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FABRICATION (n) |
a lie; something made up |
His alibi turned out to be a fabrication as the witness claimed to have seen him near the scene of the murder. |
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FACETIOUS (adj) |
humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous |
His facetious words about the teacher sent him to the principle's office. |
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FACILE (adj) |
fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy |
He was a facile speaker who could speak on any subjects with little preparation. |
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FACTION (n) |
a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause; disagreement within an organization |
The different views of how to manage the financial crisis broke the republicans into different factions. |
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FARCICAL (adj) |
absurd; ludicrous |
His farcical attempt to pull out the man's beard off was unsuccessful. |
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FASTIDIOUS (adj) |
meticulous; demanding; finicky 세심 |
The fastidious man cleaned his room almost every day; dust did not seem to be present in his house. |
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FATALIST (n) |
someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them |
The man, a fatalist, did not worry about his future because he thought his future was already determined. |
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FAUNA (n) |
animals |
Arctic fauna have thick furs to keep them warm from the cold climate. |
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FECUND (adj) |
fertile; productive |
The inventor's imagination was so fecund that ideas of different inventions popped out of him every minute. |
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FELICITY (n) |
happiness; skillfulness, especially at expressing things; adeptness |
The man wrote his novels with great felicity; you could feel the characters' emotions protruding out when reading his novels. |
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FERVOR (n) |
great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal |
The civilian expressed fervor by giving out free pizzas to the homeless. |
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FETTER (v) |
to restrain; to hamper |
His well being was fettered with his disrespectful attitude toward his teachers. |
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FIDELITY (n) |
faithfulness; loyalty |
Although the soldier was clumsy at shooting, his fidelity to the country was never questioned. |
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FIGURATIVE (adj) |
based on figure of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; metaphorical |
His used figurative language in his essay to metaphorically address how the man was so fast he seemed to be cheetah. |
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FINESSE (n) |
skillful maneuvering; subtlety; craftiness |
The technician removed the viruses on the computer with finesse. |
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FLAGRANT (adj) |
glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous |
The flagrant male celebrity was known for having many affairs with different women at the same time. |
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FLAUNT (v) |
to show off; to display ostentatiously |
He flaunted his new car to his friends, which made them annoyed. |
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FLOUT (v) |
to disregard something out of disrespect |
The driver flouted traffic laws and eventually hit a pedestrian. |
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FOIBLE (n) |
a minor character flaw |
He recognized his foibles and worked hard to change it into a positive characteristic. |
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FOMENT (v) |
to stir up; to instigate |
The rumor that the politicians were planning to run away during the war fomented angry riots. |
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FORBEAR (v) FORBORE (v) |
to refrain from; to abstain |
He forbore punching the teacher's nose, even thought the teacher insulted him using harsh words. |
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FOREGO (v) |
to do without; to frobear |
We tried to forego the chocolate cake, but it looked so good that impossible not to eat it. |
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FORSAKE (v) |
to abandon; to renounce; to relinquish |
He tried to forsake his life working for NASA, but other jobs simply did not fit him. |
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FORTUITOUS (adj) |
accidental; occurring by chance |
Surprisingly, many inventions are based from fortuitous discoveries, such as the light bulb. |
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FOUNDER (v) |
to fail; to collapse; to sink |
The politician's career was foundered when it was revealed that he had once beat up his wife severely. |
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FRATERNAL (adj) |
like brothers |
The fraternal friends understood each other with great degree and rarely fought. |
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FRENETIC (adj) |
frantic; frenzied |
The frenetic bear, after being shot, charged toward the hunters with great speed. |
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FRUGAL (adj) |
economical; penny-pinching; 구두쇠적인 |
The man was so frugal that he even hesitate when buying water. |
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FURTIVE (adj) |
secretive; sly |
The furtive burglars did not even leave a footprint after robbing the bank during the night. |
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FUTILE (adj) |
useless; hopeless |
The effort to make a rescue sign was futile; no boats or airplanes were seen the last three months. |
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GARRULOUS (adj) |
talkative; chatty |
The garrulous man talked for more than two hours. |
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GAUCHE (adj) |
unskillful; awkward; maladroit |
Although Sam made several gauche attempts to fit with the poplar crowd, he eventually got stuck with the group of nerds. |
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GENRE (n) |
a type of category, especially of art or writing |
Genres such as fiction is very popular among the teenagers. |
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GENTEEL (adj) |
refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement |
He was too genteel to accept free food from his teacher. |
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GESTICULATE (v) |
to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking |
The host gesticulated wildly at the crowd to get their attention. |
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GLUT (n) |
surplus; an overabundance |
After we finished the project, we were left with a glut of plastic so we decided to do another project. |
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GRANDILOQUENT (adj) |
pompous; using a lot of big fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive |
