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Someone or something that is intensely disliked, cursed, or shunned.
In the Scarlett Letter, the main charater was an anathema by everyone in her village.
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1. To satisfy.
2. To lessen or reduce the intensity of.
My headache was so bad that I had to assuage with medicine. |
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Avuncular
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Like a benevolent uncle; familiar and indulgent.
Bernie was a friend of my mother but was always avuncular to my sister and I. |
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Convival
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Sociable; concerned with good company and festivites.
I was convivial when traveling to new places. |
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Eclectic
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Combining elements from a variety of sources.
The mall is filled with an eclectic of fast food. |
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A short, witty poem or saying.
Eleanor Roosevelt made an epigram. |
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To explain in detail; to set forth.
The teacher expound the new equation to the class. |
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Intrinsic
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Relating to the essential nature of something; real or actual.
The problem was very intrinsic. |
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Inveterate
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Habitual or deeply rooted; persistent.
The Egg Bowl was an inveterate tradition in the South. |
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A very powerful person or wealthy person; a magnate.
Bill Gates is an inspirational mogul to people that want more out of life. |
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Munificent
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Extremely generous; liberal in giving.
Steph Curry was very munificent to a charity close to his heart. |
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Nascent
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Beginning to exist; emerging.
Bedrock was very nascent in the very first episode of The Flintstones. |
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Perspicacious
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Perspicacity
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Clear-sighted; shrewd.
Hope was very perspicacious in class. |
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Philistine
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(Noun) One who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values.
(Adjective) Smugly ignorant of artistic or intellectual qualities.
The philistine culture in United States History was different then nowadays.
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Propitious
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Tending to favor or assist; encouraging.
I tend to be propitious at school with my friends. |
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