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| -----Designed or intended to teach and instruct-----The didactic lesson plan was designed to help the students learn better. |
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| -----To make clear or plain; esp. by explanation-----Please, elucidate me. I'm a little confused. |
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| -----Unrestrained, esp. in the sense of praise-----Critics showered the movie with effusive praise because they loved it so much. |
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| -----Very productive-----The prolific writer wrote a great deal of books. |
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| -----A general commotion; an uproar-----The furor caused by 9/11 left people wondering what had happened. |
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| -----Irrational fear-----He was filled with paranoia because he thought a monster was living in his closet. |
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| -----Of secondary importance; not central-----Hannah Abbott was a marginal character in the Harry Potter series. |
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| -----To deliberately confuse; to make something extremely confusing-----I obfuscated the truth a little when the policeman questioned me. |
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| -----To confuse; perplex-----The convoluted plots of the series flummoxed me. |
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| -----A large number or amount-----Studios produced a spate of popular action films. |
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| -----Indescribable-----Giselle's ineffable moment occurred when she shared true love's first kiss. |
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| -----Excessively dramatic-----Your histrionic performance made me cringe; don't take yourself too seriously. |
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| -----To soothe or calm-----I tried to placate the crying baby, but my efforts were in vain. |
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| -----To avoid; shun-----I eschewed conformity in my attempt to be different, but ended up just becoming a wannabe hipster. |
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| -----A temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need-----New Deal programs were stopgap measures that provided short-term relief. |
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| -----The floating wreckage of a ship; debris-----The flotsam from the shipwreck went to shore. |
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| -----The act of making good or compensating for a loss-----The U.S. government approved a restitution payment of $20,000 to each Japanese internment camp survivor. |
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| churlish, sullen, surly (adj) |
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| -----Ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility-----Landon Carter was a churlish character who ultimately became more mature. |
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| -----Disturbing; upsetting; causing unease-----Jamie revealed some disquieting information about her health that made me worry. |
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| -----Characterized by elaborate and expensive decorations-----The ornate palace built by Louis XIV was astoundingly beautiful. |
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| execrable, odious, repugnant (adj) |
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| -----Detestable; repulsive; extremely bad-----Your odious personality is poisonous; go away. |
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| perspicacious, prescient, discerning (adj) |
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| -----Insightful and perceptive-----Cynthia is extremely perspicacious in that she is extremely insightful. Also, she is extremely beautiful. |
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| -----Choosing or using a variety of sources-----We have quite an eclectic group of kids here. Sort of. They're kind of diverse. |
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| -----An interruption in time or continuity; a break-----Max asked Alex to take a forced hiatus after Alex threw Meir into the lake (as such, this scenario would never happen.) |
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| -----Having vertigo-----After the roller coaster, I felt extremely vertiginous and wanted to throw up. |
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