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Spatial

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Relating to space

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Infatuate

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Be inspired with an intense and short lives passion.

Ex: having sex

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Molasses

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Caramel

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Moccasins

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A type of shoes with soft bottom

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Presumptuous

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Adjective

(of a person or their behavior) Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

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Confound

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Verb
Cause surprise or confusion in (someone), esp. by acting against their expectations.
Perplex

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Scrutiny

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Supervision

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Compote

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Noun
Fruit preserved or cooked in syrup.
A dish consisting of fruit salad or stewed fruit.

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Abjure

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To renounce or to turn your back in a belief or position you once held near and dear
Abjures the vegetarian life

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Acrimonious

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Indignant

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Tome

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A big book

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Aggrieved

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Sad

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Confab

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Conference

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Commensurate

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Equal amount of adj

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Assiduous

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Working hard 刻苦的

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Algorithm

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a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

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Sabbatical

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Related to Vacation

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Voucher

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Receipt

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Pandemonium

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a state of extreme confusion and disorder

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Galvanize

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stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

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Contingent

Our plan is contingent on the weather condition

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dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional

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Reprieve

The judge reprieved his punishment due to his health concerns

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to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).

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Debacle

This art work is a total debacle of modern arts

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A complete failure

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Ravish

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To rape

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Dyslexic
Hard to read or pronounce
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Vicar
牧师
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Livid
Extremely angry
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Unadorned
adj. | not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction: undecorated
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Rictus
a gaping grimace
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Tetchy
easily irritated or annoyed
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Juggernaut
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
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Ponderous
笨重的
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Affinity
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
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Unctuous
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech 虚情假意的
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TAD
Abbreviation of telephone answering device
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Judder
To tremble
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Adamant
Noun:persistent determination
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Aghast
Completely astonished
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Aporia
Dilemma
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Scandalous
可耻的
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Consternation
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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Cathartic
泻药的
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Feisty
showing courage
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Obtuse
lacking in insight or discernment | 迟钝的
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Laminated
ADJ A product that is laminated is covered with a thin sheet of something, especially clear or coloured plastic, in order to protect it.
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Brusque
Rude
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Condone
To forgive
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Pusillanimous
Cowards
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Concourse
a large gathering of people
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Confrontation
To face a face to face disagreement 对峙
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Lurch
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
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Engross
To concentrate
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Mercurial
relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury
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Mutinous
暴动的
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Scrurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
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Blatant
without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
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Inveigled
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | 诱骗
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Preemptive
先发制人的
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Stoic
someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
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Efface
remove completely from recognition or memory
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Abrasive
Hurting someone's feeling
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Hector
Threatenedly scared
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Surreptitious
Clandestine
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Smidgen
A tiny portion of
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Alibi
辩解
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Vouch
To guarantee
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Filthy
Dirty
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Rhododendron
杜鹃花
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Ebullient
Passionate
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Gobsmacking
To astonish
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Flummox
To confuse and mess up
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Errand
Mission
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Impetus
Incentive
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Frother
Something. That makes bubbles
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Pester
纠缠
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Proffer
To offer
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Egregious
Outstandingly bad
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Venerate
To respect
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Inferno
An extremely bad fire
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Inept
Not good at Doing... | Verb
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Antelope
Tibetan antelope
