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Flabbergasted

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Feling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting:
When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted.
She is flabbergasted by the whole affair.

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Uncouth

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Rude or unpolished

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Tautology

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Unnecessary repetition of ideas or statements

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Slovenly

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Messy in appearance

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Scholar

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Specialist with advanced education in a subject

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Plaintiff

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Someone who brings legal action

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Pervade

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Spread through or permeate

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Peerless

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Incomparable or unequaled

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Nebulous

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Cloudy or vague

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Baroque

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Having bold and complex ornamentation

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Piquant

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Spicy

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Saunter

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To walk in a slow, relaxed manner without purpose. Stroll.

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Loaf of bread

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Rebanada de pan

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Agglutinate

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To unite or combine

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Commodify

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To make something commercial, sometimes inappropriately

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Disgruntled

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In a state of sulky dissatisfaction

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Eulogize

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To praise formally and eloquently

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Indolent

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Lazy or inactive

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Frivolous

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Silly and not serious

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Irksome

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Irritating or annoying

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Berserk

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Extremely violent or totally out of control

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Abstruse

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Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding

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Blithe

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Showing a cheerful indifference

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Conjoin

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To combine or join

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Discord

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Disagreement between people

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Disburse

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Pay out

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Assiduous

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Taking great caution with attention to detail

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Cajole

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To persuade someone to do something through flattery

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Caustic

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Abrasive or bitterly sarcastic

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Officious

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Assertive of authority, particularly on trivial issues

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Aberrant

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Deviating from an accepted or normal way

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Debonair

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Stylish and suave

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Deft

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Skillful in physical movement

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Derision

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Use of ridicule to demonstrate contempt

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Disparage

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To express a negative opinion or regard as being of little worth

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Adamant

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Stubborn or refusing to change one’s views

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Languorous

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Listless or lacking energy

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Flounder

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To have difficulties or behave awkwardly

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Sensible

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Reasonable or showing sound judgment

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Congeal

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To become solid or gelatinous

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Disdain

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Feeling of intense dislike

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Diversion

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Activity that deflects your attention

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Maudlin

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Effusively or insincerely emotional

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Churlish

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Rude and boorish

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Appalling

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Causing shock or disgust

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Commendable

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Worthy of high praise

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Interpolate

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To insert something between two points

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Notoriety

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State of being well-known for a bad quality

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Pungent

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Strong or harsh smell or taste

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Unkempt

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Not properly maintained or cared for

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Deadpan

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  1. A blank, expressionless face.

2. A person, especially a performer, who has or assumes a blank expression.

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Matter-of-fact

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  1. Relating or adhering to facts; literal.
  2. Straightforward or unemotional: “the matter-of-fact tones in which the local guides describe the history of the various places” (New York Times).
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Face value

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  1. The value printed or written on the face, as of a coin or postage stamp.
  2. See par value.
  3. Apparent significance or value: took their compliments at face value.
54
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Dumbfounded

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Astonished or amazed

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Appraisal

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  1. the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
  2. a valuation, as for sale or taxation.
  3. an estimate or considered opinion. Sometimes, ap•praise′ment.
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Disheveled

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  1. Being in loose disarray; unkempt, as hair or clothing.

2. Marked by disorder; untidy: a disheveled pile of books on the library table.

57
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ill-at-ease

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uncomfortable; embarrassed.

“She feels ill-at-ease at parties”

58
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Sparingly

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he spends his money sparingly → es cuidadoso con el dinero, mira mucho lo que gasta
we used water sparingly → tuvimos cuidado de no gastar mucha agua
he uses colour sparingly → es parco en el uso de los colores

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Gauge

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a measuring device; to test; a size: twelve-gauge shotguns; the fineness of knitted fabric: sixty-gauge stockings

60
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Chastise

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  1. to discipline or punish, esp by beating

2. to scold severely

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Hogwash

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  1. Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense.
  2. Garbage fed to hogs; swill.
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Chagrin

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A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event: To her chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived.

