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| a departure, usually of large numbers of ppl |
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| to pass from one region/climate (animals) |
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| to leave one's place of residence/country to live elsewhere (ppl) |
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| a journey esp when undertaken to escape from a dangerous/undesirable situation |
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a coming in
"influx of tourists" |
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act of entering a nonnative country for permanent residence
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native to, innative, born there
"this plant indigenous to this region" |
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| native to, belong to certain region |
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| advantageous to one's interest/purpose, an emergency course of action; a means to an end |
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| foreign; CHARMINGLY unfamiliar or strikingly unusual (positive) |
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| suitable/convenient for particular occurrence |
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| trick in war, for deceiving enemies |
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| someone who takes advantage of a situation at expense of someone else |
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| something that serves as a temporary expedient, makeshift |
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-to use to the greatest possible advantage, often selfishly
-a heroic/brilliant deed "war exploits" |
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| to gain by turning something to your advantage |
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brilliant, suddenly, usually highly successful stroke/act
coup d'etat, uprising against government |
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| feat/display of strength, skill, ingenuity |
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| a deed of deering-do = daring, brave |
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| writing in a clear/intelligible way; meaning/intent is clear |
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| to make lucid (clear) by explanation/analysis |
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| to give a detailed explanation of, analyze logically |
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| to describe, portray with accuracy/detail |
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| summary of points, skeletal form |
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-to assemble/construct from separate parts
-to make up with intention of deceiving |
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| to create/devise a plan/story |
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to create, bring about a situation deliberately
"contrive ways to escape prison" |
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| not meant seriously, playful/humorous |
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| silly, of little weight/important, lack seriousness |
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| lightly fanciful, unpredictable, random, impulsive, sudden |
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humorous, whimsical, "odd quality"
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| (n) an exact copy, (adj)reproduced exactly |
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faulty reasoning, error in logic,
false/mistaken notion |
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| error in social matters, impropriety, faux pas |
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1. unit of length, 6 ft
2. to understand |
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| showing good judgement/sense |
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| to infer, discover by insight |
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| unconsciously foolish, stupid, absurd |
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| empty, lack meaning/significance |
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| flat, dull,lack liveliness, briskness |
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| words/language with no meaning |
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| ridiculous, absurd, meriting laughter |
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impressively direct/decisive
"the writer= unsentimental + incisive" |
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| exercising sound judgement |
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| possible, both doable/workable |
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practicable: something is capable of being done
practical: something is not only capable of being done but also sensible/worthwhile |
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| to pretend/give false appearance of |
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| to act intentionally to give false impression |
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| to give appearance of with intent to deceive |
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agreebly suited to purpose/occasion, aptly/gracefully expressed
"felicitous weather"
"felicitous remarks" |
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| both relevant/opportune (said at right time) |
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highly relevant, appropriate, apt
"apposite remark" |
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-an object believed to have magical powers
-object of unreasonably excessive attention/reverence |
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| a talisman inscribed with magic, charm |
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| obsession/unhealthy preoccupation with something |
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| extreme/excessive concern with something |
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