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SCADS
n. a very large number or amount
PAUCITY
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SLAVER
v. to drool; to fawn
n. saliva
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RAVISH
to overcome with emotion;
eg. ravished by a sunny afternoon, she had agreed without even thinking.
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ADMONISH
v. to reprove mildly; to warn; advise
eg. she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven
“You mustn't say that, Shiona,” Ruth admonished her.
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COGENT
compelling; convincing; valid
eg. The defense attorney's cogent argument was persuasive.
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STILTED
pompous; stiff
eg. we made stilted conversation.
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PREVARICATE
to deviate from the truth; equivocate
eg. he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.
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BEGRUDGE
to give with ill-will or reluctance
eg. nobody begrudges a single penny spent on health.
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COMPOSE
calm or settle (oneself or one's features or thoughts) : she tried to compose herself.
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SPLENETIC
bad-tempered; spiteful : a splenetic outburst.
origin: as a noun denoting a person with a diseased
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ASPERITY
rigor; severity; harshness
eg. he pointed this out with some asperity.
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EMBROIL
to involve in conflict or difficulties
eg. she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew | the movie's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner.
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DESULTORY
disconnected; not methodical; random
eg. a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion.
eg. desultory passengers were appearing.
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PULCHRITUDE
physical comeliness
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INGENUE
young innocent girl
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INDIGENT
impoverished; dificient
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DIDACTIC
morally instructive; boringly pedantic or moralistic
eg. a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice.
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PIGHEADED
stupidly obstinate
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DEADBEAT
a person who tries to evade paying debts.
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DRUGERY
dull and fatiguing work
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ELISION
the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking
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HOBBLE
to go unsteadily; to walk lamely; limp
eg. he was hobbling around on crutches.
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MASTHEAD
the listed details in a newspaper or magazine referring to ownership, advertising rates, etc.
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FRAZZLED
cause to feel completely exhausted; wear out : a frazzled parent.
FRAY
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COVEN
a group or gathering of witches who meet regularly.
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CALUMNY
a false and malicious statement
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CAROM
make a carom; strike and rebound.
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RICOCHET
(of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface : a bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall.
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INIQUITOUS
wicked; unjust
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RATIOCINATE
form judgments by a process of logic; reason.
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RECIDIVIST
a convicted criminal who reoffends, esp. repeatedly.
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VISE
a metal tool with movable jaws that are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench.
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ATELIER
a workshop or studio, esp. one used by an artist or designer.
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MACRAME
the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles.
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NONCHALANCE
the quality of state of being nonchalant
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RECREANT
1 a coward.
2 a person who is unfaithful to a belief; an apostate.
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PLEBISCITE
the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
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ULTERIOR
beyond what's obvious
e.g. could there be an ulterior motive behind his request?
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ESOTERIC
Beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people.
e.g. esoteric philosophical debates.
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