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(adj) habitually late:
Always waiting until the last moment to do his work, Stephen was a dilatory student. |
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(adj) lazy:
Mr. Lan said his students were indolent because none of them had done their homework. |
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(n) laziness; inactivity; dullness:
The hot and humid day filled everyone with activity-halting torpor. |
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(n) inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference:
There is great disparity between the rich and poor in many nations. |
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(adj) submissive; like a servant:
Cameron's servile behavior finally ended when he decided to stand up to his older brother. |
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(v) to make beautiful be ornamenting; to decorate:
We embellished the account of our vacation by including descriptions of the many colorful people and places we visited. |
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(adj) describing flowery or elaborate speech:
The candidate's speech was so florid that although no one could understand what he was talking about, they all agreed that he sounded good saying it. |
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(adj) exhibiting a display of great wealth:
Dances at the king's palace are always very opulent affairs because no expense is spared. |
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(adj) describing a showy or pretentious display:
Whenever the millionaire gave a party, the elaborate decorations and enormous amounts of food were always part of her ostentatious display of wealth. |
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(adj) profoundly moving; touching:
The most poignant part of the movie was when the father finally made peace with his son. |
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(adj) intense enthusiasm:
A sense of ebullience swept over the crowd when the matador defeated the bull. |
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(adj) emotionally unrestrained; gushy:
Gwyneth was effusive in her thanks after winning the Oscar; she even burst into tears. |
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(adj) conspicuously bad or offensive:
Forgetting to sterilize surgical tools before an operation would be an egregious error. |
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(adj) wildly excited or active:
The pace at the busy office was frenetic; Megan never had a moment to catch her breath. |
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(adj) abundantly supplied; filled to capacity:
After a successful night of trick-or-treating, Dee's bag was replete with Halloween candy. |
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