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Grouse

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  1. 松鸡
  2. n. complaint
  3. v. complain, grumble
    Grouse about
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Stupendous

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  1. Awesome, marvelous

2. Tremendous

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Unkempt vs. unkept

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Unkempt is an adjective that literally means “not well-combed.” It is usually used to describe a person’s appearance, although it can also be applied to objects. Unkept is an adjective that means “not kept” or “neglected,” but it’s not usually used for people.

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Obsolete

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No longer in use

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fib

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Tell a relatively insignificant lie

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Primly

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Primly is defined as done in an excessively proper manner. An example of primly is walking stiffly such as in the sentence, “She primly walked past everyone in her expensive new gown.” adverb.
Synonym: prissily

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Assuage something

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  1. Ease, pacify, quiet: assuage the grief/a foe

2. Appease, quench: assuaging his thirst

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Odds and ends

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various items of different types, usually small and unimportant or of little value

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diametrically

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Completely, directly

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Ailment

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Illness, usually a minor one

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kip n.

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sleep

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muumuu

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Loose dress of Hawaiian origin that hangs from the shoulder and is like a cross between a shirt and a robe

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fleetness

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rapidity of movement

Fleetness of foot

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Chalet

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1 : a remote herdsman’s hut in the Alps
2a : a Swiss dwelling with unconcealed structural members and a wide overhang at the front and sides
b : a cottage or house in chalet style

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apoplectic

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  1. medical: of, relating to, or causing apoplexy or stroke
    also: affected with, susceptible to, or showing symptoms of apoplexy or stroke
    NOTE: Use of apoplectic in medical contexts relating to stroke still occurs but is now generally considered dated.

2a: of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke
an apoplectic rage
b: extremely enraged
was apoplectic over the news

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Ardor

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Noun
1a : an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
the sudden ardors of youth
b : extreme vigor or energy : INTENSITY
the ardor of a true believer
c : ZEAL
d : LOYALTY
2 : sexual excitement
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Fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

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divan

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贵妃椅(沙发

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cogent

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1a : appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : CONVINCING
cogent evidence
b : PERTINENT, RELEVANT
a cogent analysis
2 : having power to compel or constrain
cogent forces
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Jeer

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  1. Intransitive verb: to speak or cry out with derision or mockery a jeering mob.
  2. transitive verb. : to deride with mocking and insulting remarks or sounds : taunt was jeered by the crowd when he tried to speak.
  3. noun. a mocking and insulting remark or sound
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Sanguine

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  1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident:
    a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
  2. reddish; ruddy:
    a sanguine complexion.
  3. (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.
  4. bloody; sanguinary.
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stipulation

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noun
a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement.
“they donated their collection of prints with the stipulation that they never be publicly exhibited”

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Chortle

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Definition of chortle (Entry 1 of 2)
intransitive verb
1 : to sing or chant exultantly
he chortled in his joy
— Lewis Carroll
2 : to laugh or chuckle especially when amused or pleased
She chortled with delight.
transitive verb
: to say or sing with a chortling intonation
“… nothing whatever to worry about,” he chortled merrily.
— Kevin Myers