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Atrophy

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becomes weak because it’s not used

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Solidarity

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unity or agreement of feeling or action

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Eminent

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(usually before noun) famous and respected

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Pre-eminent

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Outstanding; more important, more successful or of a higher standard than others

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illustrious

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(formal) very famous and much admired, distinguished.

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Solace

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a feeling of emotional comfort when your are sad or disappointed

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Ebb

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(formal) (of the tide in the sea) to move away from the land.

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Indelible

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impossible to forget or remove ; permanent

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Chauvinist

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a person who has an aggressive and unreasonable belief that their own country is better than all others

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Enimity

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feeling of hatred towards sb.

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Epitome

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(formal) a perfect example of sth

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Spartan

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(of conditions) simple or severe; lacking anything that makes life easier or more pleasant

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Rapacious

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wanting more money or goods than you need or have a right to

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Allude

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allude to sb./sth (formal) to mention sth in an indirect way

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Insatiable

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always wanting more of sth; not able t one satisfied

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Dignitary

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a person who has an important official position

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Joie de vivre

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a feeling of great happiness and enjoyment of life

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Blase

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~ (about sth) not impressed, excited about sth, because you have seen or experienced it many times before

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gusto

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enthusiasm and energy in doing sth

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Clique

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(often disapproving) a small group of people who spend their time together and do not allow others to join them

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Coercion

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the action of making sb do sth using force or threatening to use force

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Boisterous

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(of people, animals or behaviour) noisy and full of life and energy

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Squander

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to waste money, time , etc. in a stupid or careless way

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Delirious

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in an excited state and not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of fever

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Crux

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the ~ (of sth) the most important or difficult part of a problem or an issue

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Deluge

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a sudden very heavy fall of rain ; a large no. of thighs that happen or arrive at the same time

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Specious

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(formal) seeming right or true but actually wrong or false

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Becoming

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(of clothes, etc) making the person wearing them look more attractive ; Suitable or appropriate for sb or their situation

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Sedition

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(formal) the use of words or actions that are intended to encourage people to oppose a government

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Indefatigable

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(formal, approving) Never giving up or getting tired of doing sth

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Vociferous

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(formal) expressing your opinions or feelings in a loud and confident way

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Trepidation

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great worry or fear about sth unpleasant that may happen ; apprehension

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Stoic

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a person who is able to suffer pain or trouble without complaining or showing what they are feeling

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Impeccable

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without mistakes or faults

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Flaunt

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~ (sth) to show sth you are proud of to other people, in order to impress them

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Red herring

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an unimportant fact, idea, event,etc. that takes people’s attention away from the important ones

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Nemesis

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punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided

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Sardonic

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(disapproving) showing that you think that you are better than other people and do not take them seriously

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Precipice

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a very steep side of a high cliff, mountain or rock

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Disdainful

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~ (of sb/sth) showing contempt or lack of respect

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Malady

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(formal) a serious problem; (old use) an illness

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Jinx

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~ (on sb/sth) bad luck; sb/sth that is though to bring bad luck in a mysterious way

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Underpin

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~ sth (formal) to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc..

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Unflappable

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able to stay calm in a difficult situation

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Remiss

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~ (of sb)(to do sth) not giving sth enough care and attention ; negligent

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Gregarious

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sociable ; outgoing

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Wary

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Cautious

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Weary

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very tired

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Pseudonym

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a name used by sb, especially a writer, instead of their real name

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Fanfare

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a short loud piece of music that tis played to celebrate sb/sth important arriving

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Theatricals

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performance of plays; behaviour that is exaggerated and emotional in order to attract attention

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Enervate

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~ sb (formal) to make sb feel weak and tired

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Imperious

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expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you

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Ordeal

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difficult or unpleasant experience

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Camaraderie

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a feeling of friendship and trust among people who work or spend a lot of time together

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Uncouth

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(of a person or their behaviour ) rude or socially unacceptable

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Emeritus

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used with a title to show that a person, usually a university teacher, keeps the title as an honour, although he or she has stopped working

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Bigot

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a person who has very strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinion about race, religion or politics

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Aggravate

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~ sth to make an illness or a bad situation worse; ~ sb (informal) to annoy sb, especially deliberately

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Conniving

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behaving in a way that secretly hurts others or deliberately fails to prevent others from being hurt

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Convalesce

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(formal) to spend time getting your health and strength back after an illness

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Marsh

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swamp, morass

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Dainty

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(of people and things) small and delicate in a way that people find attractive; (SYN) delicate

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Queasy

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nauseous

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Sordid

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sleazy, dirty, filthy

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Plagiarise

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copy, infringe the copyright

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Repudiate

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reject, renounce, abandon

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Wistful

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regretful; melancholy

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Narcissism

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(formal, disapproving) the habit of admiring yourself too much, esp. your appearance

