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Modulate

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to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down
“She modulated her voice”

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Glibly

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speaking or spoken with careless ease and often with little regard for truth
“We do not talk glibly about how easy conditions are.”

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Facile

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easily achieved; effortless.
“He is a wonderfully facile writer”

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Rejoiced

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feel or show great joy or delight.
“I rejoiced in his directness”

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Locality

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a specific place or area within a broader region, typically exemplified by a neighbourhood, town, or village, which possess unique characteristics or features.
“They moved to another locality”

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Incoherent

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(of spoken or written language) expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear.
“The fever made her incoherent”

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Deplore

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feel or express strong disapproval of (something).
“I deplore any act of violence”

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Interlude

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An interlude is a brief period of time that comes in the middle of something
“You might enjoy a relaxing lemonade interlude in the middle of a sweltering summer day”

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Beset

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trouble or threaten persistently.
“The anti Israel sentiment spread by the Arab student union beset the safety of Jews at our school“

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Clerical

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(of a job or person) concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks.
“I’m not one for clerical work”

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Sappiness

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the state of being extremely emotional in an embarrassing way
“The story expresses powerful emotions, without resorting to sappiness”

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Delirium

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mental state in which a person is confused and has reduced awareness of their surroundings
“He was in a state of delirium”

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Rudimentary

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basic, or at a very early stage
“He received a rudimentary education”
“The test only requires a rudimentary understanding of the materials”

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Crude

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an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
“His crudeness repelled people”

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Conviction

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a firmly held belief or opinion.
“I didn’t agree with his political convictions”

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Innuendo

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an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
“The movie relies on sexual innuendo for its humor”

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Disparage

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regard or represent as being of little worth
“he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors”

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Sly

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having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature
“He has a sly nature”

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Touchstone

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a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
“Sports is the touchstone to power and popularity at school”

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Squawk

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a loud, harsh, or discordant noise made by a bird or a person.
“The baby never stopped squawking”

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Debar

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exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something.
“We were debarred entry”

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Scrupulous

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(of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
“the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail”

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Detest

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to hate; dislike extremely
“She detested traveling in hot weather”

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Vanity

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excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.
“excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.”

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Recollect

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remember (something); call to mind.
“he could not quite recollect the reason”

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Requisite

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a thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end.
“she believed privacy to be a requisite for a peaceful life”

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Beseech

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ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.
“they beseeched him to stay”

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Overlay

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cover the surface of (something) with a coating.
“their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold”

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Reproving

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conveying or expressing blame or disapproval.
“a reproving glance”

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Prowess

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exceptional skill or ability
“I was in awe by her acting prowess”

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Prelude

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an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
“education cannot simply be a prelude to a career”

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Bustling

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(of a place) full of activity.
“the bustling little town

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Revel

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enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
“they spent the evening reveling with their guests”

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At sea

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confused or unable to decide what to do
“When you’re giving a speech, the last thing you want is to appear to be at sea, stumbling over your words and losing your place.”

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Preliminary

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denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important.
“the discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper”

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Skirmish

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an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.
“the unit was caught in several skirmishes and the commanding officer was killed”

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Innocuous

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not harmful or offensive.
“it was an innocuous question”

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Disposed

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to be willing or likely to do something
“After all the trouble she put me to, I didn’t feel disposed to help her”

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Exalted

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in a state of extreme happiness.
“I felt exalted and newly alive”

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Quaver

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(of a person’s voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
“his voice quavered with rage”

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Languorous

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characterized by tiredness or inactivity, especially of a pleasurable kind.
“summer has a slow, languorous feel to it here”

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Unintelligible

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impossible to understand.
“dolphin sounds are unintelligible to humans”

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Extort

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obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
“he was convicted of trying to extort $1 million from a developer”

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Subdivide

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divide (something that has already been divided or that is a separate unit).
“The house is being subdivided into several apartments”

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Intrinsically

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in an essential or natural way.
“There’s something intrinsically wrong with taking advantage of children”

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Alluring

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powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive.
“She was wearing an alluring dress”

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Dwarfed

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stunted in growth or development.
“Dwarfed by my older brother”

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Dilapidated

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(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
“old, dilapidated buildings”

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Imposition

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a thing that is imposed, in particular an unfair or unwelcome demand or burden.
“I’d like to see you, if that wouldn’t be too much of an imposition”

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Exploration

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the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
“voyages of exploration”

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Redolent

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having a strong pleasant odor
“the pine woods were more redolent”

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Brood

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think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
“he brooded over his need to find a wife”

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Pontificate

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express one’s opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.
“he was pontificating about art and history”

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Nobility

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the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank.
“a man of nobility and learning”

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Sputter

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make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically when being heated or as a symptom of a fault.
“the engine sputtered and stopped”

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The sky is the limit

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There is no limit (to ambition, aspirations, expense, or the like). For example, Order anything you like on the menu—the sky’s the limit tonight

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Perturbed

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feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.
“she didn’t seem perturbed about the noises around her”

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Covertly

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without being openly acknowledged or displayed; secretly.
“she covertly studied his profile”

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Weariness

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reluctance to see or experience any more of something.
After a while, fear gives way to weariness and boredom.

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Impel

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drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.
“I felt impelled to say something”

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Coined

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invent or devise (a new word or phrase).
“I coined the term”

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Sidelined

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remove from the center of activity or attention; place in a less influential position
“He was sidelined for criticizing school policy”

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Rapturous

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characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.
“he was greeted with rapturous applause”

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Downward spiral

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a situation in which something continuously decreases or gets worse. “Her life was in a downward spiral as she battled depression and addiction.”

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When the bloom falls off the rose

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The person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.

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Proclivity

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a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
“a proclivity for hard work”

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Bow out

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to give up something, or to decide not to do something that you were considering doing
“He said he was bowing out of the race for senator”

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A force to be reckoned with

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a powerful person or thing that must be taken seriously when being faced or dealt with.

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Gloat

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contemplate or dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
“his enemies gloated over his death”

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Moot point

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An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found

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I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you

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An indirect way of expressing that the addressee is gullible

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Pining away

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to become very sick and weak because you miss somebody/something very much
“After his wife died, he just pined away.”

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Bristle

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be covered with or abundant in.
“the roof bristled with antennas”

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Scandalize

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shock or horrify (someone) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality.
“their lack of manners scandalized their hosts

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Golden prison

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A place (or, by extension, situation) which is superficially attractive but nevertheless constraining; a comfortable but confined situation

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Imperative

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of vital importance; crucial.
“immediate action was imperative”

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