Words I Donot Know Set 3

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vertigo

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noun:

a dizzy confused state of mind

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a sense of vertigo

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vehemence

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noun:

showing strong and often angry feelings

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coup gave an oportunity to go after his rivals with vehemence

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pliable

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adj:

too easily influenced/controlled by other people

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create pliable institutions

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plau-si-ble

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adj:

possibly true or realistic

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argument was both powerful and plausible

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tren-chant

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adj:

very strong , clear and effective

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trenchant remarks/analysis/view

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dis-avow

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verb:

to say that you are not responsible for something

deny that you know about or are involved in something

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party leaders disavowed him

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incorrigibly

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adj:

not able to be corrected or changed

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incorrigibly factious behaviour

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putsch

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noun:

a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government.

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their putsch might encourage others to join.

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smattering

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noun:

a small amount of something

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smattering of soldiers/spectators

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de-cree

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noun:

official order given by a person with power or gov.

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Alcohol has been proscribed in Bihar by official decree.

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pro-scribe

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verb:

to make something illegal

to not allow something

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Alcohol has been proscribed in Bihar by an official decree.

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hu-bris

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noun:

exaggerated pride or self-confidence.

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After she won the contest, she allowed her hubris to turn into arrogance.

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av-a-rice

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noun:

a strong desire to have or get money.

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Motivated by avarice, he stole the money.

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anach-ro-nism

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noun:

a person or thing that seems to belong to the past and not fit in the present

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Soon physical books will be replaced by e-books and will represent nothing more than anachronism.

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con-form

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verb:

to obey or agree to something.

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you are expected to conform to the rules

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co-er-sion

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noun:

using force or threat to make someone do something.

adj: co-er-cive

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coercive force.

implementing the law through coersion.

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am-or-ti-za-tion

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noun:

to pay off (as a mortgage) gradually by making regular payments over a long period of time

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amortize goodwill

amortize machinery

amoetize the labour of cooking among your friends to make it quicked

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res-ti-tu-tion

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noun:

payment that is made to someone for damage, trouble, etc...

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seeking restitution from the person responsible for the accident

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trac-ta-ble

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adj:

easily managed or controlled

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tractable horse.

if the project becomes too large, it will no longer be tractable by a single manager

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tac-i-turn

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adj:

quite : not speaking frequently

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a taciturn man

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ret-i-cent

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adj:

not willing to tell people about things.

reserved, reluctant

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company is reticent about its internal operations.

reticent man

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ac-me

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noun:

the highest point of something

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acme of basketball season

acme of hollywood music

acme of my career

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ze-nith

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noun:

strongest and most successful period of time

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at the zenith of his career

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ter-mi-nus

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noun:

end of something, travel route

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bus terminus

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na-dir

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noun:

the worst or lowest point of something

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the discussion reached its nadir when people started name-calling.

stock market was at its nadir and then prices soar

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ces-sa-tion

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noun:

a pause or stop

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cessation of snow strom

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lu-di-crous

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adj:

amsing and laughable, very foolish

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ludicrous sight

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ma-lev-o-lent

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adj:

having or showing desire to cause harm to another person

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malevolent villian

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as-ser-tion

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noun:

act of stating (something) in a strong and definite way

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con-no-ta-tion

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noun:

implication

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negative connotation

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deem

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verb:

think, believe

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fas-tid-i-ous

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adj:

very careful about how you do something

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his fastidious approach took him a lot of time to in deciding which is better.

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in-qui-si-tion

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noun:

harsh nd unfair investigation or a series of question

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ploitical enemies were conducting an inquisition into details of hos personal life.

no need to conduct inquisition about such a trivial matter.

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nau-seous

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adj:

feeling like you are about to vomit

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feeling/becoming nauseous

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daze

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verb:

to dazzle with light

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bawdy

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adj:

humorously indecent

bawdy comment/bawdy film

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re-scind

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verb:

revoke, cancel or repeal an order agreement or law

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refuse to rescind the order.

company rescinded its offer

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in-ves-ti-ture

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noun:

a formal ceremony at which someone is placed in an ofc or given an official rank

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the investiture of a new member of parliament

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de-bauch

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verb:

to lead away from virtue or excellence.

to make disloyal

to corrupt

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debauched by ambition

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kin-dred

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noun:

a group of related individuals.

one's relatives.

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the kingdom's royal kindred actually number in thousands.

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kin-dred

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noun:

a group of related individuals.

one's relatives.

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the kingdom's royal kindred actually number in thousands.

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gid-dy

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adj:

dizzy

juyfully elated

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giddy with delight

room filled with giddy laughter

giddy height

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os-ten-ta-tion

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noun:

excessive display

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She dressed stylish without ostentation.

