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CARCINOGENIC

MED

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Capable of causing cancer

Carcinogens - noun

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PRIMORDIAL

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Existing from the beginning of the universe
(MED) basic, connected with the early stage of development

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ERRATIC

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Moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected
Changing suddenly and unexpectedly

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PERIL

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Great danger, sth very dangerous
The cause of injury, the reason sth damaged

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TAN’GENTIAL

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Different from or not directly connected with the main topic you’re talking about

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GNARLY

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Rough and twisted, especially because of old age or no protection from bad weather

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OBITUARY

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A notice reporting someone’s death, usually with some info about their life

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GRIEF-STRICKEN

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Anguished, distressed, heartbroken

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VIVACIOUS

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Esp a girl, attractively energetic & enthusiastic

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‘RAUCOUS

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unpleasantly loud

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PRO’MISCUOUS

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Involving many sexual partners

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OPA’LESCENT

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Something that is opalescent reflects light and changes colour like an opal

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VISCERAL

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based on deep feeling and emotional reactions rather than on reason or thought

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COMPLACENT

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feeling so satisfied with your situation that you don’t need to try harder

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KNACKERED

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Extremely tired

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DERELICT

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in a poor condition bc of disuse and neglect
a person without a home, job or property

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DE’CREPIT

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in a bad condition bc of being old, not being cared for

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RAGGED

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Torn clothes, uneven surface

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RICKETY

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in bad condition and therefore weak, likely to break

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RETICULATED

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arranged or having a pattern like a net of lines and squares, or structure of pipes and wires

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PLODDING

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slow, continous
(person) hardworking but lack intelligence

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‘HEINOUS

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utterly bad or evil

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ADAMANT

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impossible to persuade, unwilling to change opinion or decision

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AFFABLE

sociable, easy-going

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pleasantly easy to apporach or to talk to

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AFLUTTER

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Excited and nervous

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AFFLUENT

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wealthy, properous, well-off

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A’KIN (to)

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Similar to

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ALBINO

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A person or animal with white skin and hair and pink eyes

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ALOOF

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Not friendly or willing to take part in things

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AMBIVALENT

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Having 2 opposing feelings at the same time, being uncertain about how you feel

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‘AMICABLE

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Relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often esppite a difficult situation

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ADROID AT

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Clever or skillful in using the hands and mind

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ANECDOTAL

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not based on the facts or careful study

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ANODYNE

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Intended to avoid causing offence or disagreement, esp by not expressing strong feelings or opinions

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APPALLED AT / BY

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Dismayed, horrified, shocked by

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APPREHENSIVE

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Anxious or fearful of sth bad will happen

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APT

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Suitable or right for a particular situation

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PROVERBIAL

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(of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom

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ASSAILABLE

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Attack violently

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ASPIRANT

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Having ambitions to achieve sth, typ. to follow a particular career

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AU’SPICIOUS

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Suggesting a positive and successful future

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AVA’RICIOUS

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Showing an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions

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BE AMPED (ABOUT)

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Excited or full of energy

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BOTCHED

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Carried out badly or carelessly

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APHRODISIAC

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Thing that cause excitement
Food, drink, drug stimulates sexual desire

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AU’SPICIOUS

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Suggesting a positive and successful future

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AU’TONOMOUS

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Autonomous person makes their own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else
Autonomous vehicles

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AWESTRUCK

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Filled with or revealing awe

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BACKED UP

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too many things/too much traffic going on, have to wait a long line

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BAFFLED

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Perplexed

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BAL’LISTIC

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Extremely and suddenly excited, upset or angry
(physics) behaving like a projectile

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RETICULATED

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Arranged or having a pattern like a net of lines and squares, or a structure of pipes and wires

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WASHED UP

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you’re no longer successful or having chances of success in the future

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HAND WRINGING

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The clasping together and squeezing of one’s hands, especially when distressed or worried

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RILED UP

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Angry because of something someone has done or said

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BARREN

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Not producing or unable to produce plants
Bleak and lifeless

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VENGEFUL

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Expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends

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PE’DANTIC

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Giving too much attention to formal rules or small details

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PROSTHETIC

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Relating to an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot, or tooth, that replaces a missing part

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PREFATORY

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Coming at the beginning of a piece of writing or a speech

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CORNROWED

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One of many strips of hair twisted together close to the head in thin rows

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MORBID

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too interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death

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IMMACULATE

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perfectly clean or tidy, without any mistakes

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INCENSED

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very angry; enraged

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CREDULOUS

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Tending to believe something on little evidence.

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INSOLENT

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rude and not showing respect

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TANTAMOUNT

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Being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad

EQUIVALENT

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PROBABILLISTIC

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Based on or relating to how likely it is that something will happen

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INSOLENT

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rude and not showing respect

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ELOQUENT

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giving a clear, strong message

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LIGHT-FINGERED

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A habit of stealing things

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ANEMIC

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Having too few red blood cells - lack of energy

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ANGST-FILLED

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Dissastified / unhappy

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BALLISTIC

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Extremely and suddenly excited, upset or angry

(physics) behaving like a projectile

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BALLSY

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Brave and determined

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BA’NAL

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Boring, ordinary not original

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BAR’BARIC

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Extremely cruel or unpleasant

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BAR’BAROUS

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Savagely cruel, exceedingly brutal

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BEFUDDLED

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Unable to think clearly
= perplexed / confused

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BENIGN

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Gentle & kindly
(med) not harmful in effect

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BER’ZERK

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Very angry, out of control

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BE’WITCHED

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Cast a spell on, enamored

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BEWILDERED

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Perplexed, flummoxed, confused, puzzled, bemused

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BLEAK

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Lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

Dreary, depressing

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BINAURAL

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Relating to or used with both ears

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BINOMIAL

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An expression that has two terms that are not the same 4x+y

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BIPARTISAN

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Supported by or consisting of 2 political parties

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BOVINE

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Related to cattle
Slow or stupid in a way that a cow is thought to be

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BRASH

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(of people) showing too much confidence and too little respect

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BUCOLIC

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Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside / country life
= rural

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BUSTLING

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Full of activity, lively.

