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affront
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to insult openly : OFFEND
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confer
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1 : to compare views especially in studying a problem <confer with the committee>
2 : to give or grant publicly <confer knighthood on hi |
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eerie
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causing fear or uneasiness because of strangeness or gloominess <an eerie shadow>
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extraordinary
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so unusual as to be remarkable
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fervor
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strength of feeling
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floe
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a sheet or mass of floating ice
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habitual
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1 : being or done by habit <habitual tardiness>
2 : doing or acting out of habit <habitual talkers> 3 : done, followed, or used often or regularly <took our habitual path> |
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improvise
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1 : to compose, recite, play, or sing without preparation
2 : to make, invent, or arrange on the spur of the moment or without planning <the quarterback improvised a play> 3 : to make out of what is conveniently on hand <improvise a bed from leaves and straw> |
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pallid
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lacking healthy color : PALE
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perpetual
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1 : continuing forever : EVERLASTING
2 : occurring continually : CONSTANT |
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radiant
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1 a : giving out or reflecting light <a radiant jewel> b : vividly bright and gleaming
2 : glowing with love, confidence, or happiness <a radiant smile> 3 : transmitted by radiation <radiant heat> synonym see BRIGHT - ra·di·ant·ly adverb |
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recede
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1 a : to move back or away <the flood waters receded> b : to slant backward <a receding forehead>
2 : to grow less or smaller <a receding debt> |
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slovenly
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1 a : untidy especially in dress or person b : lazily careless
2 : characteristic of a sloven |
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socaible
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1 : likely to seek or enjoy companionship : AFFABLE, FRIENDLY <sociable people>
2 : leading to friendliness or pleasant social relations |
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wreathe
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1 : to form into a wreath
2 : to crown, decorate, or cover with or as if with a wreath <ivy wreathed the pole> |