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Bewilder

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  1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied. See Synonyms at perplex.
  2. To cause to lose one’s bearings; disorient: “The whirling snow bewildered him”
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Salutary

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  1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
  2. Favorable to health; wholesome: a salutary climate.
65
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Daft

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  1. Crazy; deranged.

2. Foolish; stupid.

66
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Philanderer

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Galanteador.
Philander
1. To have a sexual affair with someone who is not one’s spouse or partner. Used especially of a man.
2. To have many casual sexual affairs. Used especially of a man.
3. Archaic To flirt. Used especially of a man.

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Cajole

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To persuade someone to do something through flattery

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Debonair

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Stylish and suave

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Derision

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Use of ridicule to demonstrate contempt

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Disparage

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Express a negative opinion or regard as being of little worth

71
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Officious

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Meddlesome

To interest oneself in what is not one’s concern : interfere without right or propriety

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Assiduous

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Showing great care, attention, and effort: marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application

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Wrought iron

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Malleable metal often used to make decorative fences and furniture

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Brunt

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The greater part or impact

75
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Assuage

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Alleviate

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Dispel

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Drive off

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Farcical

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Comical

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Mellifluous

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Smooth or mellow

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Pageant

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a mere show: PRETENSE

an ostentatious display

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Prairie

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A large, open area of grassland

81
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Bilious

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Feeling or causing nausea

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Effulgent

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Shining brightly

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Radicchio

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Reddish or green plant eaten in salad

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Umbrage

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Feeling of rage, annoyance, or resentment

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Setting off on holiday

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Start a journey

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Get away for a weekend

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Go to a place for a rest

87
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Ask my friends to put me up

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Ask my friends to let me sleep at their place

88
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Stopped over

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Visit a place temporarily

89
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Cache

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1a: a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
b: a secure place of storage
discovered a cache of weapons
2: something hidden or stored in a cache
The cache consisted of documents and private letters.
3: a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data
— called also cache memory

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Alcove

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a small recessed section of a room: NOOK

an arched opening (as in a wall): NICHE

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Haggle

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transitive verb
1: to cut roughly or clumsily: HACK
2archaic: to annoy or exhaust with wrangling
intransitive verb
BARGAIN, WRANGLE
haggling over the price
92
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Hapless

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having no luck: UNFORTUNATE
tale of a hapless sailor
hapless beings caught in the grip of forces we can do little about
— W. H. Whyte

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Sleuth

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  1. Detective

2. To act as a detective : search for information

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Match wits

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match wits (with one)
To engage one in a clash or competition of intelligence or shrewd resourcefulness.
My friend and I love matching wits whenever we get together, though some people mistake our banter for actual arguments.
Don't try to match wits with the professor, John—he'll talk you round in circles.
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Shrewd (shro͞od)

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adj. shrewd·er, shrewd·est
1. Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
2. Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.

96
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Befuddle

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transitive verb
1: to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
… befuddled with drink all the time.
— Ellen Glasgow
2: CONFUSE, PERPLEX
a problem that still befuddles the experts

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Lavish

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1: expending or bestowing profusely: PRODIGAL
lavish donors
lavish in giving praise to her employees
2a: expended or produced in abundance
the lavish attentions of his mother
— George Meredith
b: marked by profusion or excess
a lavish feast
a lavish home
98
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Ajar

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Slightly open

left the door ajar

99
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Erstwhile

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in the past: FORMERLY
cultures, erstwhile unknown to each other
— Robert Plank

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Wanton

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MERCILESS, INHUMANE
wanton cruelty
b: having no just foundation or provocation: MALICIOUS
a wanton attack
2: being without check or limitation: such as
a: unduly lavish: EXTRAVAGANT
wanton imagination
b: luxuriantly rank
wanton vegetation
3a: LEWD, BAWDY
b: causing sexual excitement: LUSTFUL, SENSUAL
4a: playfully mean or cruel: MISCHIEVOUS

Upper Intermediate English (13 decks)

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