His grandiloquent speech amazed the crowd but not the reporters, who described the speech as "a cake only covered with fancy frosting." |
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GRANDIOSE (adj) |
absurdly exaggerated |
No one believed the man's grandiose story of him beating up a bear with his bear hands. |
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GRATUITOUS (adj) |
given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for |
No one believed his gratuitous accusations of Mark stealing his wallet. |
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GRAVITY (n) |
seriousness |
He did not understand the gravity of the situation and continued laughing uncontrollably. |
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GREGARIOUS (adj) |
sociable; enjoying the company of others |
Jake was so gregarious that he could not eat without having a person beside him. |
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GUILE (n) |
cunning; duplicity; artfulness |
The man used his guile, not his intelligence, to win the quiz; he cheated. |
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HACKNEYED (adj) |
overused; trite; stale |
His speech was full of hackneyed phrases which made it repetitive and boring. |
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HAPLESS (adj) |
unlucky |
As he missed the lottery by a single digit, he fight extremely hapless. |
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HARBINGER (n) |
forerunner; a signal of |
The change in mom's tone of voice is the harbinger of anger. |
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HEDONISM (n) |
the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life |
His life of hedonism came to an end when his lottery winnings ran out. |
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HEGEMONY (n) |
leadership, especially of one nation over another |
America seems to have an invisible hegemony over other countries. |
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HERESY (n) |
any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs |
Galileo was tried in court for the heresy of suggesting that the Earth orbits around the sun. |
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HERMETIC (adj) |
impervious to external influence; airtight |
The hermetic glass cylinder did not let any of the contents out. |
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HEYDAY (n) |
golden age; prime |
The heyday of the British Empire lasted a very long time. |
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HIATUS (n) |
a break or interruption, often from work |
After receiving a three-day hiatus from his company, he decided to travel to India. |
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HIERARCHY (n) |
organization based on rank or degree; pecking order |
To climb up the company's hierarchy, you need to work very hard. |
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HISTRIONIC (adj) |
overly dramatic; theatrical |
Sometimes, being histrionic can help you let your emotions out. |
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HOMILY (n) |
a sermon; a talk on religious or moral subject |
The philosopher always started his lecture with a homily on the reasons we live. |
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HOMOGENEOUS (adj) |
uniform; made entirely of one thing |
Even thought it was an international school, the students were extremely homogeneous; they were all from the U.S. and had blond hair with blue eyes. |
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HUSBANDRY (n) |
thrifty management of resources; livestock farming |
The country was at a state of husbandry as resources were depleting exponentially. |
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HYPERBOLE (n) |
an exaggeration used as a figure of speech; exaggeration |
He expressed his hunger by using the hyperbole, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." |
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HYPOTHETICAL (adj) |
uncertain; unproven |
There are many hypothetical theories about the fourth dimension, but none are proven. |
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ICONOCLAST (n) |
one who attacks popular beliefs or institutions |
The food critique was an iconoclast, who was not afraid to chastise the restaurant, which had a reputation of for having the best Italian food in the country if not the world. |
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IDEOLOGY (n) |
a system of social or political ideas |
The candidates expressed their ideology in the debate. |
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IDIOSYNCRASY (n) |
a peculiarity; an eccentricity; an exception |
To eat insects dipped in blood was one the tribe's idiosyncrasies. |
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IDYLLIC (adj) |
charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful |
A place where you can view the scenery of the mountains and trees is a idyllic spot to build a house. |
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IGNOMINY (n) |
deep disgrace; 치욕 |
The ignominy of losing the arm wrestle competition by a sixth grader was too much for Mark to handle. |
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ILLICIT (adj) |
illegal; not permitted |
The police, after a thorough background check on the teenagers, found out that the kids were involved in illicit activities such as dealing drugs. |
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IMMIGRATE (v) |
to move permanently to a new country |
The pilgrims immigrated to the U.S. seeking to find religious freedom. |
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IMMINENT (adj) |
just about to happen |
The dark clouds in the sky made it clear that rain was imminent. |
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IMMUTABLE (adj |
unchangeable |
The school had one immutable rule; no fighting or bullying. |
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IMPARTIAL (adj) |
fair; not favoring one side or the other; unbiased |
To be a good judge, you must be impartial in any situation, and not be swayed by your emotions. |
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IMPECCABLE (adj) |
flawless; entirely without sin |
The child's impeccable behavior in the amusement park drew envy among the mothers. |
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IMPERIAL (adj) |
like an emperor or an empire |
England's imperial days are over, now that the British empire has collapsed. |
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IMPERVIOUS (adj) |
not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable |
A good raincoat is usually impervious to water. |
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IMPETUOUS (adj) |
impulsive; extremely impatient |
Mark was so impetuous that he could not even play chess; he could not stand having to wait for his opponent after he made a move. |
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IMPLEMENT (v) |
to carry out |
NASA had many plans for space flights, but they were unable to implement because their budget was low. |
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IMPOTENT (adj) |
