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to luxiriate, revel
ex:Ellen wallowed in her fame and rubbed it in her friends faces |
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strong enough tor esist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconqurable.
ex: The impregnable fort withstood the war and was still standing in the end |
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gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible
ex: the macabre crime scene had blood dripping from the walls and body parts sprawled across the street |
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showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from from dignity or superiority
ex: Her condescending behavior around her friends made them feel not worth her time |
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wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic
ex: The thought that their friendship would ever be repaired was a chimerical fantasy |
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the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god
ex: The city is in many ways a cultural feast, the very apotheosis of hybridity |
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
ex: her laconic conversation with me made me understand how she felt |
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding
ex: the mellifluous tone of carter's voice was music to susan's ears |
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characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness
ex: the missing little girl sat tremulously in the corner of her kidnapper's basement |
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deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy
ex: Jake's reprehensible actions due to hanging with the wrong crowd landed him in jail |
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dour, stern and silent in expression and manner
ex: her taciturn appearence turned boys off from her |
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sincere pentience or remorse
ex: at Della's funeral her kids had great contrition when the spoke |
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radiating or reflecting light; shinning; bright
ex: Stell's luminous smile lights up the room everytime she laughs |
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally
ex: taryn always takes my facetiousness tone to heart and gets mad at me easily because of it. |
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To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speaking evil of
ex: When people get mad at someone the tend to malign the person that made them upset |
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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
ex: The austere glances that Maddie gives me is a sure sign that she doesn't like me very much |
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cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious
ex: Her adroit thinking is the reason she obtains such high ranking jobs |
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willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gulliable
ex: Rosey's credulous thinking causes her much heartache when it comes to boys |
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
ex: John is such a prosaic person which is why people dont enjoy trying to make conversation with him |
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lacking food, clothes, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished
ex: the indigent boy walking the streets in december wearing a tattered shirt made my heart break |
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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition or appearance
ex: My old friends that i betrayed looked at me with forlorn long faces |
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sly; shifty
ex: the furtive burglar was able to rob the house and never got caught |
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to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand
ex: The idea that her husband had just died in Iraq was too much for Elise to fathom |
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deprived
ex: The bereft family tried to scavange money to help get them through the week |
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the act of being tenacious (holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold on)
ex: Jake's tenacity to finish the race even after he sprained his ankle was inspiring |
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to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form
ex: Charles embodied the ideal way a son should act |
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exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength
ex: Samantha's prowess is the reason behind her successful career paths |
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to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
ex: The recompense that Talia was given for her acts of charity at the nursing home was a certificate to her favorite restaurant |
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promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
ex: During Charolette's interview the boss was giving her auspicious comments |
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bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
ex: the lithe straw kept Drew occupied for a solid thirty minutes |
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faultless; flawless; irreproachable
ex: Carri Anne got a certificate due to her impeccable attendance record |
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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
ex: The lake was so still that the placid view made me relax |
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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
ex: The lake was so still that the placid view made me relax |
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strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger
ex: Hearing about sex trafficking gives me a feeling of indignation that promotes me to do something to put an end to the injustice |
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to clear, as from accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like
ex: Kelli was able to vindicate her client of all the charges made against him |
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lacking in vitality or interest
ex: Mrs. Jones' monotone speeches make for a pallid spanish class |
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