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1
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quotidian

A

recurring everyday

common place

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humdrum

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quotidian existence is sometimes described as a humdrum routine
monotonous
without change
without variation
without excitement
something that is dull and uninteresting
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penultimate

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second to the last

next to last

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nub

A 
gist
essence
core
central idea
crux of the argument
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demarcate

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to set boundaries

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delineate

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to draw it trace the outline of something
to sketch
to describe something in words or by gestures or by picture

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fret

A 
annoyed
irritated
bothered
feeling uneasy
vex
agitated
disturbed
don't fret, just ignore it
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vex

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vexation

anything that can cause vexation is called vexation

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prod

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literal meaning - to poke animal with a pointed instrument
metaphorical meaning- to cause someone to get going
to give someone that extra push thru need to get them going

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underscore and underline

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both are the same
to emphasize
to highlight
to bring to attention
to stress
to "accentuate"
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11
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pedestrian

A 
not as a noun- not as a person walking on foot
ordinary
common
boring
full
undistinguished
mundane
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synonyms of pedestrian

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trite
banal
hackneyed
prosaic
soporific
cliche
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trite

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overused

common place

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hackneyed

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overused

common place

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banal

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lacking freshness

lacking originality

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prosaic

A 
comes from the with prose
literally means like a prose
as oppose to poetry
had no life
no emotion
metaphorically means something that lacks imagination and creativity
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soporific

A 
the weird is derived from saffron
had the quality which makes you drowsy
something that induced sleepiness
metaphorically it had come to mean something
that is dull boring and unimaginative
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cliche

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an overused expression

something that is trite

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extant

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antonym of extinct
don’t confuse with extent
humans are extant

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contract

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two meanings with same pronunciation
1. to catch a disease
to become infected

  1. to shorten
    to shrink
    things that contract in cold
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synonyms of shrink, shorten,

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abridge
truncate
abbreviate
curtail

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abridge

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comes in the context of literary words
to reduce the length of written work
to condense
we generally say abridged version of book

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truncate

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to shorten something
when you say truncating a book
“taking and treating it”
but abridge is shortened version of the book

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abbreviate

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to shorten a word or phrase

not literate, just a word of phrase

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curtail

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to cut short
curtail your comment
curtail your enthusiasm
it can be used with anything in general

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regiment

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to follow strict orders or set of rules
to follow a diet plan or plan of action
generally comes up with diet

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moniker
monicker
sobriquet
sobriquet

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both mean nickname

both had same spelling

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muck

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make a muck of it

make a mess of it

29
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prerogative

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an exclusive right or privilege
it is the prerogative of the client to not accept the good, but the merchant cannot
there’s something called women’s prerogative, but there’s nothing called men’s

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aberration

A 
deviation from normal
an outlier ( from statistics)
one off thing
an exception
once in a blue moon event
"it was just a aberration officer"
adjective: Aberrant
so there's a Aberrant behavior
31
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connote

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noun: connotation
to suggest or imply more to the meaning of a word than its literal meaning
secondary meaning suggested or implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning

32
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brief synonyms

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Curt
terse
succinct
loconic

33
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Curt

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to be brief

to be Curt connotes to be brief in a ride way

34
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terse

A

to be brief in a rude manner but not always or necessarily so

35
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succinct

A

to be brief and clear
good quality to have
a virtue

36
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laconic

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to be brief
very neutral
no connotation
so now we can understand and connote the shades of words

37
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noun of brief

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brevity
to be brief
to have the quality of being brief
what is the antonym of brief?

38
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antonym of brief

A

verbose
noun : verbosity
using too many words

39
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synonyms
reprisal 
retribution
restitution
reparation
A

to pay for what u did wrong

40
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reprisal

A

noun
payment you may require from someone for the damages they did to you (“monitory payment “)

retaliation for an injury or damage
Some form of revenge (“ physical damage “)

41
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retribution

A

same as reprisal

synonym of reprisal

42
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restitution

A

returning to rightful owner what has been taken illegally from him
or giving him something of equal value
remember the hangover tiger part
tradition
restitution and retribution has a connotation of getting back at the person
restitution is kind of a court process where you have to pay back

43
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reparation

A

entire different from other 3
cos it is a nuance of atonement
atone: to make amends

44
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expiation

A

atoning of one’s sins

45
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reparations

A

in the plural form
mainly history class word
compensation required from a defeated nation for the damages and injury
reparations are obligations

46
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atone

A

to make amends
to improve ones behavior
to improve our revise a law

47
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synonyms of consequences

A

reverberation
repercussions
ramification

48
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reverberate

A

it is more of a direct effect

49
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repercussions

A

indirect effect

50
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ramification

A

branching
sub diving
partitioning

51
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comprehensive

A 
shows understanding of something
comprehend
thorough
complete
all encompassing
all inclusive
52
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eclectic

A

coding or coming from different or varied sources
eclectic collection
eclectic collection of paintings furniture etc..

53
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tacit

A 
not spoken out loud
implied or inferred from someone's actions or statements
tacit approval
tacit arrangement
tacit agreement with a corrupt official
54
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placid

A 
quite
unruffled
undisturbed
tranquil
unperturbed
placid ambience
placid environment
55
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perturb

A 
to feel disturbed
to feel uneasy
to feel anxious
to feel perplexed
to feel confounded
to feel bewildered
to feel confused
56
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equanimity

A 
antonym of perturb
to remain calm
to have calmness
to have your composure
to remain even tempered
to have SANG FROID
57
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SANG FROID

A 
literally means cold blooded
here the context is different
you are calm
at ease
you haven't lost your temper
cold blooded generally means
careless
no feelings
no remorse
no emotions
58
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sanguine

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literally means color of blood

metaphorically means blood will come to your face

59
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sanguinary

A

blood thirsty

committing carnage

60
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cavalier

A

literally means
mounted soldier
soldier on a horse
as oppose to a foot soldier

metaphorically means
to have a carefree attitude
nothing is going to happen to me
I'm safe, off handed
arrogant
61
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non chalant

A 
synonym of cavalier
cool carefree
casually
unconcerned about what is important
to have casual disregard for something that is important
62
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Philistine

A

an uncultured \ unrefined person
a person who is not concerned with arts or music
a person who does not understand our appreciate finer things in life
a boor

63
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boor

A

literally peasant
metaphorically
a person with ill refined manners, etiquette, decorum

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decorum

A

proper manners
proper behavior
property etiquette
a person who is decorous

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