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Abase |
Verb To lower in position, estimation, or the like, degrade |
Since my dad was lazy he was abased to just clean the grill at the barbecue |
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Abdicate |
Verb To give up |
Mexico was force to abdicate their land from the US. |
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Abduction |
Noun A carrying away of a person against their will or illegally. |
There was a recent abduction of a child in Staten Island. |
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Belittle |
Verb To disparage, to put down |
My sister belittled my cousin for how much she was not listening to simple instructions. |
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Belligerent (belli) war |
Adjective manifesting a war like spirit. |
War mongers became belligerent to war. |
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Beneficial (Ben) good |
Adjective Helpful |
Jack was beneficial for helping me in geometry. |
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Benevolent (ben) good |
Adjective To be kind, generous, being good to others. |
The prince of the bear is very benevolent. |
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Benign |
Adjective good, unharmful |
The fruits are benign to the human body. |
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Cajole |
Verb To persuade |
Doctors cajole parents to give their kids vaccines. |
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Candid |
Adjective Honest and straightforawrd |
Chelsie is candid about if she did the homework or not. |
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Capitulate |
Verb to surrender or stipulate terms. |
Germany capitulate for the world war. |
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Captivate |
Verb To fascinate, as by excellence, eloquence, or beauty. |
I am captivated of the weaponry and the spoils of war. |
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Dearth |
Noun scarcity, as of something essential or desirable. |
There is a dearth of our supplies we desperately need. |
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Debase |
Verb To lower in character or virtue. |
Samurais would rather kill themselves then to debase of their own honor. |
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Decorum |
Noun propriety, properness |
I would show decorum when near important people so I can not embarrass myself. |
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Ebullient |
Adjective Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration. |
My sister is ebullient for swimming in the new pool. |
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Efface |
Verb obliterate or destroy. |
Germany wanted to efface the jews. |
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Effeminate (fem) woman |
Adjective To have womanish traits or qualities |
This man is wearing effeminate traits for a dress. |
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Fabricate |
Verb To invent falsely, lie. |
Media can fabricate many information about medicine. |
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Facsimile |
Noun An exact copy or reproduction. |
Asexual reproduction is always facsimile. |
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Gamut |
Noun whole range or sequence. |
There is a gamut of styles people dress everyday. |
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Gluttonous |
Adjective greedy or excess in eating. |
My dad is gluttonous about eating pig. |
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Habitual |
Adjective according to usual practice. |
Walking to school for teens is a habitual thing to do. |
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Ignominious |
Adjective shameful or contemptible. |
People become ignominious for having bad grades. |
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Inherent |
Adjective within one nature, firmly established. |
Girls will always have inherent beauty. |
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Jovial |
Adjective cheerful or merry. |
He was very jovial about skiing this weekend. |
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Laudable |
Adjective praiseworthy. |
His work is almost laudable. |
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Longevity |
Noun long life. |
The old man has longevity. |
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Magnanimous (magnan) large |
Adjective generous in treating or judging others. |
Santa Claus is magnanimous for the children all over the world. |
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Malevolent (Mal) evil, harmful |
Adjective Wish evil on to others, mean spirited. |
Hitler was a malevolent man to Jews. |