- deal effectively with something difficult |
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Impunity |
Exemption from Punishment(Syn.) |
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Mien |
Bearing(Syn.) |
Bearing- a person's way of standing or moving |
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Pertinent |
Germane, apropos(Syn.) |
Germane- relevant to a subject under consideration Apropos- with reference to; concerning |
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Pertinent |
Immaterial(Ant.) |
Immaterial- unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant |
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Disarming |
Disquieting(Ant.) |
Disquieting-inducing feelings of anxiety or worry |
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Dire |
Auspicious(Ant.) |
Auspicious- conducive to success; favorable |
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Chafe |
Mollify, elate (Ant.) |
Mollify- reduce the severity of (something); soften Elate- make (someone) ecstatically happy |
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Predominant |
Paramount, Prevalent(Syn.) |
Paramount- more important than anything else; supreme |
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Predominant |
Subsidiary (Ant.) |
Subsidiary- less important than but related or supplementary to |
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Prodigy |
dullard (Ant.) |
Dullard- a slow or stupid person |
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Renown |
Prestige(Syn.) |
Prestige-widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality
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Renown |
Obscurity, infamy, notoriety (Ant.) |
Obscurity- the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant Infamy- the state of being well known for some bad quality or deedNotoriety- the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed |
