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| of high standing: superior in position, fame, or achievement |
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| undaunted: fearless and persistent in the pursuit of something |
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| using few words: using very few words |
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| subtle difference: a very slight difference in meaning, feeling, tone, or color |
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| predict the future: to predict or foretell future events |
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| amply or fully equipped: amply, completely, or fully supplied with something |
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| very hungry: desiring or consuming food in great quantities |
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severely critical or sarcastic:She snickered a caustic remark |
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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage.
The incipient signs of a cold were just the beginning of his problems |
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out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming
The small car seemed incongruous to its surroundings. |
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of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly |
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overabundance; excess
There was a plethora of sarcasm in her speech. |
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to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist
He wrestles the pencil out of my hand. |
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Stinging, bitter in nature.
The boy returned the greeting with an acrimonious remark. |
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cheerful readiness, briskness.
I accepted the invitation to the dance with alacrity |
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warlike character; hostile.
The man spoke in an belligerent tone. |
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acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive.
There was a duplicity in his personality. |
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grossly or obscenely abusive
A scurrilous attack on the teacher led to a new law at school |
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comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble
Her daughter’s face was the solace of the woman’s grief |
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| a feeling of vexation or humiliation due to disappointment about something |
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the use of force or threats to make somebody do something
The man duressed and accosted me for my money. |
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bad, blatant, or ridiculous to an extraordinary degree
The Egregious man decided to streak across the field. |
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to avoid doing or using something on principle or as a matter of course
I eschew evil. |
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an inadequacy or lack of something
The Plethora of food was counteracted by the paucity of utensils. |
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causing great harm, destruction, or death
The pernicious car was banned from the streets. |
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being fully aware or having knowledge of something
I was cognizant to the starvation in Africa. |
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to make an already bad or problematic situation worse
The caustic remark only exacerbated the already violent situation. |
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impossible to pacify or to reduce in strength or force
The Implacable president acted with impunity. |
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more developed, especially mentally, than is usual or expected at a particular age
The precocious boy answered the algebra problem with ease.
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talking or spoken easily and at length
The voluble subject provided amusement for the class |
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extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness
The little boy was emaciated from malnutrition. |
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Friendly characterized by or done in friendliness, without anger or bad feelings
The amicable host greeted us in the hall. |
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Clever, perceptive. shrewd and discerning, especially where personal benefit is to be derived
The astute salesperson duped the buyer. |
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Foreshadower somebody or something that anticipates a future event
The raven was a harbinger of death. |
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Evil utterly immoral or wicked.
The nefarious man killed all his fish. |
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Brief interval of rest brief period of rest and recovery between periods of exertion or after something disagreeable
The argument caused a respite in their relationship. |
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Existing everywhere present everywhere at once, or seeming to be
The rumor was ubiquitous |
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| confirm: to give or represent evidence of the truth of something |
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| about to occur: about to happen or threatening to happen |
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| showing little mercy: showing little or no mercy |
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| overwhelm: to overwhelm somebody with a huge quantity of things that must be dealt with |
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| read something: to read or examine something in a leisurely or careful way |
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| noticeable or striking: particularly noticeable, striking, or relevant |
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Get rid of completely: to delete something unwanted from a written record, or blot out something unpleasant from the memory |
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Irritable, complaining: irritable and likely to complain or misbehave
The fractious man didn’t come to work. |
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Sort: kind or kin
The Dwarfs and his ilk came to Narnia in search of a better life |
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Make unnecessary: to render something unnecessary
Inventions obviate everyday concerns. |
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Rich, showy: marked by a vulgar display of wealth and success designed to impress people. |
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Causing sadness, pity: causing a sharp sense of sadness, pity, or regret
The poignant commercial made me cry. |
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have particular ambition: to seek to attain a particular goal
I have aspired to guitar. |
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speak out angrily: to speak angrily in criticism of or protest at something
The politician inveighed the president. |
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| n plant with stinging leaves, to bother. The boy’s attitude nettles me. |
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completely destroy place: to destroy or level a building or settlement completely
They razed the old mansion. |
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pay: a payment or reward for goods or services or for losses sustained or inconvenience caused
The woman sued for remuneration. |
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timid: showing fear or hesitancy
The timorous dog slowly neared. |
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To send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
Trees emit oxygen |
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To beg for (something) urgently or persistently
The importunate boy nagged me |
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Not open to question or dispute
I have told the incontrovertible truth. |
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Indicating or showing unbelief
the incredulous man ignored my story |
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Presenting favorable conditions; favorable
The weather seemed propitious |
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capable of living
Without a viable recourse of water, the monkeys could go extinct |
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| do away with something: to repeal or abolish something formally and publicly |
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| harshness or severity: harshness or severity of manner or tone |
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| guilty: deserving blame or punishment for a wrong |
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| insult: an abusive insulting word or phrase |
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| prevent something: to prevent something or make it impossible, or to prevent somebody from doing something |
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| reject a belief: to deny believing in something or withdraw something previously said |
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| selflessness: an attitude or way of behaving marked by unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
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| hidden supply: a hidden store of things, especially weapons or valuables |
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| very quick: done in a quick or superficial way |
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| friendly: very friendly and sociable |
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| intruder: somebody who enters a place or joins a group or gathering without any right to do so |
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| productive: highly productive |
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| boldness: reckless confidence that might be offensive |
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| boldness: reckless confidence that might be offensive |
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| mystery: somebody or something that is not easily explained or understood |
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| containing mistaken belief: containing or involving a mistaken belief or idea |
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| full of: full of or accompanied by problems, dangers, or difficulties |
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| easily duped: tending to trust and believe people, and therefore easily tricked or deceived |
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| perfect: so perfect or flawless as to be beyond criticism |
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| many and various: of many different kinds |
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| seizure of political power: the sudden overthrow of a government and seizure of political power, especially in a violent way and by the military. |
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| free somebody from blame or guilt: to declare officially that somebody is not to blame, or is not guilty of a crime |
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| arbitrary order: an authoritative and often arbitrary command |
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| telling lies: having lied in the past, or prone to lying at any time |
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| too numerous to count: so many that they cannot be counted |
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| sentimental recollection: a mixed feeling of happiness, sadness, and longing when recalling a person, place, or event from the past, or the past in general |
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| sophisticated: showing sophistication, refinement, or courtesy |
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| very different: used to describe things or people so completely unlike each other that they cannot be compared |
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| gloomy: extremely mournful, sad, or gloomy |
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| sentimental: overly or tearfully sentimental, especially because affected by alcohol |
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| Meager: very frugal or ungenerous |
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| money: relating to or involving money |
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strong: powerful or mighty (literary)
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| aromatic: with a strong pleasant aroma |
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| state of decline: the condition of a civilization in decline |
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| passing from one thing to another: aimlessly passing from one thing to another |
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| change of physical form: a complete or marked change of physical form, structure, or substance |
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| too eager to please or obey: excessively eager to please or to obey all instructions |
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| younger member of a family: a child or descendant of a family, especially a rich, famous, or important family |
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| incisive: direct, incisive, and deliberately hurtful |
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