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ignominy

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opprobrium

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shun

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avoid

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histrionics

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theatrical

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dis similitude

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dissimilar

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martial

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relating to war, warlike

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inclement

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asperity

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versatile

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protean

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shirk

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neglect, ignore

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amiable

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friendly

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whimsical

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playful

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notorious

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famous for bad things

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affront

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insult

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eyesore

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ugly

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incendiary

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controversial

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jumbled

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mixed

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prolific

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fecundity

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midget

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little

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concoct

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to create, devisw

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pAuper

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poor

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miser

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скупой

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curmudgeon

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grumpy

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unseemly

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improper

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brusque

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rude

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pointed

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marked critically

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merriment

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having fun

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revelry

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having fun

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wallowing

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валяться

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carousing

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having fun carousel

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piecemeal

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step by step

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languish

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flatting

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fleeting

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euphemism

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startle

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shocked

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whetewithal

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money

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semblance

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like

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modicum

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trace

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docile

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послушный

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sullenly

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угрюмо

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exasperated

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annoyed

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snuff out

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потушить

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cursory

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поверхностный

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verge

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край

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epiphany

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прозрение

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malign

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злословить

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indignant

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возмущенный

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munificent

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очень щедрый

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ersatz

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заменитель

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nugatory

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бесполезный

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mimetic

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подражательный

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solipsistic

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selfish, sole

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arresting

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привлекающий внимание

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shabby

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поношенный

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ran the gamut

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included range of

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ran the gaunlet

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punished

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hoi-polloi

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the masses; the common people.

“avoid mixing with the hoi polloi”
synonyms: masses, common people, populace, public, multitude, rank and file, lower order(s), plebeians, proletariat;

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incendiary

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зажигательный

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parochial

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узкий, ограниченный

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defunct

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покойный

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inveigle

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соблазнять

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entropy

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lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.

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banish

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изгонять, изгой, pariah

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cerebration

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работа мозга

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malingering

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притворство

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mien

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наружность вид, countenance,

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penitnent

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rue, кающийся

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fretful

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раздражительный

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looming

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принимать угражающие размерв

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ecumenical

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всемирный

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libelous

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клеветнический

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avowed

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общепризнанный

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ulterior

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скрытый

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decrepitude

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истощение

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opulence

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изобилие

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recrimination

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взаимные обвинения

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bluster

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хвастатся

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swagger

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хвастаться

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habiliment

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одеяние

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macabre

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ужасный

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wheedle

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льстить

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patois

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местный говор

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fortitude

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сила духа

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disportment

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развлечение

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vocation

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склонность

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canard

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ложный слух

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verdant

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зеленый

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wheedling

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льстивый

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murmur

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щепотать

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frisson

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noun
a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.
“a frisson of excitement”

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diluting

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make (something) weaker in force, content, or value by modifying it or adding other elements to it.
“the reforms have been diluted”
synonyms: weaken, moderate, tone down, water down
“the original plans have been diluted”

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covetous

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алчный

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opulence

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богатство, wealth

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fabulist

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выдумщик, лгун

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quibbler

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увертка

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culling

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reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.
“he sees culling deer as a necessity”
synonyms: kill, slaughter, destroy, harvest
“he sees culling deer as a necessity”

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repartee

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conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies.
synonyms: banter, badinage, bantering, raillery, witticism(s), ripostes, sallies, quips, joking, jesting; formalpersiflage

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doughty

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отважный

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penchant

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склонность

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largess

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шедрость

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pleonasm

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prolix

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conflagration

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большой пожар

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rankled

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терзать

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minatory

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угрожающий

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vagrant

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a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.

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myrmidon

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a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate.
noun: myrmidon; plural noun: myrmidons
“he and his myrmidons were ensconced in a bunker”

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crotchet

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irritable.

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awl

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a small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather.

