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cessation

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The ending of a process.

Ending, termimation, stopping

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intermittent

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Occuring at irregular intervals; not continuous

Sporadic, irregular

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Interminable

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Endless, neverending; often used hyperbolically

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fervency, fervent

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Zeal, intensity of feeling

Passionate feelings,

E zjarrte

a fervent supporter of the revolution

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heed

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Noun: careful attention

Verb: pay attention to, take notice.

he should have heeded the warnings

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sedate

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calm, unhurried

quiet and rather dull

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lumbering

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Moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way

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dexterity

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Skillful in tasks, especially involving hands

Agility

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adroit

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Clever or skillful

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abiding

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Lasting a long time, enduring.

They have an abiding respect for us

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abide

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Accept or act in accordance with a rule

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precarious

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Uncertain, insecure

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tenuous

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Weak or slight
Delicate or fine

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garner

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Gather or collect, especially information

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propitiatory

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Intended to please someone and make them feel calm

a propitiatory gift

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furtive

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Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt

sneaky, secretive

They spent a furtive day together

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adj. profuse

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Ample, copious, abundant

offered my profuse apologies

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rife

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Of common occurence; widespread

Full of; overflowing

I perhapur, i mbushur

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Assuage

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Make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

Satisfy an appetite or desire

His speech assuaged the fear of the people

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Virulent

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Bitterly hostile
Extremely severe disease

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Waning

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Disappearing, decreasing, becoming weaker

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flagging

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Become tired or less dynamic; decline in strength

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nascent

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Coming into existence

The nascent revolutionary movement
Dicka qe po lind

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incipient

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Beginning to happen or develop

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taciturn

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A person: uncommunicative, reserved

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garrulous

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Excessively talkative, especially on trivial.matters

Talkative, loquacious, voluble

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conduit

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Channel for conveying water or other fluid

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Dearth

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Shortage, scarcity, lack

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surfeit

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Excessive amount; abundance, oversupply

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inveterate

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Long established, ingrained (habit)

The inveterate hatred

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dulcet

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Sweet and soothing

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comely

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Attractive, good looking

The comely italian actess

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antediluvian

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Oldfashioned; prehistoric

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Superannuated

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Oldfashioned, obsolete, outdated

Superannuate (verb): retire someone with a pension

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manifest

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Adj: clear or obvious

His manifest skills

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quaint

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Picturesque; attractively unusual or old fashioned

Quaint country cottages

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aplomb

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Self confidence or assurance

He passed the GRE with aplomb

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quiescent

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in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy

strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent

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rancorous

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Bitter, spiteful, hateful

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lurid

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Excessively bright, unpleasantly bright in colour, creating an unnatural efect

Overbright

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Synopsis

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A brief summary of something

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lax

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Not sufficiently strict or severe

Lax security in the airport

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circumscribe

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To restrict something within limits

The place where we live circumscribes our potential

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circumspect

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Adj: wary, unwilling to take risks

Careful, cautious

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approbation/disapprobation

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approval or praise

Strong disapproval, dissatisfacrion

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probity

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Noun: the quality of having strong moral principles

Integrity, honesty

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facetious

adj.

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant

per shaka, hokatar

a facetious remark

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flippant

adj

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not showing a serious attitude

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repudiate

verb

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refuse to accept; reject

deny the truth or validity of

deny, refute, not accept as true;

renounce, reject;

she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders

the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses

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patent

adj

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easily recognizable; obvious.

evident, clear

she was smiling with patent insincerity

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pervasive

adj

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(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.

Localism among albanians in North Macedonia is becoming pervasive

penetrating, prevailing

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arcane

adj

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understood by few; mysterious or secret

hidden, secret, mysterious, unclear

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painstaking

adj,

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done with or employing great care and thoroughness

carefoul, meticulous

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vexation

noun

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the state of being annoyed, frustrated or worried

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fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

scrupulous, attentive

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ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy

buyoant, exuberant

she sounded ebullient and happy

57
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glum

A

sad, morose, gloomy

i pikelluar, i zymte

58
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munificient

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displaying generousity

generous, open-handed

59
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solicitous

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characterized by or showing interest or concern.

concerned, caring

she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students

60
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mendacity

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untruthfulness

dishonesty, lying

61
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judicious

adj

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showing good judgement, well-thought

prudent, wise

62
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defiant

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showing defiance (open resistance; bold disobedience).

mosperfilles

63
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indefatigable

A

tireless, cannot feel fatigue

i palodhshem

64
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pedestrian

adj

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lacking excitement or inspiration, dull, monotonous

a pedesetrian lifestyle

65
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startling

adj

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very surprising, astonishing, leaving impresion

unforeseen

66
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distill

verb

A

extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of

te nxjerresh dicka,

my travel notes were distilled into a book

67
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jettison

A

throw, drop, get rid of (not use)

68
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pugnacious

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eager to fight, argue, quarrel

combative, aggressive

69
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abrasive

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showing little concern for the feelings of others

His abrasive comments hurt my feelings

acerbic, biting, caustric

70
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blight, blighted

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a plant disease, typically one caused by fungi; a thing that spoils or damages something.

have a severely detrimental effect on.

