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In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to jettison much of his cargo. |
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Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
Always bellowing "America first!," the congressman was such a jingoist you could almost hear the sabers rattling as he marched down the halls. |
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Given to joking
The salesman was so jocose that many of his customers suggested that he become a "stand-up" comic. |
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Said or done in jest
Although Bill knew the boss hated jokes, he couldn't resist making one jocular remark. |
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Gaiety; cheerfulness
The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike joined in the general. |
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Good-natured; merry
A frown seemed out of place on his invariable jovial face. |
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Rejoicing
There was great jubilation when the armistice was announced. |
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Sound in judgment; wise
At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation of his later wealth. |
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Group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal
As soon as he learned of its existence, the dictator ordered the execution of all of the members of the junta. |
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Science of law
He was more a student of jurisprudence than a practitioner of the law. |
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Central or vital part; whole seed
"Watson, buried within this tissue of lies there is a kernel of truth, when I find it, the mystery will be solved." |
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Start a fire; inspire
One of the first things Ben leatned in the Boy Scouts was how to kindle a fire by rubbing two dry sticks together. Her teacher's praise for her poetry kindled a spark of hope inside Maya. |
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Related; belonging to the same family.
Tom Sawyer Huck Finn were kindred spirits, born mischief makers who were always up to some new tomfoolery. |
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Producing motion
Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries, the source of the kinetic energy needed to propel the vehicle. |
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Person who a compulsive desire to steal
They discovered that the wealthy customer was a kleptomaniac when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets. |
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Untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel
Any politician nicknamed Tricky Dick clearly has the reputation of a knave. |
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Intricate; difficult; tangled
What to Watson has been a knotty problem, to Sherlock Holmes was simplicity itself. |
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Demanding much work or care; tedious
In putting together his dictionary of the English language, Doctor Johnson undertook a laborious task. |
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Maze
Hiding from Indian Joe, Tom and Becky soon lost themselves in the labyrinth of secret underground caves. |
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Torn, ragged wound
The stock car driver needed stitches to close up the lacerations he received in the car crash. |
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Producing tears
His voice has lachrymose quality more appropriate to a funeral than a class reunion. |
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Lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted languid
Because Gatsby had his mind more on his love life than on his finances, he did a very lackadaisical job of managing his money. |
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Dull
We were disappointed by the lackluster performance. |
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| Brief and to the point. Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words. |
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Slow; sluggish
The sailor had been taught not to be laggard in carrying out orders. |
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Grieve; express sorrow
Even advocates of the war lamented the loss of so many lives in combat. |
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Ridicule
This article lampoons the pretensions of some movie moguls. |
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Weary; sluggish; listless
Her siege of illness left her languid and pallid. |
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Lose animation; lose strength
Left at Miss Michin's school for girls while her father went off to war Sarah Crewe refused to languish; instead, she his her grief and actively befriended her less fortunate classmates. |
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To yield, to go
Recede - go back withdraw
Antecedent - That which goes before
Process - go forward |
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Swift
Celerity - swiftness
Decelerate - reduce swiftness
Accelerate - increase swiftness |
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one hundred
Century - one hundred years
Centennial - hundredth anniversary
Centipede - many-footed, wingless animal |
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Time
Chronology - timetable of events
Anachronism - a thing out of time sequence
Chronicle - register events in order of time |
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To cut, to kill
Incision - a cut
Homicide - killing of a man
Fratricide - killing of a brother |
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To call, to start
Incite - stir up, start up
excite - stir up
Recitation - a recalling aloud |
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Citizen
Civilization - society of citizens, culture
Civilian - member of community
Civil - Courteous |
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To cry out
Clamorous - loud
Declamation - speech
Acclamation - shouted approval |
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To close
Claustrophobia - fear of close places
Enclose - close in
Conclude - finish |
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Agnostic - lacking knowledge, skeptical
Incognito - traveling under assumed
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Cognition - Knowledge |
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to fill
Complete - filled out
Complement - that which completes something
Comply - fulfill |
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Heart
Accord - agreement (from the heart)
Cordial - friendly
discord - fulfill |
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Body
Incorporate- organize into a body
Corporeal - pertaining to the body, fleshly
Corpse - dead body |
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To believe
Incredulous - not believing
Credulity - gullibility
Credence - Belief |
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