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opus

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any artistic work, especially one on a large scale.
“he was writing an opus on Mexico”
synonyms: composition, work, work of art, oeuvre, piece, creation
“her latest opus is a critical success”

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propinquity

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1.
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity.
“he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation”

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lumber

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move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
“a truck filled his mirror and lumbered past”
synonyms:

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sidle

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walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely.
“I sidled up to her”

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traipse

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walk or move wearily or reluctantly.

“students had to traipse all over Washington to attend lectures”

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trudge

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1.
walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
“I trudged up the stairs”

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sumptuous

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splendid and expensive-looking.
“the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal”
synonyms: lavish, luxurious, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, grand, lavishly appointed, palatial, rich; More
antonyms: plain

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nugatory

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of no value or importance.
“a nugatory and pointless observation”
synonyms: worthless, unimportant, inconsequential, valueless, trifling, trivial, insignificant, meaningless
“a nugatory observation”

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precarious

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1.
not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
“a precarious ladder”
2.
dependent on chance; uncertain.
“she made a precarious living by writing”
synonyms: uncertain, insecure, unpredictable, risky, parlous, hazardous, dangerous, unsafe; More

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woebegone

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sad or miserable in appearance.

“don’t look so woebegone, Joanna”

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ethereal

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1.
extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
“her ethereal beauty”
synonyms: delicate, exquisite, dainty, elegant, graceful; More
antonyms: substantial, earthly
heavenly or spiritual.
“ethereal, otherworldly visions”
synonyms: delicate, exquisite, dainty, elegant, graceful; More

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effulgent

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adjectiveliterary
shining brightly; radiant.
(of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.

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haggart

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looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.
“I trailed on behind, haggard and disheveled”

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imperilment

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the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil Synonyms distress, endangerment, harm’s way, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble.

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cognoscenti

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знаток

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animadversions

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criticism or censure.

“her animadversion against science”

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peevish

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easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

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condign

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(of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.

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antediluvian

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of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.
“gigantic bones of antediluvian animals”
synonyms: out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, antiquated, behind the times, passé
“her antediluvian attitudes”

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simulacra

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an image or representation of someone or something.

“a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper”

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costive

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constipated.
slow or reluctant in speech or action; unforthcoming.
“if he did ask her she would become costive”

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bathetic

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adjective
producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax.
“the movie manages to be poignant without becoming bathetic”

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georgic

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noun
1.
a poem or book dealing with agriculture or rural topics.
the title of a didactic poem on farming by the Roman poet Virgil.
plural proper noun: Georgics

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pilferer

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Pilferage is the theft of part of the contents of a package. It may also include theft of the contents but leaving the package, perhaps resealed with bogus contents. Small packages can be pilfered from a larger package such as a shipping container

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petulant

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(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
“he was moody and petulant”

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gingerly

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1.
in a careful or cautious manner.
"Jackson sat down very gingerly"
synonyms:	cautiously, carefully, with care, warily, charily, circumspectly, delicately; More
antonyms:	recklessly
adjective
adjective: gingerly
1.
showing great care or caution.
"with strangers the preliminaries are taken at a gingerly pace"
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trespassing

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enter the owner’s land or property without permission.
“there is no excuse for trespassing on railroad property”
synonyms: intrude on, encroach on, enter without permission, invade
“there is no excuse for trespassing on railroad property”
make unfair claims on or take advantage of (something).
“she really must not trespass on his hospitality”
synonyms: take advantage of, impose on, play on, exploit, abuse; More
2.
archaicliterary

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proleptic

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Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.

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laxity

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not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.
“lax security arrangements at the airport”
synonyms: slack, slipshod, negligent, remiss, careless, heedless, unmindful, slapdash, offhand, casual; More
antonyms: strict

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fungible

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заменяемый

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risible

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funny

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futile

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бесполезный

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irate

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гневный

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incense

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сердить

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undergird

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buttress

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abnegete

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отрицать

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arrogate

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присваивать, требовать

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precarious

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ненадежный!!!

