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Decoy

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Verb: to lure and entice from their intended course, typically into a trap

Eg: attempting him to decoy into a trap

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Transgression

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Noun: an act of breaking the law, rule, code of conduct

Eg: transgression of the law

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Courtesan

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High end prostitute in the 1500s and 1600s

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Ineptitude

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Incompetence

Having or showing no skills, or clumsy

Inept is the adjective.
Some inept individuals relentlessly apply for difficult jobs

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Nuanced

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Adj: expressing distinct but subtle shades of meaning. Life is wonderfully nuanced.

Having nuance: is to have subtle but distinct characteristics, qualities, attributes that define you

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Confide

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Verb: to confide in someone means to trust someone enough to reveal a private matter or secret.

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Beguile

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To charm someone often in misleading and deceptive way

“Think you can smooth-tongue me, trick me, beguile me?”

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Circa

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Approximately, around [time]
Circa 1970 would mean around 1970s

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Discernible

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Perceptible, able to be perceived

The fine lines were discernible.
(The very small difference is visible)

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Exude

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To display an [energy]
To emanate, to radiate

She exudes confidence

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Plateau

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A state of no change after an activity

She reached a plateau with her s/o

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Antsy

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Agitated, irritated, fidgety

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Antsy

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Agitated irritated fidgety

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Temperament

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A person’s nature that they are born with. This can be exuded in physical, mental, and emotional traits
Examples: his impulsive temperament always got him into trouble
Her tranquil temperament provided pleasant aura around her

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Gimmick

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A gimmick is a trick to attract people’s attention

Or a nightout w friends probably to attract attention as well

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Discrepancy

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A difference between two things/people, especially an unexpected one

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Pretentious

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Is when someone attempts to pretend to be better than one actually is

Pretend-cious

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Wistful

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Regretful
Nostalgic
Yearning

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Thread the needle

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To play or move as if you are threading the needle
To cautiously proceed at a difficult situation

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Covertly

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Secretly
They moved him covertly into an asylum

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To best

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To outwit(to defeat) someone
To get the better of someone in a competition

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Put a lid on something

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To stop sth from growing by putting a lid on it.

To put an end to sth

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Construe

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To interpret (a word or action) in particular way

To analyze the syntax of (sentence, what someone has just said)

Example: his frustration was construed(interpreted) as anger
His jealousy was often construed as toxic behavior

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Dissipate

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To disappear

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Fluke
Sth that happened as a surprise( can be positive or negative) An unexpected event Example: he was a fluke
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Fluke
An unlikely chance of occurrence A happenstance A luck Can be interpreted in positive or negative way
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Exhaustive
A comprehensive, all-inclusive
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Smoldering look
Is a sexually charged look
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Melodramatic
An exaggerated emotional Over dramatic
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A person of substance
A person with money, power, or influence
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Up in arms
Enraged Angry about sth
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Assimilate
To understand [culture] To take in or understand fully
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Hormone casserole
Raging hormones
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Hot and under the collar
Gets angry and irritated about small things Eg. Why do you get all hot and under the collar when we’re out drinking?
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Complacent
Complacent person is a person who feels very pleased with themselves even tho the situation is uncertain Showing smug
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Complicit
Involving a crime or illegal activity She was accused of being complicit about the neighbor’s break in
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Bleak
Depressing Not hopeful
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True-blue
Adj. Loyal, faithful He is my true-blue friend
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Incorporate
To include To take in or contain To embody
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Altruism Altuistic
Altruism is the act of being selfless for the wellfare of others An altruistic person is a person who sacrifices themselves for the good of others, selfless, not selfish person
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Candid
To be candid would mean to be frank Or an unposed honest frank natural picture
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Adversity
Difficulty, misfortune We faced some adversity at work
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Demeanor
Outward behavior
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Ambivalent
Ambiguous having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action Example: she was feeling ambivalent of her feelings on the matter
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To berate someone
To criticize someone angrily Her parents berated when she came home past curfew
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To scold
To speak to someone in angrily manner because of their behavior
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Divert
To divert someone would mean to change their course or change their direction into something else Or To distract someone
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Squeamish
To feel nauseous, disgust caused by unpleasant images
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Inauguration
The formal admission of somoen to the presidential office Trump’s attempt at second presidential inauguration
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Bogeyman
When someone used as an example for showing disapproved behaviors
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Corny
Cliche, full of emotions in a good/bad way Synonym: trite(overused)
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Tacky
Trashy and cheap
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Snob
Is a person who thinks superior than others I don’t want my kid to go to private school and become a snob
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Smug
Is a person who is self pleased and feels prideful Synonym: egotistic
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Quirk
An odd habit An idiosyncrasy Everyone has their quirks
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Solicitous
Concerned Caring Attentive She was always solicitous of others well being
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To obscure
To conceal to hide Her actions obscure the truth
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Disperse
LA is a widely dispersed city
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Disperse
LA is a widely dispersed city
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Integrity
The honesty and strong moral principles of someone that you refuse to change The true integrity of someone
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Convention
The way things usually are done The norm The social conventions dictate that we marry around the ages of 25-30 and get our life together by 35, but in reality it’s so hard to live up to social norms

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