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ignominy
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opprobrium
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shun
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avoid
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histrionics
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theatrical
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dis similitude
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dissimilar
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martial
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relating to war, warlike
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inclement
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asperity
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versatile
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protean
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shirk
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neglect, ignore
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amiable
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friendly
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whimsical
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playful
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notorious
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famous for bad things
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affront
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insult
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eyesore
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ugly
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incendiary
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controversial
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jumbled
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mixed
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prolific
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fecundity
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midget
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little
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concoct
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to create, devisw
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pAuper
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poor
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miser
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скупой
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curmudgeon
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grumpy
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unseemly
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improper
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brusque
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rude
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pointed
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marked critically
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merriment
having fun
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revelry
having fun
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wallowing
валяться
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carousing
having fun carousel
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piecemeal
step by step
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languish
flatting
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fleeting
euphemism
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startle
shocked
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whetewithal
money
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semblance
like
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modicum
trace
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docile
послушный
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sullenly
угрюмо
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exasperated
annoyed
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snuff out
потушить
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cursory
поверхностный
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verge
край
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epiphany
прозрение
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malign
злословить
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indignant
возмущенный
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munificent
очень щедрый
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ersatz
заменитель
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nugatory
бесполезный
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mimetic
подражательный
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solipsistic
selfish, sole
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arresting
привлекающий внимание
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shabby
поношенный
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ran the gamut
included range of
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ran the gaunlet
punished
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hoi-polloi
the masses; the common people.
"avoid mixing with the hoi polloi"
synonyms: masses, common people, populace, public, multitude, rank and file, lower order(s), plebeians, proletariat;
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incendiary
зажигательный
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parochial
узкий, ограниченный
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defunct
покойный
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inveigle
соблазнять
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entropy
lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.
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banish
изгонять, изгой, pariah
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cerebration
работа мозга
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malingering
притворство
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mien
наружность вид, countenance,
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penitnent
rue, кающийся
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fretful
раздражительный
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looming
принимать угражающие размерв
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ecumenical
всемирный
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libelous
клеветнический
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avowed
общепризнанный
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ulterior
скрытый
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decrepitude
истощение
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opulence
изобилие
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recrimination
взаимные обвинения
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bluster
хвастатся
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swagger
хвастаться
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habiliment
одеяние
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macabre
ужасный
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wheedle
льстить
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patois
местный говор
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fortitude
сила духа
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disportment
развлечение
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vocation
склонность
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canard
ложный слух
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verdant
зеленый
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wheedling
льстивый
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murmur
щепотать
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frisson
noun
a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.
"a frisson of excitement"
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diluting
make (something) weaker in force, content, or value by modifying it or adding other elements to it.
"the reforms have been diluted"
synonyms: weaken, moderate, tone down, water down
"the original plans have been diluted"
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covetous
алчный
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opulence
богатство, wealth
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fabulist
выдумщик, лгун
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quibbler
увертка
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culling
reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.
"he sees culling deer as a necessity"
synonyms: kill, slaughter, destroy, harvest
"he sees culling deer as a necessity"
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repartee
conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies.
synonyms: banter, badinage, bantering, raillery, witticism(s), ripostes, sallies, quips, joking, jesting; formalpersiflage
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doughty
отважный
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penchant
склонность
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largess
шедрость
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pleonasm
prolix
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conflagration
большой пожар
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rankled
терзать
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minatory
угрожающий
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vagrant
a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.
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myrmidon
a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate.
noun: myrmidon; plural noun: myrmidons
"he and his myrmidons were ensconced in a bunker"
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crotchet
irritable.
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awl
a small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather.
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opus
any artistic work, especially one on a large scale.
"he was writing an opus on Mexico"
synonyms: composition, work, work of art, oeuvre, piece, creation
"her latest opus is a critical success"
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propinquity
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the state of being close to someone or something; proximity.
"he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation"
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lumber
move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
"a truck filled his mirror and lumbered past"
synonyms:
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sidle
walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely.
"I sidled up to her"
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traipse
walk or move wearily or reluctantly.
| "students had to traipse all over Washington to attend lectures"
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trudge
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walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
"I trudged up the stairs"
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sumptuous
splendid and expensive-looking.
"the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal"
synonyms: lavish, luxurious, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, grand, lavishly appointed, palatial, rich; More
antonyms: plain
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nugatory
of no value or importance.
"a nugatory and pointless observation"
synonyms: worthless, unimportant, inconsequential, valueless, trifling, trivial, insignificant, meaningless
"a nugatory observation"
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precarious
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not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
"a precarious ladder"
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dependent on chance; uncertain.