powerless; helpless; unable to perform sexual intercourse |
The people stranded on the island felt impotent as the plane, unable to spot the people, flew by. |
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IMPUGN (v) |
to attack; especially to attack the truth or integrity |
The police officer impugned the suspect's alibi during the time of the murder. |
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INANE (adj) |
silly; senseless |
Their plan to cook meat on the engine of their car was inane. |
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INAUGURATE (v) |
to begin officially; to induct formally into office |
My mom inaugurated the no-internet-after-9 o'clock policy by shutting down the wireless adapter at the corresponding time. |
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INCANDESCENT (adj) |
brilliant; giving off hear or light |
Mark was full of incandescent ideas that even Thomas Edison would have been impressed if he was alive. |
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INCANTATION (n) |
a chant; the repetition of statements or phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant |
The students soon became bored of the principle's incantations about the importance education. |
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INCENSE (v) |
to make very angry |
Mark's mocking comments about Sam's parents incensed Sam and his friends. |
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INCESSANT (adj) |
unceasing |
Although two hours past after the initial fight, Mark's anger was still incessant. |
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INCIPIENT (adj) |
beginning; emerging |
Christmas decorations were incipient as the days drew closer and closer to December. |
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INCISIVE (adj) |
cutting right to the heart of the matter |
The incisive debate only lasted for three hours. |
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INCONGRUOUS (adj) |
not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in |
The black furniture seemed incongruous to the black wall. |
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INCORRIGIBLE (adj) |
incapable of being reformed; incorrectable |
Incorrigible criminals must be held in jail until they die because they are unable to reflect their mistakes, and eventually would commit another crime after being released. |
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INCREMENT (n) |
an increase; one in a series of increases |
He received a small increment in his salary every year, and eventually earned $100,000 annually. |
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INDIFFERENT (adj) |
not caring one way or the other; apathetic; meicore |
The newly released computer was indifferent from the last; the only difference was the available colors. |
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INDIGENOUS (adj) |
native; originating in that area |
Snow leopards are indigenous to Siberia. |
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INDIGENT (adj) |
poor |
The indigent family had nothing but potatoes to eat. |
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INDOLENT (adj) |
lazy |
The indolent man woke up at 2 p.m. and waited for his wife to come back from work and prepare food. |
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INDULGENT (adj) |
lenient; yielding to desire |
The indulgent teacher never punished us even though we missed class. |
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INEFFABLE (adj) |
capable of being expressed or described |
The model's beauty was so ineffable that people had nothing to say except the word "wow." |
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INEPT (adj) |
clumsy; incompetent; gauche |
The inept dancer stepped on his partner's foot multiple times. |
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INERT (adj) |
inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically |
The inert teenagers soon became obese because of their lack of exercise. |
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INEXORABLE (adj) |
relentless; inevitable; unavoidable |
After realizing that death was inexorable, he stopped running away and fought the enemy with all his might. |
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INFAMOUS (adj) |
shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful |
The infamous criminal terrorized the city by killing a civilian every day. |
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INFATUATED (adj) |
foolish; foolishly passionate or attracted; made foolish; foolishly in love |
She was so infatuated with Justin Bieber that her room was covered with Justin Bieber posters. |
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INFER (v) |
to conclude; to deduce |
The scientist inferred based on the evidence from the experiment. |
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INFINITESIMAL (adj) |
very, very, very small; infinitely small |
The chances of the team winning was infinitesimal, but they tried their best to defeat the opponent. |
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INGENUOUS (adj) |
frank; without deception; simple; artless; charmingly naive |
Although the book was ingenuous, it used many literary techniques that made the book hard to interpret. |
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INHERENT (adj) |
part of the essential nature of something; intrinsic |
His inherent ability to sing made it easy for him to become a singer. |
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INJUNCTION (n) |
a command of order; especially a court order |
He disobeyed the court's injunction to stay out of the town, and eventually got expelled out of the state. |
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INNATE (adj) |
existing since birth; inborn; inherent |
Everyone envied Jake's innate ability to play basketball. |
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INNOCUOUS (adj) |
harmless; banal |
He took offense at Bruce's innocuous comment about the saltiness of the soup at the restaurant. |
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INORDINATE (adj) |
excessive; unreasonable |
The teacher gave the students an inordinate amount of homework, and the students complained. |
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INSATIABLE (adj) |
hard of impossible to satisfy; greedy; avaricious |
He had an insatiable desire for money; he never could get enough of it even though he was a billionaire. |
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INSIDIOUS (adj) |
treacherous; sneaky |
The insidious robber stole precious jewelry from the house. |
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INSINUATE (v) |
to hint; to creep in |
Mark insinuated it was time for us to leave by saying, "It is very dark outside." |
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INSIPID (adj) |
dull; bland; banal |
The insipid party was full of people making boring conversations to each other. |
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INSOLENT (adj) |
arrogant; insulting |
The student was expelled from school after being insolent to his teacher. |
