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Hard,strenous.
Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy |
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Operatic solo
At her metropolitan opera audition, marian Anderson sang an aria |
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Dry; barren
The cactus has adapted to survive in an arid environment |
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Fragrant
Medieval sailing vessels brought Aromatic herbs from china to Europe |
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Awakening, provocation
On arousal, papa was always grumpy as a bear |
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Charge in court, indict
After his indictment by the grand jury, the accused man was Arraigned in the county criminal court |
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Marshal, draw up in order
His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him |
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Being in debt
He was in arrears with his payments on the car. |
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Stop or slow down, catch someone's attention.
this near-disaster arrested the crowds attention |
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Pride, haughtiness.
Convinced thst emma thought she was better than anyone else in the class, ed rebuked her for her arrogance |
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Storage place for military equipment
People are forbidden to smoke in the arsenal for fear that a spray of spark might set off the munitions stored there |
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Effective, distinct.
Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers. |
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Deception, trickery.
The trojan war proved to the greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effective than military might |
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Deception, trickery.
The trojan war proved to the greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effective than military might |
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Manually skilled worker, craftsmen, as opposed to artists.
A noted artisan, Arturo was known for the fine craftsmanship of his unlaid cabinets |
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Without guile, open and honest.
Sophisticated and cynical, jack could not believe jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be |
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Controlling influence, domination.
Leaders of religious cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on brainwashing. |
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Find out for certain.
Please ascertain her present address. |
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Practicing self-denial, austere.
The wealthy self indulgent yound man felt oddly drawn to the strict ascetic life led by members of some monastic order. |
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Refer, attribute, assign.
I can ascribe no motives for her actions |
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Preventing infection, having a cleansing effect.
Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced aseptic conditions. |
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Ash colored.
Her face was asthen with fear |
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Stupid.
"What an asinine comment!" said Bob contemptuosly. "Ive never heard such a stupid remark." |
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With a sideways or indirect look.
Looking askance at her questioner, she displayed her scorn |
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Crookedly, slanted, at an angle.
Judy constantly straightened the dollies on her furniture. she couldnt stand seeing them askew |
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Sharpness.
These remarks spoken with Asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed. |
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Slander, slur, derogatory remark.
unscrupulous politians practice character assassination as a political tool, casting aspersions on their rivals. |
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seeker after position or status.
Although i am an aspirant for public office, i am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses. |
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Seek to attain, long for.
Because he aspired to a career in professional sports, philip enrolled in a graduate program in sports management. |
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Assault
He was assailed with questions after his lecture. |
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Analyze, evaluate.
When they assayed the ore they found that they had discovered a very rich vein. |
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Agree, accept.
It gives me great pleasure to assent to your request. |
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Declare or state with confidence, put once self forward.
Malcolm asserted that if reese quit acting like a whimp, he'd improve his chances of getting a date |
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Evaluation, judgement.
Your highschool record plays an important part in the admission committees assessment of you as an applicant. |
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Diligent.
He eas assiduous, working at this task for weeks before he felt satisfied with his results. |
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Ease or lesson, satisfy, soothe.
Jilted by jane, dick tried to assuage his heartache city |
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Book for religious instructions, instruction by questions and answers.
He taught by engaging his pupils in a catechism until they him the correct answer |
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Without exception.
Though the captain claimed he was never, never sick at sea, he finally had to qualify his categorical denial. |
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Supply something desired.
The chef was happy to cater to the tastes of his higly sophisticated clientele. |
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Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body.
Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts. |
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Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy.
at the opening of congress, the members of the democratic party held a caucus. |
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Make watertight by filling in cracks.
Jack had to caulk the tiles in the shower stall to stop the leak into the basement below. |
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Burning.
The crtitics caustic comments angered the actors. |
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Procession, parade.
As described by chaucer, the cavalcade of Canterbury pilgrims was a motley group. |
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Offhand or casual.
The disguised prince resented the Cavalier way in which the palace guards treated him. |
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Make fivolous objections.
It really bugs me when you cavil about unimportant details. |
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Surrender formally.
Eventually the descendants of englands Henry ll were forced to cede their french territories. |
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Famous, well known.
Sammy sosa and mark McGuire are two of americas most celebrated baseball players. |
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Speed, rapidly.
Hamlet resented his mothers celerity in remarrying within a month after his fathers death. |
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Relating to the sky.
Pointing his primitive telescope at the heavens, galileo explored the celestial mystery. |
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Person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks.
soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the precaution. |
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Critical.
Censorious people delight in casting blame. |
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Departing from the center.
Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by centrifugal force. |
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Tending toward the center.
Does centripedal force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earths surface? |
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Pertaining ti the brain or intellect.
The hereos of dumb and dumber eere poorly equipped for cerebral pursuits. |
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Thought.
Mathematics problems sometimes require much Cerebration. |
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Certainly.
Though there was no certitude of his getting the job, lou thought he had a good. |
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Stoppage.
The airlines employees threatened a cessation of all work if management failed to meet their demands. |
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Yielding to another.
The cession of Alaska to the us is discussed in this chapter. |
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Worthless products of an endeavor.
When you seperate the wheat from the chaff, be sure to throw out the chaff. |
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Worthless products of an endeavor.
When you seperate the wheat from the chaff, be sure to throw out the chaff. |
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Joking.
Sometimes chads flippant, chaffing remarks annoy us. |
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Vexation.
Someone filled with chagrin doesnt grin. |
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