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| n. liveliness and eagerness Someone with alacrity shows cheerful willingness and eager behavior like a child whose mother has told him he can buy anything in the candy store. |
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| v. give as a gift He bestowed the medal of honor on her in a ceremony. |
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| n. harsh verbal reprimand No one likes to be on the receiving end of a castigation. |
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| v. to instruct, to enlighten These books with both entertain and edify readers. |
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| v. to gather, to store up She garnered more evidence to support her theory. |
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| adj. using a minimum of words We would rather have a smiling politician than a frowning, laconic one. |
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| n. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept |
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| v. reflect deeply on a subject |
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adj. morally distasteful, disreputable actions, dirty or squalid
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| v. to bring under control and governance as a subject |
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