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to flash light
The sword glinted when it caught the morning sun. |
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to crush into dust
The giant pulverized the statue of his sworn enemy. |
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layer of material
There was a stratum of dust after 9/11. |
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to bring to mind
Please try to conjure an image of a hippogriff. |
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likely to do something
The boy felt inclined to kick the rock |
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track object takes in flight
The trajectory the missle was to take was quicker going over the ocean than over land. |
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a preference
The proclivities were slim after everyone chose their free car |
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deserving of/ causing hatred
The odious woman did not care what others thought of her. |
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intense excitment
There was a fervor when Eminem cam to town to perform. |
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a gold coating
The gilt was taken off of the church top so that the church was not seen as ostentatious. |
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state of being despised
The man was held in contempt of court for lying to the Judge. |
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| the vocab particular to a certain profession |
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to understand
I now can fathom ur idea after reading the physics book |
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to talk a lot or to talk foolishly
After the accident the victim often gibbered on about nothing important |
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an apparatus that rotates at high speed to separate materials
The centrifuge was broken so there was no way to test blood samples |
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harsh discordant sound
Many people died from the cacophany coming from the Metallica concert |
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significant gesture without speech
The diamond ring was a pantomime for an engagement. |
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an abnormality in the eye
The dog had cataracts in his left eye reducing his vision by about 33% |
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to fake
The boy was feigning being sick so that he would not have to go to school |
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to talk loudly and persistently
The man was yammering on the phone at the airport thus pissing off the people sitting next to him |
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reddish in complexion
King Henry the 8th was very ruddy when he was drunk |
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authoratative pronouncement
The dictum from Mussolini was that there was to be a deportation of a ll Jewish people from the centers of the city |
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to excite or enthusiasm
The man showed titillation when the race was begging to start |
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to argue
The two brothers quibbled often |
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perceptible to touch
The tactile object was very soft. |
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