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CALLOUS

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Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

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CARDINAL

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Central or essential

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CA’PRICIOUS

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Sudden / unaccountable changes of mood / behavior
= temperamental

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CE’REBRAL

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Intelligent and serious, and enjoying serious thought than emotion

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NONCHALANT

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behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care

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CHISELED

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(facial) Strongly & clearly defined
(wood) shaped or cut with a chisel

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CHOCK-FULL

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Completely full

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CLANDESTINE

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Planned or done in secret, esp describing sth that is not official allowed

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CLASSIST

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Treating someone unfairly or having negative opinions about them based on their social class

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CLUNKY

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Heavy and solid in an ugly way
Awkward or badly done

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CO’GENT

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Clearly expressed and persuasive

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COLLOQUIAL

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Informal and more suitable to use in speech than in writing

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EFFABLE

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Able to be described in words

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COMMENSURATE

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In a correct and suitable amount compared to sth else

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COERCIEVE

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Using force to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling to do

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COM’BATIVE

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Eager to fight or argue

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COMMENSURATE

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In a correct and suitable amount comparted to sth else

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CONGENIAL

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Friendly pleasant, agreeable

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CONGENITAL

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(Disease) spread directly or indirectly from people to another

(Emotion, feeling, attitude) likely to spread & affect others

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RUDIMENTARY

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basic, fundamental
at the early stage

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EXCRUCIATING

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intensely painful

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CALLOUS

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Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

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CEREBRAL

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Intelligent and serious, and enjoying serious thought than emotion

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CHOCK-FULL

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Completely full

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CLASSIST

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Treating someone unfairly or having negative opinions about them based on their social class

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CLANDESTINE

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Planned or done in secret, esp describing sth that is not official allowed

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CONCEITED

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Excessively proud of oneself

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CONJUGAL (ACT)

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Connected with marriage or relationship between 2 married people, esp their sexual relationship

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CONSTITUENT

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One of the parts that a substance or combination is made of

A voter in particular area of the country

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CONSUMMATE

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Perfect, or complete in every way
Showing high degree of skill and flair

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CONTENTIOUS

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Causing, involving, or likely to cause disagreement = controversial

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COQUETTISH

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Trying to attract attention by pretending to be sexually interested in someone, in a pleasant but not serious way

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CROOKED

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Not forming a straight line, having many bends
Dishonest

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CRUCIFEROUS

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Belonging to the cabbage family
Honest, fair, straightforward

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CRYOGENIC

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Related to the scientific study of very low temperatures and how to produce them
Related to the freezing of dead human bodies at low temps with the hope of bringing them back to life in the future

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OMINOUS

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suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen

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SMUG

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too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know, overpride

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CURT

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Rudely brief

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CUT THROAT

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(competition) fierce, intense, ruthless measure use

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DAMNEDEST

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Used to emphasize the surprising nature of sth

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DEBILITATING

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Making someone or sth physically weak

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DECEPTIVE

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Making you believe sth that is not true

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DEMEANING

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Insulting

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DELECTABLE

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Looking of tasting extremely good, giving great pleasure

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DELIRIOUS

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Acutely disturbed state of mind from illness / intoxication characterized by restlessness, illusions and incoherence of thought and speech

State of wild excitement or ecstasy

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DEMENTED

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Unable to think or act clearly because you’re extremely worried, angry or excited about something

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DESOLATE

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A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it

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If sth is derivative, it’s not the result of new ideas, but has been developed from a copies or sth else

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DE’ROGATORY

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Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

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DIMPLING

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dimple like effect

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DILAPIDATED

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Old and in poor condition

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DICEY

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Unpredictable / potentially dangerous

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DERISIVE

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Contemptuous ridicule or scorn

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DIRE

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Serious or extreme

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DISCERNABLE

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Able to be perceived by a sense or mind

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DISCREET

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Careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, esp by keeping sth secret

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DISGRUNTLE

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Angry or dissatisfied

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DIMINUTIVE

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Very small
Express that the fact that sth is small, often either to show affection or to suggest that sth or someone is not important

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DRAB

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Boring, esp in appearance, having little color and excitement

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DISSONANT

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Sounding strange or unpleasant (sounds/musical notes)

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DOOZY

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Sth outstanding / unique of its kind
Extraordinary in positive sense, but troublesome, problematic

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DOG-EARED

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Pages turned down at the corners due to excessive use

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DOGGED

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Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence
Dogged determination

Obstinate and tenacious as a dog who smells a bone

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Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

If you are dogmatic, you are certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong.

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DOWNRIGHT

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Actually/ completely (sth bad)

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DUALISTIC

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Divided conceptually into 2 opposed, contrasted aspects

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ECCENTRIC

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Strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way

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PERILOUS

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extremely dangerous

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ELATED AT / BY

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extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved

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ELUSIVE

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Difficult to describe, find, achieve, remember

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ENDEARING

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Making someone like you

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ENIGMATIC

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Mysterious and impossible to understand completely

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ERSATZ

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Used instead of sth else, usually bc the other thing is too expensive or rare

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EXCRUCIATING

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Intensely painful
Mentally agonizing / very embarrassing, awkward, tedious

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FACILE

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Facile remark or theory is too simple an has not been thought about enough

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FAMISHED

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Extremely hungry

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FAR-FETCHED

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Very unlikely to be true and difficult to believe

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FETCHING

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Attractive

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FAIL-SAFE

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It has been designed so that if one part of it does not work, the whole thing does not become dangerous

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FLAKY

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Behaving in a way that is strange, not responsible or not expected

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FLATULENT

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Having gas in the stomach and bowels

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FLIGHTY

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(woman) not responsible, likely to change jobs, bfs, activities

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FLUMMOXED

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Bewildered or perplexed

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FORTHRIGHT

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Too honest or direct in behaviour or speech

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ACRI’MONIOUS

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(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter

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FREAKISH

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Bizarre, abnormal
Unpredictable, capricious