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friv-o-lous

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adj:

of little importance.

having no basis.

silly

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frivolous activity

frivolous lawsuite

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friv-o-lous

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adj:

of little importance

lacking seriousness

having no basis

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frivolous activity

frivolous lawsuite

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ar-du-ous

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adj:

hard to achieve

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arduous task

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im-pu-dent

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adj:

lacking modesty

disregard for others

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impudent fun

impudent laughter

impudent enquiries

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impudent

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adj:

lacking modesty

disregard for others

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impudent fun

impudent laughter

impudent enquiries

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ec-u-men-i-cal

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adj:

worldwide or general in extent, influence or application

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ecumenical body

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saun-ter

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verb:

to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner

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sauntered across the street

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eclec-tic

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adj:

composed of elements drawn from various sources

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ecelctic mix of historical artifacts

eclectic collection of musical instruments

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tem-per-ance

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noun:

restrain

practise of controlling your actions, thoughts or feelings do that you do not eat or drink too much, do not become angry

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practise temperance

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de-ment-ed

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adj:

crazy or insane

not able to think clearly or undrrstand what is real and what is not real

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demented patients

demented man

demented rumblings

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re-pa-tri-ate

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verb:

to send someone back to his own country

business: to send money back to own country

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repatraited prisoners of war

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bi-par-ti-san

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adj:

relating or involving members of two political parties

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bipartisan proposal

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ec-cen-tric

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adj:

strange or unusual

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eccentric man

eccentric product

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trifling

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adj:

trivial

having little value or importance

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trifling sum of money

trifling matter

trifling talk

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in-ter-lop-er

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noun:

a person who is not wanted or welcome by other people in a situation or place

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par-o-dy

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noun:

bad or unfair example of something.

piece of writing, music that imitates the style of someone in an amusing way

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smut

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noun:

languages, pictures or stories that deal with sex in a way that is offensive

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pantomime

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noun:

a way of expressing information or telling a story without words by using bodily movements and facial expressions

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we use pandomime in game of charades to make our team understand a word

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dame

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noun:

a woman of title authority or honour

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writhing

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verb:

to twist into coil

twist body in pain

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writhing snakes

writhed to the music

writhing in pain

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sacriledge

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noun:

act of treating a holy place with disrespect

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petrify

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verb:

to make someone very afraid

to slowly change something into stone

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the story will petrify you

processes that petrify wood

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phallic

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adj:

relating or resembling a penis

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woman's claim to phallic power (men's power)

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brandish

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verb:

to wave or swing( something like a weapon) in a threatening or excited manner

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brandishing a stick at the dog

brandishing a knife

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resituate

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verb:

to move to a different situation, reposition, relocate

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what will it take to resituate women on the inside of power

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fraught

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adj:

filled with

causing agitation or uncomfortable feeling

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room is fraught with memories

fraught process

fraught meeting

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flippant

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adj:

lacking proper respect or seriousness

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flippant tone or comment or response

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ossified

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verb:

become hardened or conventional and opposed to change

to become pr cause something to be hard like bone

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preserved them in ossified form

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glean

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verb:

to search carefully

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anticipatory gleaning of new ones to come

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dominical

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adj:

of or relating to Jesus Christ as God

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dominical passage from the book

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rant

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verb:

to talk loudly in a way that shows anger.

to complain in a way that is unreasonable.

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Trump's twitter rant alleging without any evidence

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flack

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noun:

one who provides publicity to something or someone

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she is a flack

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veneer

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noun:

a superficial or deceptively attractive display, appearance or effect

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a veneer of tolerance

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sartorial

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adj:

of or relating to clothes

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sartorial taste

sartorial splendor

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lectern

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noun:

a stand to hold a book or script for the standing speaker

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lectern

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noun:

a stand to hold a book or script for the standing speaker

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corralled

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verb:

collect, gather

noun:

enclosure to capture or confine livestock

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corralled in a room

corralling votes

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gauzy

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adj:

light and thin

not clear

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gauzy wings/memory/curtains/blurs/optimism

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crepuscular

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adj:

resembling twilight: dimactive during twilight

m

active during twilight

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crepuscular light/activity/spell

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tenebrous

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adj:

dark, murky

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tenebrous room/depths/night/days

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tenebrous

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adj:

dark, murky

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tenebrous room/depths/night/days

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skitter

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verb:

move quickly and lightly along surface

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leaves skittered across the sidewalk

mice skittered across the surface

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vaporous

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adj:

misty, unsubstantial

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film plot is too vaporous at times

