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To respect deeply
In a traditional Confucian society, the young venerate their elders, deferring to the elder's wisdom and experience
Synonyms: adore; honor; idolize; revere |
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Respected because of age
All of the villagers sought the venerable old woman's advice whenever they had a problem
Synonyms: distinguished; elderly; respectable |
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To annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse
The old man who loved his peace and quiet was vexed by his neighbor's loud music
Synonyms: annoy; brother; chafe; exasperate; irk; nettle; peeve; provoke |
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Wordy
The professor's answer was so verbose that his student forgot what the original question had been
Synonyms: long-winded; loquacious; prolix; superfluous |
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Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
His volatile personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything
Synonyms: capricious; erratic; fickle; inconsisten; inconstant; mercurial; temperamental |
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Vitality and energy
The vim with which she worked so early in the day explained why she was so productive
Synonyms: force; power |
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To abuse verbally; berate
Vituperating someone is never a constructive way to effect change
Synonyms: castigate; reproach; scold |
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Filled with truth and accuracy
She had a reputation for veracity, so everyone trusted her description of events
Synonyms: candor; exactitude; fidelity; probity |
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To physically sway or to be indecisive
The customer held up the line as he vacillated between ordering chocolate-chip or rocky-road ice cream
Synonyms: dither; falter; fluctuate; oscillate; waver |
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Green with vegetation; inexperienced
He wandered deep into the verdant woods in search of mushrooms and other edible flora
Synonyms: graddy; leafy; wooded |
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Thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid
Most viscous liquids, like oil or honey, become even thicker as they are cooled
Synonyms: gelatinous; glutinous; thick |
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Varied; marked with different colors
The variegated foliage of the jungle allows it to support thousands of different animal species
Synonyms: diversified |
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Talkative; speaking easily; glib
The voluble man and his reserved wife proved the old saying that opposites attract
Synonyms: loquacious; verbose |
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Related to spring; fresh
Bea basket in the balmy vernal breezes, happy that winted was coming to an end
Synonyms: Springlike; youthful |
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A change or variation; ups and downs
Investors must be prepared for vicissitudes of the stock market
Synonyms: inconstancy; mutability |
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A trace; remnant
Vestiges of the former tenant still remained in the apartment, though he hadn't lived there for years
Synonyms: relic; remains; sign |
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