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Escarpment

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A long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights. Also on a hill or mountain.
(Escarpement)

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Frigid

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Very cold in temperature.
Frigid water.
(Frigide)

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Finite

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Having limits or bounds.
Every computer has a finite amount of memory.
(Fini(e), défini(e), limitée)

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Feign

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Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
She feigned nervousness.
(Feindre, simuler)
To feign an emotion
To feign illness (feindre)
To feign Donald’s voice (imiter, simuler)

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Fishery

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A place where fish are bred and reared for commercial purposes.
(Pêcherie)

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Eyesore

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A thing that is very ugly, especially a building that disfigures a landscape.
(Horreur)

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Foster

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Verb - Encourage or promote the development of something, typically something regarded as good.
The teacher’s task is to foster learning.
(Encourager, favoriser)
To foster children (accueillir)
Adj - foster parents, foster care - parents d’accueil

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Frail

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Weak and delicate.
She looked frail and vulnerable.
(Frêle)

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Fault

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Noun - An extended break in a body of rock, marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity of strata on either side of a particular surface.
Crack (faille)
Defect (défaut)
Verb - to fault someone (trouver des défauts à quelqu’un, prendre quelqu’un en défaut).
Criticize, you cannot fault them for a lack of invention
He faulted the author for poor research, criticize, blame (reprocher)

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Harbor

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Verb - Give a home or shelter to.
Woodland that once harbored a colony of red deer.
To harbor an emotion, a feeling (nourrir, entretenir)
Noun - Pearl Harbor (Port)

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Havoc

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Widespread destruction.
The hurricane ripped through Florida causing havoc.
(Ravages, dégâts)
To cause havoc (semer le chaos)
To wreak havoc (faire des ravages)
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Heighten

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Make or become more intense.
The pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it.
Increase an emotion, a feeling, blood pressure.
(Augmenter)

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Haphazardly

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In a manner lacking any obvious principle of organization.
A hodgepodge of family photos haphazardly arranged on the table.
(N’importe comment)

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Handicraft

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A particular skill of making decorative objects by hand.
The traditional handicrafts of this region.
(Artisanat, travail d’artisanat, travail manuel, bricolage)

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Hue

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The attribute of a color by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength and independent of intensity or lightnes.
(Teinte)

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Holocene

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Relating to or denoting the present epoch, which is the second epoch in the quaternary period and followed the Pleistocene. Also called Recent.

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Genre

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A category of artistic composition, as music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
(Genre)

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Hasten

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Be quick to do something.
He hastened to refute the assertion.
To hasten to do something (s’empresser de faire quelque chose)
To hasten a process (accélérer, précipiter)

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Intricate

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Very complicated or detailed.
An intricate network of canals.
Complex, complicated.

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Livelihood

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A means of securing the necessities of life.
People whose livelihoods depend on the rainforest.
Income, means of support - moyen de subsistence, Gagne pain.

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Loess

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A loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sédiment of which extensive deposits occur, e.g., in eastern China and the American Midwest.

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Makeshift

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Serving as a temporary substitute; sufficient for the time being.
Arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed.
Temporary, provisional - (de fortune)

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Harness

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Control or make use of natural resources, especially to produce energy.
Attempt to harness solar energy.
Exploit, operate. (Exploiter)

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Incipient

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In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.
He could feel incipient anger building up.
Growing, nascent.
(Naissant)

