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ample |
adj. 1. Plenty; more than enough. One large turkey will provide ample food for eight people. 2. Large in size. A heavy gold watch chain hung across his ample stomach. |
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burden |
n. 1. Something that is carried, especially a heavy load. Carrying his frail son was never a burden. 2. Anything that is hard to bear. The burden of caring for four sick kids was too much for the babysitter. v. To add to what one has to bear. Don't burden him with your problems. |
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compassion |
n. A feeling of sharing the suffering of others and of wanting to help; sympathy; pity. Her compassion for the homeless led her to working at the soup kitchen. |
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comply |
v. To act in agreement with a rule or another's wishes. Unless you comply with the requirement to wear shoes, you cannot enter the restaurant. |
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cumbersome |
adj. Awkward and hard to handle; unwieldy. The crate of oranges was cumbersome, but the clerk managed to get it up the stairs. |
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distress |
v. To cause pain or sorrow; to trouble or worry. It distresses me that no one offered to help when they saw the accident. n. Pain, sorrow, or worry. The distress of a divorce is felt especially hard by the children involved. |
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encounter |
v. 1. To meet unexpectedly. The actress encountered her fans in the lobby. 2. To be faced with. They encountered a stone wall in their path. n. 1. A chance meeting. Our encounter with an old friend was a surprise. 2. A battle or fight. |
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exert |
v. To put forth effort. If Jane doesn't exert herself more in Spanish class, I'm sure she will not be able to speak the language. |
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indignant |
adj. Angry or resentful about something that seems wrong or unfair. Bonnie was indignant when her sister had a better dress than her. |
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jest |
n. A joke or the act of joking. My remark was made in jest; I'm sorry you took me seriously. v. To joke or say things lightheartedly. "Surely you jest," I said when my aunt suggested throwing out the television set. |
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mirth |
n. Laughter; joyfulness expressed through laughter. The sight of the three-year-old wearing her mother's hat and shoes provoked much mirth among the family. |
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moral |
n. A useful lesson about life. The moral of the play was "Look before you leap." adj. 1. Having to do with questions of right and wrong. 2. Based on what is right and proper. You have a moral duty to report a crime if you see it. |
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outskirts |
n. The parts far from the center, as of a town. The plan to build another large shopping mall on the outskirts of town was voted down at the meeting. |
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resume |
v. 1. To begin again after a pause. The concert will resume after a fifteen-minute break. 2. To occupy again. After the station stop, the detective resumed his seat for the next part of the journey. |
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ridicule |
v. To make fun of; to mock. People once ridiculed the idea that flight by heavier-than-air machines was possible. n. Words or actions intended to make fun of or mock. Their ridicule of my friend finally provoked me to lose my temper. |
