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to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose.
It is difficult to gainsay the critics when every new movie the director makes is a flop |
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to skip about playfully, frolic.
Every March, the students performed the rites of spring by gamboling about half naked. |
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to gather and save, store up, acquire
the ants garned food for the winter while the cricket spent the whole summer playing. |
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pointlessly talkative, talking too much
It was easy to see how nervous Gary was by how much he was talking; he always gets gurrulous when he is anxious. |
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crude, awkward, tastelss.
His gauche comment about their host made everyone around him uncomfortable. |
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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter.
I love reading her column because her remarks are always germane and central to the most important issues of the day. |
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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial.
Laurence glibly dismissed his critics' attacks, refusing to take them at all seriously. |
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delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere.
The kite was made out of gossamer substance that seemed hardly substantial enough to let it survive even the lightest of breezes. |
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| pompous speech or expression |
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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people.
Cherie's gregarious nature always made her the life of the party. |
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to complain or grumble.
Ferdinand's constant grousing about my violin playing has finally convinced me I might need lessons. |
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trickery, duplicity, cunning.
The wily con man used guile to part us from our money, but at least we ended up with this lovely snake oil. |
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a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide.
We were all nervous that the guy for the pulley would give way, but the platform stayed intact, so it must have been fine. |
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