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Ruminate

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To contemplate, reflect.

after a busy day I took time to ruminate over my vision

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Endearing

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Arousing feelings of affection

her endearing approach made me feel comfortable

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Celestial

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Heavenly, divine

the view from the sea front was celestial

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Bemused

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Puzzled, confused or bewildered.

*I felt a bit bemused after watching Derren Brown”

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Crestfallen

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Sad and disappointed, usually because of failure or disappointment

I felt crestfallen when I heard the news about my audition

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Impetuous

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Acting or done quickly without thought or care

“The way he reacted after hearing the news was impetuous”

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Vacuous

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Lack of content or ideas

the employee didn’t impress with his vacuous contribution to last weeks meeting

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Antithesis

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The absolute opposite

your opinion is the antithesis of mine

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Enigmatic

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Mysterious, difficult to understand

her enigmatic personality left me wondering what on earth she was thinking

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Elation

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A feeling of great happiness and joy

I felt a sense of elation the second I heard my name called out

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Serene

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Calm, peaceful and untroubled

living in Albert Park was a serene chapter of my life

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Exacerbate

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To make worse, more violent, intense

we were just about to make up and then you came and exacerbated things

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Vexed

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Annoyed, frustrated or worried

the woman looked vexed after her argument with the cashier

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Ineffable

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Unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words

the way she was treated was ineffable

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Trepidation

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Fear, apprehension

I felt trepidation before going into that meeting, but everything went well in the end

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Intransigent

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Refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion

my girlfriend is intransigent about waking up at 6:30

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Impinge

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To impact, affect, make an impression

the person in front of me impinged everyone around them with their annoying laugh

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Despondent

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Feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

She felt despondent without her partner to help her through

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Incisive

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Clear, sharp, direct

*They are incisive. You know exactly where you stand”

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Placid

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Calm and then peaceful
the walk along the coast was placid

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Arbitration

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The process or act of solving a dispute
Well, the dispute must be solved through arbitration, so we know where we stand

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or emotion
she shows apathy towards going to watch the rugby

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Tenacious

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Persistent, determined.

His tenacious approach was very admirable. He won’t stop until he’s successful

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Adulation

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Extreme praise
His performance received adulation from all

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Candid

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Honesty, frankness

I shall be candid about this, because things need to be clear

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Fatuous

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Silly, foolish
the was he acted was fatuous. I won’t be meeting up with him again

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Serendipity

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Luck, finding good things without looking for them

we were going to be late, but by serendipity the train was delayed anyway

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Jaded

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Tired, bored, lacking enthusiasm because of overexposure or overindulgence.

By the end of my travels, I felt jaded. I couldn’t be bothered going to the beach or look at a nice view

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Bombastic

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Excessively confident, pompous
Our tour guide was a bit bombastic. It started to get annoying after a while

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Circumlocution

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The act of using excessive words or indirect language to express something.

The founder tried using circumlocution during the pitch to hide the fact he didn’t know what he was talking about. He failed.

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Placid

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Calm, peaceful

The beach in Noosa was lovely and placid, just how we like it

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Harrowing

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Extremely disturbing, distressing, or emotionally traumatic

seeing that car crash was harrowing

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Magnanimous

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Generous, forgiving

It’s magnanimous of him to still be friends with her

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Magnanimous

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Generous, forgiving

It’s magnanimous of him to still be friends with her

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Exasperated

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Irritated or frustrated to the point of anger
there were so many annoying people around me. I was exasperated from the second I walked in

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Idyllic

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Peaceful, picturesque

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Harrowing

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Extremely disturbing, distressing or emotionally traumatic

the memories of the crash must be harrowing for her

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Effervescent

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Bubbly, lively and enthusiastic
Caitlin is effervescent.

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Arbitration

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The process or act of solving a dispute
we got to the end of it but it took hours of arbitration

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Alluring

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Attractive, tempting

The piece of chocolate is looking at me in an alluring way

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Astute

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Someone who is very clever at assessing situations and turning it to their advantage.

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Myopic

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Lacking foresight; having a narrow view

It’s hard to discuss new technology with my Dad because of his myopic view

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