"she made a precarious living by writing"
synonyms: uncertain, insecure, unpredictable, risky, parlous, hazardous, dangerous, unsafe; More
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woebegone
sad or miserable in appearance.
| "don't look so woebegone, Joanna"
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ethereal
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extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
"her ethereal beauty"
synonyms: delicate, exquisite, dainty, elegant, graceful; More
antonyms: substantial, earthly
heavenly or spiritual.
"ethereal, otherworldly visions"
synonyms: delicate, exquisite, dainty, elegant, graceful; More
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effulgent
adjectiveliterary
shining brightly; radiant.
(of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.
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haggart
looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.
"I trailed on behind, haggard and disheveled"
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imperilment
the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil Synonyms distress, endangerment, harm's way, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble.
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cognoscenti
знаток
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animadversions
criticism or censure.
| "her animadversion against science"
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peevish
easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.
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condign
(of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.
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antediluvian
of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.
"gigantic bones of antediluvian animals"
synonyms: out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, antiquated, behind the times, passé
"her antediluvian attitudes"
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simulacra
an image or representation of someone or something.
| "a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper"
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costive
constipated.
slow or reluctant in speech or action; unforthcoming.
"if he did ask her she would become costive"
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bathetic
adjective
producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax.
"the movie manages to be poignant without becoming bathetic"
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georgic
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a poem or book dealing with agriculture or rural topics.
the title of a didactic poem on farming by the Roman poet Virgil.
plural proper noun: Georgics
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pilferer
Pilferage is the theft of part of the contents of a package. It may also include theft of the contents but leaving the package, perhaps resealed with bogus contents. Small packages can be pilfered from a larger package such as a shipping container
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petulant
(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
"he was moody and petulant"
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gingerly
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in a careful or cautious manner.
"Jackson sat down very gingerly"
synonyms: cautiously, carefully, with care, warily, charily, circumspectly, delicately; More
antonyms: recklessly
adjective
adjective: gingerly
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showing great care or caution.
"with strangers the preliminaries are taken at a gingerly pace"
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trespassing
enter the owner's land or property without permission.
"there is no excuse for trespassing on railroad property"
synonyms: intrude on, encroach on, enter without permission, invade
"there is no excuse for trespassing on railroad property"
make unfair claims on or take advantage of (something).
"she really must not trespass on his hospitality"
synonyms: take advantage of, impose on, play on, exploit, abuse; More
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archaicliterary
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proleptic
Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
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laxity
not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.
"lax security arrangements at the airport"
synonyms: slack, slipshod, negligent, remiss, careless, heedless, unmindful, slapdash, offhand, casual; More
antonyms: strict
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fungible
заменяемый
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risible
funny
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futile
бесполезный
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irate
гневный
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incense
сердить
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undergird
buttress
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abnegete
отрицать
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arrogate
присваивать, требовать
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precarious
ненадежный!!!
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subvert
свергать
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thwart
мешать
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insinuate, inuendo
alude, намекать
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seething
бурливый
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vehement
heated, страстный
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cryptic
enigmatic
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insouciance
indifference
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continence
abstemiousness
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quagmire
morass, болото, затруднительное положение
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grousing
protesting
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gash
scratches,lacerations
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bruise
contusion
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legate
plenipotentiary
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damp
palliate
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abeyant
quiscent
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subvert
свергать
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feckless
bootless
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condign
meet
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clement
милосердный, merciful
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notional
chimerical
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gustatory
edacious
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juxtaposed
collated
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enfilades
salvos
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couth
genteel
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plenitude
полнота
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appurtenances
принадлежность
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indiscriminate
aleatory
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payola
взятка, graft
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languor
lethargy
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crepuscular
dark, caliginous
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fandom
the state or condition of being a fan of someone or something.
"my 17 years of sports fandom"
the fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc., regarded collectively as a community or subculture.
"the Breaking Bad fandom"
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apportioned
divided
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contortion
: one who contorts; specifically : an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures. — con·tor·tion·is·tic \-ˌtȯr-shə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective. See contortionist defined for English-language learners »
contort
twist or bend out of its normal shape.
"a spasm of pain contorted his face"
synonyms: twist, bend out of shape, distort, misshape, warp, buckle, deform
"her face was contorted with grief"
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leniency
noun
the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.
"the court could show leniency"
мягкость
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unconscionable
not right or reasonable.
"the unconscionable conduct of his son"
synonyms: unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, unforgivable, wrong; More
antonyms: ethical
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preposterous
contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
"a preposterous suggestion"
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presumptuous
самонадеянный
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addled
испорченный
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vanquish
побеждать
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coda
the concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure
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dumbfounded
ошеломленный
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addlepated
ADDLEPATED. 1 : being mixed up : confused. 2 : eccentric.