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subvert

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свергать

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thwart

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мешать

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insinuate, inuendo

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alude, намекать

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seething

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бурливый

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vehement

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heated, страстный

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cryptic

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enigmatic

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insouciance

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indifference

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continence

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abstemiousness

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quagmire

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morass, болото, затруднительное положение

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grousing

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protesting

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gash

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scratches,lacerations

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bruise

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contusion

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legate

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plenipotentiary

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damp

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palliate

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abeyant

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quiscent

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subvert

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свергать

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feckless

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bootless

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condign

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meet

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clement

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милосердный, merciful

162
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notional

A

chimerical

163
Q

gustatory

A

edacious

164
Q

juxtaposed

A

collated

165
Q

enfilades

A

salvos

166
Q

couth

A

genteel

167
Q

plenitude

A

полнота

168
Q

appurtenances

A

принадлежность

169
Q

indiscriminate

A

aleatory

170
Q

payola

A

взятка, graft

171
Q

languor

A

lethargy

172
Q

crepuscular

A

dark, caliginous

173
Q

fandom

A

the state or condition of being a fan of someone or something.
“my 17 years of sports fandom”
the fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc., regarded collectively as a community or subculture.
“the Breaking Bad fandom”

174
Q

apportioned

A

divided

175
Q

contortion

A

: one who contorts; specifically : an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures. — con·tor·tion·is·tic -ˌtȯr-shə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective. See contortionist defined for English-language learners »
contort
twist or bend out of its normal shape.
“a spasm of pain contorted his face”
synonyms: twist, bend out of shape, distort, misshape, warp, buckle, deform
“her face was contorted with grief”

176
Q

leniency

A

noun
the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.
“the court could show leniency”

мягкость

177
Q

unconscionable

A

not right or reasonable.
“the unconscionable conduct of his son”
synonyms: unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, unforgivable, wrong; More
antonyms: ethical

178
Q

preposterous

A

contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
“a preposterous suggestion”

179
Q

presumptuous

A

самонадеянный

180
Q

addled

A

испорченный

181
Q

vanquish

A

побеждать

182
Q

coda

A

the concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure

183
Q

dumbfounded

A

ошеломленный

184
Q

addlepated

A

ADDLEPATED. 1 : being mixed up : confused. 2 : eccentric.

185
Q

husband, steward

A

to store

186
Q

carnage, gore

A

кровавая бойня

187
Q

anguish

A

grief

188
Q

quixotic

A

idealistic

189
Q

hale

A

vigorous

190
Q

loathsome

A

отвратительный

191
Q

olio,melange

A

смесь, всячина

192
Q

bald, overt

A

открытый

193
Q

priggish

A

punctilious

194
Q

bootless, feckless

A

безполезный

195
Q

auspicious

A

благоприятный

196
Q

tantamount to

A

равносильный on par with

197
Q

puckish, wry

A

кривой

198
Q

erratic

A

capricious

199
Q

bedazzled, flabbergasted

A

ошеломленный

200
Q

somber

A

мрачный

201
Q

pulchritude

A

beautiful красота

202
Q

parsimony

A

бережливость

203
Q

flamboyant

A

adj. пламенеющий, яркий, цветистый, пышный

204
Q

cane

A

бить палкой; вдалбливать урок; оплетать тростником

205
Q

lulled

A

calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
“the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep”
synonyms: soothe, calm, hush; rock
“the sound of the bells lulled us to sleep”
antonyms: waken, agitate
cause (someone) to feel deceptively secure or confident.
“the rarity of earthquakes there has lulled people into a false sense of security”
synonyms: assuage, allay, ease, alleviate, soothe, quiet, quieted; More
allay (a person’s doubts, fears, or suspicions), typically by deception.
synonyms: deceive, dupe, trick, fool, hoodwink
“they lulled us into a false sense of security”

206
Q

unstrung

A 
1.
unnerve.
"a mind unstrung by loneliness"
2.
remove or relax the string or strings of (a bow or musical instrument).
3.
remove from a string.
"unstringing the beads from the rosary"
207
Q

lacunae

A

an unfilled space or interval; a gap.
“the journal has filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern studies”
a missing portion in a book or manuscript.
ANATOMY
a cavity or depression, especially in bone.

