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Clumsiness

Awkwardness

“This sentence is so clumsy, there’s no verb in it”

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To dumpen

To moisture

“Clean the MacBook Pro screen with a dumped cloth”

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To account for

To cause

“His lack of attention accounts for the accident”

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Desiccant (adj.)

Drying (adj.)

“The Canon T3i case came with a desiccant bag”

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They agreed … the request … full investigation.

to; for

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Flints

Pedras

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Sidewalk

Calçada

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To shovel

Tirar/limpar usando uma pá

“It’s snowing again. I’ll have to shovel the sidewalk later”

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To witness

Testemunhar

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Inconsistent +

With

“Your story is inconsistent with my version”

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Crib (noun)

Berço

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Astute

Clever, sagacious

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Hubris (noun)

Excessive proud or self-confidence, arrogance

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Overweening (adj.)

Excessive, exaggerated

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Cryptic

De encriptado, secret

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Judicious (adj.)

Discreet, prudent

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Jubilant (adj.)

Showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph

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Supercilious (adj.)

Esnobe, desdenhosamente orgulhoso

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Haughty (adj.)

Esnobe, desdenhosamente orgulhoso

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Pugnacious (adj.)

Inclined to quarrel, combative

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Perfidy

Perfídia, deslealdade, infidelidade

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Belligerence

Warlike/hostile nature

Beligerância, de beligerante, de bélico, de quem está em guerra

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Aspersion

Difamação, criticismo

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Variegated

Variado

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Diaphanous (adj.)

Almost completely transparent

Iconoclast (adj.)

A person who attack traditional institutions, beliefs, etc

Dilettante (adj.)

Amante da arte

Purveyor (adj.)

Provedor, fornecedor

Dowager

Viúva de um rei, dama de alta classe

Address the question

Responder a pergunta

Astute

Clever, sagacious

Extant (adj.)

Existente, sobrevivente | "Extant animal species"

To diminish

Diminuir

Tempered with

Contrabalançado com, neutralizado por | "Theory balanced with new evidence"

To thrive

Prosperar | "Populations thriving"

What is an "affected manner"?

Behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others

Provisionary (adj.)

Provisional, provisório

To admonish

Advertir ou reprimir

Adeptness

Perícia, habilidade | "He's adept at swimming. His adeptness"

Placid (adj.)

Calmo

Dilatory (adj.)

Dilatório, que faz atrasar, adiar

Quackery

Charlatanismo

To acknowledge

Reconhecer

To impart

Share, transmit | To impart sth to sb

Pinwheel

Catavento

Fulcrum

Support, point of support

Harangue

Long verbal attack

Condescending (adj.)

With an air of superiority, de maior esclarecimento

Sardonic (adj.)

Mocking

Vapid

Insipid, tedious

Fatuous (adj.)

Foolish, or unreal/illusory

Spellbinding (adj.)

Enchanting

To backfire (v.int.)

To produce an effect other than the expected

Dispassionate (adj.)

Impartial

Capricious

Unpredictable or Witty

Tenable (adj.)

Capable of being maintained, hold

Laconic (adj.)

Concise, expressing in few words

Irascible

Irascível, irritável, irritable, easily driven to anger

To mollify

Amolecer sentimentalmente, to pacify

Flotsam

Destroços, restos

Disposition

Temper, mood

Cantankerous

Irascible, irritable

Mercurial

Changeable, volatile

Cryptic (adj.)

Mysterious, having a hidden/ambiguous meaning

Contemptuous

Disdainful, desdenhoso

Uneven (adj.)

Not regular, not equal | Varying

Preeminence

Prominence, surpassing others

Retrenchment

Corte de gastos, redução de custos

Ineffable

Too great to be expressed in words

Effusive

Efusivo, demonstrating gratitude, pleasure

To bolster

To support or strengthen

Torrid (adj.)

Tórrido, hot and dry

To quake

To shake in fear

Bewilderment

That cause/become perplexed and confused

Dissent (n.)

Dissidência, discordância

Unrest (n.)

Disturbance

Divisive

That cause hostility, disagreement

To outgrow

To leave behind as one grows

To look back on sth

Recordar | I look back on writing poetry as a frequent activity of mine during childhood.

Overweening (adj.)

Excessive, exaggerated

To outgrow

To leave behind as one grows

To look back on sth

Recordar | I look back on writing poetry as a frequent activity of mine during childhood.

To roam

To wander | Errar, vagar

Feat

Feito, façanha, proeza

To roam

To wander | Errar, vagar

Feat

Feito, façanha, proeza

To oust

To expel, remove from a position

To scrutinize

To examine in detail

To stir

To incite, instigate

Invaluable

Inestimable worth

Bereft of sth

Deprived, desolated of | An area bereft of life. To bereave.

Miscreant (n.)

Vicious or depraved person

Tacit

Subentendido, que está implícito | A tacit consent.

Naïve (adj.)

Of simplicity, ingenuous

To digress

To wander away from the topic

To dispel

To disperse, dissipate

Antipodes

Exact opposites

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