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(noun) an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information (verb) to form an opinion or conclusion on the basis of incomplete information (as noun) The mother's _________ that her tone-deaf son would never make it as a singer was proven false when his single hit number one, despite his sounding like a dog howling at the moon. |
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(verb - transitive) 1. make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative features or details She ______ed her old RAZR phone by gluing swarovski crystals all over the outside, and it looked so much prettier once it was covered with bling. (verb - transitive) 2. make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true. The students tended to __________ their tales of woe of how hard Critical Thinking was, but no one really believed that Ms. Ross actually gave them eight hours of homework a night or that she was secretly an evil demon. |
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(adj) 1. expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way (regarding spoken or written langugage) 2. unable to speak intelligibly (regarding a person) The drunken man was completely __________, and, though he ranted and raved, no one had any clue as to what he was trying to say. |
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(adj) 1. expressed clearly, easy to understand 2. showing the ability to think clearly, espcially in between periods of confusion or insanity The old woman suffered from dementia, but, in between the periods when she made no sense to her family, she still had brief moments when she was ____, during which she told true and wonderful stories of her childhood. |
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(adjective) 1. designed or intended to teach, often with a moral instruction 2. in the manner of a teacher, often in a patronizing manner The patronizing teacher stood at the front of the class, droning on and on about his subject in his ________ way, acting like he thought his students were incapable of thinking critically and that he had all the answers.
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(noun) an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information (verb) to form an opinion or conclusion on the basis of incomplete information |
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The mother's _________ that her tone-deaf son would never make it as a singer was proven false when his single hit number one, despite his sounding like a dog howling at the moon. |
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The students tended to __________ their tales of woe of how hard Critical Thinking was, but no one really believed that Ms. Ross actually gave them eight hours of homework a night or that she was secretly an evil demon. |
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(verb - transitive)
2. make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true.
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She ______ed her old RAZR phone by gluing swarovski crystals all over the outside, and it looked so much prettier once it was covered with bling. |
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(verb - transitive) make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative features or details |
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The drunken man was completely __________, and, though he ranted and raved, no one had any clue as to what he was trying to say.
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(adj) 1. expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way (regarding spoken or written langugage) 2. unable to speak intelligibly (regarding a person) |
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The old woman suffered from dementia, but, in between the periods when she made no sense to her family, she still had brief moments when she was ____, during which she told true and wonderful stories of her childhood. |
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(adj) 1. expressed clearly, easy to understand 2. showing the ability to think clearly, espcially in between periods of confusion or insanity |
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The patronizing teacher stood at the front of the class, droning on and on about his subject in his ________ way, acting like he thought his students were incapable of thinking critically and that he had all the answers.
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(adjective) 1. designed or intended to teach, often with a moral instruction 2. in the manner of a teacher, often in a patronizing manner
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