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Prettify

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Make someone or something appear superficially attractive
“The movie prettified what was in reality a bloody battle”

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Doddle

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A very easy task
“It was a doddle”

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Cordial

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Friendly and kind
“She was cordial”

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Gaping

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Wide open hole
“His death left a big gaping hole in our lives”

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Plaintive

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Sounding sad or mournful
“A room full of plaintive cries”

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Jeer

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Shout rude and mocking remarks at someone
“My classmates jeered at me”

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Embolden

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Give someone the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way
“Great teachers embolden us to rise to our highest potentials”

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
“Her feelings about our dad are more ambivalent”

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Deference

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Humble submission and respect
“Her relatives treat one another with deference”

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Defiance

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Bold disobedience
“She married him in defiance of her parents”

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Elapse

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Pass or go by
“A moment of silence elapsed”

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Acquiescence

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The reluctant acceptance of something without protest
“His silent acquiescence”

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Perfunctory

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(Of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
“he gave a perfunctory nod”
“his tasks were completed in a perfunctory manner”

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Mused

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Be absorbed in thought
“I paused and mused”

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Defunct

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No longer existing or functioning
“A now defunct model that only people of a certain age will remember”

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Flummoxed

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So confused that you don’t know what to do
“You look flummoxed”

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Chasten

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Make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve
“I was somewhat chastened by my bad report card”

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Refurbish

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Renovate and redecorate
“It needs some refurbishing”

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Snuff out

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Put a sudden end to
“She snuffed out the candle”

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Up to snuff

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Meeting the required standards
“My math skills are not up to snuff this year”

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Begrudging

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Given reluctantly or resentfully
“She begrudgingly gave me an A”

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In a vice

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A moral fault or weakness in someone’s character
“My mind was in a vice”

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Meek

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Quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive
“She’s meek”

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Keep at bay

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To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
“I keep my fears at bay by focusing on the positive”

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Momentous

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Having great significance or lasting influence
“This will be a momentous day in history”

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Blunder

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A stupid or careless mistake
“I made a blunder”

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Squabble

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A noisy quarrel about something petty or trivial
“We would squabble all the time”

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Spurt

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Gush out in a sudden and forceful stream
“Blood was spurting out of his nose”

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Lose my thread

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To get distracted and lose track of something
“He lost the thread of his argument”

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Detain

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Keep from proceeding; hold back
“Unexpected and overdue work had detained me”

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Mystify

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Utterly bewilder or perplex
“I was mystified by her decision”

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Awry

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Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss
“He is totally awry in his comments”

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Resolute

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Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
“Her voice was calm but resolute”

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Replenish

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Fill up again
“May you please help me replenish the fridge with vegetables”

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Run it’s course

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Comes to a natural end
“My initial burst of enthusiasm had run its course”

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Interpose

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Place or insert between one thing and another
“He tried to interpose himself between the people that were fighting”

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Deflect

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Cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course.
“She wanted to deflect the attention from herself”
“They are trying to deflect attention from the troubled economy”

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Chastise

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Rebuke or reprimand severely
“She would not quit chastising me about my overdue work”

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Impervious

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Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
“His attitude is impervious at times”

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Brusquely

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In a way that is quick and slightly rude
“She was rather brusque”

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Preclude

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To make impossible beforehand
“She suffered an injury that precluded the possibility of an athletic career”

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