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adj. appealing to a listener's or reader's prejudices, rather than to reason (from Latin)
It was unfair of you to say that the driver whose car you damaged has a prison record. That was an _____________ remark. |
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adv. endlessly; forever; without limit (from Latin)
We must set aside funds for a new car. The present one will not last _______________. |
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adv. to a sickening degree; to the point of nausea or disgust (from Latin)
You have already stated your position several times. What is the sense of repeating it _______________? |
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adv. in the open air; outdoors (from Italian)
Shall we dine ____________, or do you prefer to eat indoors? |
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interj. till we see each other again; good-bye (from Italian)
English has adopted many ways of saying "good-bye." For example, we may say "________________," as the Italians do. |
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interj. till we see each other again; good-bye (from French)
Or as the French do in parting, we may say "_____________." |
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interj. till we see each other again; good-bye (from German)
Or we may say "___________________," as the Germans do. |
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n. supreme self-confidence; shameless audacity; nerve; brazenness (from Hebrew)
I am the director here, and you are just a beginner. Where do you get the _____________ to tell me how to run this organization? |
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adj. socially obligatory; required by custom, etiquette, or fashion; proper (from French)
At the restaurant we are going to, jackets and ties are _______________, so dress formally. |
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adv. between us; confidentially (from French)
I know you like Jim, and I do, too, but ______________, isn't he a bit conceited? |
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n. error; social blunder; tactless act (From French)
In introducing the guest speaker, I mispronounced her name. It was an embarrassing ______________. |
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n pl. (literally, "the many") masses; common people (from ancient Greek)
Some writers do not try to make themselves understood by the masses. Apparently, they have little concern for _______________. |
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(adv.) in the middle of things, rather than at the beginning (from Latin)
The novel begins in ___________________, and bit by bit we learn about what had happened earlier. |
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n. praise for an achievement; glory; fame (from ancient Greek)
Don't congratulate me. The one who truly deserves the ___________ is our pitcher, Manuel. |
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adj. not of sound mind; not mentally competent to handle one's affairs (from Latin)
I would not say she is _______________________; her mind is as sound as yours or mine. |
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n. comment bearing no relevance to what has just been said (from Latin)
It is a _______________ to assume I can get you a job with Acme Industries just because I said its president is my cousin. I have no influence with him whatsoever. |
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n. person who is unwelcome; unacceptable person (from Latin)
If you create another disturbance, you will be asked to leave this library, and in the future you will be ____________________ here. |
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n. (literally, "following the death") detailed evaluation of some event just completed (from Latin)
After each game, we meet the coach for a _______________ of the key plays. |
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v. bow very low, placing the right palm on the forehead (from Arabic)
He is neither a sultan nor a rajah. We do not have to ____________ when coming into his presence. |
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interj. (literally, "peace") term of greeting or farewell (from Hebrew)
_________, adopted from Hebrew, can mean either "hello" or "good-bye." |
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