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Clumsiness

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Awkwardness

“This sentence is so clumsy, there’s no verb in it”

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To dumpen

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To moisture

“Clean the MacBook Pro screen with a dumped cloth”

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To account for

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To cause

“His lack of attention accounts for the accident”

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Desiccant (adj.)

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Drying (adj.)

“The Canon T3i case came with a desiccant bag”

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They agreed … the request … full investigation.

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to; for

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Flints

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Pedras

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Sidewalk

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Calçada

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To shovel

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Tirar/limpar usando uma pá

“It’s snowing again. I’ll have to shovel the sidewalk later”

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To witness

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Testemunhar

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Inconsistent +

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With

“Your story is inconsistent with my version”

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Crib (noun)

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Berço

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Astute

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Clever, sagacious

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Hubris (noun)

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Excessive proud or self-confidence, arrogance

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Overweening (adj.)

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Excessive, exaggerated

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Cryptic

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De encriptado, secret

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Judicious (adj.)

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Discreet, prudent

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Jubilant (adj.)

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Showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph

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Supercilious (adj.)

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Esnobe, desdenhosamente orgulhoso

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Haughty (adj.)

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Esnobe, desdenhosamente orgulhoso

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Pugnacious (adj.)

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Inclined to quarrel, combative

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Perfidy

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Perfídia, deslealdade, infidelidade

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Belligerence

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Warlike/hostile nature

Beligerância, de beligerante, de bélico, de quem está em guerra

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Aspersion

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Difamação, criticismo

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Variegated

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Variado

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Diaphanous (adj.)

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Almost completely transparent

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Iconoclast (adj.)

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A person who attack traditional institutions, beliefs, etc

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Dilettante (adj.)

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Amante da arte

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Purveyor (adj.)

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Provedor, fornecedor

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Dowager

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Viúva de um rei, dama de alta classe

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Address the question

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Responder a pergunta

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Astute

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Clever, sagacious

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Extant (adj.)

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Existente, sobrevivente

“Extant animal species”

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To diminish

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Diminuir

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Tempered with

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Contrabalançado com, neutralizado por

“Theory balanced with new evidence”

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To thrive

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Prosperar

“Populations thriving”

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What is an “affected manner”?

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Behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others

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Provisionary (adj.)

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Provisional, provisório

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To admonish

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Advertir ou reprimir

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Adeptness

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Perícia, habilidade

“He’s adept at swimming. His adeptness”

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Placid (adj.)

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Calmo

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Dilatory (adj.)

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Dilatório, que faz atrasar, adiar

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Quackery

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Charlatanismo

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To acknowledge

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Reconhecer

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To impart

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Share, transmit

To impart sth to sb

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Pinwheel

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Catavento

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Fulcrum

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Support, point of support

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Harangue

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Long verbal attack

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Condescending (adj.)

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With an air of superiority, de maior esclarecimento

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Sardonic (adj.)

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Mocking

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Vapid

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Insipid, tedious

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Fatuous (adj.)

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Foolish, or unreal/illusory

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Spellbinding (adj.)

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Enchanting

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To backfire (v.int.)

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To produce an effect other than the expected

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Dispassionate (adj.)

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Impartial

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Capricious

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Unpredictable or Witty

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Tenable (adj.)

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Capable of being maintained, hold

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Laconic (adj.)

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Concise, expressing in few words

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Irascible

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Irascível, irritável, irritable, easily driven to anger

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To mollify

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Amolecer sentimentalmente, to pacify

59
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Flotsam

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Destroços, restos

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Disposition

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Temper, mood

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Cantankerous

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Irascible, irritable

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Mercurial

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Changeable, volatile

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Cryptic (adj.)

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Mysterious, having a hidden/ambiguous meaning

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Contemptuous

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Disdainful, desdenhoso

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Uneven (adj.)

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Not regular, not equal

Varying

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Preeminence

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Prominence, surpassing others

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Retrenchment

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Corte de gastos, redução de custos

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Ineffable

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Too great to be expressed in words

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Effusive

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Efusivo, demonstrating gratitude, pleasure

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To bolster

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To support or strengthen

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Torrid (adj.)

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Tórrido, hot and dry

72
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To quake

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To shake in fear

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Bewilderment

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That cause/become perplexed and confused

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Dissent (n.)

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Dissidência, discordância

75
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Unrest (n.)

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Disturbance

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Divisive

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That cause hostility, disagreement

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To outgrow

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To leave behind as one grows

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To look back on sth

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Recordar

I look back on writing poetry as a frequent activity of mine during childhood.

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Overweening (adj.)

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Excessive, exaggerated

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To outgrow

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To leave behind as one grows

81
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To look back on sth

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Recordar

I look back on writing poetry as a frequent activity of mine during childhood.

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To roam

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To wander

Errar, vagar

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Feat

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Feito, façanha, proeza

84
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To roam

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To wander

Errar, vagar

85
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Feat

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Feito, façanha, proeza

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To oust

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To expel, remove from a position

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To scrutinize

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To examine in detail

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To stir

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To incite, instigate

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Invaluable

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Inestimable worth

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Bereft of sth

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Deprived, desolated of

An area bereft of life. To bereave.

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Miscreant (n.)

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Vicious or depraved person

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Tacit

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Subentendido, que está implícito

A tacit consent.

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Naïve (adj.)

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Of simplicity, ingenuous

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To digress

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To wander away from the topic

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To dispel

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To disperse, dissipate

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Antipodes

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Exact opposites

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