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detour

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noun:

debiation from a direct course or a normal procedure

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unexpected detours

detours around heavy traffic

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flit

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verb:

to move quickly or abruptly from one place to another

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butterflys flitting in garden

flitting around kitchen

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fidget

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verb:

to make a lot of small movements becoz you are nervous, bored

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fidgeting in chair

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fidget

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verb:

to make a lot of small movements becoz you are nervous, bored

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fidgeting in chair

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twitches

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verb:

move jerkily

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his hand twitched in fear

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inviolable

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adj:

not to be violated, criticized or tampered with

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inviolable moral standards

inviolable trust

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dreary

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adj:

causing unhappiness or sad feeling

bleak

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dreary morning

dreary economix times

dreary books

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entrails

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noun:

internal parts

inner working of something

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entrails of an animal

entrails of the movie industry

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derange

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verb:

to disturb the operation or function of

disarrange

make insane

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this lonely road can derange anyone

storage room has been deranged by earthquake

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copious

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adj:

large in number or amount

very lively and happy in words, expressions or style

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writing copiously

copious springs

copious harvest

copious talker

copious food and drinks

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esthetic

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adj:

same as aesthetic

relating to art and beauty

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esthetic sensibility

aesthetic theories

aesthetic values

aesthetic features

aesthetic improvements to the building

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esthetic

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adj:

same as aesthetic

relating to art and beauty

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esthetic sensibility

aesthetic theories

aesthetic values

aesthetic features

aesthetic improvements to the building

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incandescent

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adj:

white or glowing due to heat

very impressive, successful, intelligent

glowing zeal

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incandescent wit

incandescent affection

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ken

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noun:

the range of perception, understanding or knowledge

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beyond the ken of young children

beyond his immediate ken

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milieu

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noun:

physical or social settings in which something occurs or develops

environment

background

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innovative artists thrive in freewheeling milieu that big cities offer

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androgynous

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adj:

suitable for both men and women

having both male and female characterstics

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androgynous looks/clothings

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provocateur

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noun:

one who provokes

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umbrage

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noun:

feeling of being offended by what someone has said or done

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took umbrage at the speaker's remark

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prudery

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noun:

behaviour or thinking of people who are too easily shocked or offended

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such prudery over this remark is unaccepted

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ensconced

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verb:

shelter, conceal

establish, settle

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sculpture is safely ensconced behind glass

ensconced himself in front of TV

ensconced at the University for 33 years

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scouring

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noun:

material removed by cleaning

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scouring

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noun:

material removed by cleaning

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grime

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noun:

dirt that covers the surface

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window is coated with grime

this new product really cuts the grime

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discerning

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adj:

showing insight and understanding of people, situation and things

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discerning reader

discerning eye

discerning critic

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premonition

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noun:

a belief that something is going to happen when there is no definite reason to believe it will

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she had a premonition that he will call

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prefatory

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adj:

coming before the main item or part usually to introduce to what follows

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prefatory glow before an epileptic attack

prefatory remarks

each chapter has a prefatory quotation

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uncanny

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adj:

strange, unusual, surprising and difficult to understand

supernatural

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uncanny sense of direction

accuracy is uncanny

uncanny ability to predict weather

uncanny resemblance to someone

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misogyny

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noun:

hatred of women

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he is a misogynist

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misogyny

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noun:

hatred of women

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he is a misogynist

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prejudice

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noun:

an unfair feeling or dislike for a person or group because of race sex and religion

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racial prejudice

sexual prejudice

dismiss him for his prejudices

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flabbergast

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verb:

to shock or surprise someone very much

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your decision to quit job flabbergasts me

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fluster

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verb:

to make someone nervous and confused

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the disturbance flustered the speaker

i made a flustered attempt to defend my opinion

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picaresque

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adj:

telling a story about the adventures of a usually playful and dishonest character

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a picaresque novel

a picaresque boy's adventure

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rapture

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noun:

a state or feeling of great happiness, love or pleasure

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the greenery sent him into raptures

we listened with raptures as the music played

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rapture

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noun:

a state or feeling of great happiness, love or pleasure

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the greenery sent him into raptures

we listened with raptures as the music played

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proponent

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noun:

a supporter of something

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vocal proponent of use of electric cars

a proponent of ordee and discipline

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jingoism

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noun:

belief and feelings of people who think that their country is always right and who are in favor of aggressive acts against other countries

