VOCA

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blatant

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(of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly

syn. flagrant, glaring, obvious, unconcealed, undisguised

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atrocious

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terrible
horrible
n. atrocity

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credulous

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gullible

=/ creditable (praiseworthy, meritorious, laudable)

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desolate

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bleak and dismal emptiness 
dreary
grim
stark 
bare

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entrench

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settled and established firmly (standing, position, opinion, stance)
a. entrenched

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grind to a halt

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slowly stop

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flunk

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fail a test

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inquisitive

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very curious
intrigued
middlesome

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lofty

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high, towering

lofty aspirations of uniting the indigenous groups all over the country

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curtail

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retrench, cut down, pare down
curtailed of = deprived of
I’m curtailed of the fair portion

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stunt

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check/hinder the growth or development of something

this may stunt fetal growth during the conception period.

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tailgate

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follow closely right behind

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upscale

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luxurious

high class

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draw up

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write something

draw up an outline beforehand.

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ovation

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an occurrence in which a group of people at a play, speech, sporting event, etc., show enthusiastic approval or appreciation by clapping their hands together over and over

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get accustomed to

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get used to something

get accustomed to a new life

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captive

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abductee, prisoner, detainee, convict

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courteous

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polite, kind

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digress

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divert

make a digression = small talk chitchat

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divisive

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tending to cause a conflict or hostility among people

schismatic, isolating, estranging

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inclement

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bad weather

unpleasantly cold and wet

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insolvent

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unable to pay back

bankrupt

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pervade

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prevail

permeate, suffuse, imbue, perfuse

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redeem

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vindicate, compensate for the defects of, retrieve

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remnant

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residue, remains

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revere

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venerate, worship, respect with awe

n. reverence

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shun

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avoid deliberately and habitually

stay away from

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stature

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height

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indebted to

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be benefited from
owe to
I’m deeply indebted to you for your help.

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let up

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diminish, stop (rain/storm)

I hope the rain lets up a little soon.

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lethal

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fatal, deadly

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onset

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commecement, beginning, inception

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remorse

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regret, feeling guilty

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quirky

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peculiar, eccentric, idiosyncratic, zany

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get picked on

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get teased or bullied

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have/make a narrow escape

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achieve something by a narrow margin, in a challenging situation

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ulterior motive

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alternative or intrinsic reason for doing something

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petition

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plead, request, appeal, solicit

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allegation

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claim, assertion

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complacent

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content, satisfied

=/ complaisant (willing, agreeable, amenable, acquiescent, cooperative)

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relinquish

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give up, renounce, voluntarily cease to keep or claim

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imminent

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impending, forthcoming, close, menacing

=\ eminent (conspicuous, prominent, well-known and successful )

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lethargic

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sluggish, apathetic, lifeless, torpid, inert
lack of energy
n. lethargy

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parch

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dehydrate, wither

the drought parched the land

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phase out

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discontinue, stop production or operation by phases

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put through to

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redirect a call/mail to

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scowl

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grimace, frown, glare, glower
don’t put out the glower
He scowled at her defiantly.
n. scowl ( bad weather)

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sparingly

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merely, barely, meagerly

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staunch

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loyal, faithful, devoted, stalwart

a staunch atheist

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weigh

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consider, contemplate, ponder

weigh your words carefully before you talk

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cloud nine

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a state of total euphoria, happiness

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red-eye (flight)

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night flight

i need to catch a red-eye to arrive on time.

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red-handed

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with clear evidence of guilt

he was caught red-handed stealing from the stockroom.

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red herring

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something that misleads or distracts from the relevant or important issue.

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veer off course

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swerve off momentarily
shift clockwise in direction
alter the direction
turn aside from a course

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conspicuous

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standing out
noticeable
visible
conspicuous consumption (show off)

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brace

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v. prepare, reinforce to be ready for danger

n. a device that supports or holds something ( clamp)

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obstinate

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pigheaded
opinionated
headstrong

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choosy

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picky

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in prose

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simply
ordinarily
prose vs. verse

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redress

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rectify
set right
power to redress the grievances of our citizens

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renounce

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give up
disown
quit
forsake

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scrap

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v. abolish (plans or laws)

n. trash, fragment, leftover

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scrape by

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scrape a living

manage to go on, live

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spawn

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result
produce or create something
lay eggs

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subside

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let up
abate
recede
become less intense

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unabridged

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full version

not summarised

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sleep off the jet lag

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sleep enough to recover from the jet lag

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wear out

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make exhausted

a. weary

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puerile

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juvenile
childish
silly