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Aggravate

“Dont aggravate me by interrupting.”
“Scratching your rash will only aggravate the condition.”

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Verb

  1. to irritate or annoy
  2. to make worse.
2
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Comprehend

“Do you fully comprehend my instructions?”

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Verb - to understand fully

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Cower

“Whenever the cruel kind was angry, all his servants would cower.”

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Verb - to crouch and tremble; to shrink back in fear or beacuse of pain.

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Endure

“Did your house endure the earthquake?”

“I don’t think I can endure any more complaints.”

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Verb

  1. to last; to continue to exist
  2. to put up with or bear; to show lasting strength
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Frugal

“My frugal parents often serve leftovers.”

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Adjective - thrifty; not wasteful

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Futile

“Our efforts to put out the fire were futile.”

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Adjective - useless; worthless or hopeless; not effective

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Immense

“Blue whales are immense creatures.”

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Adjective - huge, enormous

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Insufficient

“A light jacket is insufficient on a freezing day.”

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Adjective - not as much as is needed

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Laborious

“Plowing rocky soil is a laborious job.”

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Adjective - involving or requiring labor or much hard work; difficult.

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Malice

“It is reasonable to fear someone who shows malice toward you.”

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Noun - the desire to harm another; ill will

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Parasite

“A flea is a parasite.”

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Noun

  1. a plant or animal that lives on (or within) another from which it gets food.
  2. one who lives at another’s expense without contributing anything of value.
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Predicament

“Our flat tire put us in a predicament.”

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Noun - a difficult or unpleasant situation

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Scoff

“People used to scoff at early automobiles, but that attitude didn’t last.”

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Verb - to show scorn; to look down on or make fun of someone or something.

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Trivial

“Let’s not argue about trivial things.”

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Adjective - not valuable or important.

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Unanimous

“The group’s decision was unanimous.”

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Adjective - in (or based on) complete agreement