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spacious
In the capacious areas of the terminal, thousands of travelers lingered while waiting for their delayed trains. |
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whim
e.g., acting on caprice |
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faultfinding
Her criticisms were always captious and frivolous, never offering constructive suggestions. |
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chief, primary
a cardinal rule
a cardinal responsibility |
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| a set of bells capable of being played |
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| shout of disapproval, boo |
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universal
wide-ranging, liberal |
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worthless products of an endeavor
e.g., separate the wheat from the chaff |
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bantering, joking
e.g., chaffing remarks |
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to ornament a metal surface by indenting
An intricate design was carefully chased into the chalice. |
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to correct by punishment or scolding
to restrain |
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| humbled, subdued, rebuked |
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| to stop motion, curb, restrain |
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| angelic, innocent-looking |
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1. secret code
2. nonentity, a worthless person or thing |
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to outwit, baffle
e.g., circumvent the enemy |
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a loud resounding noise
e.g., the clangor of hammers on steel |
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| an object used to strike a bell |
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(adj.) shrill or trumpetlike
We awoke to the clarion sound of the bugle. |
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the concluding section of a literary or musical piece
something that summarizes or concludes |
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| contemporary; living at the same time |
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courtesy, civility
e.g., A spirit of comity should exist among nations. |
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spacious and comfortable
e.g., a comodious hotel suite |
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| to link as in a chain (v.) |
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| mutually agreed on, done together |
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to meld, fuse
to confuse, combine into one
The painting conflates Jewish and Christian imagery. |
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related to marriage
e.g., conjugal bliss |
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| a group that makes up part of a gathering |
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oppose with arguments, attempt to refute, contradict
e.g., He made no attempt to controvert her. |
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| vehicle, transport, transfer |
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| consequence, accompaniment |
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to terrorize or intimidate
The little boy was cowed by the hulking bully. |
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sour; peevish
e.g., a crabbed old man |
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a withered old woman; hag
e.g., The house was inhabited by a cantankerous old crone. |
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eccentric, whimsical
cranky |
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the essential or main point
e.g., This is the crux of the problem. |
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| a raised platform in a hall, particularly for a guest of honor |
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to lessen in intensity; diminish; mute
e.g., to damp someone's enthusiasm |
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neat and trim
lively and alert |
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spotted
e.d., dappled sunlight on the wall |
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| impassive; wooden in expression |
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| having a low-cut neckline |
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provide for the payment of, cover the costs of
The company has agreed to defray the costs of the conference. |
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| to remove the authority of a priest or minister |
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deceptive, raising false hopes
Do not raise your hopes on the basis of his delusive comments. |
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fiendish
e.g., demoniac means of torture |
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1. (n) an objection or protest
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to remove from office; dethrone
e.g., depose the king |
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to catch sight of
e.g., We could barely descry the enemy vessels on the horizon. |
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(v) to rob of joy, to lay waste, to forsake
e.g., The bandits desolated the countryside. |
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state of disuse
e.g., Dudleytown fell into desuetude. |
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1. to transfer to another, to delegate
2. to gradually worsen |
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crown
e.g., the king's diadem |
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1. related to the art of debate
2. mutual or reciprocal
The debaet coach aimed to develop his students' dialectical skill.
Teaching as a dialectical profession. |
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a device for stamping or impressing
a mold |
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| an amateur or aimless follower or the arts; a dabbler |
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| note the spelling as compared to dingy |
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means, effort
The volunteers were able to get the fire under control by dint of much hard work. |
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| a life-size, three dimentional model as one might find in a museum |
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to disown, renounce claim to
The devil asked him to disclaim his soul. |
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| to deprive of a civil right |
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also: to surrender something
He was unwilling to disgorge the cash he had stolen. |
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1. (n) speediness, prompt execution
2. (n) a message sent with all due speed
Young Napoleon defeated the enemy with all possible dispatch. He then sent a dispatch to the headquarters, informing them of his victory. |
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1. a formal and systematic inquiry
2. the results of a formal and systematic inquiry |
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1. disintegration
2. looseness in morals
Apocalypto depicts the dissolution of life in the late Mayan perion. |
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| inattentive, distracted (often by anxiety) |
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| shaky, infirm from old age |
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to take off
e.g., to doff your hat |
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poorly written verse
Many of her poetry students wrote mere doggerel despite their good intentions. |
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| a window that projects from the roof |
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| sediment, worthless residue |
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waste matter, worthless impurities
e.g., The valuable metal must be serarated from the dross. |
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forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
e.g., The hostages were held under duress until the demands were met. |
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to rub out
The image imprinted on the coin had been effaced after so many years of handling. |
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inner excitement or exuberance
bubbling |
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