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To make
Magnify - enlarge
Petrify - turn to stone
Beautify - make beautiful |
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Producing, bearing
Pestiferous - carrying disease
Vociferous - bearing a loud voice |
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Pertaining to, capable of
Puerile - pertaining to a boy or child
Ductile - capable of being hammered or drawn
Civil - polite |
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Doctrine, belief
Monotheism - belief in one god
Fanaticism - excessive zeal; extreme belief |
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Dealer, doer
Realist - one who is realistic
Artist - one who deals with art |
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State of being
Annuity - yearly grant
Credulity - state of being unduly willing to believe
Sagacity - wisdom |
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Like
Expensive - costly
Quantitative - concerned with quantity
Effusive - gushing |
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Make
Victimize - make a victim of
Rationalize - make rational
Harmonize - make harmonious
Enfranchise - make free or set free |
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Resembling like
Ovoid - like an egg
Anthropoid - resembling man
Spheroid - resembling a sphere |
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Full of
Verbose - full or words
Lachrymose - full of tears |
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Condition
Psychosis - diseased mental condition
Neurosis - nervous condition
Hypnosis - condition of induced sleep |
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Full of
nauseous - full of nausea
ludicrous - foolish |
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State of
Fortitude - state of strength
Beatitude - state of blessedness
Certitude - state of sureness |
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Settle accounts; clear up
He was able to liquidate all his debts in a short period of time. |
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Tilt; lean over
That flagpole should be absolutely vertical; instead, it lists to one side |
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Lacking in spirit or energy
WE has expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his listless attitude. |
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Flexible; supple
Her figure was lithe and willowy. |
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Lawsuit
Try to settle this without involving any lawyers; I do not want to become bogged down in litigation. |
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Lead-colored; black and blue; enraged
His face was so livid with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy. |
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Reluctant; disinclined
Fearing for their son's safety, the over protective parents were loath to let him go on the class trip. |
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Detest
Booing and hissing, the audience showed how much they loathed the wicked villain. |
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Very high
Though Barbara Jordan's fellow students used to tease her about her lofty ambitions, she rose to hold one of the highest positions in the land. |
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Lounge about
They lolled around in their chairs watching television. |
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Long life
When he reached ninety, the old man was proud of his longevity. |
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Appear or take shape
The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly above the small boy. |
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Gallop slowly
As the horses loped along, we had an opportunity to admire the ever-changing scenery. |
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Talkative
Though our daughter barley says a word to us these days, put a phone in her hand and see how loquacious she can be: our phone bills are out of sight! |
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Clumsy person
That awkward lout dropped my priceless vase! |
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Mournful
Gloomy Gus walked around town with a lugubrious expression on his face. |
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Move heavily or clumsily
Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear limbered through the woods. |
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Celebrity; dignitary
A leading light of the American stage, Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical luminary whose name lives on. |
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Big, clumsy, often stupid person
Because he was highly overweight and looked ungainly, John Candy often was cast as a slow-witted lummox. |
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Wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
Do the lurid cover stories in the Enquirer actually attract people to buy that trashy tabloid? |
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Pleasing to taste or smell
The ripe peach was luscious. |
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Shining
Her large and lustrous eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face. |
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Abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
Lady Godiva was completely covered by her luxuriant hair. |
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Evil schemes or plots
Fortunately, Batman saw through the wily machinations of the Riddler and saved Gotham City from destruction by the forces of evil. |
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Pastoral song
His program of folk songs included several madrigals which he sand to the accompanied of a lute. |
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Whirlpool
The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom. |
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Generous; great-hearted
Philanthropists by definition are magnanimous; misers, by definition, are not. Cordelia was too magnanimous to resent he father's unkindness to her; instead, she generously forgave him. |
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Person of prominence or influence
Growing up in Pittsburgh, Annie dill art was surrounded by the man. |
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