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FRISKY

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Playful and full of energy

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FRIVOLOUS

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Behave in a silly way and not taking anything seriously

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FRUGAL

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Simple, plain, costing little
Sparing / economical regarding money / food

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FUGITITIVE

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(adj) feelings that last only for a short time

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IMMENSE

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extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree

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FUTILE

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Having no effect or achieve nothing, pointless

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EARFUL

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Loud blast of sound

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EERIE

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Strange / frightening

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EXPLICIT

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Clear and exact
Showing and talking about sex or violence in a very detailed way

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GAR’GANTUAN

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Enormous

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GAUCHE

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Awkward and uncomfortable with other people, esp bc young and without experience

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GERIATRIC

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For or relating to old people (<> pediatric)

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GINORMOUS

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Enormous

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GET TIGHT

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Intoxicated, drunk or acting like being drunk

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GLANDULAR

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Belonging or relating to, or produced or caused by glands

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GLIB

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Speaking or spoken in a confident way, without careful thought of honesty

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GLOATING

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Feeling or expressing great pleasure or satisfaction bc of your own success or good luck, or someone else’s failure or bad luck

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WILD GOOSE CHASE

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A complicated or lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit or search

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RAPACIOUS

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having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force

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GRANDIOSE

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Excessively grand or ambitious

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GRATIFYING

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Giving pleasure or satisfaction

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GREGARIOUS

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Fond of company, sociable

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TREACHEROUS

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If the ground or sea is treacherous, it is extremely dangerous, especially because of bad weather conditions

A person who deceives someone who trusts them, or has no loyalty

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GROTESQUE

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Strange and unpleasant, esp in a silly or slightly frightening way

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MELLOW

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smooth and soft, or not too sharp, bright, new, or rough

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GUILLOTINED

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Executed, beheaded

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GUTTED

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Extremely disappointed

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HACKNEYED

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Phrase or idea has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning

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HASTY

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Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

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HEINOUS

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Utterly odious or wicked (wrongful act, crime)

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HE’REDITARY

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Passing from a parent to a child through genes

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HORRID

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Unpleasant or unkind

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HUMANISTIC

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Relating to humanism (=the idea that people do not need a god or religion to satisfy their spiritual and emotional needs)

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HYPERBOLIC

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A way of speaking or writing that makes someone or sth sound bigger, better, more, etc than they are

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HUMONGOUS

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Huge, enormous

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ILLICIT

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Forbidden by law, rules or custom

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IDIOSYNCRATIC

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Having strange or unusual habits, ways of beahving

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IMMINENT

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Coming or likely to happen very soon

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IMPASSIONED

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Filled with or show great emotion

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IMPECCABLE

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Perfect, with no problems or bad parts

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IMPERVIOUS

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Not allowing fluid to pass thru
An unaffected person

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IMPECCABLE

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Perfect, with no problems or bad parts

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IMPROMPTU

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Without being planned

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INAUGURAL

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The first in a series of planned eventts

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INCAPACIPATED

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To make someone unable to work or do things normally, unable to do what they intended to do

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INCESSANT

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Non-stop, in an unpleasant and annoying way

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INCONTINENT

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Unable to control the excretion of urine or the contents of the bowels

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INCUMBENT

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(of an official or regime) currently holding office
Necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility

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INDECIPHERABLE

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Unable to be read or understood

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INDIGENT

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Very poor, needy

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INEBRIATED

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Having drunk too much alcohol

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INEPT

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Not skilled or effective

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INFURIATING

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Making one extremely angry and impatent

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HAPHAZARD

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Lacking any obvious order or plan

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HAREBRAINED

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Foolish, not practical (of plans or people)

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INSIPID

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Lacking interest, not having strong taste or character

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INQUISITIVE

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Curious or inquiring, sometimes in a way that annoys people

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INSATIABLE

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(desire) Impossible to satisfy

(Person) having insatiable appetite / desire for sth, esp. sex

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INSTRUMENTAL

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Serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy
If someone / sth is instrumental in a process, plan, system, that person or thing is one of the most important influences in causing it to happen

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ITERANT

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Marked by reputation

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INTRAMURAL

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Happening within or involving the members of one school, college or university

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JARRED AT

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Having a harshly unpleasant or disturbing effect on one’s nerves, feelings and thoughts

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JAUNTY

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Lively, cheerful, self-confident manner

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KIASU

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Afraid to be losing out

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LANGUISHING

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Failing to make progress or be successful

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LATENT

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Present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed

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FLATULENT

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having gas in the stomach and bowels

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BLUBBERING

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to cry in a noisy way like a child

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LECHEROUS

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Having or show excessive or offensive sexual desire

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LENIENT

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Not as severe or strong in punishment or judgement as would be expected

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LEERY OF

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Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions

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INFLATABLE

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a boat or something similar that must be filled with air in order to float on the water

able to be inflated

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LEWD

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Crude, offensive in a sexual way

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LIBELOUS

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A piece of writing that is libelous contains bad and false statements about a person

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KNACKERED

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exhausted

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LOPSIDED

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With one side lower or smaller than the other

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LOQUACIOUS

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Tending to talk a great deal, talkative

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LOW PROFILE

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Avoiding attention or publicity

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LUCID

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Expressed clearly and easy to understand, or thinking or speaking clearly

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LUDICROUS

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Stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at

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LUMPY

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soggy

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MASJUCULE

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Capital (letters)
Large character used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names

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MALLEABLE

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(metal) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or crackling
Easily influenced, trained, controlled

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MANGLED

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Destroyed by being twisted with force or torn into pieces so that the original form is completely changed

Spoiled by having many mistakes in it

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MELLOW

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Softened / matured by age / experience
Pleasantly smooth /soft, harshness-free

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MENIAL

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Not requiring much skill and lacking prestige

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-MONGERING

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The act of encouraging a particular activity, esp one that cause trouble

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MEAGER

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(of amounts/numbers) very small or not enough

