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v- to caution or advise against; to scold midly, to remind of a duty.
She admonished the noisy students. |
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n- an opening or gap; a violation or infraction
v- to create an opening; break through
The army breached the enemy lines. |
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n- a bandit
She was assaulted on the way by a brigand. |
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adj - careful, cautious
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v- to sieze for military or official use.
The goverment has the right to commandeer property. |
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| cumbersome - Mardi is a very cumbersome dog. |
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| adj- clumsy, hard to handle, slow morving. |
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| deadlock - The jury was in a deadlock so it was declared a mis-trial. |
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| n - a complete standstill v - to bring to a standstill |
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| debris - There was so much debris from the explosion. |
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| n - scattered fragments, wreckage |
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| diffuse - The sent from the candle slowly diffuesed in the room |
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| v - to spread or scatter freely or widely. adj - wordy or long winded, unfocused, scattered, or widely spread |
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| dilemma - She was in a dilemma over what to do about her lost dog. |
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| n - a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
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| efface - The robber was quick to e fface all signs of the break in. |
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| v- to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed |
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| muddle - She was in a muddle caused by failure to obey directions. |
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| v - to make a mess of. n - a hopeless mess |
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| opinionated - she was so opinionated no one wanted to discuss anything with her. |
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| adj - stubborn and often unreasonable in holding onto ideas; having a closed mind. |
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| perennial - That game ia a perennial favorite of young kids. |
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| adj - lasting for a long time, persistent; n - a plant that lives for many years |
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| predispose - My allergies predispose me to catching colds. |
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| v - to incline to beforehand |
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| relinquish - He had to relinquish his role in the class play |
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| salvage - He was only able to salvage a few things from the fire |
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| v - to save from fire or shipwreck n-saved property |
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| spasmodic - The storm had some spasmodic wind gusts. |
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| adj - sudden and violent but brief; intermittent. |
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| superious - His argument was spurious. |
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| adj - not genuine, not true |
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| unbridgled - Curtis has unbridled enthusiasm for the caps. |
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| adj - uncontrolled, lacking in restraint. |
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| adjourn - The class was adjourned after the bell rang. |
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| v - to stop proceedings, to move to another place |
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| alien - It was fun to see the customs alien to our way of life |
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| n - a citizen of another country; adj - stange, foreing |
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| comely - She was a comely child. |
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| adj - having a pleasing appearance |
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| compensate - She was compensated for doing her chores. |
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| v - to make up for, to pay for services |
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| dissolute - They were a bunch of dissolute college kids. |
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| adj - loose in one's morals or behavior |
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| erratic - She was upset by his erratic behavior |
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| adj - not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable |
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| expulsion - The president ordered the expulsion of all illegal aliens. |
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| n - the process of driving or forcing out. |
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| feint - A good boxer and counter and feint. |
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| n - a deliberatly deceptive move v - to make a deceptive move |
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| fodder - They stored cow fodder in the silo. |
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| n - food for horses or cattle, raw material used for cattle or horse food |
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| fortify - The king fortified the castle against attack. |
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| v - to strengthen or build up |
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| illegible - her handwriting is illegible |
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| adj - difficult or impossible to read |
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| jeer - He was jeered by all the crowd. |
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| v - to make fun of rudely or unkindley n - a rude remark |
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| lucrative - That business deal was very lucrative |
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| adj - bringing in money - profitable |
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| mediocre - Her performance was just mediocre. |
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| proliferate - Bacterial proliferates so quickly. |
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| v - to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly |
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| subjugate - They had to think of a way to subjugate the rebels. |
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| v - to conquer by force, bring under control |
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| sully - His reputation was sullied by the scandal. |
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| v - to soil, stain, tarnish |
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| tantalize - She was tantalized by the smells coming from the kitchen. |
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| terse - His response was very terse. |
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| adj - brief and to the point. |
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| unflinching - He acted with unflinching courage. |
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| adj - firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back. |
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| abridge - They abridged the story. |
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| adherent - He was an adherent to that religion. |
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| n - a follower. adj - attached, sticking to |
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| altercation - There was a small altercation after the game. |
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| cherubic - The baby had a cherubic face. |
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| condone - The teacher did not condone that bad behavior. |
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| v - to pardon or overlook |
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| dissent - There was great dissent over that judge's decision. |
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| n. disagreement v - to disagree |
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| eminent - After 50 years in the senate, he retired from his eminent career |
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| adj- famous, outstanding, distinguished |
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| exorcise - They exorcised the evil spirit. |
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| v - to drive out by magic, to get rid of something bad |
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| fabricate - They fabricate steel beams in that factory. |
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| v = to make or manufacture |
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| irate - She was so irate after waiting in line. |
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| marauder - The marauder raided the village. |
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| obesity - Obesity is a bad medical problem |
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| pauper - The pauper was asking for handouts. |
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| n - an extremely poor person |
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| pilfer - He pilfered a few dollars from the drawer. |
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| v. to steal in small quantities. |
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| rift - They had a bad rift in their friendship. |
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| semblance - He had the semblance of a calm person. |
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| n - a likeness, an outward appearance |
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| surmount - They surmounted the challenges of living without power. |
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| terminate - They had to terminate their relationship. |
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| trite - That argument was so trite. |
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| adj - commonplace, overused |
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