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vitality
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noun
the state of being strong and active; energy : changes that will give renewed vitality to our democracy. • the power giving continuance of life, present in all living things : the vitality of seeds. |
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haughty
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adjective ( haughtier, haughtiest )
arrogantly superior and disdainfu |
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succulent
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adjective
(of food) tender, juicy, and tasty. |
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benediction
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noun
the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, esp. at the end of a religious service. |
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obstinate
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adjective
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. See note at stubborn . |
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exultation
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verb [ intrans. ]
show or feel elation or jubilation, esp. as the result of a success : exulting in her escape, Annie closed the door behind her. |
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laudable
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adjective
(of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation : laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized. |
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insidious
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adjective
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects : sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms. • treacherous; crafty : tangible proof of an insidious alliance. |
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meretricious
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adjective
1 apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity : meretricious souvenirs for the tourist trade. 2 archaic of, relating to, or characteristic of a prostitute. |
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ineffable
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adjective
too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words : the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades. • not to be uttered : the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah. |
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dismay
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verb [ trans. ] (usu. be dismayed)
cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress : they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy. |
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turgid
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adjective
swollen and distended or congested : a turgid and fast-moving river. • (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic : some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert. |
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ingratiate
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verb ( ingratiate oneself)
bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them : a social climber who had tried to ingratiate herself with the city gentry. |
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perturb
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verb [ trans. ]
1 (often be perturbed) make (someone) anxious or unsettled : they were perturbed by her capricious behavior | [ trans. ] they were perturbed that the bank had begun switching some of its problem loans. 2 subject (a system, moving object, or process) to an influence tending to alter its normal or regular state or path : nuclear weapons could be used to perturb the orbit of an asteroid. |