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aberration
This hot weather in the middle of winter is an aberration. |
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(noun)
something that is not normal or typical |
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deleterious
Smoking has obvious deleterious effects on your health, not to mention your social life. |
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(adjective)
does harm or makes things worse |
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haughty
If you're acting like others are beneath you, you're being haughty. |
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(adjective)
arrogant and full of pride |
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impute
"Don't impute your lateness to my not telling you where to meet me" |
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(verb)
give credit for(or blame for) |
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mundane
Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent. |
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(adjective)
ordinary; unexciting |
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spurious
Politicians often accuse each other of saying things that are spurious and meant to deceive the voters. |
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(adjective)
false; inauthentic |
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surreptitious
The members of the secret society held surreptitious meetings because, well, they're a secret society. |
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vindicate
That theory has bee vindicated by many experiments over the years |
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Definition
(verb)
to justify, prove, or reinforce an idea (or free from guilt) |
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