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Induct
Admit someone formally in a position or organization. Each worker if formally inducted in the Mafia, is known as a soldier. Admit to, allow into, introduce to. (Établir dans ses fonctions)
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Inalienable
Unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor. Freedom of religion, the most inalienable ouf all human rights. Permanent, stable. (Inaliénable)
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Infancy
The state or period of early childhood or babyhood. A son who died in infancy. (Bas âge, petite enfance)
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Inordinate
Unusually disproportionate large; excessive. A case that had taken up an inordinate amount of time. Excessive, unreasonable. (Démesure, disproportionné) !!! Diminutive (minuscule)
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Likelihood
The state or fact of something’s being likely, probability. Young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment. (Probabilité) There is every likelihood that (il y a toutes Es chances que / pour que) In all likelihood (selon toutes probabilités / vraisemblance)
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Landmass
A continent or other large body of land. | Masse terrestre.
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Limber
Adj - Of a person or body part, lithe or supple. Flexible, soft. (Souple) Verb - to limber your fingers (assouplir) To limber up (se dégourdir, se mettre en train)
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Jagged
Having rough, sharp point protruding. The jagged edges gashed their fingers. Can be used for hairs. Spiky, rough. (Dentelé)
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Non sequitur
A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement. Latine for that doesn't follow
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Nominal
Of a price or amount of money, very small, far below the real value or cost. Some firms charge only a nominal fee for the service. Symbolic, tiny, small. (Symbolique)
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Marvel
Noun - A wonderful or astonishing person or thing. The marvels of technology. Miracle, wonder - merveille. Verb - to marvel at something (s'émerveiller de quelque chose) To wonder at something (s'émerveiller, s'étonner de quelque chose)
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Mitigate
Make less severe, serious, or painful. He wanted to mitigate misery in the world. Reduce, decrease, minimize. (Atténuer)
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Overly
Excessively She was a jealous and overly possessive woman (Excessivement)
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Noteworthy
Interesting, significant, or unusual. It is noteworthy that no one at the Bank has accepted responsibility for the failure. (Remarquable)
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Oxbow
A U-shaped bend in the course of a river.
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Odd
Adj - Of whole numbers such as 3 and 5, having one left over as a remainder when divided by two. (Impair) It is an odd newspaper (c'est un journal quelconque) At odd times = now and then = from time to time (de temps en temps) He is in his sixties = he is sixty-odd We met twenty odd years ago (nous nous sommes connu il y a une vingtaine d'année)
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Pediment
The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns. (Frontont)
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Periodical
A magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals.
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Permafrost
A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
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Phylum
A principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom.
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Prime
``` Verb - Make ready for use of action. To prime a gun (charger) To prime a bomb (amorcer) Adj - a prime concern / requirement (primordial, fondamental) The prime suspect (principal) A prime example of (un exemple type de) A prime minister. ```
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Potent
Having great power, influence or effect. A potent drug. Powerful, influential. (Puissant)
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Premise
A previous statement or proposition from shock another is inferred or follows as a conclusion. If the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true. Introduction. (Prémisse) The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place.
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Pinpoint
Find or locate exactly. It is difficult to pinpoint the source of his life’s inspiration. (Identifier, localiser)
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Plunge
Jump or dive quickly and energetically. Our daughters whopped as they plunged into the sea. (Plonger) They plunge into the pool. To be plunged into darkness (être plongé dans l'obscurité)
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Placid
``` Of a person or an animal, not easily upset or excited. This horse has a placid nature. Quiet, still, calm. (Placide) A placid person, animal, waters ```
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Plummet
Fall or drop straight down at high speed. A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully. Plunge, drop, fall. (Chuter) An amount, rate, price plummets.
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Polyp
1. A solitary or colonial sedentary form of coelenterate such as sea anemone, typically having a columnar body with the mouth uppermost surrounded by a ring of tentacles. In some species, polyps are a phase in the life cycle with alternates with a medusoid phase. 2. Intestinal polyp
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Refine
Remove impurities or unwanted elements from a substance, typically as a part of an industrial process. Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats. Purify. (Raffiner)
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Relinquish
Voluntary cease to keep or claim, give up, renounce. He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive. (Renoncer à)
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Scavenger
An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse. Like vulture. (Charognard) (Éboueur)
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Shallow
Situated at no great depth. The shallow bed of the North Sea. Superficial. Person, waters, discussion, breathing (peu profond, superficiel)
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Shed
Verb - Discard something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated. What they lacked was a willingness to shed the arrogance of the past. Give out, get rid of something (se débarrasser) Moult - (muer) To shed blood, tears (verser, répandre) Noun - (remise)
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Self-enclosed
Of a person, community, or system, not choosing to or able to communicate with others or with external systems. The family is a self-enclosed unit. (Refermée / repliée sur elle-même)
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Ridge
A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. The northeast ridge of Everest. Top, summit. (Arête, faîte)
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Stand out
Be easily noticeable. He was one of those men who stood out in a crowd. Show up - (ressortir). Stick out
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Streamline
Make an organization or a system more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods. The company streamlined its operation by removing whole layers of management. Rationalize.(rationnaliser)
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Sprawl
Spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way. The town sprawled along several miles of cliff top. (S'étaler, s'étendre)
