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failure to commit to a position; or in order to mislead, to use ambiguous or unclear expressions
ex.)Her campaign speeches were masterpieces of equivocation and innuendo |
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predictions; a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen
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in a way that reflects great skill and development; to bring to completion or fruition
ex.)He was a consummate professional, always performing his every duty with the utmost care. |
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based on whim or random power
ex.)We made the arbitrary choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw |
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1. render unnecessary through foresight
ex.)The lack of cold obviated the need of her sweater.
2. avoid, prevent
ex.)a parachute can be used to obviate disaster |
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in proportion to
ex.)Is the reward commensurate with the task that is at hand? |
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| briefness; quality of succinct(suk-sinked) expression |
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prevented
ex.)As a result, both sides had become locked into such tenacious mindsets that it precluded any chance of a satisfactory peace treaty |
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renounced; to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, ore responsibility for; disown
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| mistaken; incorrect; refute |
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harmless; inoffensive
ex.)Some seemingly innocuous foods can be lethal for dogs |
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| making an exaggerated outward show; snobbish; conceited |
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determined the truth of
ex.)The total number of wounded from the accident is not yet ascertained |
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tedium; wearisome uniformity
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intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
ex.)a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice |
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return to previous state
ex.)there was some reversion to polytheism(the belief in or worship of more than one god) |
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receiveed or obtained from a source or origin; repetitive of previous works
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basic element; the first principle of a subject
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| having more than one possible interpretation |
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stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous; unnatural
ex.)It's a stilted synthetic voice, but better than nothing |
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to abstain/keep away from; avoid
ex.)Being more practical, he generally eschewed such fantastical and useless architectural objects |
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to express opinions/judgements in a dogmatic way; to speak pompously (pontifiex high priest)
ex.)I was running late, so my boss began to pontificate about office ethics. |
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criticized harshly
ex.) Their opinions were widely excoriated as treachery and defeatism |
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adopt publicly; to make one's own (a cause, belief, or a way of life)
ex.)he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth |
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the state or quality of being convincing or persuasive
ex.)the cogency of the argument was irrefutable |
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misrepresent; contradict
ex.)his lively alert manner belied his years |
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make less severe
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tending to ellict strong reactions; provoke
ex.)Rita Skeeter enjoyed writing provocative articles about Harry Potter. |
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| to place together; side by side especially to compare and contrast |
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to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc); aggravat
ex.)Job losses exacerbate the situation for homeowners with risky mortgages |
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| to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase
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Likewise, one cannot augment his or her intelligence without proper and exerting mental or intellectual workout. |
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| cacophonous (cah-koff-un-nuhs) |
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| having a harsh or discordant sound |
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describe or portray (something) precisely
ex.)Each detail helps advance the action and delineate the characters. |
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interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
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| to evoke/draw out ( a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions |
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refuse to accept or be associated with; disown
ex.)to repudiate an untrue charge |
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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so; appearing as such
ex.)Her ostensible purpose was borrowing sugar, but she really wanted to have the chance to talk to her attractive neighbor |
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(of a word) to imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in additional to the literal meaning [a connotation is an implied meaning]
ex.)The words husband and wife connote very traditional roles: the wife at home caring for the children, the husband the bread-winner. |
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although
ie.) "he was making progress, albeit rather slowly" |
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| a prayer in a Christian church service in which the people at the service respond to lines spoken by the person who is leading the service |
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persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
ex.)Indentured servitude was a violent contract, with physical torture used to coerce labor. |
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| never done or known before |
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existing beyond what is obvious; intentionally hidden
ex.) could there be an ulterior motive behind his request? |
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showing a critical or disrespectful attitude; depreciatory
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publicly denounce; disapprove of
i.e.)The animal rights group held a huge gathering to decry the use of animals in product testing. |
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having or showing great knowledge of learning; scholarly
ex.)From time to time I have run across erudite eccentrics who enjoyed reading a dictionary just for the fun of it. |
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| indubitable (in-du-beh-tuh-bul) |
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abundant in supply/quantiy
ex.)One of the ways that food is transformed is through copious amounts of butter, salt, and stocks. |
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