Term
engender
When the principal announced that students could no longer wear sneakers to school, it engendered anger in the student body.
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To bring a feeling into existence
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pacify
After dropping her cell phone in the muddy puddle, I tried to pacify my friend by offering her a big, warm hug. |
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To ease someone's anger; calm someone
down
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(pacified, pacifying, pacifies, pacifist) |
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ardent
Being an ardent Bills fan, Mark painted his face half red and half blue to show his love for the team.
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Enthusiastic support
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(ardently)
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exacerbate
The singer's terrible voice was exacerbated by the awful pianist who didn't know how to accompany her. |
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To make something bad even worse
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(exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbated, exacerbating) |
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sagacious
Samuel Westing Jr. III had always been a sagacious business man known for his shrewd negotiating style. |
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Good judgement; shrewd
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dissolution
The Alka-seltzer tablet's dissolution was instant once it fell into the glass of water and virtually disappeared. |
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The disintegration or decomposition of something
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contagion
Once the idea of storming the Bastille took hold, it spread like a contagion among the people.
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Definition
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The spreading of a disease or idea from one person to another through close contact
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pestilence
The Ebola virus is a horrific pestilence that was just as easily spread as the bubonic plague. |
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A fatal epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague.
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writhe
The majestic lion writhed in pain, its body twisting in strange patterns, after being shot with a tranquilizer gun at close range.
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to make continual twisting movements of the body.
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pivotal
Graduating from high school was a huge achievement in Hank's life and a pivotal moment in the life of his mother as well.
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Of crucial importance in relation to the success of something else.
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(pivot, pivoting, pivots, pivoted) |
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