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accentuate
"psychologists agree that those people who are happiest accentuate the positive in life." |
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| (v.) to stress, highlight |
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aesthetic
"we hired susan as our interior decorator because she has such a fine aesthetic sense." |
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| (adj.) artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty |
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aloof
"the scientist could sometimes seem aloof, as if he didn't care about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantum mechanics." |
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chide
"lucy chided russell for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance." |
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| (v.) to voice disapproval |
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clairvoyant
"zelda's uncanny ability to detect my lies was nothing short of clairvoyant." |
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| (adj.) able to perceive things that normal people cannot |
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delineate
"she neatly delineated her reasons for canceling the project's funding" |
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| (v.) to describe, outline, shed light on |
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discern
"though he hid his emotions, she discerned her reasons for canceling the project's funding." |
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elated
"when she found out she had won the lottery, the writer was elated." |
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| (adj.) overjoyed, thrilled |
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entail
"building a new fence entails tearing down the old one." |
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| (v.) to include as a necessary step |
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exonerate
"the true thief's confession exonerated the man who had been held in custody for the crime." |
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| (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exculpate |
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fathom
"i cannot fathom why you like that crabby and meanspirited neighbor of ours." |
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| (v.) to understand, comprehend |
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frivolous
"someday, all that anxiety about whether your zit will disappear before the prom will seem totally frivolous." |
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| (adj.) of little importance, trifling |
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nominal
"because he was moving the following week and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he needed money, jordan sold everything for a nominal fee." |
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| (adj.) trivial, insignificant |
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palatable
"despite the unpleasant smell, the exotic cheese was white palatable." |
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| (adj.) agreeable to the taste or sensibilities |
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paradox
"the diplomat refused to acknowledge the paradox that negotiating a peace treaty would demand more resources than waging war." |
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| (n.) an apparently contradictory statement or idea that is perhaps true |
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phlegmatic
"monique feared her dog was ill after the animal's phlegmatic response to his favorite chew toy." |
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| (adj.) uninterested, unresponsive |
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plausible
"he studied all the data and then came up with a plusible theory that took all factors into account." |
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| (adj.) believable, reasonable |
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refurbish
"the dingy old chair, after being refurbished, commanded the handsome price of $200." |
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| (v.) to restore, clean up |
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solicitous
"jim, laid up in bed with a nasty virus, enjoyed the solicitous attentions of his mother, who brought him soup and extra blankets." |
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| (adj.) concerned, attentive |
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vehemently
"the candidate vehemently opposed cutting back on social security funding." |
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| (adv.) marked by intense force or emotion |
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