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Fulsome
A fulsome speech is insincere because it contains too much praises and expressions
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Affiliate | The society is not affiliated by any political party
To form close connection with something
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Irate
Furious
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Sweltering
Extremely hot and uncomfortable
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Acumen
Intelligent
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Potentate
A ruler in the past, who had great power
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Anthropometric
Regarding humankind as the central element of exercise
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Endorse
To express formal support
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Hypochondria Victoria is one
When someone continues to worry that there is something. Wrong with their health, even when they are not ill
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Vivacious
Energetic and passionate (woman)
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Regimen
养生法
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Antediluvian
Old fashioned
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Ambivalent
Unsure about the thing you want
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Curmudgeon
Someone who is always angry and annoyed
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Ratify
To make an agreement by officially signing it
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Ingenuity Agricultural revolution
Inventing things
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Dawdle
To take a long time to do something or walk to somewhere
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Conventional
Practical and has been used for a long time
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Deficient Think about sufficient
Antonym for sufficient
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Quagmire
An area if soft muddy group
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Taunt
To tease
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Nefarious
Evil and criminal
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Largess
Generosity
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Laudable U r like that
Deserving praises, even it's unsuccessful
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Vulgar
Rude and sex related
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Trite
(Ideas that are) boing but new and insincere
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Interminable
Log and boring
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Travail Travail of economic decline
A difficult and unpleasant situation
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Tripod | Thats the characteristic of Deon when she was in Dr.D's class
Inactive because you are lazy
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Squalid
Tiny and dirty due to the lack of money
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Solace
The feeling of emotional comfort
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Smite
To destroy
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Shrewd Mommy
Gods at judging
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Sage
Wise
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Ruminate
To accommodate
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Repugnant
Rude and offensive
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Regicide
To kill a monarch
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Redoubtable
Respect someone/sth due to fear
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Rapacious
Greedy
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Trepidation
Fear
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Indolent
Lazy
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Indelible
Impossible to remove or forget
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Incite
To encourage
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Inane
Vacuous
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Impede
To create difficulties / prevent
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Hamper
Impede
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Guile
Cunning
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Parsimonious
节俭的
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Feign
To pretend to have an illness
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Fallacy
Misconception
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Ethereal
Light and delicate (beauty)
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Enmity | Enemy
Animosity
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Engender
To he the cause of the situation
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Dormant
Inactive
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Venereal
Related to sexual desire
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Excoriate
To criticize someone severely
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Jaundice
黄疸
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Errand
A job that includes sending messages, delivery etc. 差事
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Trivial
Unimportant
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Aspiration
A desire to have/ accomplish something.
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Culpable
Responsible and should be blamed for mistakes and failures
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Unctuous
Ingratiating Insincere because people praise other people too much
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Usurp
To launch a coup
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Innocuous
Unharmful
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Veneer
清漆
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Visage
Face
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Rotund
Round
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Remuneration
酬金
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Cheek
To speak to someone In a rude way
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Vestige
Fragment
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Inhibit
Impede
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Vinyl
A type of hard plastic
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Calumny
Lies
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Bastion
堡垒
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Chasm
A man enormous disagreement between two people or groups
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Leviathan
A big undersea monster in Greek mythology
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Grate
To produce squeaky sounds
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Exult
To show enthusiasm
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Perilous
Hazardous
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Effigy
A statue of an important person
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Springy
有弹性的
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Swarm
To move In a large group
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Fringe
Bang
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Thunderous
Loud
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Veracity
The trait of being honest Honesty
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Swath
To wrap something
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Adorn
To decorate
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Knacker
To injure
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Dissent
Disagreement
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Bleat
To speak in a complaining tone
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Mince
To walk In small short steps, unnatural and pretentious
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Foal
A young horse
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Dainty
Elegant the careful
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Falter
To weaken
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Mare
A female horse
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Ignoble
(Things people should be) Shameful
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Precocious
Talented
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Prim
Formal and careful into way you speak
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Protean
Versatile
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Prudent
Sensible and careful
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Pugnacious
Repugnant
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Truculent
Pugnacious
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Impair
To destroy
