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Cognizant
* A good leader should be cognizant of the numerous issues that affect his constituents.

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aware

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Disparaging
* Always be careful not to issue any disparaging remarks against other people.

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damaging

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Ephemeral
* Flowers are ephemeral; they bloom yet wither in a week or so later.

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short-lived

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Fastidious
* A fastidious person will never find true happiness.

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choosy, concerned about detail

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Haughty
* Nobody liked haughty Monty who kept bragging about his riches.

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arrogant

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Ignominious
* The corrupt policeman was discharged from service due to his ignominious act of accepting bribes.

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disrespectable

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Impudent
* The impudent child was scolded for answering back to older people.

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rude

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Infinitesimal
* Spores are infinitesimal reproductive units of fungi and lower plants.

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microscopic

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Irascable
* Jessica is an irascible girl who frequently has tantrums.

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hot-tempered

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Myopic
• Rochelle has difficulty seeing things from afar because she is myopic.

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nearsighted

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Piquant
* The piquant mouse was able to find its way out of the maze in a short while.

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clever

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Aphorism
* “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a common aphorism.

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proverb

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Enmity
• For enmity and hate are contrary to friendship and concord.

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mutual hatred

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Upbraided
* The students were upbraided for misbehaving during the assembly.

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Scolded

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Vapid
* Clowns are never vapid but the sick usually are.

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lacking spirit and liveliness

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Veracity
* The client was asked to verify the veracity of the statement of accounts issued.

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accuracy

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Unkempt
* She looks unkempt with her wavy coarse hair falling freely behind her back.

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untidy

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Sleuth
* She looks unkempt with her wavy coarse hair falling freely behind her back.

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detective

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Ruffian
* Only a ruffian could do such a heinous act of killing a help-less child.

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brutal person

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Calumniate
* A person’s reputation is very important so be very careful not to calumniate anybody.

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slander

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Brusque
* He often got into trouble because he was a brusque.

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offhand in speech or manner

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Derided
• The mean boys derided the sickly boy.

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ridiculed

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Facile
* The quiz proved to be facile so the students got high scores.

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easily achieved/effortless

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Garrulous
* The garrulous girls were distanced from each other.

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excessively talkative

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Inebriated
* Never operate a machine once you are inebriated.

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intoxicated

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Inveighed
* The people inveighed against the sharp increase in oil prices.

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speak/write about with great hostility

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Mellifluous
* We listed attentively to the mellifluous sound produced by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

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sweet or musical; pleasant to the ear

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Munifence
* The free medical and dental checkup conducted by the AFP Group is just a proof of their munificence.

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great generosity

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Nefarious
* Justice calls for penalizing nefarious acts.

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wicked, criminal

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Obdurate
* You will never get sufficient nourishment if you are obdurate in refusing to eat vegetables.

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stubborn

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Opulence
* I admire people who are modest despite their opulence.

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great wealth

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Pathos
* Tragic stories had so much pathos that it left me feeling down.

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evokes pity or sadness

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Precocious
* Chin is such a precocious girl who can already read at age three.

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developed abilities at an earlier age than usual

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Quixotic
* She had the quixotic idea that she was a reincarnation of a British princess.

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idealistic

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Vacillate
* The strong current of the floodwaters caused the wooden bridge to vacillate.

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easily swayed

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Vitriolic
* If words were swords, then her vitriolic remarks could really kill.

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filled with bitter criticism or malice

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Quay/wharf

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For ships to dock

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Numismatist

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someone who studies or collects coins, paper money, or medals.

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Morose

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sullen and ill-tempered

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Guffaw

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loud and boisterous laugh

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Adroit

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clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

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