71
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reckoning

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opinion, statement; calculation, observation

72
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fitfully

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not regularly or continuously; intermittently

ne menyre te cregullt

he ate and slept fitfully

73
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spurious

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not what it’s expected to be; false,fake
bogus, inauthentic;

74
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maladroit

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inefficient or inept. clumsy, incompetent

75
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erudite

A

having or showing great knowledge or learning

well educated, scholarly

76
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panegyric

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eulogy: a long speech dedicated to someone, praising them
tribute

77
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adept

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very skilled and profficient

She is adept in word-memorization

78
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gauche

A

socially awkward, unsophisticated

pa takt

79
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prepossesing

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attractive, beautiful

80
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felicitious

A

happy, pleasant, very apt, in good circumstances

81
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unstinting

A

giving smth without restraint

i pa kursyere

82
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pithy

A

shkurt, por sakte;
consice, succinct, short and accurate

83
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whimsical

A

playfullyquaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing andamusingway.

a whimsical sense of humour
Similar: fanciful, playful, mischievous

2.

acting orbehavingin a capricious manner.

temperamental impulsive

84
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onerous

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requiring much effort, tiring;

arduous, burdensome;

85
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bellicose

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demonstrating agression and willingness to fight

agressive, attacking, hostile, belligerent;

86
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desolate (verb and adjective)

A

being hopeless, or making smth desparate and hopeless and lonely. negative;

miserable, sad;

87
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Doughty

A

brave and persistent.

“his doughty spirit kept him going”

88
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permeate

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spread throughout smth

the aroma of soup permeated the air

89
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facile

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  1. ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.
    facile generalizations
  2. (especially of success in sport) easily achieved; effortless.
    a facile seven-lengths victory
90
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glib

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(of words or a speaker) fluent but insincere and shallow.

lacking depth and substance

glib answers

91
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expiade

A

make amends for, repair

expiade your sins

92
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allay

A

relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger).

93
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tedious

A

Too long, slow, or dull.
Boring

94
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insolent

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showing rudeness, arrogance or lack of respect

she hated the insolent tone of his voice

impertinent

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nettle

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irritate or annoy, upset

96
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exposition

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

a systematic exposition of the idea of biodiversity

97
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objurgation

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a harsh reprimand or criticism

A teenager who gets home hours after his midnight curfew can expect objurgation from his angry parents

98
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staved off

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prevent, delay, avert

99
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affliction

A

the state of being in pain or harm

100
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ardent

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very enthusiastic

ardent fan

101
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tepid

A

lukewarm ( e vaket)

showing low enthusiasm

102
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precipitous

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dangerously high or steep.

(of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration.

103
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effusive

A

showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

an effusive welcome

104
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obfuscation, obfuscate

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the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

105
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resurgence

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an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence

a resurgence of the rock music

106
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prodigious

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Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

107
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emaciated

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abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

108
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extol

A

praise with enthusiasm

109
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excoriate

A

critize someone harshly, lambast

110
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furtive

A

secretly, sneakily

111
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inadvertently

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unnintentionally, accidentally

112
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trepidation

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a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

113
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abate

A

become less intense or smaller/weaker

The storm suddenly abated

114
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dissenting

A

holding or expressing opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

heretic

115
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concurring

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be of the same opinion; agree.

116
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bewail

A

express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something)

men will bewail the loss of earlier freedoms

lament

117
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faciliity

A

a natural ability to do or learn something well and easily

aptitude

118
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alacrity

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eagerness, willingness, readiness

119
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thwart

A

prevent someone from accomplishing something

120
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impede

A

hinder, delay, prevent

121
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Ostentatious

A

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish

Synonyms: pretentious

122
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Astute

A

I mprehte
Having the ability to accurately asses situations and turn it to one’s advantage

123
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visceral

A

relating to deep inward feelings rather than to theintellect.

Innate

124
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peril

A

Rrezik; immediate danger

125
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frendzied

A

Wildly excitable; uncontrollable

126
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Fraught;

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  1. anxious, upset
    Ex. A fraught relationship
  2. Full of
    Ex. This campaign is fraught with danger
127
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Jumble

A

An untidy collection or pile of things:

The books were in a collection of jumbleg

Lemsh, ngaterrim

128
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Tycoon

A

awealthy, powerful person in business or indust

129
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specious

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  • Misleading in appearance
  • seemingto be right or true, but is actually wrong or false
  • A specious argument.
  • Specious promises

e pavertete

130
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fulcrum

A
  • the point against which a lever is placed to get a purchase, or on which it turns or is supported.
  • a thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation.
  • Discipline is the fulcrum of success

bosht, kryesorja

131
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Define

latent

lay · tnt

A
  • (of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed;
  • hidden, concealed;
  • (of a disease) not yet manifesting the usual symptoms.

Synonyms: dormant

| Translations: e fshehur,qe nuk ka dale ende ne pah

diabetes maybe latent for some time before it starts manifesting

132
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Define

quintessential

kwin · tuh · sen ·shl

A

something that represents the most typical example of a quality

Synonyms: typical, stereotypical, model

he was the quintessential tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained

133
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aggrandizment

ëgrendizmënt

A

an increase in power or importance

translations: perforcim, zmadhim

We believe she is merely working for her own aggrandizement.

comes from the verb aggrandize (to make someone more powerful or important)

134
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Lucrative (llukrativ)

A

Providing a great deal of profit

Profitable

135
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Laudable

A

Deserving praise

Praiseworthy, commendable

136
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linger (llinGër)

A

stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave

spend a long time over (something).

be slow to disappear or die

she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine

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