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zephyr
A warm breeze
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Zenith
Peak
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Wane
To weaken
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Glum
Unhappy
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Abjure
To give up
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Affix
To stick something back to something
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Insolent
Impudent (actions)
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Transfix
To astonish someone
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Verdant
Bright green (bamboo)
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Vicarious
Counterintuitive
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Abrogate
To officially abolish
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Pariah
贱民
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Paragon
典范 | Paradigm
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Palliate
To alleviate
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Bequeath
To be given
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Rummage
Ransack (for something)
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Patent
授予专利
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Conceivable
Imaginable
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Fidelity
Loyalty
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Perpetuate
To make something permanent
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Noxious
Disgusting
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Authentic
True (hero)
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Penurious
Poor
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Snide
To criticize someone in an indirect way
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Rant
Lecture
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Marvel
To transfix
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Fecund
Be able to produce a lot of offsprings
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Disdainful
Contemptuous
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Veranda
Corridor
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Parody
Exaggerated simulation
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Prevalent will
Popular and prominent
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Grubby
Dirty
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Recapitulate
To summarize
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Defy
To breach
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Serpentine
Bending And twisting like a snake | 蜿蜒的
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Precipice
Cliff
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Bereft
Completely lack
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Engulf
To be surrounded by
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Pristine
Undeveloped
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Stigmatize
To patronize
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Thimble
顶针
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Svelte
Thin and attractive
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Chastise
To criticize
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Ardent
Enthusiasm
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Plonk
To place something carelessly
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Shrapnel
The fragment if exploded bombs
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Squirt
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Excavate
To dig something ancient out
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Unheed
To ignore
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Emboss
Engrave
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Impending
(Sth) that will happen in the future
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Spur
To encourage
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Mortifying
Embarrassing
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Aptitude
A natural talent
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Petrify
To transfix
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Defective
Imperfect
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Dotty
Insane
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Infuse
注入
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wrap
To bent something out of its natural shape
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Epithet
代用名
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cryptic
Hard to understand / hidden
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Revel
To enjoy
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Austere
Very straight and serious
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Hindrance
Impediment
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Hashish
Substance the is produced from marihuana
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Anomalous
Irregular
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Vacillation
Hesitation | 犹豫不决
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Intrinsic
Belong to something due to its nature
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Hedonistic
Pleasure is the only intrinsic thing
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Valor
Bravery
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Intrepid
Brave
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Eminent
Famous and respected
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Purr
How a cat snores
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Confinement
Imprisonment
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Incandescent
Very bright
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Crinkle
To Wrinkle
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Loquacious
Talkative
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Uncouth
Rude
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Abstemious
有节制的
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Deferential
Respected
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Undulate
To turbinate
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Layabout
A lazy person
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Lull
To relax
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Cherub
An angel
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Recalcitrant
Indocile
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Effrontery
厚颜无耻的行为
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Saccharine
Extremely sensitive and sweet
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Abortive
Unsuccessful
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Nemesis
报应
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Premonition
A negative prophecy
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Poseur
A person who behaves or dresses in a way that is intended to impress other people and insincere
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Frolic
To play around
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Disgruntled
Disappointed
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Placate
To sooth
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Cynical
Selfish
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Convulsive
Instinctive (情不自禁)
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Fetter
To restrict
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Congested
Crowded
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Abash
To embarrass
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Plight
Dilemma
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Copious
Lavish
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Deprecate
To show strong disagreement
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Implicit
Indirect (words/ hidden understanding)
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Languid
Lazily
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Resent
Indignate
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Glean
To collect
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Astride
with one leg on each side | "she sat astride the chair"
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Censure
To rebuke
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Histrionic
(Behaviors that) very emotional and its intended to attract attention that does not seem sincere
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Coquettish
Flirtatious
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Avid
Obsessed
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Primp
To make someone look more attractive ie:make up
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Gladiator
Fighter
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Baloney
