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Austere (adj)
There are austere rules when visiting a jail. |
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| Severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding |
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Adroit (adj)
Sally's adroit ability to find the loop hole in contracts comes in handy most of the time |
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| Cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious |
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Credulous (adj)
the credulous adult believed that a tornado was going to occur, even though the weather was sunny and hot. |
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| Willing to believe or trust too readily esp. without proper or adequate evidence, gullible. |
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Prosaic (adj)
The school is a prosaic building that anyone could spot from a mile away |
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| Commonplace or dull, matter-of-fact or unimaginative |
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Indigent (adj)
The indigent people in Africa go with days and possibly weeks without the necessities of life |
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| lacking food, clothing, and other necessities or life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished |
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Forlorn (adj)
There was a forlorn face on the child when he woke up to find that the tooth fairy had not come to collect his tooth last night |
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| Desolate or dreary, unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance. Deeply sad |
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Furtive (adj)
the furtive student tried not to get caught when looking at his neighbor's test |
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Fathom (v)
It is impossible to fathom the next moves of others when playing monopoly. |
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| to penetrate the truth of; comprehend; understand |
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Bereft (adj)
The bereft child was left in the street with nothing once his mother left him to be found. |
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Tenacity (n)
The tenacity of the boy impressed many teachers once they found out his goal to find his mother's killer |
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| The act of being tenacious (holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold) |
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Embody (v)
The teacher embodied the directions a second time she said it |
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| to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form |
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Prowess (n)
The prowess of the empire were considered the ninjas in the military |
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| exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength |
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Recompense (N)
The recompense for finding a lost dog was a thousand dollars |
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| to repay; remunerate; reward, as a service, aid, etc. |
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Auspicious (adj)
The student that got into an ivy league college school has an auspicious future ahead in the business career |
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| promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable |
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Lithe (adj)
The lithe gymnast can do multiple flips and turns and stretches that most people cannot do |
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| bending readily; plaint; limber; supple; flexible |
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Impeccable (adj)
The impeccable student had straight A's and always got A's on everything |
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| Faultless; flawless; irreproachable |
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Placid (adj)
The country is a placid environment for meditating and thinking |
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| pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed |
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Indignation (n)
The indignation of the man comes from seeing animals used as chemical testing products |
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strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger
Indignant= verb form |
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Vindicate (v)
The lawyer vindicated the victim from being sentenced to five years of jail time |
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| to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like |
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Pallid (adj)
The pallid speech a young man gave put everyone to sleep within the first three minutes |
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| Lacking in vitality or interest |
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