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to rush, crash
e.g., The runaway train hurtled toward disaster. |
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(v) to use sparingly, conserve, save
e.g., Marathon runners must husband their energy in order to complete the race. |
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e.g., He accumulated a small fortune through diligence and husbandry. |
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| attacking cherished traditions |
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worship of idols
excessive admiration
e.g., the idolatry of pop musicians |
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| produced by fire, volcanic |
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unworthy; not noble
e.g., an ignoble deed |
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| deep disgrace, shame or dishonor |
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a complicated situation
a confused mass
a complex misunderstanding
e.g., a comic imbroglio |
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to saturate, fill
e.g., imbued with awe and reverence |
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| to imprison; shut up in confinement |
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unchangeable
e.g., Nothing is immutable; All things change over time. |
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imperceptible
intangible
The fine ash was impalpable to the touch, yet it could be seen coating the window ledge. |
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not repentant
e.g., We could see from his brazen attitude that he was entirely impenitent. |
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not ponderable: not capable of being completely understood or accurately measured / weighed
e.g., the imponderable vastness of space |
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significance
e.g., He failed to appreciate the import of the situation. |
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urging, demanding
e.g., He tried to avoid the importunate collectors until his paycheck had been deposited. |
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to beg persistently
e.g., Political fundraisers call daily during the election season to importune for contributions. |
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the assuming of a false identity
She was arrested for her imposture of a doctor. |
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a curse
e.g., The defiant prisoner continued to hurl imprecations and insults at the guards. |
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invulnerable
e.g., an impregnable fortress |
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thriftless
He finally learned to correct his improvident ways and "save for a rainy day." |
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attribute, ascribe
e.g., to impute blame |
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beginning; at an early stage
She went to bed early in an attempt to break an incipient cold. |
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not spacious; inconvenient
e.g., The Japanese are accustomed to making the best of what most would consider incommodious quarters. |
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lacking self- control
licentious, lacking legal or moral restraints |
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lacking a material body
insubstantial |
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uncorrectable
e.g., Though Widow Douglass hoped to reform Huck, Miss Watson pronounced him incorrigible and said he would come to no good end. |
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| withholding belief; skeptical |
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(n) increase
e.g., The new contract cals for a ten percent increment in salary for all employees. |
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burden
nighmare
a type of evil spirit
e.g., The incubus of financial worry helped bring on her mental breakdown. |
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to teach or impart, especially through repetition or admonitions
e.g., to inculcate religious devotion |
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1. obligatory (___ upon)
2. corrently holding an office
e.g., It is incumbent upon all incumbent officials to keep accurate records of expenses. |
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to bring on oneself
e.g., to incur expenses |
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not able to be erased
e.g., an indelible impression |
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to make secure against a loss
to compensate for a loss
e.g., The city will indemnify any residents who's properties are affected by this project. |
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to charge
e.g., The district attorney didn't want to indict the suspect until she was certain that the case was strong. |
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offensive or insulting treatment
e.g., Although he maintained his cool, he was beginning to resent the indignities heaped on him at work. |
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permanent
e.g., the indissoluble bonds of marriage |
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to write or compose
e.g., Cyrano indited many letters for Christian. |
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unconquerable, unyielding
e.g., her indomitable will to win |
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| reasoning from the specific to the general |
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| unutterable; not able to be expressed through language |
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unavoidable, irresistable, not to be avoided
e.g., an ineluctable fate |
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infallibility
e.g., Many are beginning to lose faith in the Pope`s inerrancy. |
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inactive
lacking the power to move
She lay inert in bed for days as the flu took its toll. |
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relentless; unyielding; implacable
e.g., inexorable progress |
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pertaining to hell
devilish |
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naive and trusting
The Big Bad Wolf took advantage of Little Red Riding Hood`s ingenuous nature. |
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| hostile; unfriendly; harmful; detrimental |
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impenetrable; not readily understood
e.g., an inscrutable poker face;
inscrutable philosophy texts |
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lacking awareness or sensation
lacking sense or understanding; foolish
lacking humane feeling; brutal |
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to forbid, prohibit
Civilized nations must interdict the use of nuclear weapons if we expect our society to endure. |
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endless
e.g., an interminable speech |
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to insert between
e.g., She talked so much that I couldn't interpolate a single remark. |
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to hint
e.g., She intimated rather than stated her preferences. |
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hardened, accustomed
e.g., inured to the Alaskan cold |
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insult or abuse (n)
relating to insult or abuse (adj) |
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to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently: rail
e.g., always inveighing against the high property taxes that they were forced to pay |
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1. to win over by wiles : entice
2. to acquire by ingenuity or flattery
e.g., inveigled her way into a promotion
She inveigled him to write the letter. |
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designed to create ill-will or envy
e.g., We disregarded her inviduous remarks since we all realized how jealous she was. |
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| exhibiting rainbowlike colors |
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uncertain of how to act, lacking strength or conviction, weak
A leader should never appear irresolute. |
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wandering, traveling
e.g., an itinerant salesman |
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| ALSO: prejudiced, envious, resentful, hostile |
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| lighthearted, carefree, animated |
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to be in accord : agree
to shift suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other |
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range of knowledge
e.g., That's beyond my ken. |
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| similar or related in nature or character |
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changeable, unstable
e.g., labile blood pressure |
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occurring in fits or attacks
characterized by outbursts or convulsions |
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| to ridicule or satire (v)
a satire (n)
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| a small surgical instrument for making incisions |
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lassitude; depression
After moving back into his parents' basement, he fell into an abysmal languor. |
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pantry
place where food is kept |
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languor, weariness
I surrendered to growing lassitude and lay down for a nap. |
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reading desk
a stand for a book such as found on a podium |
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like a lion
He was leonine in his rage. |
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the text of an opera
the text of a work of musical theater |
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