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MUNDANE

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Ordinary and dull

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INCESTUOUS

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involving incest

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NAVEL GAZING

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Self-indulgent or excessive contemplation of oneself or a single issue, at the expense of a wider view

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NEGATORY

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Negative (formal, radio comm / military uses of negative)

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NEGLIGIBLE

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So small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention

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NEURO-AFFIRMING

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providing support that embraces and respects the incredible diversity of neurotypes, or types of brains

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NIFTY

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Particularly good, skillful or effective
Fashionable

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NIPPY

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Quite cold

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NITROUS

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Containing nitrogen, Nitro III

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OBLITERATE

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To remove all signs of sth, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen

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OBSCENE

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Offensive, rude, shocking, usually bc of being too obviously related to sex or showing sex

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OBTUSE

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(of an angle) more than 90 and less than 180
Stupid and show to understand, unwilling to try to understand

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ODIOUS

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Arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance

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OMNIBUS

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Containing many items

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OMINOUS

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Giving the impression that sth bad or unpleasant is going to happen

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ONEROUS

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Difficult to do or needing a lot of effort

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OPPRESSED

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Subject to harsh / authoritarian treatment

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ORNERY

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likely to get angry and argue with people

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OTHERWORLDLY

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Relating to an imaginary or spiritual world

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MALICIOUS

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having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone

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PARAPLEGIC

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Unable to move or feel the legs

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PAROCHIAL

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Relating to a parish (=an area that has its own church or priest)

Showing interest only in a narrow range of matters, esp those that directly affect yourself, your town, your country

