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Ashen
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(of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness: Eleanor's ashen face.
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Nimble
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• quick and light in movement or action; agile: with a deft motion of her nimble fingers.
• (of the mind) able to think and understand quickly: her mind was so nimble and she was so quick to learn. |
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tepid
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• (especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm. she soaked a flannel in the tepid water.
• showing little enthusiasm: the applause was tepid. |
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sloppy
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1 (of semi-fluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery: do not make the concrete too sloppy.
2 careless and unsystematic; excessively casual: we gave away a goal through sloppy defending. 3 (of a garment) casual and loose-fitting: she wore a sloppy sweater and jeans. |
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smudge
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• cause (something) to become messily smeared by rubbing it: she dabbed her eyes, careful not to smudge her make-up.
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smear
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• coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance: his face was smeared with dirt.
• damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander: someone was trying to smear her by faking letters. |
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de minimis
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lacking significance or importance
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exonerate
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• to relieve of a responsibility, obligation or hardship
• to clear from accusation or blame |
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contingency
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a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty; something that might happen
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trepidation
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1 a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen: the men set off in fear and trepidation.
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repurcussion
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1 something usually bad or unpleasant that happens as a result of an action, statement
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ramifications
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something that is the result of an action, decision.
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reconnaissance
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preliminary surveying or research: conducting client reconnaissance.
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Perpetuate
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make (something) continue indefinitely
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Rancor
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bitterness or resentfulness, an angry feeling of hatred or dislike
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