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| -----Charmingly simple and carefree-----Happy Land is an idyllic place where children go to eat candy. |
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| -----Having fallen into a state of disrepair; broken down-----The dilapidated old building looked about ready to crumble |
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| -----To speak without notes; making it up as one goes-----Dr. King improvised a speech in front of his peers, but it turned out great. |
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| -----A great number of something-----Cynthia met a myriad of challenges at KAA, but she found none of them unsurmountable. |
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| -----Awkward; clumsy-----Mia Thermopolis was an ungainly teenager before she became a princess. |
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| -----Habitually late; tardy-----Don't be dilatory on your way to class! |
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| -----Characterized by verbal abuse; bitter criticism-----His vituperative remarks hurt my feelings very much. |
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| -----Not in harmony; incompatible; describing something that doesn't fit-----The discordant sounds coming from that room make my ears bleed. |
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| -----Treacherous; traitorous; deceitful-----Benedict Arnold was a perfidious renegade. |
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| -----Lying on one's back-----Get into a supine position and go to sleep. |
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| indomitable, resolute (adj) |
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| -----Very determined; unwavering-----The indomitable spirit of the football players won them the game. |
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| -----Approaching death-----The empire became a moribund remnant of its once-great self. |
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| -----A subtle shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference-----The nuances in Draco Malfoy's character are innumerable. |
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| -----Treating serious matters with lighthearted humour or lack of respect-----Juno took a very flippant attitude towards her pregnancy. |
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| -----Easily convinced; tending to believe; GULLIBLE-----Cynthia is a pretty credulous person; you could tell her anything and she'd probably believe it. |
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| -----Very flowery in style; excessively ornate-----"Twilight" is full of florid descriptions that are probably way too over-the-top. |
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| -----To express strong disapproval; condemn; DECRY-----I lambasted Abner after his underhanded move to win the game. |
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| -----An intruder; a gatecrasher-----The interlopers in "Wedding Crashers" spent their spring weekends crashing weddings. |
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| -----Intellectual rather than emotional-----If you typically follow your head over your heart, you have a cerebral approach to problems. |
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| -----Instinctive or of the senses rather than rational-----If you typically follow your heart over your head, you have a visceral approach to problems. |
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| -----Utterly confused; completely puzzled; totally bewildered-----Cynthia looked pretty nonplussed after Max fired her; after all, why would he fire such an outstanding employee? |
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| -----Acting in a very theatrical manner; showy-----Drama geeks are often notorious for their flaming flamboyancy. |
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| -----A trait or mannerism unique to an individual-----One of Max's many idiosyncrasies is breaking into song spontaneously. |
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| -----Highly critical-----The censorious dean of the college couldn't stop Maxime from peeing on the statue. |
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| -----A state of great dismay and confusion-----To my consternation, all of my plans fell apart and I was sad. |
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