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Staple
``` 1. Noun - A main or important element of something, especially of a diet. Bread, milk, and other staples. Raw material - (ailments de base) 2. (Agrafe, agrafeuse) Verb - (agrafer) !!! Stale (rassis) ```
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Span
Verb - Of a bridge, arch, etc., extend from side to side. The stream was spanned by a narrow bridge. Cross, stride over. (Traverser, enjamber) His speech spanned 1 hour (durer) - last Noun - the span of something (la durée de quelque chose) a short span of concentration (une faible capacité de concentration)
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Solifluction
The gradual movement of wet soil or other material down a slope, especially where frozen subsoil acts as as barrier to the percolation of water.
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Surge
Noun - A sudden marked increase in voltage or current in an electric circuit. (Décharge électrique) (Montée, poussée, vague)
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Stunt
Verb - Prevent from growing or developing properly. Some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant’s growth. Inhibit, impede. Smoking stunts the baby's growth. (Ralentir, arrêter, retarder la croissance de quelque chose) Noun - (acrobatie, cascade) A stunt man (cascadeur)
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Stray
Verb - Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course of place. Dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stay. Deviate. (S'aventurer, dévier) Adj - a stray dog (chien errant)
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Wade
Walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance. He waded out the boat. Paddle, wallow.
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Drift
A large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind. Four sheeps were dug out of the drift. Pile, heap - congénère
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Ledge
A narrow horizontal surface
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Unravel
Investigate and solve or explain something complicated or puzzling. Solve, unscramble, clear up - démêler
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Temperamental
Of a person, liable to unreasonable changes of mood. | A temperamental film star.
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Twitch
Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement. The dog twitched his ears. Jerk, convulse, quiver.
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Timbered
Having many trees, wooded. On the south it is well timbered with oak. Wooded, wooded.
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Unadorned
Not adorned, plain. It was very simple, it was unadorned. Unembellish, undecorated, plain
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Uphold
Confirm or support something which has been questioned. The court upheld his claim for damages. Confirm, sustain, champion.
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Unwarranted
Not justified or authorized. I am sure you fears are unwarranted. Unauthorized, unapproved.
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Plough
To turn up the earth of an area of land with a plough, especially before sowing. The fields had all been ploughed up
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Till
Prepare and cultivate (land) for crops. | No land was being tilled or crops down.
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Catch-22 situation
You can’t get a job without experience but you can’t get experience without a job
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Wreak
Cause a large amount of damage or harm. | The environmental damage wreaked by ninety years of phosphate mining.
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Leave of absence (granted/given)
Permission to be away from a period of time. | She has been on leave of absence for almost two years.
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Aggravate
Annoy or exasperate. She found him thoroughly aggravating and unprofessional. Aggravating habits.
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Concur
1. Be of the same opinion, agree. The authors concurred with the majority. We strongly concur with this recommendation. 2. Happen or occur at the same time, coincide. In tests, cytogenetic determination has been found to concur with enzymatic determination.
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Contrivance
A device, especially in literary or artistic composition, which gives a sense of artificiality. The often tiresome contrivances of historical fiction. A think which is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose. An assortment of electronic equipment and mechanical contrivances.
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Grating
A grating sound is harsh and unpleasant. She recognized the grating voice of Paul. Strident
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Mar
To mar something means to spoil or damage it. They live in a region marred by violence. I hope it doesn't mar the game.
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Husbandry
The raising of farm animals and plants. All aspects of animal husbandry. Good husbandry guarantees fresh and tasty food. Farming, agriculture, cultivation.
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Marsh
A wet, muddy area of land. An area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times. Sea lavender lay in purple mats on the salt marches. Swamp.
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Waterlogged
Something such as soil or land that is so wet that it cannot absorb any more water, so that a layer of water remains on its surface. The game was called off because of a waterlogged pitch. Soaked, soggy, mushy.
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Call off
Cancel an event that has been planned. The game was called off. The strike was called off after three days. Cancel.
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The pitch
An area of ground that is marked out and used for playing a game such as soccer, cricket, or hockey. A football pitch (Britain). Field, ground, land, terrain.
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Soggy
Something (ground, clothes, sandwich, bread, cornflakes) that is unpleasantly wet. Soggy cheese sandwiches. Mushy, squashy, slushy.
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Mushy
To describe fruits and vegetables that are soft and have lost most of their shape. To describe so or sthg excessively sentimental. Fruit that has been frozen can go a bit mushy. Soft, sloppy, squashy, squishy. A mushy movie (un film à l'eau de rose). Oversweet, sentimental, tearjerker, mawkish.
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Squashy
Soft and able to be crushed easily, as overripe fruit Easily crushed or squeezed into a different shape, having a soft consistency. A big, squashy leather chair. Soft, mellow, smooth, comfortable.
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Slushy
A ground that is covered in dirty, wet snow. Slushy snow. Melted, wet, molten. For a story or an idea, you mean you dislike it because it is extremely romantic and sentimental (Britain). Slushy novels. Mushy, sentimental.
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Tearjerker
A play, movie, or book that is extremely sad or sentimental. Informal. Country songs are usually tearjerkers.
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Mawkish
To describe something that is sentimental and silly. The stories are so silly and sentimental and mawkish anyway. A mawkish ode to parenthood. Sentimental, mushy, tearjerker (Mièvre)
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Molten
For rock, metal, or glass that has been heated to a very high temperature and has become hot, thick liquid. The molten metal is poured into the mold.

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