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unyielding, hardheaded, inflexible
"The villain's obdurate heart was unmoved by the plight of the villagers." |
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hidden, concealed, beyond conprehension
"The occult mysteries of humankind's purpose." |
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seeming, appearing as such, professed
"Even though his ostensible reason for coming was his love, we knew about his crush on the coach." |
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calm, peaceful
"The pacific resolution is marked by its calmness." |
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a song of praise or thanksgiving
"The song was a paean to Apollo" |
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like a palace, magnified
"The palatial furnishings in the manshion were very gaudy." |
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idle talk
"He came and and had palaver with the girl in order to start up a conversation." |
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study of past geological eras through fossil remains
"Paleontologists have seen many fossils." |
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board for mixing paints; range of colors
"The painter's palette was covered with an opalescent array of colors." |
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fence made up of stakes
"The community was surrounded by a palisade, which protected the citizens from intruders." |
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covering that darkens or obscures; coffin
"The pall smoke over the city; the pall which covered the coffin" |
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to lose strentgh or interest
"He became pall after years of destitude." |
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to make less serious
"The president tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent. |
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lacking color or liveliness
"The pallid face of the prisioner showed no joy." |
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obvious, real, tangible
"By fighting the opponent, anger rushed out in a palpable wave through his arms and legs” |
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trembling, shaking; irregular beating
"Palpitation usually should indicate an epileptic fit." |
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pitifully small or worthless
"The paltry wealth of the homeless." |
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cure-all
"Ecanasia is considered panaceas; people think it will cure everything." |
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flamboyance, verve
"The panache actor showed much emotion and enthusiasm upon his first performance." |
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spread over a whole area or country
"The scientists hoped that the avion flu would not turn into a pandemic in America" |
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
"The President's Medal of Honor is a panegyric intended to praise the courage of our soldiers." |
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impressive array
"The panoply of colors in the ruby was incridible" |
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ideal example, model
"Lolita is a paradign novel, one that is not afraid to explore real aspects of the human condition." |
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model of excellence or perfection
"He was celebrated because he was a paragon of virtue." |
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to dry or shrivel
"In the dessert, the midsummer sun parched the earth, making it cracked and dry."" |
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to trim
"The baker pared off the excess dough" |
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outcast
"Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard" |
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equality
"A problem that has troubled the U.S.-Soviet relationship from the beginning has been the issue of parity" |
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discussion, usually between enemies
"The enemies finally agreed to hold a parley and attempt to compose a truce." |
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of limited scope or outlook, provincal
"parochial attitudes of the south." |
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to ward off or deflect
"He skillfully parried the question with a clever reply" |
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biased in favor of
"He was partisan towards believing his father." |
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supporter
"The partisan supported the team without fail." |
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piece of literatue or music imitating other works
"In some parts of Cohen's novel, there is a hint of pastiche of Homor's epic prose." |
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obvious, unconcealed
"The patent reactions after everyone threw tomatoes."
(distinguish from noun, a patent or license) |
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