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PENSIVE

A

Engaged in, involving, reflecting deep serious thought

Pensive mood

289
Q

PER’CEPTIVE

A

Very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice

290
Q

PERKY

A

Cheerful and lively

291
Q

```

PERTRIFIED

A

So frightened that one is unable to move, terrified

292
Q

PLASTERED

A

extremely drunk

293
Q

PLATONIC

A

Intimate / affectionate but not sexual

294
Q

PLUMP

A

Having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape
Shake & push sth to make it round and soft - plump cushions

295
Q

POIGNANT

A

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Sharp or pungent taste or smell

296
Q

POSH

A

Elegant or stylishly luxurious

297
Q

‘POSTHUMOUS

A

Happening after person’s death

298
Q

PRIMO

A

Excellent, of best type or quality

299
Q

PREMA’TURE

A

Too early

300
Q

PRETENTIOUS

A

Trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, in matters of art and literature

301
Q

PRENATAL

A

Before birth

302
Q

PRE’NUPTIAL

A

Existing or occurring before marriage

303
Q

‘PRESCIENT

A

Knowing or suggesting correctly what will happen in the future

304
Q

PREROGATIVE

A

Something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but not possible or allowed for everyone

305
Q

PRICKLY

A

Irritable , loses their temper or gets upset easily

306
Q

PRO BONO

A

For the public good

307
Q

PRO’FANE

A

Showing no respect for a god or a religion, often through language

308
Q

PROMISCUOUS

A

Having lots of different sexual partners or relationships

309
Q

PRO’PITIOUS

A

Likely to result in success, or showing signs of success

310
Q

PRO’PULSIVE

A

Having the quality of driving or pushing forward

311
Q

PRUDENT

A

Careful and avoiding risks, care and thought for the future

312
Q

PRUNY

A

Shrinky fingertips after soaking in water for too long

313
Q

PUBESCENT

A

In the period of puberty

314
Q

PUCKERING

A

Tightly gather or contract - wrinkles / small folds

315
Q

PUGI’LISTIC

A

wanting to fight or to hit someone

316
Q

QUAINT

A

Attractively unusual or old-fashioned

317
Q

QUELLED

A

To stop sth, esp by using force

318
Q

QUEASY

A

Nauseated, feeling sick

319
Q

QUIZZICAL

A

Mild or amused puzzlement

320
Q

RADICAL

A

Believe or express the belief that there should be great or extreme social and political change

321
Q

RAGGEDY

= shabby

A

Scruffly, shabby, dirty and messy

322
Q

RAMBUNCTIOUS

= boisterous, rowdy

A

Behavior that is difficult to control of handle, turbulently active and noisy

323
Q

RAPT

A

Completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing, with full engagement

324
Q

RANCID

A

Smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale

325
Q

RANDY

A

Feeling lots of sexual desire

326
Q

RE’MISS

A

Careless and not doing a duty well enough

327
Q

JADED

A

Not having interest or losing interest because you have experienced something too many times

328
Q

REMNANT

A

Remaining

329
Q

REACTIONARY

A

opposed to political or social change or new ideas

330
Q

RECEPTIVE TO

A

Willing to listen to and accept new ideas and suggestions

331
Q

TANGENT

A

a straight line that touches but does not cut into a curve

332
Q

RESOLUTE

A

Admirably purposeful, determined, unwavering, firmly resolved

333
Q

REPELLENT

A

Making you feel strong disapproval that you don’t wanna be involved with sth or someone

334
Q

REPREHENSIBLE

A

It’s extremely bad or unacceptable in terms of behaviour

335
Q

REPRESSED

A

Having feelings that you don’t express

336
Q

REPULSIVE

A

Disgusting, horrible, arousing intense distaste or disgust

337
Q

RESOURCEFUL

A

Ability to find quick, clever ways to overcome difficulties

338
Q

RESTRAINED

A

Characterized by reserve / moderation, unemotional / dispassionate
Understated / subtle

339
Q

RIGGED

A

To arrange dishonestly for the result of sth, for ex an election to be changed

340
Q

ROWDY

A

Noisy & disorderly

341
Q

RUGGED

A

Broken, rocky, uneven surface
Strongly made, capable of rough handling
Toughness and determination

342
Q

RUDIMENTARY

A

Basic, not well developed (equipment, methods, systems)

343
Q

RULE BENDING

A

To ignore rules, or change them to suit ones’ own convenient

344
Q

RUN-OF-THE-MILL

A

Ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

345
Q

SALIENT

A

Most noticeable or important

346
Q

SELF-IMPOSED

A

Decide by yourself, without being influenced or ordered by others

347
Q

SELF-INFLICTED

A

Pain, problem that’s caused by yourself

348
Q

IN’FIRM

A

Ill or needing care, especially for long periods and often because of old age

349
Q

STELLAR

A

Outstanding, wonderful, better
Stellar people or activities are of an extremely high standard
Of a star or stars

350
Q

SEQUIN

A

A small, shiny metal or plastic disc sewn onto clothes for decoration

351
Q

IN’HERENT

ɪnˈhɪr.ənt.li

A

in a way that exists as a natural or basic part of something

352
Q

SEN’SUAL

sen.’ʃu.əl

A

Expressing or suggesting physical, especially sexual, pleasure or satisfaction

353
Q

PRE’POSTEROUS

prɪˈpɑs·tər·əs

A

Completely unreasonable and ridiculous; not to be believed
Very silly or stupid

354
Q

VIN’DICTIVE

A

Having or showing a desire to harm someone because you think that the person has harmed you; unwilling to forgive

355
Q

SENSATIONAL

A

Very good, exciting, or unusual

356
Q

SYPHILLITIC

A

Suffering from or caused by syphilis (sexual)

357
Q

SCORCHING

A

Scorching hot
Harsh, severe
Fast (a scorching pace)

358
Q

SCOT-FREE

A

Free of guilt, obligation and penalty

359
Q

SKITTISH

A

(of a person) nervous or easily frightened
Not serious and likely to change their beliefs or opinions often

360
Q

SLINKY

A

Made of delicate cloth and fitting the body closely in a way that is sexually attractive

361
Q

SOLEMN

A

Serious or without any humor

362
Q

SOLVENT

A

Having enough money to pay all the money that is owed to other people

363
Q

SEDATE

A

Calm, dignified, unhurried
Quiet, dull
(v) sedated - given drug to calm or make someone sleep

364
Q

SLUGGISH

A

Slo-moving or inactive

365
Q

SNOOT-NOSED

A

Childish, inexperienced
Considering oneself superior, conceited (snot-nosed snob)

366
Q

SOLIPSISTIC

A

Self-centered, selfish
(Phil) the self is all that can be known to exist

367
Q

SNARKY

A

