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stealthily
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(adverb) characterized by great caution or secretly
I stealthily snook passed the guard. |
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transcends
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(verb) to rise above or go beyond; to outdo in excellence
The Mona lisa painting transcends the morals or women's beauty |
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deference
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noun- respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion or another
The private showed deference to the general by saluting |
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subordinate
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(adjective)- of less importance; secondary
Watching TV is subordinate to doing your homework. My own hunger is subordinate to world hunger |
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malicious
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(adjective)- motivated by wrongful, vicious, mischievous purposes
The criminal created a malicious plan to murder the family. |
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absolve
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verb- to free from guilt or blame
When i went to confession, I was absolved from my sins |
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blasphemy
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noun- impious utterance or action concerning god or sacred things
In the colonial days, carving a scary face on a pumpkin was known as blasphemy |
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lamentation
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noun- expression or grief or sorrow
The girl showed lamentation when she found out that her puppy died At a funeral, people would express lamentation for the dead |
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implacable
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adj. unable to be calmed
The baby was implacable and cried through the night even when her parents gave her, her blanket |
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calamity
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noun- a great disaster
nine/ eleven was a great calamity that caused a lot of fear in the united states |
