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a thing, usually an image, that is worshiped; a person or thing that is loved very much
IDOL
jest
joke; fun; mockery; thing to be laughed at; to joke; poke fun
loving one’s country; showing love and loyal support for one’s country
PATRIOTIC
dispute
DISAGREE/OPPOSE/ TRY TO WIN/ A DEBATE OR DISAGREEMENT
VALOR
BRAVERY/COURAGE
not doing anything; not busy; lazy; without any good reason or cause; to waste (time)
IDLE
CONFINE
keep in; hold in
one who travels regularly, especially over a considerable distance, between home and work
COMMUTER
without important or striking happenings
UNEVENTFUL
bearing seeds or fruit; producing much of anything
. fertile`
mood; a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart; a crack or seam in a rock filled with a different mineral
VEIN
crazy person; insane; extremely foolish
LUNATIC
hand over; send, direct, or turn for information, help, or action; (refer to) direct attention to or speak about; assign to or think of as caused by
REFER
DIMINISH
make or become smaller in size, amount or importance
greatest amount; greatest possible
MAXIMUM
FLEE
RUN AWAY/ GO QUICKLY
MYTHOLOGY
legends or stories that usually attempt to explain something in nature
mean; be a sign of; make known by signs, words, or actions; have importance
SIGNIFY
capable of being injured; open to attack, sensitive to criticism, influences, etc.
VULNERABLE
cause very great pain to; worry or annoy very much; cause of very great pain; very great pain
TORMENT
associate; fellow worker
COLLEAGUE
faithfulness to a person, government, idea, custom, or the like
LAYALTY
to supply; to state as a condition; to prepare for or against some situation
PROVIDE
DISTRESS
great pain or sorrow; misfortune; dangerous or difficult situation; to cause pain or make unhappy
make bad use of; use wrongly; treat badly; scold very severely; bad or wrong use; bad treatment
ABUSE
WITTY
CLEVERLY AMUSING
HOLD BACK/ MAKE HARD TO DO
HINDER
merry; full of fun
JOLLY
having a high pitch; high and sharp in sound; piercing
SHRILL
an opinion formed without taking time and care to judge fairly; to harm or injure
prejudice
person who enters any service of his or her own free will; to offer one’s services
VOLUNTEER
keep; remember; employ by payment of a fee
RETAIN
small, soft mass; to roll or crush into a small mass
WAD
SILENT/ UNABLE TO SPEAK
MUTE
speak indistinctly
MUMBLE
speech or planned talk; a scolding; to scold
LECTURE
Used to describe objects or decorations that are beautiful rather than useful.
Serving as a decoration or adornment.
ORNAMENTAL
Having many small parts or details that are carefully arranged or combined.
Difficult to understand or deal with because of complexity.
intricate
Impossible or very difficult to read or understand.
Indecipherable
To try or test something new or different in order to see what results it produces.
experiment with
adhere to
To act in accordance with or follow a rule, principle, agreement, or belief.
improve on
To make something better than before or enhance its quality, performance, or value.
Grapple with
To struggle with or try to overcome a difficult problem or situation.
- Not familiar or recognized; not known or identified.
- Not established or determined; uncertain
unknown
Complementary
Combining well together and enhancing each other’s qualities.
Providing something that is lacking or needed to complete or improve a whole.
regret
To feel sadness, remorse, or disappointment about something that happened or that you did.
To wish that a particular situation had not happened or that you had not done something
To ask for information or seek clarification about something.
To express doubt or uncertainty about something
question
To plan or scheme cleverly and skillfully
To create or bring about by deliberate planning or inventiveness.
contrive
To guess or speculate about something without having all the information or evidence
To form an opinion or conclusion based on incomplete or uncertain evidence
surmise
disparate
Fundamentally different or distinct in nature, kind, or quality