Criticizing someone in an annoyed way and trying to hurt their feelings

368
Q

SNATCHED

A

Amazingly good, attractive

369
Q

SNAZZY

A

Stylish and attractive

370
Q

SOLEMN

A

Formal and dignified
Not cheerful or smiling, serious
Having or showing serious purpose and determination

371
Q

SOMBER

A

Dark and dull in color or tone, gloomy

372
Q

SQUISHY

A

Soft and moist

373
Q

STERICAL

A

Relates to the position of atoms within a molecule

374
Q

STERILE

A

(of a living being) unable to produce young, or (of land) unable to produce plants or crops

375
Q

STAGNANT

A

(air or water) Not flowing or moving, smelling unpleasant
Not growing or developing

376
Q
A
377
Q

STORM-TOSSED

A

Exposed to / characterized by strong winds and rain

378
Q
A
379
Q

STRESS INDUCING

A

Caused by stress or mental fatigue

380
Q

STREETWISE

A

Able to deal with dangerous situations in towns where lots of crime

381
Q

STRIDENT

A

A strident sound is loud, unpleasant and rough

Express in forceful language that does not try to avoid upsetting people

382
Q

STRUNG OUT

A

Very tired and worried

383
Q

STUBBY

A

Short and thick

384
Q

SUAVE

A

Charming, confident, elegant (man)

385
Q

SUBLIME

A

Excellent, grandeur - aspire the awe of sth

386
Q

SUB’LIMINAL

ˌsə.ˈblɪm.ən.əl

A

Not recognized or understood by the conscious mind, but still having an influence on it

**Subliminal advertising **tries to influence people without them being aware of it, for example by showing messages for such a short time that people read them without realizing that they have done so

387
Q

WHO-DUN-IT

A

A story about a crime and the attempt to discover who committed it

388
Q

SWANKY

A

Very expensive and fashionable, in a way that is intended to attract people’s attention and admiration

389
Q

TWO-TIMING

A

To deceive someone you are having a relationship with by having a secret sexual relationship with someone else at the same time

390
Q

WANKY

A

a rude word meaning very stupid or very poor quality

391
Q

SU-PER-‘FI-CIAL

ˌsuː.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl

A

Appearing to be real or important when it’s not true
Not complete and involving only the most obvious thing

392
Q

‘MI-LI-TANT

A

active, determined, and often willing to use force

393
Q

TACKY

SHABBY

A

Of cheap quality or in bad style

394
Q

‘TE-DI-OUS

ˈtid·i·əs

A

Too long, slow, dull, tiresome or monotonous, boring

395
Q

TE-LE-KI-‘NE-TIC

ˌtel.ɪ.kɪˈnet̬.ɪk

A

Having an ability to move objects, or to make them change shape, using only the power of the mind

396
Q

TEM-PE-RA-‘MEN-TAL

ˌtemp(ə)rəˈmen(t)l

A

Someone whose mood often changes very suddenly

397
Q

‘TEM-PO-RAL

ˈtem.pɚ.əl

A

Relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones

Relating to time

398
Q

TE-‘NA-CIOUS

təˈneɪ.ʃəs

A

Firm grip; determined; persistent

399
Q
A
400
Q

‘TA-CI-TURN

ˈtæs.ə.tɝːn

A

Tending not to speak much

401
Q

TAUT

A

Not slack, well stretched

402
Q

‘SAC-CHA-RINE

A

too sweet or too polite
too pleasant or charming, with too much feeling to be believed

403
Q

‘VEN-TURE-SOME

A

Used to describe a person who is willing to take risks, or an action or behaviour that involves risks

404
Q

‘TAF-FY

A

Insincere flattery

405
Q

TRAIL-‘BLA-ZING

A

Introduce new ideas or methods, innovative or pioneering

406
Q

TRA-JEC-TO-RY

A

The curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air

407
Q

IN-‘CAR-CE-RA-TED

ɪnˈkɑːr.sə.reɪt

A

To put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

408
Q

SMART-ASS

A

Irritatingly clever or smug

409
Q

JADED

A

Not having interest or losing interest because you have experienced something too many times

Lacking interest or desire because of experiencing too much of something

410
Q

IN-‘SI-DI-OUS

A

(of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm

411
Q

EN-‘TRENCHED

ɪnˈtrentʃt

A

Entrenched ideas are so fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot be changed
Established firmly so that it cannot be changed

412
Q

‘TRAN-SI-ENT

A

Lasting only for a short time, impermanent

413
Q

TU-‘MUL-TU-OUS

A

Making a loud, confused noise, uproarious

Tumultuous life - involves many exciting confusing events or feelings

414
Q

TURNED WINE

A

Turned bad

415
Q

UNCOUTH

A

Behaving in a rude, unpleasant way

416
Q

U-NI-LA-‘TE-RAL

A

Performed by or affecting only 1 person, group, country involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of the others

417
Q

UN-JABBED

A

Not vaxed

418
Q

UN-‘JUST

A

Not fair

419
Q

UN-‘FLAP-PA-BLE

A

Not likely to get worried, nervous, or angry even in difficult situations

420
Q

UN-IN-‘HI-BI-TED

ˌʌn.ɪnˈhəb.ə.t̬ɪd

A

Free and natural, without embarrassment or too much control

421
Q

UN-‘OR-THO-DOX

ʌnˈɔːr.θə.dɑːks

A

Not conforming rules, traditions, modes of conduct, as a doctrine, religion or philosophy

422
Q

**

UN-‘PA-LA-TA-BLE

A

Not pleasant to taste
Difficult to tolerate or accept
= obnoxious behaviour (of a person)

423
Q

‘UT-TER

A

Complete or extreme

424
Q

UN-‘WA-VER-ING

ʌnˈweɪ.vər.ɪŋ

A

Never moving or looking away from something

Steady or resolute

425
Q

UP-‘ROA-RI-OUS

ʌpˈrɔːr.i.əs

A

= thunderous, ear-shattering, ear-splitting

426
Q

VER-‘BA-TIM

vɝːˈbeɪ.t̬əm

A

In a way that uses exactly the same words as were originally used

427
Q

VE-‘RI-TA-BLE

A

Used to describe something as another, more exciting, interesting, or unusual thing, as a way of emphasizing its character

428
Q

VEXED

A

Annoyed, frustrated, worried

(problem/issue) difficult, much debated, problematic

429
Q

‘VI-CI-OUS

A

Deliberately cruel or violent

430
Q

‘VI-GI-LANT

ˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt

A

Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficult

431
Q

VO-‘RA-CIOUS

vəˈreɪ.ʃəs

A

Very eager for sth, esp lots of food
Needing a lot of sth to be satisfied

432
Q

WELL-TENDED

A

Carefully looked after

433
Q

PRE-‘SUMP-TUOUS

prɪˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs

A

A person who is presumptuous shows little respect for others by doing things they have no right to do

434
Q

‘WI-THER-ING

A

Intended to make someone feel mortified

435
Q

WONKY

A

Weak, unsatisfactory, not firm

436
Q

‘WORK-A-DAY

ˈwɝː.kə.deɪ

A

Ordinary

437
Q

WORLD-WEARY

A

Hate the world

438
Q

‘WISTFUL

A

