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imitation of another's style in writing or music
a style that mixes different influences: potpourri, hodgepodge |
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rural
relating to shepherds |
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tender sorrow
pity
a literary quality that induces the above
eg., A subtle tone of pathos ran through the novel. |
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a green crust which forms on bronze
the tone slowly taken by a varnished painting |
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pertaining to money
eg., pecuniary reward |
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in confusion, disorderly
eg., The students rushed pell-mell into the stadium to celebrate the victory. |
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
eg., a pellucid writing style |
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| a partial shadow such as during an eclipse |
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extreme poverty
stinginess
also: penurious |
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demanding and leaving no choice
eg., a peremptory knock on the door |
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something long-lasting
persistent, enduring |
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| the point of the moon's orbit where it is closest to the earth |
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| false testimony while under oath |
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| very destructive, harmful |
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clearness of expression
freedom from ambiguity
eg., As an author, he stands out in his perspicuity; His ideas are always perfectly clear and pellucid. |
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impertinent; forward
eg., I think your pert and impudent remarks call for an apology. |
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stubborn; persistent
eg., She is bound to succeed due to her pertinacious nature. |
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paying scrupulous attention to tradition
self-righteous
hypocritical |
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| a narrow-minded or uncultured person |
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major classification, second to kingdom
division |
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of different colors, mottled, spotted
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pleasingly tart-tasting
stimulating |
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enthusiastic approval
round of applause |
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| society ruled by the wealthy |
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| to study industriously; ponder; scrutinize |
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portend (v) foretell; presage
portent (n) sign; omen; forewarning |
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a self-evident truth; axiom
a hypothesis |
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soothing application for inflamation
eg., She was advised to apply a flaxseed poultice to the imflammation. |
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| to speak foolishly; boat idly |
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a practical rule guiding conduct
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introductory
eg., He made a few prefatory remarks before the meeting was underway. |
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| also: characteristic of earlier times or an original state |
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1. private, secret
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uprightness; incorruptability
eg., Mockus is respected for his probity |
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| wasteful; reckles with money |
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marvellous; enormous
eg., prodigious strength |
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| to violate, desecrate, or treat unworthily |
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member of the working class
blue collar |
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dull and unimaginative
matter-of-fact; factual |
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ostracize; banish; outlaw
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| versatile; able to take many forms |
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stipulation
eg., I am willing to accept your proposal with the proviso that you complete your end of the bargain within the next month. |
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stressing the niceties of conduct or form
minutely attentive |
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a firm grasp or footing
eg., The mountaineer struggled to get a proper purchase on the slipery rock. |
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| to pucker; contract into wrinkles |
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| at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive |
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| idealistic but impractical |
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| person wering tattered clothes |
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to unravel, fall apart into tangles, untwist
to enravel |
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| a puzzle in which pictures stand for words |
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| survey of the enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering |
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| resorting to help when in trouble |
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countercharges
eg., She resorted to recriminiations in response to his accusation. |
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of a golden color or brilliance
marked by grandiloquent and rhetorical style
eg., an aureate glow
eg., aureate prose |
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| a man of elevated rank or station |
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| woeful; exhibiting great sorrow or misery |
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having a loud and reverberating sound
having an expressive and plaintive quality
eg., The campers were awoken by the plangent howl of a coyote off in the distance. |
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| a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities |
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| full of whispering sounds |
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| excessive appetite; greediness |
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resembling a worm in form or motion
of, relating to, or caused by worms |
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tortuous; excessively complicated
full of worms |
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| the act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation, or need |
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remedy, compensation
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dining hall
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