208
Q

effacement

A

стирать

209
Q

patrimony

A

pat·ri·mo·ny
ˈpatrəˌmōnē/
noun
property inherited from one’s father or male ancestor.
heritage.
“an organization that saves the world’s cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings”
synonyms: heritage, inheritance, birthright; More
historical
the estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution.

210
Q

berserk

A

(of a person or animal) out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied.
“after she left him, he went berserk, throwing things about the apartment”
synonyms: frenzied, raving, wild, out of control, amok, on the rampage, frantic, crazy, raging, insane, out of one’s mind, hysterical, mad, crazed, maniacal, manic; More
(of a device, system, or activity) operating in a wild or erratic way; fluctuating wildly.
“the climate control went berserk and either roasted or froze us”

211
Q

recede

A

pull back

212
Q

brusque

A

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
“she could be brusque and impatient”
synonyms: curt, abrupt, blunt, short, sharp, terse, peremptory, gruff; More
antonyms: polite

213
Q

parluous

A

dangerous

214
Q

semiotic

A

is the study of meaning-making, the philosophical theory of signs and symbols.

215
Q

trundled

A

slowly

216
Q

careened

A

a fast, out of control

217
Q

jalopy

A

n. полуразвалившийся ветхий автомобиль, драндулет, консервная банка

218
Q

eremitic

A

religious recluse.

219
Q

bleated

A

calling complaints

220
Q

stopgap

A

temporary fix

221
Q

apologists

A

defenders

222
Q

vociferous

A

(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.
“he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover”

громкий

223
Q

unseemly

A

(of behavior or actions) not proper or appropriate.
“an unseemly squabble”
synonyms: improper, unbecoming, unfitting, unbefitting, unworthy, undignified, indiscreet, indelicate, indecorous, ungentlemanly, unladylike
“their unseemly behavior at Donna’s baby shower”
antonyms: decorous

ignominious

224
Q

mired

A

bogged down

v. завязнуть в грязи, завязнуть в трясине; втянуть во что-либо

225
Q

wallow

A

(chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent.
“watering places where buffalo liked to wallow”
synonyms: loll about/around, roll about/around, lie about/around, splash about/around; slosh, wade, paddle; informalsplosh

226
Q

bessoted

A

strongly infatuated.
“he became besotted with his best friend’s sister”
synonyms: infatuated with, smitten with, in love with, head over heels in love with, obsessed with; More

227
Q

resplendent

A

adj. блестящий, сверкающий, блистательный, великолепный

228
Q

teeming, abounding

A

full of, bustling with!

229
Q

ramshackle, dilapidated

A

вятхий, worn out

230
Q

qusling. defector

A

предатель traitors

231
Q

painstakingly

A

старательно

232
Q

squalid

A

убогий

233
Q

heinous, flagitious

A

unforgivable offensive

гнусный

234
Q

chide

A

упрекать

235
Q

loaf

A

do nothing useful

236
Q

specter

A

ghost, something feared!

237
Q

puffery

A

false praise

238
Q

confabulation

A

uinvented talk, болтовня

239
Q

blather

A

empty talk

240
Q

plum

A

good

241
Q

crack

A

very good

242
Q

senescent, deteriation with age

A

стареющий,

243
Q

extortionate

A

expensive

244
Q

tacky

A

vulgar

245
Q

vitreous

A

like glass in appearance

246
Q

smitten with

A

охваченный

247
Q

flummoxed, confounded

A

pereplexed, confused

248
Q

meretricious

A

specious, показной..

249
Q

plaudits

A

approbation , praise

250
Q

excuse

A

lessen a blame

251
Q

vindicate

A

exculpate

252
Q

sangfroid

A

composure, equanimity

253
Q

incipient

A

nascent

254
Q

condone

A

accept and allow

255
Q

undergrid

A

underpin, permeats

256
Q

thwarted

A

undermined, prevented

257
Q

curt

A

laconic, concise

258
Q

morose

A

melancholy

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