Sad and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past

439
Q

HALF-MAST

A

The position of a flag that is halfway down the pole, usually as an expression of sadness at a death or sad public event

440
Q

‘STRIN-GENT

ˈstrɪn.dʒənt

A

Having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting

441
Q

DE-‘BAU-CHE-ROUS

A

An out-of-control party

442
Q

RASPY

A

A raspy voice sounds unpleasantly rough

443
Q

DE-‘SEN-SI-TIZED

A

To cause someone to experience something, usually an emotion or a pain, less strongly than before

444
Q

DE-‘RANGED

dɪˈreɪndʒd

A

Completely unable to think clearly or behave in a controlled way, especially because of mental illness

445
Q

‘JAUN-DICED

ˈdʒɑːn.dɪst

A

judging everything as bad because bad things have happened to you in the past

446
Q

BI-‘O-NIC

baɪˈɑː.nɪk

A

Using artificial materials and methods to produce activity or movement in a person or animal

447
Q

A-‘BYS-MAL

əˈbɪz.məl

A

very bad
very deep

448
Q

IN-‘EX-O-RA-BLE

ˌɪnˈek.sər.ə.bəl

A

Continuing without any possibility of being stopped

449
Q

PSY-CHE-‘DE-LIC

ˌsaɪ.kəˈdel.ɪk

A

(Of a drug) causing effects on the mind, such as feelings of deep understanding or unusually strong experiences of colour, sound, taste, and touch

450
Q

SNARKY

A

Criticizing someone in an annoyed way and trying to hurt their feelings

451
Q

IN-‘SA-TI-A-BLE

ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl

A

(especially of a desire or need) too great to be satisfied

452
Q

COM-‘PELLED

kəmˈpeld

A

Having to do something, because you are forced to or feel it is necessary

453
Q

PE-‘DAN-TIC

A

Giving too much attention to formal rules or small details

454
Q

‘FI-NIC-KY

ˈfɪn.ɪ.ki

A

Difficult to please
Needing a lot of attention to detail

455
Q

FE-‘RO-CIOUS

fəˈroʊ.ʃəs

A

Frightening and violent

456
Q

ENTHRALLED BY

A

Filled with wonder and delight

457
Q

EN-‘THRAL-LING

ɪnˈθrɑː.lɪŋ

A

Keeping someone’s interest and attention completely

458
Q

‘DWIN-DLING

ˈdwɪn.dəl.ɪŋ

A

Gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number

459
Q

OS-TEN-‘TA-TIOUS

ˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs

A

Too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you

460
Q

MY-‘O-PIC

A

Unable to understand a situation or the way actions will affect it in the future

Unable to see clearly things that are far away

461
Q

PRE-‘POS-TO-ROUS

prɪˈpɑː.stɚ.əs

A

Very silly or stupid

462
Q

‘PRE-SCIENT

ˈpreʃ.ənt

A

Knowing or suggesting correctly what will happen in the future

463
Q

VAIN

A

Unsuccessful; of no value
Too interested in your own appearance or achievements

464
Q

SUB-‘SER-VI-ENT

səbˈsɝː.vi.ənt

A

Willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people

465
Q

PRE-‘CA-RI-OUS

prɪˈker.i.əs

A

In a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly

466
Q

‘STEL-LAR

A

Of a star or stars
Stellar people or activities are of an extremely high standard

467
Q

‘NON-DE-SCRIPT

ˈnɑːn.dɪ.skrɪpt

A

Very ordinary, or having no interesting or exciting features or qualities

468
Q

DIS-‘COR-DANT

A

Producing an unpleasant sound

469
Q

VIR-TU-‘O-SIC

A

The quality of being extremely skilled at something

470
Q

HALF-COCKED

ˌhɑːfˈkɒkt

A

To fail because of not being well planned or because of starting too soon

471
Q

PROFUSE

prəˈfjuːs

A

Produced or given in large amounts

472
Q

‘SCRAP-PY

A

Badly organized or put together
Untidy and not very attractive or well developed

473
Q

MIND BOGGLING

A

In a way that is extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine

474
Q

IN-TRA-‘VE-NOUS

ˌɪn.trəˈviː.nəs

A

Into or connected to a vein

475
Q

WELL-VERSED

A

Knowing a lot about something

476
Q

BE-‘DAZ-ZLED

A

To impress someone very much, because of being very intelligent, beautiful, etc.

477
Q

PIECEMEAL

A

Not done according to a plan but done at different times in different ways

478
Q

‘I-RON-CLAD

ˈaɪrn.klæd

A

Very certain and unlikely to be changed

479
Q

IN-‘DU-BI-TA-BLE

ɪnˈduː.bɪ.t̬ə.bəl

A

That cannot be doubted

480
Q

‘SUB-PAR

ˈsʌb.pɑːr

A

Worse than the usual or expected standard

481
Q

‘ME-NI-AL

ˈmi·ni·əl

A

Needing little skill or education

482
Q

HE-TE-RO-‘NOR-MA-TIVE

A

Denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual orientation

483
Q

‘TACT-FUL

A

Careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone

484
Q

BICKERING

A

Often arguing about things that are not important

485
Q

‘DO-CILE

ˈdɑː.səl

A

Quiet and easy to influence, persuade, or control

486
Q

TAME

A

boring, dull, uninteresting
domesticated

487
Q

TRITE

A

Expressed too often to be interesting or seem sincere
Done or expressed too often to be of any interest

488
Q

‘ZEA-LOUS

ˈzel.əs

A

enthusiastic and eager

489
Q

DE-‘LEC-TA-BLE

dəˈlektəb(ə)l

A

(Of food or drink) delicious
Extremely beautiful or attractive (humourously)

490
Q

‘VA-PID

A

Showing no intelligence or imagination

491
Q

O-VER-REACH-ING

A

Fail by trying to achieve, spend, or do more than you can manage

492
Q

SNIPPY

A

Slightly rude and impatient, and using only a few words

493
Q

E-‘VO-CA-TIVE

A

make you recall or imagine sth pleasant
bring strong images and feelings to mind

494
Q

MURKY

A

dark and dirty or difficult to see through

495
Q

‘CRINK-LING

A

covered in small lines and folds

crinkling closed eyes
crinkled up nose

496
Q

UNKEMPT

A

not combed, sloppy appearance

497
Q

INANIMATE

A

Lacking the qualities or features of living beings, a soulless object

498
Q

JARRING

A

A jarring sight, sound, or experience is so different or unexpected that it has a strong and unpleasant effect on something or someone

499
Q

E-VA-‘NES-CENT

A

Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

500
Q

‘IM-MI-NENT

A

Coming or likely to happen very soon

501
Q

INCISING

A

Mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or a series of cuts

502
Q

MANIFOLD

ˈmæn.ə.foʊld

A

many and of several different types

503
Q
A
504
Q

MUTILATED

A

To get damaged severely, esp by violently removing a part

505
Q

DAUNTING

A

making you feel slightly frightened or worried about about your ability to achieve sth

506
Q

GRA-‘TU-I-TOUS

ɡrəˈtuː.ə.t̬əs

A

not necessary, with no cause (sth bad)

507
Q

‘FE-CUND

A

able to produce lots of crops, fruits, young animals, etc

508
Q