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the war indulged everyone in a wave of jingoism

his jingoism will not win us any foreign allies

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reverence

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noun:

honor or respect felt or shown to someone or something

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jingoist reverence

deep reverence for nature

reverence for his poems

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reverence

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noun:

honor or respect felt or shown to someone or something

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jingoist reverence

deep reverence for nature

reverence for his poems

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deplorable

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adj:

very bad in a way that causes shock, fear or disgust

deserving censure or contempt

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deplorable death

deplorable living conditions

deplorable behaviour

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nuance

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noun:

a subtle distinction or variation

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sign of an educated person is to offer assent or dissent in nuanced, graduated terms

listening to the suble nuances in the song

the poem offered little depth and nuance

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jejune

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adj:

not interesting, too simple

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jejune film representations

jejne diet

jejune lecture

jejune reflections on life and art

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rhetorical

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adj:

concerning with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively as a way to persuade orinfluence people

rhetorical question: asked merely for effect with no answers expected

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rhetorical question

rhetorical passage

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rhetorical

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adj:

concerning with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively as a way to persuade orinfluence people

rhetorical question: asked merely for effect with no answers expected

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rhetorical question

rhetorical passage

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imperialism

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noun:

a policy by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world

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imperialist policies

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shriek

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verb:

to say something in a loud high pitched voice

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shreik an alarm

birds were shrieking in the tree

she shrieked when she saw a mouse

noun:

shriek of chalk on board

shriek of train braked

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blurt

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verb:

to say something suddenly and without thinking about how people will react

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i blurted out bad words against him

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harrowing

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verb:

tormenting: that causes great physical and mental pain

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harrowing story

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aspersion

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noun:

a false and misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation

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cast aspersions on her integrity

cast all such aspersions aside

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aspersion

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noun:

a false and misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation

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cast aspersions on her integrity

cast all such aspersions aside

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bland

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adj:

not interesting or exciting

lacking strong flavor

showing no emotions or concerns

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bland smile

balnd confessn of guilt

bland stories

bland world

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bland

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adj:

not interesting or exciting

lacking strong flavor

showing no emotions or concerns

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bland smile

balnd confessn of guilt

bland stories

bland world

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smirk/simper

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verb:

to smile in an way that is not sincere or natural...as if glad about someone else's trouble

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simpered an apology

smirk of cultural superiority

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exquisite

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adj:

finely done or made : very beautiful or delicate

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exquisite vase/taste/precision

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mercurial

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adj:

changing moods aften and quickly

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mercurial husband

mercurial mood

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allure

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verb:

entice by charm or attraction

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he was allured by her roommate

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allure

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verb:

entice by charm or attraction

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he was allured by her roommate

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inauspicious

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adj:

not showing or suggesting that future success is likely

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inauspicious start

inauspicious career

inauspicious sign

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inauspicious

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adj:

not showing or suggesting that future success is likely

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inauspicious start

inauspicious career

inauspicious sign

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debilitate

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verb:

to make someone or something weak : to reduce the strength of someone or something

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debilitating symptons of cancer

heart attack debilitated him beyond his worst feares

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transgression

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noun:

violation of law, command or duty

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these acts are transgressions against laws of civilized society

dying women asking for divine forgiveness for lifetime of transgressions

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labyrinth

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noun:

something that is extremely complicated or difficult to understand

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cockpit was a labyrinth of instruments and controls

a labyrinth of social customs and rules

labyrinthine nature

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caprice

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noun:

sudden change : especially in mood or behaviour

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caprices of her husband

caprices of the weather

policy changes seem to be motivated by nothing more than caprice

employees at the mercy of manager's every whim and caprice

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neurotic

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adj:

always fearful or worried about something in a way that is not healthy or reasonable

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neurotic husband/mother/wife

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enamour/enamor

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verb:

to cause to feel a strong or excessive interest or fascination

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basketball fans enamored of statistics

doctor was enamored with his own cures

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liaison

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noun:

communication for establishing amd maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation

secret sexual relationship

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she acts as a liaison between police dept and city school

adm need to maintain a better liason with employees

adm need to establish a close liason with employees

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diligent

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adj:

characterised by steady, earnest and energetic effort: painstaking

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diligent worker

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astute

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adj:

having or showing an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp and clever

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She astutely demonstrated the uses of the product

astute observer/remarks/reader/analysis

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embellish

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verb:

to decorate by adding special details or features

to make more appealing or attractive

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She resisted an urge to embellish and stuck to the facts

a book embellished with illustrations

he embellished his speech with a few quotes

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perspicacious

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adj:

having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious

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she narrated the maze like story with perspicacity

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perspicacious

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adj:

having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious

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she narrated the maze like story with perspicacity

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perspicacious

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adj:

having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious

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she narrated the maze like story with perspicacity

