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Eulogize EU-LO-GIZE In response to his wonderful written book the audiences eulogized him by standing up and cheering when he entered the room. |
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| To praise highly in speech or writing |
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Admonish AD-MON-ISH Before going to the prom Betty was admonished by her dad on the virtues of good behavior. |
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1. To reprove gently but earnestly. 2. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided; caution. 3. To remind of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
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Concise CON-CISE The lecture we received from the sheriff was very concise: do it again and tomorrow we will be in jail. |
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Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct. |
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Anonymous A-NON-Y-MOUS The author was anonymous and therefore no one was aware that he was our next door neighbor. |
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1. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name: an anonymous author. 2. Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency: an anonymous letter; an anonymous phone call. 3. Having no distinctive character or recognition factor
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Intractable in·trac·ta·ble We tried to use sheet metal for our project, but the intractable metal, forced us to switch to copper which was more pliable. |
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1. Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn. 2. Difficult to mold or manipulate: intractable materials. 3. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure: intractable pain.
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Indolent in·do·lent Being indolent can almost guarantee you last place in the race of life. |
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1. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic: humid, indolent weather. 2. Causing little or no pain: an indolent tumor. Slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive: an indolent ulcer.
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Craven cra·ven The craven birds immediately flew away when they saw smoky, my cat arrive on the scene. |
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1. Characterized by abject fear; cowardly. A coward
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Garrulous gar·ru·lous It was so bad, that the garrulous professor put us all to sleep, during his lectures. |
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1. Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative. talkative. 2. Wordy and rambling: a garrulous speech.
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Novice
nov·ice Even thought he stated that he played tennis before, the novices player could not even get the ball over the bet. |
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1. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner. 2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows. In this sense, also called novitiate. |
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Compliant com·pli·ant The code we wrote was not in compliant with the I-phone rules. Therefore, Apple would not let us post it on their site. |
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Disposed or willing to comply; submissive. obedient. |
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Grandiose gran·di·ose The party was so grandiose that even the cook had to wear a costume. |
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1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand. 2. Characterized by feigned or affected grandeur; pompous.
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Empathy em·pa·thy My guidance council has tremendous empathy for students that do not apply to a college after High School. She wonders, what will ever happen to them? |
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1. Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives. 2. The attribution of one's own feelings to an object. |
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Auspicious aus·pi·cious We live in an auspicious time, new cars, big homes, cell phone, and the Internet. I would not have it any other way. |
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1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. favorable. 2. Marked by success; prosperous. |
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Alleviate al·le·vi·ate The aspirin "Alleve" came fom the name alleviate. |
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To make (pain, for example) more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. relieve. |
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