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CIRCUMVENT
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to avoid; to outwit
To circumvent get STDs by have a safe sex or abstainence. |
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PERVERSE
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Contrary; determined not to do what is expected or right.
My friend who is dying in the nurse home, he perverse to eat or take a medicines. |
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TRANSITORY
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short-lived; existing briefly; passing.
Bee is transitory insect. |
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CIRCUMSPECT
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cautious; careful; considering results of actions.
When meet someone from internet, it is important to be circumspect while meet the person. |
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TRANSCEND
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to overcome; to go above limits
To transcent the fear of people, go to get therapy and make a new friend one a time. |
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DEJECTED
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Depressed; Downcast
Lousy weather makes me feel dejected. |
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TRANSFORMATION
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A complete change.
Few of my friends was stunned how much I had been transformation after I accepted Jesus in my heart. |
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JETTISON
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To throw out forcefully; to throw overboard.
In Olympics, a person will be jettisoned if a player is not doing very good. |
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RETRACT
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To withdraw a promise or statement; to pull something back.
Sometimes a person in the court retract their answers in the testimony. |
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ABSTAIN
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not to do something by choice; not to vote
I will not going to abstain the Governor if the governor is vague with the goals of the statement they made. |
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ADVERSARY
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Opponent; foe
When 2 persons made a mistake or made a miscommunications, they adversary by solve problems and end with handshake. |
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TENABLE
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Capable of being defended; logical
Defense and Offense is tenable to play the football game. |
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CONDUCIVE
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Contributing to; leading to
Drink and drive is Conducive to get DWI or get in accident. |
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STATUS QUO
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The existing conditions; present state of things.
Sports use the scores as in Status Quo. |
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
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To limit; to restrict; to enclose
Time management is part of circumscribe for study hours. |
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TENACIOUS
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firmly holding; gripping; retaining
I will not tenacious if I have problems with the computer to resolve. |
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STAUNCH
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Faithful; firmly supporting. Healthy; strong
I am very staunch by going to church and worship God. |
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INADVERTENTLY
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unintentionally; by accident
I inavertently put bleach in the color clothes in the washer. |
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EJECT
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To force to leave; to expel
It is important to eject the CDs from the computer instead of force to close or open in improper way. |
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EXTRACT
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To pull out; to draw out. Something that is drawn out.
An Vanilla Extract is use for cooking. |
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STATURE
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Level of achievement and honor; physical height
Going to college is a great stature for the future goals. |
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ABDUCTION
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Kidnapping
Jacob Wetterling had been abucted for over 10 years. |
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DEDUCTION
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Something subracted from a total; a conclusion drawn from evidence.
Tax deduction is part of paying the tax to state, federal, Sec Soc/retirement, it comes from the paycheck from work. |
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DISTRAUGHT
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Crazy with worry
Distraught person tend to worry over something that is important or something bothers the person. |
