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cranky person
"He was always a curmudgeon - cranky and complaining all the time." |
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hastily done, superficial
"This cursory job needs to be redone, for it is not of quality." |
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to shorten
"Please curtail these trowsers." |
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young swan
"This cygnet will grow up to be a beautiful swan." |
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to sponge, beg, or mooch
"He was always cadging change from me, which added up to a lot of money over time." |
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to slander, make a false accusation
"Tom calumniated his rivals by accusing him of having been unfaithful, but it backfired when he ended up loooking petty and deceitful." |
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burning or stinging; causing corrosion
"Her caustic wit was legendary - everyone enjoyed it except for the person under attack."
"The stinging of the caustic bleach." |
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to chastise or correct; subdue
"The 'time out' seems to have become a common parent means of chastening younger children." OR "Rita was chastened by the effect of her thoughtlessness." |
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an allsion; originally, an imaginary fire-breathing she-monster
"The fantastic successes of some internet start-ups turned out to be chirmerical once the tech boom ended." |
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concluding section to a musical or literary piece, something that concludes or completes
"The presentation of the lifetime achievement award was a fitting coda both to the evening and to his years of work with the organization." |
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to scorn or despise
"I contemn their attempts to curry favor." |
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sharing a boarder; touching; adjacent
"The abut countries are contiguous and share a boarder." |
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to approve of or tolerate
"Her refusal to countenance any of what she called 'backtalk' made her an unpopular babysitter." |
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to deceive, beguile, hoodwink
"The corrupt televangelist cozened millions of dollars out ofhis viewers." |
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brief, comprehensive summary
"This text can serve as a compendium of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field." |
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