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accord
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agreement
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Mr. President have you signed the agreement
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complaisant
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willing to please adj
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CAMP + PLEASANT Please is hidden in the word
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prolific
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very productive (adj)
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PROduction's TerrIFIC
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vaunted
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receiving excessive praise
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The word implies that something or someone has a greater reputatiopn than is deserved.
To vaunt means to brag about something, BUT THE ADJ VALUNTED IS USED MORE OFTEN |
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verdant
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covered with green vegetation
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Latin word verdis means GREEN.
VERMONT comes from the French word "green mountains" |
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caricature
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a humorous portrait that exxagerates particular features
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character
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extol
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to praise or speak highly of
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To extol something means to put it on a pedestal
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jocular
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describing someone who enjoys joking
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jocular and joke derived from the same root word
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panegyric
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detailed or elaborate praise
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speech praising someone
Dude, the gyso is almost as awsome as Van Halens first Album |
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garish
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overly bright or colorful
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Synonyms--flashy/gaudy
GLARINGISH ALL THREE WORDS INDICATE SOMETHING IN POOR TASTE |
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HORDE
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a large crowd or a large group that travels. The main idea is that members are all moving around and causing trouble noun
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HOw cRowDEd
Maybe the horde is in the Ford. |
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inundate
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to flood or overwhelm with something verb
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The celebrity could be inundated with requests for interviews.
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litany
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a repetitive list noun
also means a type of prayer |
LIsT mANY
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prattle
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to talk alot without saying much
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rampant
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widespread, unrestrained adj
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Related to rampage -wild spree of violence
Rampant can also describe an animal rearing on its hind legs |