(Saying) something. That doesn't make sense
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Haphazard
Chaotic
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Propitious
Likely to produce a am successful result
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Obsequious
Praising
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Paroxysm
A sudden feeling or emotion hat can't be controlled
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Percipient
明察秋毫的
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Cavalier
Careless about something important 漫不经心的
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acrobat
杂技演员
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Thwack
To hit something. Heavily
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Cuddle
To hug
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Chastity
贞洁
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Sonorous
Able to produce a deep ringing sound
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Unsullied
Not spoiled
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Cordillera
A serious of mountain ranges
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Escarpment
A long, steep slope that separates land and different heights
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Acreage
An area of land that is when used for agricultural purposes
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Contumacious
Stubbornly resistant against the authority
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Spooked
Scary
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Subcutaneous
Under the skin
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Antler
鹿角
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Surrogate
If something surrogates something, that means the first thing plays a particular but special riel for the second thing Ex:surrogate family
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Convivial
Happy
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Enamor
Infatuate
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Traverse
Travel across
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Admonish
To warn
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Encumber
To prevent
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Wallow
To roll around
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Detrital
碎屑的
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Austere
Severely simple
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Pilgrim
朝圣者
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Tarpaulin
防水布
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egress
To leave
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Emasculated
柔弱的,被阉割的
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Portage
To carry a boat out of water
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Primordial
Existing at the beginning of time
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Vicinity
A surrounding or nearby region
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Affinity
Closeness
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Stern
Serious
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Hedge
Surrounding something
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Rheumy
Sticky and wet
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Constituent t
Component
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Turgid
Exaggerated
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Fatuous
Vacuous
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Recluse
隐士
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Calisthenics
体操
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Inadvertent
without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)
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Limousine
A large luxurious car
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Spectral
Ghostly weird
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Desiccate
To dry up
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Phantasm
A segment of imagination
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Brogue
Irish English
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Destitute
Poor
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Harangue
A long, boring speech
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Cavort
To jump
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Fulminate
criticize severely He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare 同义词: rail
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Unalloyed
Uncombined
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Derelict
Abandoned
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Bereavement
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one | 同义词: mourning
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Protrude
1. extend out or project in space 同义词: stick out / jut out / jut / project
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Surfeit
Abundance excess
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Astute
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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Rapport
1. a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people 同义词: resonance
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Ascetic
禁欲的
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Sojourn
A temporary stay
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Hieroglyphs
2. a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt 同义词: hieroglyphic
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Heap
To accumulate
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Opprobrious
嘴脏的
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Opine
To think
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Strident
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
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Epistle
A letter
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Recondite
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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Eremitic
隐士般的
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banality
1. a trite or obvious remark 同义词: platitude / cliche / commonplace / bromide
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Equanimity
Calmness
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Fraternity
1. a social club for male undergraduates 同义词: frat
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Compulsive
Oppressive
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Ephemeral
1. anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form 同义词: ephemeron
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Decipherable
Clear
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Atavistic
返祖的
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Paraphernalia
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. 同义词: gear / appurtenance
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Picaresque
involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction picaresque novels ; waifs of the picaresque tradition ; a picaresque hero
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Autopsy
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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Congenial
suitable to your needs or similar to your nature
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Cryptic
Enigmatic
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Catamaran
1. | a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
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Moor
To tie
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Cadence
Rhythm
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Panache
distinctive and stylish elegance | 同义词: dash / elan / flair / style
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Croon
v. 1. sing softly
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Apartheid
Racial segregation
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Incorrigible
屡教不改的
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Reprimand
To reject
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Effusive
感情横溢的
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Distraught
心烦意乱的
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Consummation
圆满成功
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Slither
Move like a snake
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Atrocious
Fierce
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Remedial
Curing
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Intermittent
断断续续的
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Curate
Covical
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Pessimism
1 : an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
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Assuage
Meliorate