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Fractious

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bad-tempered, irritable

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Odium

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(formal) a feeling of hatred that a lot of people have towards sb. because of sth they have done

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Geriatrician

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a doctor who studies and treats the diseases of old people

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Enthral

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enchant; fascinate; captivate

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Nonplussed

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so surprised and confused that you do not know what to do or say; dumbfounded

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Contrived

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(disapproving) planned in advance and not natural or genuine

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Clemency

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kindness shown to sb when they are being punished; mercy

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Perspicacious

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insightful; perceptive

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Condone

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to accept behaviour that is morally wrong or to treat it as if it were not serious

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Cordon

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to stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with police, soldiers, etc; close off; fence off

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Sapient

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having great intelligence or knowledge

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Sagacious

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showing good judgement and understanding; wise

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Shrewd

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Clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation; Astute

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Sage

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wise

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Protagonist

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(formal) the main character in a play, film/movie or book

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Antagonist

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(formal) a person who strongly opposes sb/sth

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Valiant

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very brave or determined; courageous

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Valour

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Bravery; great courage, especially in war

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Exult

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to feel and show that you are very excited and happy because of sth that has happened; rejoice ; delight

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Dupe

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to trick or cheat sb

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Putrid

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(of dead animals or plants) decaying and therefore smelling very bad; foul

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Convivial

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cheerful and friendly in atmosphere or character; Sociable

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Hoax

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to trick sb by making them believe sth that is not true

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Genre

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(formal) a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music

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Persecute

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~ sb ( for sth) to treat sb in a cruel and unfair way, esp. because of their race, religion or political beliefs

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Parody

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a piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that deliberately copies the style of sb/sth in order to be amusing

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Pulchritude

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Beauty

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Crestfallen

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sad and disappointed because you have failed and you did not expect to

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dissent

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the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held:

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Inept

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clumsy and incompetent

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Extemporise

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to improvise

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Loathe

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To detest.

Syn: abhor, abominate

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leeway

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the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.

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Knack

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special skill, trick or ruse

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disquieting

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causing worry or concern

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parlous

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hazardous, risky, dangerous

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ken

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field of knowledge

e.g. beyond your ken - you do not know enough about it to be able to understand it.

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Equestrian

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(adj.) of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding

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Suave

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Smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

Syn: sophisticated, urbane, polished

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Urbane

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(Adj.): Sophisticated, refined, elegant

(Noun form: Urbanity).

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dexterity

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skill in the use of the hands or body; mental skill or cleverness

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Immaterial

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of no essential consequence; unimportant.

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Repercussion

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(n) Consequence to a action.

There will always be repercussions if you do something wrong.

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meagre

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small, inadequate, minimum, poor

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abate

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diminish, decrease

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emblem

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  1. a design or picture that represents a country or an organization
  2. something that represents a perfect example or a principle
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serendipity

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the accidental discovery of something important

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Disaffected

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adj. Dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them; resentful and rebellious

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gruesome

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awful; repulsive

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Feud

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Long-term disagreement or open hatred between individuals or groups

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affliction

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a state of pain, distress or grief

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beseech

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to implore; to beg; to request earnestly

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rumbustious

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boisterous, rambunctious, noisily energetic

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flagrant

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outrageous or glaringly offensive

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untenable

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incapable of being defended, held, or occupied

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banal

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common place; trite; so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

“songs with banal, repeated words”

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grimy

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(adj.) very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

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ensue

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to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result

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scant

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barely enough or sufficient;

falling short in supply

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callow

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without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise

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braggart

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a boaster, boastful in a loud way, annoying way

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bystander

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n. a person present at an event but not participating in it; an onlooker

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amnesia

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severe loss of memory or the ability to learn

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savant

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An intellectual; Educated person

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Scintillating

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Stimulating, sparkling, exceptionally brilliant

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vacate

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(v.) to go away from, leave empty; to make empty;

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pique

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to wound the pride of , irritate

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Pelt

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To strike repeatedly with objects or remarks; bombard

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insipid

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flavourless;

uninteresting; banal

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peevish

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irritable; ill tempered

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Abysmal

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a. Very deep

b. Extremely bad

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Orthodox

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the commonly accepted way of doing things; traditional

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inundate

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(v. ) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

syn. = submerge, deluge, swamp

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pejorative

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n. having bad connotations; disparaging

The teacher scolded Mark for his unduly pejorative comments about his classmate’s presentation.

Synonyms: belittling; dismissive; insulting

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vanquish

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to defeat; to conquer

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Sedentary

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Not very active; often in a seated position

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ubiquitous

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seeming to be everywhere at once.

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hedonism

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the belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life; pleasure-seeking

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avocation

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a hobby ( opposite of vocation which is a job)

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dissemble

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to conceal one’s real motive or intentions

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strident

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having a loud, rough and unpleasant sound; aggressive and determined

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