HEDONISTIC

A

Living and behaving in ways that mean you have as much pleasure as possible, according to the belief that the most important thing in life is to enjoy yourself

509
Q

GLUM

A

Being depressed, bummed out, or down in the dumps

510
Q

ALLEGORICAL

A

Containing a moral or hidden meaning

511
Q

CARTHATIC

A

Involving the release of strong emotions through a particular activity or experience

512
Q

MAWKISH

A

Lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste

513
Q

ALLEGORICAL

A

Containing a moral or hidden meaning

514
Q

FASTIDIOUS

A

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

515
Q

DERISIVE

A

ridicule or scorn

516
Q

CONTEMPTUOUS

A

Manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

517
Q

VINDICTIVE

A

Having or showing a wish to harm someone because you think that they harmed you; unwilling to forgive

518
Q

MANIFOLD

A

many or several different types

519
Q

GRITTY

A

Showing the unpleasant or difficult features of something as they really are

520
Q

‘VER-DANT

A

Covered with healthy green plants or grass

521
Q

DE-‘FI-ANT

A

Proudly refusing to obey authority
Not willing to accept criticism or disapproval

522
Q

PER-‘NI-CIOUS

A

Highly injurious or destructive

523
Q

WALLET-BURSTING

A

Something happened that cost you a lot of money

524
Q

SPURIOUS

A

False and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has not been correctly understood and therefore false

525
Q

CULPABLE

A

deserve to be blamed

526
Q

LA’SCI-VI-OUS

ləˈsɪv.i.əs

A

express strong desire for sexual activities

527
Q

POISE

A

A quality of grace, or calm confidence in a person

528
Q

GHOULISH

A

Ugly, unpleasant, frightening
connected with death and unpleasant things

529
Q

AWRY

A

not in the intended way
in the wrong position

530
Q

FRIGID

A

Extremely cold
unfriendly and very formal

531
Q

SLEAZY

A

dirty, cheap, not socially acceptable, morally degraded

532
Q

BLOTCHY

A

skin condition, spotty marks and those are in irregular shapes

533
Q

SPLOTCHY

A

marked with spots

534
Q

DOCILE

A

easy to influence, control, persuade

535
Q

CUMBERSOME

A

hard to handle or manage bc of size and weight

536
Q

OBSCENE

A

offensive, rude, shocking, bc of being too related to sex

537
Q

‘IM-PISH

A

Showing child’s pleasure in enjoying yourself and making trouble
Playful but can be annoying behaviors

538
Q

LIMP-DICKED

A

can’t get or keep errection

539
Q

SMIRKY

A

Smile in a way that express satisfaction or pleasure about having done sth

540
Q

ENGORGED

A

Swollen

541
Q

WOOZY

A

slightly dizzy, nauseous

542
Q

BE CONSTRAINT TO

A

Be forced to do sth

543
Q

GNAWING

A

continuously uncomfortable, painful or worrying=

544
Q

GLIB

A

Speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty

545
Q

FOLLY

A

Foolish behavior
Lack of good sense or judgment

546
Q

AMENABLE

A

Showing willingness to agree or to accept

547
Q

BRISK

A

Quick, energetic, and active

548
Q

QUIPPY

A

a humorous and clever remark

549
Q

‘DE-CA-DENT

ˈdek.ə.dənt

A

a person or group who has low moral standards

550
Q

SCALY

A

scaly skin, it has small, hard, dry areas that fall off in small pieces

551
Q

SOMBER

A

serious, sad, without humor or entertainment

552
Q

CHORNEY

A

Slavic, Russian - black

553
Q

RIVETING

A

extremely interesting and exciting

554
Q

NIPPY

A

chilly

555
Q

A-‘TO-NAL

A

sounds dull, emotionaless

556
Q

STINGY

A

Unwilling to spend money
Small in amount and less than is needed or expected

557
Q

JABBY

A

sth pointed and sharp

558
Q

GRIMY

A

dirty

dirty

559
Q

RIGGED

A

Manipulated or controlled by deceptive or dishonest means
Things that get pre-organized with a premade plots

560
Q

MAGNANIMOUS

A

having/showing a noble and courageous spirit

561
Q

PRIMO

A

High quality

562
Q

ARTISANAL

A

Hand-crafted

563
Q

SCIENCE-BACKED

A

science-proofed

564
Q

FI-‘DU-CI-A-RY

fɪˈduː.ʃi.er.i

A

Relating to the responsibility to take care of someone else’s money in a suitable way

565
Q

DEPLORABLE

A

very bad

566
Q

TACKY

A

of cheap quality or in bad style

567
Q

UNRELENTING

A

Extremely determined

568
Q

HEAVENSTRUCK

A

too delighted

569
Q

HAPLESS

A

unfortunate

570
Q

MOTILE

A

moving, able to move

571
Q

‘BUL-BOUS

A

Resembling a bulb especially in roundness or the gross enlargement of a part

572
Q

VIRILE

ˈvɪr.əl

A

aving strength, energy, and a strong sex drive

573
Q

PEACHY

A

Really good

574
Q

TEPID

A

Not very warm
Little enthusiastic

575
Q

HALF-MAST

A

the position of someone’s trousers have partly fallen down to around and below the hips

576
Q

CONTINGENT

A

dependent on or conditioned by sth else

577
Q

POST-HASTE

A

as fast as possible

578
Q

1.

LABORIOUS

ləˈbɔːr.i.əs

A

needs lots of time and effort

579
Q

DANDY

A

very good, hysterically, when sth is not good or not happy about it

580
Q

BAWLING

A

cry out loudly and unrestrainedly

581
Q

PER-‘PE-TUAL

A

continue in the same way forever

582
Q

LAVISH

A

generous and extravaggant

583
Q

DE-BO-‘NAIR

A

attractive, cleverly dressed

584
Q

BE-‘NE-VO-LENT

A

kind and helpful

585
Q

INDUSTRIOUS

A

dilligent, hard-working

586
Q

‘AR-DU-OUS

ˈɑːr.dʒu.əs

A

difficult to achieve

587
Q

MO-‘NO-TO-NOUS

A

boring, repetitive

588
Q

‘CAN-DID

A

Honest, telling the truth

589
Q

PRE-‘PO-STE-ROUS

prɪˈpɑː.stɚ.əs

A

Silly, stupid, absurd

590
Q

TANTALIZING

A

arouse or stimulate desire and interest

591
Q

‘GLUT-TO-NOUS

A

eating, drinking, consuming more than what you need

592
Q

TRANS-‘CEN-DENT

A

greater, better, more important, way beyond the above

593
Q

VINDICATING / VINDICATED

A

prove something true although everyone thinks it wrong

594
Q

TARDY

A

late, slow in happening, arriving

595
Q

BOGUS

A

Fake, ingenuine

596
Q

VENGEFUL

A

express a strong wish to hurt someone violently

597
Q

SUB-‘VER-SIVE

A

trying to destroy or damage sth, esp political establishments

598
Q

MALIGNANT

A

harmful growth of cancer
having strong wish to do harm

599
Q

ECSTATIC

A

extremely happy

600
Q

FOREBODING

A

Implying sth bad will happen

601
Q

A-‘GHAST

A

filled with strong feelings, shock and worry

602
Q

PUNITIVE

ADJ

A

intended as a punishment
describe costs that are so high to afford

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