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formal; stiff
eg., The stilted style of the keynote speaker´s presentation turned off many people in the audience. |
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to be thrifty; to set limits
eg., Her father refused to stint on the wedding plans.
(n) supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work |
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| to paint or draw with dots |
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typical; standard
kept regularly in supply
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a wooden enclosure or pen
a line of posts as in a defensive barrier |
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stuffy; boringly conservative
eg., stodgy old pundits |
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dull; impassive; unemotional
eg., My grandfather is reported to have been a rather stolid character, rarely showing his feelings. |
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a clever trick
a deceptive scheme
eg., We tried various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all. |
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critical comments; severe and adverse criticism
eg., His strictures on the author's style are prejudiced and unwarranted. |
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also: a supporting bar
eg., The engineer calculated that the strut needed to be reinforced. |
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| unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful |
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to cause to appear or be stupid or foolish
to impair or make ineffective
eg., to stultify the mind |
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(n) subordinate
eg., Korean bosses are known for treating their subalterns like chattel. |
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| to persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury |
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pretense; evasion
deceptive device or stratagem |
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aid; assist; help
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| advocate of voting rights, particularly for women |
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to tarnish; soil
eg., He refused to sully his hands in the garden. |
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swelteringly hot and humid
hot with anger or emotion |
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separate; apart (adj)
to break in two (v)
eg., a family sundered by scandal |
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various; several; miscellaneous
eg., sundry articles |
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a person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra
eg., a supernumerary witness to the signing of the bill |
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laying on ones back
eg., The defeated pugilist lay supine on the ground as the crowd cheared. |
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entreating; beseeching
eg., the cat's suppliant meows indicated that she hadn't been fed |
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to pettition humbly
to pray to grant a favor
eg., We supplicate your Majesty to grant him amnesty. |
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to satiate; stuff; oversupply
an excess of something
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a lover of luxury
eg., Not all wealthy people are sybarites. |
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deceptive or specious argumentation
a type of deductive scheme |
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| pertaining to the woods; rustic |
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providing a general overview; summary
comprehensive |
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| a person who turns hides to leather |
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to delay; dawdle
eg., We mustn't tarry if we want to get to the train on time. |
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worn and shabby
eg., a tatty old gown |
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needlessly repetitious
also: tautology |
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| the practice of abstaining from alcoholic drinks |
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boldness; rashness
eg., Bush´s temerity, mixed with a limited understanding of the world, let to many problems. |
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restrained; self-controlled
moderate in respect to temperature
eg., temperate eating habits |
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not lasting forever; limited by time
secular
eg., temporal rulers |
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to act evasively in order to gain time
avoid committing oneself |
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to offer; extend
eg., to tender an offer; to tender one´s resignation |
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capable of being stretched
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inlaid; mosaic
eg., a tabletop with tesselated patterns of stone and glass |
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maker of a will
eg., Two people were required to witness the signing of the testator. |
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to strangle
to suppress
to decrease the flow
to regulate speed
eg., the criminal tried to throttle the old man with his bare hands
eg., policies that throttle creativity |
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| handle used to move a boat's rudder |
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to drink alcoholic drinks frequently
eg., He was known to tipple at the local bar. |
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nervous laugh
eg., Her stepmother´s constant titter echoed uneasily throughout the house. |
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holding a position in name, but without the responsibilities
eg., the titular head of the company |
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| the ritual shaving of the head, especially as is done by monks |
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| twisting force; force producing rotation |
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a stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion
eg., What touchstone could posssibly be used to measure the character of a person. |
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a pamphlet of political or religious information
an expanse of land or time |
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to expose to slander
eg., the candidate's reputation was traduced |
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strong emotion
eg., transports of joy / transports of grief |
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outward decorations; ornaments
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drudgery; painful mental or physical work
torment |
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harshly distorted imitation; parody
debased likeness
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| an article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |
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trembling; wavering
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trifles; unimportant matters
eg., newpapers full of trivia |
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a pledge of good faith, especially in betrothal
eg., He gave her his troth and vowed to cherish her always. |
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swollen
pompous; bombastic
eg., tumid speech
eg., a tumid lip resulting from a bar fight |
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a deep dish used for serving soup
eg., The waiters brought the bisque to the table in elegant silver tureens. |
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| protective; pertaining to a guardianship |
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resentment; anger
eg., She took such umbrage at her boss' remarks that she ultimately resigned from the position. |
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| the act of annointing with oil |
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oily
insincerely suave
eg., an unctuous car salesman |
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entirely acceptable; having no basis for criticism
eg., a man of unexceptionable lineage and character |
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immature
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awkward; clumsy; unwieldy
eg., an ungainly dancer
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| awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable |
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unaccustomed
eg., He hesitated to assume the unwonted role of director. |
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outcome; final result
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| a mischievous child, usually a boy |
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bear-like
pertaining to bears |
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| the lending of money at exorbitant and perhaps illegal rates |
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| excessively devoted to one's wife |
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stray; random
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| forerunners; advance forces |
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| a position giving advantage |
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boasted; bragged; highly publicized
eg., a much vaunted new restaurant |
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| to live in a monotonous way |
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capable of being bribed; willing to do wrong for money
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