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Abridge
to shorten, to diminish
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| Reading unabridged novels compared to abrigded ones make take longer but, it is worth it. |
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Alacrity
prompt and cheerful |
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| England was filled with an attitude of alacrity during the royal couple's wedding. |
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Ambiguous
unclear; uncertain |
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| He walked towards her ambioguously, not knowing what would happen as he got closer. |
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Antipathy
dislike; enmity |
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| My feelings towards the team the Washington Redskins are feelings of antipathy. |
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| His bombastic speech left most excited but me unimpressed. |
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Decadent
decaying; declined |
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| Stars like Snookie and Rebecca Black's fame are decadent their fifteen minutes of fame will be up soon. |
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Distend
to expand; to swell |
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| As the clown began to blow the balloon began to distend like a fat man's belly. |
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Enervated
weakened; emasculation |
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| After all the battles both our men and our supplies have been enervated. |
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| I met my estranged uncle last summer and, he seemed a little out of touch from being so seperate from others. |
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Exonerate
to free from blame, obligation |
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| Many people in jail have been exonerated on DNA evidence. |
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| When I'm sick I tend to become slightly fatuous. |
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impecunious
without money |
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| Most of the America was in an impecunious state during the Great Depression. |
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Induce
to bring on or to bring about |
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| My mother had to be induced into labor for my younger sister to be born. |
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nerfarious
evil; extremely wicked |
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| In the movie Despicable Me there was a character named Dr. Nerfarious, and he was very evil because he tried to steal the moon. |
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| Having a nemesis is a mutual animosity for both parties, such as, Batman to the Joker, Superman to Lex Luther, and Perry the Platypus to Dr. Doofenshmirtz. |
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sated
satisfied fully; satiated |
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| Everyone is happily sated after dinner on Thanksgiving. |
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stoic
indifference; not showing passion or feeling |
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| Sci-fi movies make robots out to be cold, heartless, and stoic in their behavior. |
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tact
concise; compendious |
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| A good leader acts with tact so they can be sure to get what is needed done. |
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terse
a sense for what is appropriate in delciate situations |
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| A guidance counselor has to be terse to be able to help with all kids needs. |
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| The circus goes around making transient stops in various city through out the US. |
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