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Enunciate
The speaker enunciated each work carefully and precisely. |
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to pronounce or articulate
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Renounce
The actor renounced his membership in the club because he didn't like its politics. |
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To reject by declaration.
Synonym: disavow |
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Pronouncement
Fred made the pronouncement that he was going solar. |
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A declaration of opinion, judgment. |
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Invoke
Poseidon invoked Zeus for support with his mermaids. |
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To call on for support
synonym: to appeal to |
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Revoke
For going over his credit limit, Bill's card was revoked. |
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To make invalid; to deactivate
synonym: cancel, recall |
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Ineffable
Claire's joy at her daughter's wedding was ineffable. |
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Unutterable; indescribable |
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Infantile
Stan's classroom behavior was infantile; he whistled, he got out of his seat, and he made paper airplanes. |
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Childish; immature
synonym: juvenile |
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Affable
The new pastor was a very affable young man. |
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Easy to converse with(to force something on someone)
Synonym: inflict |
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Disposition
Brenda has a very sunny disposition. |
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Attitude or mood
synonym: character |
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Figment
I thought a saw a ghost but it was a figment of my imagination. |
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Something invented or imaginary.
synonym: phantom |
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Effigy
The protestors burned an effigy of the President. |
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A figure constructed in mockery. |
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Prefigure
The dark storm clouds prefigured the tornado that came later. |
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To look like or predict a later thing or event
synonym: foreshadow |
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