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Stealth
The cat Stealthily crouched in the grass eyeing its intended victim and waiting for just the right moment to bounce.
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| Stealth adj.(stealthy,stealthily) |
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| The Malevolent spirit howled profanities through the night from the depths of the old baements. |
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Malevolent adj.(malevolently) wicked or evil
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Assuage
It took about three years for my fellings of grief to assuage after the death of my father. |
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| Assuage v. ( assuaged) to make something uncomfortable feel better |
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Dictum
There is an old dictum which states,"might makes right,"but i disagree |
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| A short statement that express a general truth or prinviple. |
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Arbitrate
If you and your best friend are fighting over the last piece ofgum in the pack, you might arbitrate by telling them to split it.
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Arbitrate v. (-d,ing,-s)
to act between parties to resolve their differences. |
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Nauseate
The first few weeks of pregnacy were different because katy woke up every morning feeling nauseated and dizzy.
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Nauseate v. (-d,ing,-s, nauseate)
to feel sick to the point of almost vomiting. |
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Melancholy
The one act was so melancholy that i felt depressed even after i left the theather!. |
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| Melancholy adj. (melancholic) (gloomy or depressed ) |
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Aloof
After meeting Jenine for the third time, Micheal realized she wasnt shy, just aloof, because she hardly spoke and acted board every time they went out.
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| Aloof adj. (albofly) not friendly of forth coming; cool and distance ) |
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3Benign
until Jem and Dill excluded me from their plans, she was only another lady in the neighborhood, but a relatively Benign presenca. |
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| Benign adj. (benignly) showing or expressing kindness or gentelness.) |
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Acquiesce
We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerful acquiesceing to Atticus,s in structions, but from the way he stoof Jem was not thinking of budgung. |
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| Acquiesce v. (acquiesce, aquiescing) submit or (comply silently or without protest:agree: consent) |
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