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husband, steward
to store
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carnage, gore
кровавая бойня
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anguish
grief
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quixotic
idealistic
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hale
vigorous
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loathsome
отвратительный
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olio,melange
смесь, всячина
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bald, overt
открытый
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priggish
punctilious
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bootless, feckless
безполезный
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auspicious
благоприятный
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tantamount to
равносильный on par with
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puckish, wry
кривой
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erratic
capricious
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bedazzled, flabbergasted
ошеломленный
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somber
мрачный
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pulchritude
beautiful красота
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parsimony
бережливость
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flamboyant
adj. пламенеющий, яркий, цветистый, пышный
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cane
бить палкой; вдалбливать урок; оплетать тростником
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lulled
calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
"the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep"
synonyms: soothe, calm, hush; rock
"the sound of the bells lulled us to sleep"
antonyms: waken, agitate
cause (someone) to feel deceptively secure or confident.
"the rarity of earthquakes there has lulled people into a false sense of security"
synonyms: assuage, allay, ease, alleviate, soothe, quiet, quieted; More
allay (a person's doubts, fears, or suspicions), typically by deception.
synonyms: deceive, dupe, trick, fool, hoodwink
"they lulled us into a false sense of security"
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unstrung
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unnerve.
"a mind unstrung by loneliness"
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remove or relax the string or strings of (a bow or musical instrument).
3.
remove from a string.
"unstringing the beads from the rosary"
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lacunae
an unfilled space or interval; a gap.
"the journal has filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern studies"
a missing portion in a book or manuscript.
ANATOMY
a cavity or depression, especially in bone.
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effacement
стирать
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patrimony
pat·ri·mo·ny
ˈpatrəˌmōnē/
noun
property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.
heritage.
"an organization that saves the world's cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings"
synonyms: heritage, inheritance, birthright; More
historical
the estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution.
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berserk
(of a person or animal) out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied.
"after she left him, he went berserk, throwing things about the apartment"
synonyms: frenzied, raving, wild, out of control, amok, on the rampage, frantic, crazy, raging, insane, out of one's mind, hysterical, mad, crazed, maniacal, manic; More
(of a device, system, or activity) operating in a wild or erratic way; fluctuating wildly.
"the climate control went berserk and either roasted or froze us"
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recede
pull back
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brusque
abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
"she could be brusque and impatient"
synonyms: curt, abrupt, blunt, short, sharp, terse, peremptory, gruff; More
antonyms: polite
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parluous
dangerous
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semiotic
is the study of meaning-making, the philosophical theory of signs and symbols.
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trundled
slowly
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careened
a fast, out of control
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jalopy
n. полуразвалившийся ветхий автомобиль, драндулет, консервная банка
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eremitic
religious recluse.
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bleated
calling complaints
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stopgap
temporary fix
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apologists
defenders
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vociferous
(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.
"he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover"
громкий
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unseemly
(of behavior or actions) not proper or appropriate.
"an unseemly squabble"
synonyms: improper, unbecoming, unfitting, unbefitting, unworthy, undignified, indiscreet, indelicate, indecorous, ungentlemanly, unladylike
"their unseemly behavior at Donna's baby shower"
antonyms: decorous
ignominious
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mired
bogged down
v. завязнуть в грязи, завязнуть в трясине; втянуть во что-либо
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wallow
(chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent.
"watering places where buffalo liked to wallow"
synonyms: loll about/around, roll about/around, lie about/around, splash about/around; slosh, wade, paddle; informalsplosh
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bessoted
strongly infatuated.
"he became besotted with his best friend's sister"
synonyms: infatuated with, smitten with, in love with, head over heels in love with, obsessed with; More
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resplendent
adj. блестящий, сверкающий, блистательный, великолепный
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teeming, abounding
full of, bustling with!
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ramshackle, dilapidated
вятхий, worn out
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qusling. defector
предатель traitors
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painstakingly
старательно
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squalid
убогий
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heinous, flagitious
unforgivable offensive
| гнусный
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chide
упрекать
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loaf
do nothing useful
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specter
ghost, something feared!
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puffery
false praise
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confabulation
uinvented talk, болтовня
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blather
empty talk
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plum
good
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crack
very good
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senescent, deteriation with age
стареющий,
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extortionate
expensive
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tacky
vulgar
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vitreous
like glass in appearance
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smitten with
охваченный
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flummoxed, confounded
pereplexed, confused
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meretricious
specious, показной..
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plaudits
approbation , praise
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excuse
lessen a blame
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vindicate
exculpate
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sangfroid
composure, equanimity
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incipient
nascent
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condone
accept and allow
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undergrid
underpin, permeats
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thwarted
undermined, prevented
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curt
laconic, concise
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morose
melancholy