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unruly; rebellious
The general had a hard time maintaining discipline among his fractious troops.
SYN: contentious, cranky, peevish, quarrelsome |
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wandering from place to place, especially on foot
Eleana's peripatetic meanderings took her all over the countryside in the summer months.
SYN: itinerant; nomadic; wayfaring |
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to swell, inflate, or bloat
Her stomach was distended after she gorged on the six- course meal.
SYN: broaden; bulge |
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existing during the day
Diurnal creatures tend to become inactive during the night.
SYN: daylight, daytime |
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to instruct morally and spiritually
The guru was paid to edify the actress in the ways of Buddhism.
SYn: educate; enlighten; guide; teach |
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childish, immature, or silly
Olivia's boyfriend's puerile antics are really annoying; sometimes he acts like a five-year-old!
SYN: infantile, jejune; juvenile |
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