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Bright; brilliant; glowing
The park was bathed in luminous sunshine that warned the bodies and the souls of the visitors
Synonyms: incandescent; lucent; lustrous; radiant; resplendent |
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To move slowly and awkwardly
The bear lumbered towards the garbage, drooling at the prospect of the Big Mac leftovers he smelled
Synonyms: galumph; hulk; lurchl strumble |
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Talkative
She is naturally loquacious, which is a problm in situations where listening is more important than talking
Synonyms: effusive; garrulous; verbose |
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Potential that is not readily apparent
Latent trait testing seeks to identify skills that the test takers may have that they are not aware of
Synonyms: concealed; dormant; inert; potential; quiescent |
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Tearful
Marcella always became lachrymose when it was time to bid her daughter good-bye
Synonyms: teary; weeping |
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Acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
The clerk was so lethargic that, even when business was slow, he always had a long line in front of him
Synonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical; languid; listless; torpid |
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Tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish
Cali's liberal parents trusted her an allowed her to managed her own affairs to a large extent
Synonyms: bounteous; latitudinarian; munificent; permissive; progressive |
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Suspicious
After being swindled once, Ruth became leery of strangers trying to sell things to her
Synonyms: distrustful; guarded; wary |
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To express sorrow; to grieve
The children continued to lament the death of the goldfish after its demise
Synonyms: bewail; deplore; grieve; mourn |
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To give praise; to glorify
Parades and fireworks were staged to laud the success of the rebels
Synonyms: Acclaim; applaud; commend; compliment; exalt; extol; hail; praise |
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Discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger
Andre was livid when he discovered that someone had spilled grape juice all over his cashmere coat
Synonyms: ashen; black-and-blue; furious; pallid |
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A state of diminished energy
The lack of energy that characterizes patients with anemia makes lassitude one of the primary symptoms of the disease
Synonyms: debilitation; enervation; fatigue; languor; listlessness; tiredness; weariness |
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Extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly
She was so lavish with her puppy that it soon became overweight and spoiled
Synonyms: bestow; confer; extravagant; exuberant; luxuriant; opulent; prodigal; profuse; superabundant |
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Clear; transparent
Fernando could see all the way to the bottom through the pond's limpid water
Synonyms: lucid; pellucid; serene |
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To ridicule with satire
The mayor hated being lampooned by the press for his efforts to improve people's politeness
Synonyms: tease |
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Lacking energy; indifferent; slow
The languid cat cleaned its fur, ignoring the vicious, snarling dog chained a few feet away fromt it
Synonyms: faineant; lackadaisical; listless; sluggish; weak |
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Relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
Most lapidary work today is done with the use of motorized equipment |
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Using few words
He was the classic laconic native of Maine; he talked as if he were being charged for each word
Synonyms: concise; curt; pithy; taciturn; terse |
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Sorrowful; mournful; dismal
Irish wakes are a rousing departure from the lugubrious funeral services to which most people are accustomed
Synonyms: funeral; gloomy; melancholy; somber; woeful |
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Immoral; unrestrained by society
Religious citizens were outraged by the licentious exploits of the free-spirited artists living in town
Synonyms: lewd; wanton |
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Theft of property
The crime of stealing a wallet can be categorized as petty larceny
Synonyms: burglary robbery; stealing |
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Lacking energy and enthusiasm
Listess and depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend, Raj spent his days moping on the couch
SynonymsL faineant; indolent; languid; lethargic; sluggish |
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Generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior
She'd always relied on her parent's largess, but after graduation she had to get a job
Synonyms: benevolence; boon; compliment; favor; present |
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Clear and easily understood
The explanations were written in a simple and lucid manner so that students were immediately able to apply what they learned
Synonyms: clear; coherent; explicit; intelligible; limpid |
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Easily flexed; limber; agile
The lissome yoga instructor twisted herself into shapes that her students could only dream of
Synonyms: graceful; lithel supple |
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To treat as a celebrity
After the success of his novel, the author was lionized by the press
Synonyms: Feast; honor; ply; regale |
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A free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
The libertine took pleasure in gambling away his family's money
Synonyms: hedonist |
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An inappropiate lack of seriousness; overly casual
The joke added needed levity to the otherwise serious meeting
Synonyms: Amusement; humor |
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Trickery
The little boy thought his legerdemain was working on his mother, but she in fact knew about every hidden toy and stolen cookie
Synonyms: chicanery; conjuring |
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