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fortitude

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noun:

mental strength and courage that allows someone to face danger, pain etc

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she has endured disappointments with fortitude and patience

Emma's fortitude

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epitome

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noun:

perfect example of

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epitome of the adage ....

epitome of tradition

epitome of moral conduct

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adage

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noun:

an old and wellknown saying that expresses a general truth

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epitome of the adage

the old adage

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intriguing

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adj:

extremely interesting

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intriguing story/offer/concept

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intriguing

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adj:

extremely interesting

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intriguing story/offer/concept

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gracious

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adj:

very polite that shows respect

having or showing attractive things that are associated with having a lot of money

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she graciously held the home together

gracious host/hospitability

gracious living

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helpmeet

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noun:

helpmate

a person who is a companion or helper

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untenable

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adj:

not capable of being defended against attack or criticism : not tenable

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untenable theory

untenable position

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implicate

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verb:

to show that someone or something is closely connected to or involved in something (such as crime)

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implicate the church to clinging to the unacceptable theory

evidence that implicates him in the bombing

his business partner was implicated in the theft

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athwart

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adverb:

in opposition to the right or expected course

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church stood firmly athwart scientifc progress

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bellow

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verb:

to shout in a deep voice

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bellowing "Stop"

bellows the orders

bellowing orders

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dogma

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noun:

a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted

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religious dogmas

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perplexed

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adj:

unable to understand something clearly or to think clearly

syn:puzzled

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he gave me a perplexed look

the explanation left me thoroughly perplexed

the supernova perplexed everyone

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extorted

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extort

verb:

to gain especially by ingenuity or compelling argument

to obtain from someone by force

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extorting bribes

extorted the harmony that his cosmology displayed with theology

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extorted

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extort

verb:

to gain especially by ingenuity or compelling argument

to obtain from someone by force

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extorting bribes

extorted the harmony that his cosmology displayed with theology

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heresy

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noun:

belief or opinion that do not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular religion

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his veiws are heretical

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stoic

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adj:

showing no emotion especially when something bad is happening

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stoic expressions

stoic indifference to cold

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slander

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verb:

to make a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone

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to utter slander against : defame

church engaging in scientific slander against Galileo

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extol

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verb:

to praise highly

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health benefits of exercise are widely extolled

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credulous

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adj:

too willing to believe things: easily fooled or cheated

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credulous investors

credulous superstitions

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contrived

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adj:

having unnatural or false appearance or quality

artificial

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contrived plot

contrived ending

results of the test appear contrived

contrived experiments

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contrived

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adj:

having unnatural or false appearance or quality

artificial

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contrived plot

contrived ending

results of the test appear contrived

contrived experiments

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refute

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verb:

to prove/say that something is not true

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refuted the allegations

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page-turner

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noun:

an engrossing/interesting book or story

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his book is a page-turner

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banal

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adj:

boring or ordinary: not interesting

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banal remarks

banality of his thesis

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empathy

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noun:

the ability to share someone else's feeling

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empathy with the poor

empathy towards the convicts

lack of empathy

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empathy

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noun:

the ability to share someone else's feeling

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empathy with the poor

empathy towards the convicts

lack of empathy

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malice

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noun:

a desire to cause harm to another person

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an attack motivated by pure malice

she claimed that her criticism were without malice

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animosity

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noun:

a strong feeling of dislike or hatred

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put aside your personal animosity

his open animosity towards us made our meeting more uncomfortable

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incredulous

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adj:

unwiling to admit or accept what is offered as true

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incredulous state/smile

people were incredulous that small fire brnt the big house

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mash

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verb:

soft pulpy mass : smash, crush

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mash notes

mashed potatoes

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succinct

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adj:

using few words to state or express an idea

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succint description/overview

the black revolution captured very succinctly in this book

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annihilate

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verb:

to destroy/defeat completely

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bombs annihilated the city

enemy troops were annihilated

annihilated Turner's character in his novel

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protagonist

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noun:

main character of a novel, movie, story, play etc.

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protagonist

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noun:

main character of a novel, movie, story, play etc.

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wry

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adj:

humorous in a clever and often ironic way

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wry smile/humour

product of what he wryly termed as....

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froth

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noun/verb:

bubbles that form on a liquid

something that is appealing but has no serious value or interest

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frothing racist

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stale

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adj:

food: no longer fresh

boring or unoriginal

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stale food

stale preassumption

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propitious

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adj:

being a good omen, auspicious, advantageous, benevolent

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propitious sign/time/start

unpropitious time

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solvent

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adj:

able to pay debts

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his business has managed to stay solvent