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ameliorate
example: She ameliorated the water by adding artificial flavors to it. |
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| (verb): to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate. |
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detrimental
example: The earthquake was detrimental and destroyed almost the entire city. |
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| (adjective): causing detriment; damaging; harmful. |
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folly
example: He did a folly caused from his nervousness because he was trying to impress a girl. |
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| (noun): a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity: the folly of performing without a rehearsal. |
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ignoramus
example: The ignoramus was とても mean and stuck up. |
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| (noun): an extremely ignorant person |
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impede
example: わたし was impeded by my sister because she had gotten in the way. |
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| (verb): to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. |
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indolence
example: The girl procrastinated because she was in indolence. |
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| (noun): the quality or state of being indolent (disliking work or effort; lazy; idle). |
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invalidate
example: I had to invalidate my credit card because someone was had stolen my identity. |
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| (verb): to render invalid; discredit. |
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noncarcinogenic
example: My はは used pure sugar for her tea instead of splenda because she ききました that it was more noncarcinogenic than splenda. |
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| (adj.): not cancer-causing |
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parsimonious
example: The little boy was parsimonious with his candy bars and would not give his bestfriend any. |
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| (adj.): to be stingy whether economically or any other way |
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reticent
example: The monk was reticent and would not はなします to anyone. |
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| (adj.): disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved |
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retort
example: He retorted a snappy combat after she proved him wrong. |
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| (verb): to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to. |
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subversion
example: The subversion of the principal's new rule was とても easy. |
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(noun): 1.the act of overthrowing (something established or existing).
2.the act of causing the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.
3.the act of undermining the principles of; corrupt. |
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tractable
example: The boy was easily tractable because he was very naive. |
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| (adj.): easily worked, shaped, controlled, or otherwise handled; malleable. |
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baffling
example: He was baffling me because the complexity of his sentence was very ながい. |
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| (verb): to frustrate, confound, confuse, bewilder, or perplex |
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cinematography
example: His cinematography was ok because you could see where they had to cut the film but the actors were いいです. |
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| (noun): the art or technique of motion-picture photography. |
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despicable
example: She was despicable because she was just a bully. |
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| (adj.): to deserve to be regarded with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe. |
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finicky
example: Mary was very finicky with her food because she is allergic to almost everything. |
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| (adj.): excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy. |
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inane
example: Henry is inane because when i said that i drank arizona he thought of the state. |
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| (adj.): lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly |
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peruse
example: She perused his report to look for any mistakes. |
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| (verb): to read through with thoroughness or care |
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spurn
example: The rich billionaire had spurned the hobo after he had asked for some money. |
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| (verb): to reject with disdain or to look at as an inferior ; scorn |
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stipend
example: At subway my stipend is $10 an hour. |
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| (noun): regular pay; salary; reoccurring payment every period of time. |
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tepid
example: The water was tepid and wasn't too hot. |
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| (adj.): moderately warm; lukewarm |
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wager
example: His wager in the poker tournament is $50. |
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| (noun): something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet |
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abhor
example: I abhor Brussels sprouts, but Leslie likes them. |
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admonish
example: I had to admonish him so that he didn't get hurt. |
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| (verb): to caution, advise |
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detonate
example: He detonated because he was furious. |
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| (verb): to explode with suddenness and violence. |
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ephemeral
example: His doctor said that his life is ephemeral because he has cancer. |
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| (adj.): lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: |
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gullible
example: She is very gullible because i said that the world was in the palm of my hands and she looked at my hand for it. |
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| (adj.): easily deceived or cheated. |
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| (verb): to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink. |
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| (noun): an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard. |
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insomniac
example: The doctor said he was an insomniac because he could not sleep. |
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| (noun): someone who cannot sleep |
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replenish
example: She replenished the food on the table because there wasnt anymore food on the table. |
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| (verb): to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking |
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suture
example: The boy needed sutures because he got cut |
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unwittingly
He unwittingly slipped on a banana. |
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| (adj.): inadvertent; unintentional; accidental |
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acquit
example: The jury acquit the suspect because he was not guilty. |
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| (ver): to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty |
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complexity
example: The complexity of macaroni and cheese is very low because it is easy to make. |
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| (noun): the state or quality of being complex |
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excruciating
example: The pain was excruciating because it was painful. |
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| (adj.): extremely painful; causing intense suffering |
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| (noun): the act of not allowing something |
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| (adj.): unmindful; unconscious; unaware |
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prodigious
example: The mountain was prodigious. |
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| (adj.): extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, |
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| (verb): to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, |
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| pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover. |
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