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Cordial

Cordial greetings

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courteous and gracious; friendly; warm

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Lambaste v 1

John proctor lambastes Tituba with a spiky whip in order to force her to confess the conjuring she had done

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to beat or whip severely.

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Forestall

To forestall a rut by deploying the police

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to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate.

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Meritorious

To receive a reward for meritorious service

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deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy

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Insinuate

He insinuated that they were lying

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to suggest or hint slyly

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Lassitude

To work at night with lassitude

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weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.

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Perfunctory

Studying and learning should be perfunctory for high school students

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performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial

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Mollify

To mollify a crying child

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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.

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Affable

Affable and courteous woman

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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite

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Confide

She confides no one but her husband

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to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed by in ):

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Fastidious

A fastidious eater is picky

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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please

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Licentious
The only thing co-opted is the date, which was used to try and entice the pagans from their rather licentious festivities.

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sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd

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Cynical

A cynical accident that killed her motives to succeed

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distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic.

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Histrionic adj

Histrionic acting / activism after an accident

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of or pertaining to actors or acting.

deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech.

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Incur

to incur into big debts

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to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):

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Peruse v

To peruse a newspaper article

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to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report

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Binge v

To binge on chocolate

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a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.

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Slather v

To slather PBAnd J on a toast

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to spread or apply thickly

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Obstetrician

An obstetrician is checking the pregnant lady

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the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth.

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Vasectomy

结扎

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excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.

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Cellulite n

Cellulite on the belly

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lumpy fat deposits, especially in the thighs and buttocks.

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Concierge

Concierge of a hotel

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person who has charge of the entrance of a building and is often the owner’s representative; doorkeeper.

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Inscrutable.

An inscrutable response

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incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.

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Impetuous adj

An impetuous decision

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of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive:

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Regality

Dressing up with a sense if regality

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royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.

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Vintage

An expensive vintage from the liquor store

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the wine from a particular harvest or crop.

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Privy adj

Stident s are privy with their daily schedules

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participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually followed by to )

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Paroxysm n

A paroxysm of terror

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any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion:

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Convalescence n

She needs a long period for convalescence after the heart surgery

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the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness.

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Berate v

He berated him in the public

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to scold; rebuke

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Prude n

I always try to be a prude and that’s why no guy likes me

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a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.