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Mutiny
兵变
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Ovation
Big applause
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Crude
粗糙的
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risque
Sex related
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Amateur
Nonprofessional
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Vacillation
Hesitation
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Dogged
Stubborn determination
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Sanguine
Confident and optimistic
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Invidious
Intending to cause discontent animosity and envy
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Idyllic
1 : pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
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Unflattering
Unfavorable
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Feasible
Able to function
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Captivate
迷惑
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Audacious
Adventurous | Intrepidly daring
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Tonality
Of or relating to tone
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Yearning
Longing
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Wrench
To move with a violent twist
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Exhilarate
To make cheerful and excited
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Ennoble
To make something elegant like a noble
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Recount
Narrate
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Irrevocable
Unalterable
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Atrocious / atrocity
Being incredibly brutal and rude
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Kudos / prestige
Influence
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Lenient
Of miles and tolerant deposition, especially indulgence
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Concur
Approve
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Wayward
Ungovernable
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Expatriate
Banish and exile
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Exemplar
Deserving imitation (榜样)
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Salutary / remedial
Producing a positive effect
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Defiance
Challenging
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Eminent Vs prominent
Famous
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Conserve
Preserve
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Underscore
To emphasize
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Tenement
any of various forms of corporeal property (as land) or incorporeal property that is held by one person from another
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Credential
Diploma
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Dire
Exciting horror
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Amenity
1 a : the quality of being pleasant or agreeable
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Wither
To become dry and sapless
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Allude
To make indirect reference
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Inauguration
Ceremonial introduction speech before working into an office
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Solemn
Serious
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Prose
the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing
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Treatise
a systematic exposition or argument in writing
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Compel
To force
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Sober
Calm
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Apotheosis
To Elevate to a Devine status
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Fretful
Irritable
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Asylum
政治庇护
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Lucrative
Producing a great deal of profit
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Maul
Would by animal/ person scratching
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Bellicose
Belligerent
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Heretical
1 a : adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma
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Covenant
a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement
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Tenacity
Courage
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Pagan
2 : one who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods : an irreligious or hedonistic person
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Sorcery
1 : the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining : necromancy
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Yeoman
a : an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
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Perfidy Vs. Allegiance (loyalty) The general was so wdit suspected of perfidy during the war that his name eventually became synonymous with disloyalty
Disloyalty
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Indigence Slum workers not o my suffer though harsh working conditions but also severe indigence
Poverty
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Aspersion His political opponent tried to harm his reputation by conducting an aspersion.
2 a : a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
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Tenacity The soldiers showed their tenacity by sacrificing their lives on violent battlefields.
Courage
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Supercilious The supercilious art dealer rolled his eyes when we asked if there was anything below $1000
: coolly and patronizingly haughty synonyms see proud
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Iconoclast Professor Williams disdained tradition: she regularly attacked cherished beliefs and institutions, earning a reputation as an iconoclast
1 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration
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Purveyor She is the biggest business purveyor In this field, supporting the entire wire with both financial and political assistance
1 : to supply (as provisions) usually as a matter of business
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Dowager Old traditional dowagers In the town always criticize young, extravagant teenagers
1 : a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband
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Dilettante The dilettante went to a local museum every weekend in order to improve her appreciation skills on arts.
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Diaphanous The fashion designer favored fabrics that were so diaphanous as to be virtually transparent
1 : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
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Momentum
势力
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Perennial Mona Lisa's perennial beauty nourishes generations of impressionist painters
Lasting at indefinitely long time
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Rickety The rickety chair is about to fall.
likely to fall or collapse; shaky
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instauration The constitution. Is an instauration of the articles of confederation
Renewal
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Fraud N Abigail's innocent appearance I a fraud of her real personality
Deceit
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Begrudge The jealous woman begrudged her friend for the award
Envy
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Calamity Watching something u want to eat but can't eat is a mental calamity!
Catastrophe
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Fornication Licentious couples enjoy their clandestine for Fornication while others worry abt it
voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other. Bible. idolatry.
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Affidavit Danforth allowed Gile to submit his affidavit to save his wife
a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official.
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Undermine. The Secretary of State decides to collaborate with malevolent mobs and asks them to undermine local government systems in order to gain power
to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
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Conciliate He tired to conciliate his old horrible working experience and start the Same job but in a different company
To overcome distrust / the hostility of