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Being of the most miserable kind; Wretched |
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| Everywhere the man looked, there seemed to be some sort of abject poverty. |
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To act or be counter to; Violate
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The boy contravened the orders of his mother.
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Impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent |
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| That made an indelible imprint on my mind. |
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A show, pretense, or display |
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Extremely or impassible deep |
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| There was a precipitous hill in the way so we went around the back. |
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Extremely liberal and generous of spirit |
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| He trated his enemies with magnanimity; no blood was shed after the war. |
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The quality of being discerning, sound in judgement, and farsighted; wisdom |
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| The man's sagacity showed why he was the head of the school. |
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To determie the limits of; define |
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| The man was circumscribed by his race. |
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Bitter and Sharp in language or tone |
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| The boy's acriminous tone towards his mother got his grounded for a week. |
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To settle (oneself) securley or comfortably |
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| He ensconced himself in his arm chair. |
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| The man acquiesced with letting the child sleep over at his friends house. |
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Steadfast or firm, as in one's beliefs |
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| The man's staunch belief in the tooth fairy led him to putting his tooth under his pillow. |
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excessivley critical or demanding; difficult to please |
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| The waitor claimed that his customer was fastidious because he sent all his orders back to be fixed. |
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Lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent |
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| The man arriving now looked rather effete, he was dressed in an all white tropical suit. |
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not following anyone's system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered to be the best elements of all sytems |
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| The man has an eclectic taste in music because he enjoys gospel, country, and hiphop. |
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| The woman was wallow in self-pity. |
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Strong enough to resist and withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable |
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| The fort was impregnable, no snowballs were able to break it down. |
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gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible |
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| The way Marco broke his arm was macabre, it completely snapped in half. |
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Showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority |
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| An example of condescending is a parent who speaks to her grown child as if he were still a toddler. |
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Wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic |
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| The mother tried to explain to her daughter that unicorns are chimerical. |
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the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god |
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| His apotheosis only led to his agony. |
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Using very few words; expressing much in few words |
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| Laconic children always answer "good" when their parents ask them how school went. |
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding |
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| The poem was easy on the tounge and therefore had a melliluous effect on the reader. |
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Characterized by trembling, as of fear, nervousness, or weakness |
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| The boy seemed to be tremulous when his mother told him that there was a monster living under his bed. |
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Deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy |
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| All samuris think that the morals of the ninja are reprehensible. |
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Dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner |
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| the man's taciturn manner was upsetting to many of the employees. |
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Sincere penitence or remorse |
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| I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it. |
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radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright |
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| There was a luminous figure coming out of the closet, and i thought it was a ghost. |
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally |
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| The man's facetiousness got him introuble with his friends when he said something about his friend's girlfriend. |
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To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speak evil of |
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| The man spoke mailgn of his friend when he called him a thief. |
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Severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding |
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| The unknown animal was austere with what had grown up around it. |
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Cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious |
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| The man driving the car had adroit handeling. |
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willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible |
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| There are so many credulous people that go to court. |
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
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| The prosaic truth is that community service is all bad or all good. |
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lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished |
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| The chilean miners were idigent due to the fact that they were stuck in a cave for a couple days. |
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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance
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| Hanging baskets try to hide then rather forlorn look of the station. |
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| The man's furtive nature enabled him to get pass the guards. |
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To penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand |
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| As soon as the boy said that, the other child fathomed the truth. |
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| The slave was berefet of his freedom. |
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the act of being tenacious (holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold)
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| The hero demonstrates the tenacity of god to pursue the plan of salvation despite repeated failures in the plan. |
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to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form
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| The child embodied himself with the truth. |
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Exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength |
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| Jad Arslan is a prowess at soccer because he starts on varsity. |
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To repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc. |
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| The man's recompense was to pay the other man $100. |
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promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable |
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| When the young boy was a child, many said that he was going to be an anspicious soccer player. |
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Bending readily;pliant; limber; supple; flexible |
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| The gymnist's body was lithe, she looked like a rubber band! |
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Faultless; flawless; irreproachable |
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| The girl nailed her routine, it seemed to be impeccable. |
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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
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| The soccer field is a placid place for me because that is where I feel most comfortable. |
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strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger
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| The mother's indignation toward her son after she found out he snuck out was immense. |
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To clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like |
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| The robber was vindicated of his crime by the judge. |
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lacking in vitality or intrest |
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| Neil's pallid attitude in Mrs. William's class makes her angry. |
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| There was an affectation going on between the girl and her enemy. |
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Having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
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| The woman's aesthetic picture attracted the attention of many men. |
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Simultaneously feeling opposing emotions, uncertain |
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| The man was ambivalent of which side to chose; his friend or his girlfriend. |
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feeling or showing little emotion |
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| When you tell little children that they are big and strong, they automatically turn apathetic. |
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Well-meaning; generous |
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| The benevolent man gave the waitor a $50 tip. |
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| The child says things politely, but with utter candor. |
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Convincing, reasonable |
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| The man's cogent argument convinced the judge to plead him not guilty. |
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A fixed or strong belief |
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| Most children have a conviction that the tooth fairy and santa are real. |
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity |
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| When i showed my friend my autographed babe ruth jersey, he was dubious and began asking me many questions about it. |
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conspicuously bad or offensive |
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| The girl egregiously lied and we couldnt even tell. |
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To free from guilt or blame |
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| The judge exculpated the robber of his community service. |
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted |
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| The gratuitous accountant gave me free tax advice. |
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warn out through overuse; trite |
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| The earaser was hackneyed because she used it so much. |
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
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| The imperious demand made by my friend was to go to the store and get him the drinks he liked. |
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| Even at a young age, soccer seemed inherent for the child. |
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long established; deep-rooted; habitual |
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| He kissed the picture of his dad as if it was inveterate. |
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| Acting laudatory is the theme of church. |
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| The ostentatious man bought diamonds and big brand cars in order to show off in front of us. |
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| The child mollifies the pain by taking medicine and putting ice on the injury. |
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strikingly new or unusual |
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| The way the kid wore his hat was completely novel because none of us had seen that before. |
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stubborn, inflexible |
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| When Neil does not get what he wants in Mrs. William's class, Neil turns obdurate and doesnt want to do anything. |
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describing a pretentious display |
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of chief concern or importance |
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| For the United States of America, national security is a paramont. |
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remorseful for one's misdeeds |
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| The man sitting in the corner was a penitent sinner and went to church the next day to pray for forgiveness. |
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dispersed throughout |
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| After the project was completed, the pervasive glitter was all over the table. |
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seemingly valid or acceptable, credible |
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| After the cop looked at the license for a couple minutes, he decided it was plausible. |
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Bitter resentment or ill will; hatred; malice |
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| The girl was in rancor when her child brought home a bad grade. |
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Not genuine; false; counterfeit |
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| The check-out lady looked at the man's ID and decided that it was spurious and called the cops. |
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indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive |
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| The stoic mother didnt show any feelings of happiness at her daughter's wedding. |
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| The superfluous mother bought a stuffed animal for her child who already had one in his hand. |
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Having little substance or strength; unsure; weak |
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| The tenuous child couldnt even pick up his textbook without help. |
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Short-lived; temporary |
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| The feeling of getting an A on his test was transitory as he recieved his quiz grade and realized it was a failing grade. |
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