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Propriety (n)
- 1. The quality of being proper; appropriateness
- 2. Conformity to prevailing customs and privelages
- 3. The usages and customs of polite society
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Banal (adj)
Drearily commonplace and often predictable
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Cantankerous (adj)
- 1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
- 2. Difficult to handle
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Effereverscence (n)
A buubling reaction
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Levity (n)
- 1. The state or quality of being light, bouyant
- 2. Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
- 3. Inconsistency; changeableness
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Pert (adj)
- 1. Trim and stylish in appearance
- 2. Vivacious; high spirited
- 3. Impudently bold; saucy
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Traduce (v)
- To speak badly about someone to damage their reputation
- Ex: Political opponents often traduce eachother in order to gain votes.
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Ascertain (v)
- 1. To make certain or precise
- 2. To discover with certainty through experimentation or observation
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Choleric (adj)
- Easily angered
- Ex: The choleric child threw temper tantrums very often.
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Entourage (n)
- 1. A group of associates or attendants
- 2. One's environment or surroundings
- Ex: The entourage of the mountains was breathtaking.
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Retinue (n)
The attendants or servants surrounding a high-ranking person
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Deplore (v)
- 1. To feel strong disapproval for; to condemn
- 2. To express grief over; to bemoan
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Shanty (n)
A roughly built shack
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Surrogate (v) (n)
- (v)1. To appoint a subsitute
- (n)2. A subsitute
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Emulate (v)
- To imitate
- Ex: My little brother often emulates my actions, which irks me greatly.
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Avowal (n)
- A frank admission or acknowledgement
- Ex.
- His avowal left me stunned, for I had not expected him to comply so quickly.
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Slough (n) (v)
- (n) 1. A depression often filled with mud
- 2. A state of despair and depression
- (v)3. To shed or cast off; to come off
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Cumbrous (adj)
- Cumbersome; burdening
- Ex: The cumbrous backpack left me sweating less than halfway to the top of the mountain.
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Perennial (adj)
- 1. Lasting actively for a long time
- The perennial plant bloomed for ten years before dying.
- 2. Appearing again and again; recurring
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Implicit (adj)
- 1. Implied or understood but not directly expressed
- 2. Having no doubts or reservations; unquestionable
- Ex: The implicit results of the person's actions caused seven people to be injured severely.
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