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facsimile
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n. An exact copy.
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It was a wax-coloured model of my friend, so admirably done that it was a perfect facsimile.
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impervious
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adj. 1) Incapable of being penetrated.
2) Not affected or disturbed by. |
Lady Lundie (born impervious to all sense of irony) smiled graciously.
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allure
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n. the power to attract or charm.
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The temptations to enter political life were so alluring that I came very near yielding to them at one time.
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antiquity; antiquities
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n. 1) The ancient world, especially before the Middle Ages.
2) The quality of great age. n. Valuable objects from ancient times. |
From the remotest period of antiquity to which the archives have reference, the hours have been regularly struck by the big bell.
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nondescript
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adj. Hard to describe because of a lack of qualities or features.
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It was a stormy, windy night, such as raises whole squadrons of nondescript noises in rickety old houses.
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appraise
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v. 1) To estimate the value of.
2) To form a judgment of; to evaluate. |
White Fang soon learned to differentiate between thieves and honest men, to appraise the true value of step and carriage.
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cleave
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v. 1) To cling to or be faithful to.
2) To split with force or a sharp instrument. |
The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock.
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quandary
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n. A state of being in doubt about what to do.
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Whenever I was in a quandary - I used to go and consult grandma and she always had something sensible or comfortable to say to me.
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depreciate
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v. 1) To make or become less in value.
2) To represent as of little value; belittle. |
I do not wish to depreciate my own palace, but I can assure you that it is very poor beside that of the King.
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facet
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n. 1) Any of the many small, flat surfaces on a precious stone made by cutting.
2) One of many sides or aspects of something. |
Afterwards, I found I had got only a half-truth or only a glimpse of one facet of the truth.
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repose
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v. 1) To lie at rest.
2) To place (power etc.) in some person or group. n. A state of rest or relaxation. |
When a body is in repose it will remain so as long as no strange force displaces it.
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scintillate
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v. 1) To flash or sparkle.
2) To be lively and witty. |
He held out his hand and displayed upon the centre of the palm a brilliantly scintillating blue stone.
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scrutinize; scrutiny
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v. To examine with great care.
n. Close examination. |
She scrutinized me with a piercing gaze that never faltered.
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synthetic
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adj. Not naturally produced; made by artificial processes.
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Since the 1900s, more and more of the materials used in everyday life are synthetics.
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transmute
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v. To change the form or appearance of.
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All at once, as with a sudden smile of heaven, forth burst the sunshine, pouring a very flood into the obscure forest, gladdening each green leaf, transmuting the yellow fallen ones to gold.
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