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Synonyms: Cunning, Clever, Apt
Sentence: The guitarist plucked each note with adroit precision |
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Def: conciseness of expression; lack of verbosity also, a short duration; brief time
Synonym: concise, brief
Setence: everyone was surprised by the brevity of the wedding. It lasted no more than 10 minutes. |
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Def: dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
Synonym: manners
Sentence: The young teacher didn't know proper decorum as he liked to hang with his students after class. |
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Def:To make an error or a mistake; to violate accepted moral standards; sin.
Synonym: blunder, sin
Sentence: to err in this situation would not be good.
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Def: To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward.
Synonym: prevent, impede
Sentence: The cast on my leg is there to hinder my movements so as not to further injure me. |
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Def: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
Synonym: aid, charity
Sentence: Many people in developing countries, depend on US largess when diaster strikes. |
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Def: no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
Synonyms: passe, outdated
Sentence: The computer program would not run on my obsolete computer, which is in severe need for an upgrade. |
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Def:to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner
Synonym: preach, declaim.
Sentence:Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen
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Def:Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
Synonyms: secretive, bashful
Sentence:She was never reticent about her dislike for country music. |
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Def:A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
Synonyms: rant, attack
Sentence: The congressman started a tirade in the Senate |
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Def: excessive admiration or praise
Synonyms: worship, idolatry
Sentence: That shiny new car is the object of my adulation. |
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Def:A short stiff hair, typically one of those on an animal's skin, a man's face, or a plant.
Synonyms:stubble, quill
Setence: I cut the bristles of my little brother's tooth brush, she didn'tthink that was funny.
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Def: a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
Synonym: bait, trap
Sentence:A carved, painted duck may be used as a decoy by hunters to lure real ducks for the hunters to shoot.
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Def:Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable
Synonym: irregular
Sentences: After the bank robbery, Molly displayed erratic behavior towards her friends. |
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Def: overly dramatic; of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater, exaggerated
Synonyms: grandiose
Sentence: Cut out the histrionics—we know you're not really mad. |
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Def: A song or hymn as praise
Synonyms:exalt, glorify
Sentence: The new singer was lauded by critics and public alike
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Def: Difficult to control and often noisy (obstreperous merriment), unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint or control (obstreperous protestors).
ob·strep·er·ous \əb-ˈstre-p(ə-)rəs, äb-\
Synonyms: clamorous, unruly
Sentence: We were shocked when police arrested the obstreperous demonstrators protesting recent police shootings in this neighborhood.
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Def: a person morbidly concern about his or her health, especially with delusions of physical disease; an individual so intensly preoccupied with health or disease that it disrupts their normal life.
Synonyms: neurotic, obsessive-compulsive, pessimist
Sentence: I've learned to ignore my hypochondriac neighbor's daily heart attack. |
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