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To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars |
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fail to give a true impression of; to misrepresent
his lively alert manner belied his years |
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self-important or pompous writing or speech
There's too much bickering and bombast in government |
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| severe criticism or punishment |
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| contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage |
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to blacken; to belittle; criticize unfairly; disparage
there is a tendency to denigrate the poor |
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to defeat; to put down; to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment
he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one |
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead; to put on the appearance of
he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else |
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pointlessly talkative; talking too much
He became more garrulous after drinking a couple of beers. |
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
He harangued us for hours about the evils of popular culture. |
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| easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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| one who hates all other humans |
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| unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
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| unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
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| exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
They're going ahead with the plan despite public opprobrium. |
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| purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony |
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| to ensconce, conceal, or stow |
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| seeming true to actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive |
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| lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
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