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pilable, yielding
"The pliant material is easily malleable." - plastic |
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courageous, spunky
"The plucky soldier was brave." |
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to use dillgently; to engage; to join together
"work very dillgently and ply a knitting needle." |
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relating to air; worked by compressed air
"The pneumatic senses affected by the pollen." |
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emotionally moving
"Cohen's effusive lyrics are poignant." |
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controversy, argument; verbal attack
"The issue of global warming has wrongly turned into a political polemic when it should be treated as a moral issue." |
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shrewd and practical; diplomatic
"The politic doctor was artful and shrewd." |
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speaker of many languages
"Having grown up in 10 different countries, the man was a polyglot who was able to communicate with nearly everyone he came across." |
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weighty, heavy, large
"The ponderous monolith; the ponderous speech was dull." |
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to speak in a pretentious manner
"The orator attempted to sound intelligent and authorative with his pontificated language." |
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to study closely or meditatively
"The perusal was an attempt to pore the subject." |
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omen
"The black clouds were signs full of portent." |
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stout, corpulent (fat), dignified
"The portly captain was fat and full of authority." |
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to put in position; to suggest an idea
"The professor posits a subject and begins class discussion." |
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drinkable
"The fresh running water is potable." |
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monarch or ruler with great power
"Potentates of the past ruled over vast lands." |
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meaningless, foolish talk
"The child's prattle was just an attempt at immitating the pompous speech he had heard." |
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uncertain
"His kingdom was still precarious; the enemies far from subdued |
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edge, steep overhang
"The mountainclimber climbed the precipice." |
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sudden and unexpected
"The precipitate bomb fell unexpectedly; rulers condemned the impetuous act of terror." |
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to throw down from a height; to cause to happen
"The rocks were precipitated from the boys on the mountain." |
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hasty, quickly, with too little caution
"The party change has included a precipitous collapse of support." |
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short summary of facts
"Reading wikipedia provides one with a precis of world events and facts." |
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to rule out
"The law intends to preclude future crime ." - forfend |
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unusually advanced at an early age
"The precocious tools of the era are remarkable advanced." |
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to decide in advance
Her fate was already fixed by a predestined decision." |
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to found or base on
"I predicated my argument on the facts." |
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relating to prediction, indicative of the future
"The predictive feeling he got told him that the consequences of his action would not be good." |
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preference, liking
"He had a predilection for white chocolate over brown." |
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celebrated, distinguished
"The preeminent celebrity was celebrated." |
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forewarning; presentiment
"These events are a premonition that something bad is likely to happen." |
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majority in number; dominance
"It is frightening that the preponderant opinion is that America should not concern itself environmentally." |
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attractive, engaging, appealing
"The beauty queen had a prepossessing appearance" |
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to fortell, indicate in advance
"The prophecy presaged these events would happen." |
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having foresight
"The farsighted man has a prescient ability to look at what's coming in the future." |
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