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to lower; humiliate
" I will not abase myself!" |
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to embarrass
"He was abashed at a bash" |
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to loathe; to hate
"The terrorist abominated his enemy so he put a bomb in his car" |
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profound; difficult to understand
"During the Civil War, Abe's truce was abstruse." |
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to stress; emphasize
"An accent mar accentuates a syllable." |
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sharp incline of a hill
"A cliff is an example of an acclivity." |
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to approach and speak to
"That snack cost you $3.95!" He accosted." |
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skillful
"an adroit android." |
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| to flatter and praise so much it's sickening |
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hostile; opposed; unfavorable
"The storm presented some adverse weather for the wedding" |
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to urge; recommend
"Advertisements advocate products." |
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attraction
"There was a natural affinity between the new couple." |
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public brawl
"The frog was afraid to enter the affray." |
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horrified
"we were aghast when he passed gas" |
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supplying nourishment
"When Watson asked, "What's a ten-letter world meaning 'supplying nourishment'?" Sherlock replied, "Alimentary, my dear Watson." |
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| to improve a bad situation |
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hatred; dislike
"anti" = against
+"pathy"= feeling = "feeling against" |
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showing lack of interest
APATHY= lack of interest |
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to soothe
He appeased the burn by putting aloe on it. |
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majestic, awe-inspiring
"Augustus was august" |
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opposed; unwilling
"I was averse to writing a verse for the poem." |
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obscene; coarse; humorous
"many bawdy jokes have to do with certain parts of the body." |
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to envy, to resent
"to be holding a grudge this long means you muct begrudge my happy life." |
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trick
"The serpent beguiled me and I ate the apple" |
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delayed, late
"belated birthday" |
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pastorial; typical of farms and rural life
"the scene was bucolic, so we started to frolic." |
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unfeeling; unsympathetic
"Although her friend complained of a painful callus on her foot, Anna remained Callous." |
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unpredictable
"album charts are often capricious" |
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to punish
"Castration is a severe form of castigation." |
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cleansing; allowing a release of tension or emotion
"relaxing after the SAT will be cathartic." |
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embarrassment
"she grinned and blushed with chagrin" |
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hot-tempered
"the choleric pitbull did not enjoy wearing the electric collar." |
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to think about something deeply and carefully
"a good time to cogitate about dairy products is while eating cottage cheese." |
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| statement made without adequate evidence |
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to testify in agreement
"Do you have any witnesses that can corroborate your claim?" |
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concealed, secret
"a covert operation." |
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| to intimidate; to frighten |
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| to lower in quality or value |
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to lessen the supply or content of
"By withdrawing all of that money, you are depleting your bank account." |
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skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body
"some people are double-jointed or multi-dexterous." |
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| to detect by the use of the senses |
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| a nice way of saying something unpleasant |
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| capable of two interpretations |
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known only by a few people
"Space is an esoteric place" |
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to demand
"The Stamp Act exacted from the colonists taxes that they could not afford to pay." |
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false
"They used to castigate people who made fallacious statements." |
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overly admiring
"Murderers seldom make a fawning plea for forgiveness." |
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passion
"I cannot express the fervor of my love of you." |
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False, not genuine
"Books of fiction have fictitious plots." |
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