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Ameliorate (v)

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To make better

ex. Ally ameliorated her pain with comforting words

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Allay (v)

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To lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain

ex. when jack had a nightmare, his mother was able to allay his fears.

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Amicable (adj)

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Showing goodwill; friendly

ex. The new girl is amicable. She is already known for her friendliness.

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Arrogant (adj)

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Proud; haughty

ex. that girl is arrogant because of her beauty

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Assuage (v)

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To soothe; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify

ex. the woman was attempting to assuage the screaming infant

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Braggart (n)

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One who boasts a great deal

ex. That man over there is acting like such a braggart by showing off his new car.

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Cliché (n)

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An idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse

ex. all Korean dramas are cliché.

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Complacent (adj)

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Self-satisfied; smug

A COMPLACENT person might be heard saying, “Ehh, don’t worry about it!” — when there really is something to worry about.

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Conciliate (v)

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To reconcile; to make peace

ex. When the waiter spilled a drink on Tom, the manger tried to conciliate Tom by picking up the tab for his meal.

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Contemptuous (adj)

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Lacking respect; scornful

“You disgust me,” is one of the simplest and most CONTEMPTUOUS things you can say to someone.

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Disdainful (adj)

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Full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof

ex. Arrogant people with their nose in the air are disdainful.

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Egotistical (adj)

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Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited

Someone who is EGOTISTICAL is full of himself

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Grandiloquent (adj)

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Using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

ex. She is a grandiloquent girl. She acts fancy in every way.

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Haughty (adj)

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Having great pride in oneself and dislike for others

A HAUGHTY person acts superior and looks down on others

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Insolent (adj)

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Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior

Ex. The insolent student rolled her eyes when the teacher read passages aloud from the vocabulary textbook.

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Lackluster (adj)

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Lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring

Ex. She was upset because her mother bought her a lackluster prom dress. The dress was very dull.

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Loquacious (adj)

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Very talkative; garrulous

ex. Sam sat next to a loquacious person during dinner party so all he did was smile and eat.

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Mediate (v)

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To negotiate disputes between people or opposing sides

ex. When Toby’s best friends were not talking to each other, Toby tried to mediate a peace between them.

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Mitigate (v)

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To make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage

Sunscreen is used to MITIGATE the effects of the sun on your skin.

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Mollify (v)

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To pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent

ex. I was angry that the guy took my seat, but i was mollified when he offered me one closer to the band

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Mundane (adj)

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Commonplace; ordinary

ex. Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent

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Narcissism (n)

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Extreme self-adoration and feeling of superiority

Narcissus, a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who fell in love with his reflection in a body of water had narcissism

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Ostentatious (adj)

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Showy; pretentious

ex. The party was ostentatious. It had gourmet catering, an enormous cake, and music by the famous string orchestra.

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Pacify (v)

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To calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state

squalling baby undergoes when a Pacifier is placed within his mouth

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Placate (v)

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To make calm; soothe

ex. After the big fight, the husband tried to placate his wife with flowers and chocolates.

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Platitude (n)

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Quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original

ex. the employees were sick of listening to meaningless clichés in the speech and told the bods to cut the platitudes.

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Prattle (v)

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To speak on and in in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly

ex. i wanted to leave the meeting when the boss began to prattle on about rules and regulations again.

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Presumptuous (adj)

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Too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

ex. It was presumptuous for he to join us for dinner uninvited.

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Pretentious (adj)

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Claiming or pretending increased importance; arrogant

ex. The party was full of pretentious people. They all tried to act like they are more important or knowledgeable than they really are.

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Ramble (v)

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To talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction

ex. Don rambled in front of the class because he was so nervous.

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Rant (v)

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To talk very loudly, even wildly; rave

ex. She was ranting on the roller coaster. She kept screaming and talking so loudly about how excited she was.

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Rhetorical (adj)

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Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect

ex. My friend kept asking me rhetorical questions

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Supercilious (adj)

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Looking down on others; proud and scornful
Think of them as a “super silly ass,” and you’ll remember the basic sense of supercilious.

ex. Fred, a proud and wealthy businessman, gave the crowd a supercilious smile.

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Swagger (v)

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To walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner

ex. The group of boys swaggered down the hallway.

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Trite (adj)

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Unoriginal and stale due to overuse

ex. The singer wrote a trite song. It was a love song with lyrics about holding hands in the sunshine

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Vapid (adj)

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Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest

ex. At the historical museum,there was a group of vapid schoolgirls.

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Verbose (adj)

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Using too many words; wordy; long-winded

ex. Jack wrote a verbose history pape. he tried to take up space with words.

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Voluble (adj)

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Talking a great deal with ease; glib

ex. Julie regretted meeting voluble talkers. they just kept talking on and on.

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