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conciliatory |
-(kun-SILL-ee-uh-tore-ee) (adjective) -to make (someone) more friendly or less angry -My friend was trying to calm me down since i was mad. 1. synonyms: accommodate 2. origin: Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from conciliumassembly, council 3. The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed. |
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colloquial |
-(kuh-LOKE-kwee-ull) (adjective) -used when people are speaking in an informal way - The author uses slang to make the person understand better. 1. synonyms: conversational, informal 2. the new coworker's rudeness soon began—to use a colloquial expression—to rub me the wrong way 3. Talking with slang. |
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paternalistic |
-(puh-turn-null-LIST-tick) (adjective) -the attitude or actions of a person, organization, etc., that protects people and gives them what they need but does not give them any responsibility or freedom of choice 1. acting like a father 2. 3.caring. |
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laudatory |
-(LAW-duh-tory) (adjective) -expressing or containing praise -people who go to church praise to their god. 1. The play received mostly laudatory reviews. 2. Compliments |
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clinical |
-(KLIN-nick-kull) (adjective) - relating to or based on work done with real patients : of or relating to the medical treatment that is given to patients in hospitals, clinics, etc. - The author talks about medical related. 1. She enjoys her clinical practice but is looking forward to working in a laboratory. 2. hospital 3. |
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authoritative |
-(uh-THOR-it-tay-tiv) (adjective) -having the confident quality of someone who is respected or obeyed by other people - Police officers demand respect. 1. synonyms: classical 2. She addressed the group with an authoritative voice. 3. |
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pretentious |
-(pree-TEN-shus) (adjective) - having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are - The boy was being cocky and snobbish because he had more than the other little boy. 1. synonyms: snobbish 2.origin: French prétentieux, from prétention pretension, from Medieval Latin pretention-, pretentio, from Latin praetendere 3. that pretentious couple always serves caviar at their parties, even though they themselves dislike it |
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cautionary |
-(KAW-shun-nair-ee) (adjective) - a warning telling someone to be careful -the police was alerting people to go a different route since there was a car crah. 1. synonyms: careful 2. You should use caution when operating the electric saw. 3. |
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hyperbolic |
-(hy-per-BAHL-ick) (adjective) - language that describes something as better or worse than it really is - The boy was exaggerating about his adventure. 1. synonyms: exaggeration 2. origin: Latin, from Greek hyperbolē excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed, fromhyper- + ballein to throw 3. enough food to feed a whole army. |
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pedantic |
-(ped-DAN-tick) (adjective) -a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details - People who act smart and think they know everything are annoying. 1. synonyms: annoying 2. origin: Middle French, from Italian pedante 3. All too often, science fiction provokes the pedant in professional scientists, for whom a beautiful story can be ruined by a single petty error. |
