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digress

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(v) to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
s: ramble
A: direct
e: beat around the bush

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concise

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(ADJ) using few words in speaking or writhing 
S:boiled down
A: expansive 
E: boiled down 
S: i ca be concise when am mad
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insolent

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(adj) boldly disrespectful in speech
S:disrespectful
A: cowardly
E: mean

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conciliate

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(V) to win over through special considerations or persuasive methods
S: win over
A: lose
E:appease
S: my brother josh is often conciliate to send our disagreement

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cantankerous

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(adj) bad- tempered; quarrelsome
s: grumpy
a: easy
my brother is cantankerous when some on pusses his buttons
e: bad mood

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Platitude

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(N) quality of being dull; an obvious remark spoken as if it were original
S: dull
A: nuance
E: libel
S my friend drives me crazy using platitude wile speaking.

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amiable

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friendly kind 
S: easygoing 
A: sullen 
E: friendly
S: my grate grandma their was  sweet and very amiable
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Lavish

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(Adj) Generous in giving to others or in spending money
S: fancy and in excess
A: sparse
E grandmothers
S: The President’s birthday party was very lavish.

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Miserly

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(Adj) Careful with how money is spent; thrifty
S: stingy
A: generous
E: stingy
S: Mr. Claude was miserly when he wouldn’t spend $1 for a bottle of water.

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Adversity

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(N) great trouble or difficulty
S difficult situation or experience 
A triumph
E  hard 
The old woman's life had been full of adversity and disappointment.
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