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Ail

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Trouble or afflict someone in my or body

Ex: exercises is good for whatever ails one.

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Aimless

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Without purpose or direction.

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Assert

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State a fact.

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Astonish

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Surprise or impress.

Ex: you never fail to astonish me.

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Audible

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Able to be heard.

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Benign

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Gentle and kind.

Ex: The climate becomes more benign as we move nearer the Black Sea.

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Bewilder

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Cause to become perplexed and confused.

Ex: she was bewildered by his sudden change of mood.

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Biased.

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Unfairly prejudiced.

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Blunt.

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Not a sharp edge (ex: knife)

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Britlle

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Hard but liable to brake easily : unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing sign of instability our nervousness (brittle laugh)

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Conceal

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Not allow to be seen.

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Condescending

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Showing superiority.

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Cunning

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Showing skills in achieving.

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Debt

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Sum of money due.

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Despair

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Loss or absence of hope.

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Detrimental

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Tending to cause harm.

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Devotion

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Love, loyalty

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Dismayed

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Cause to feel concerned and distressed.

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Distort

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Pull or twist out of shape.

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Dread

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Great fear of apprehension. Ex: the thought of returning to London filled her with dread.

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Dubious

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Hesitating ex: I was dubious about the whole idea.

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Egotist

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Someone who is excessively proud of himself: self-seeker

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Erratic

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Unpredictable

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Excavate

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Dig out

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Exquisite

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Extremely beautiful and delicate.

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Fathom

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Unit equal to six feet (1.8 metres)

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Feisty

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Person who is courageous déterminantes, lively.

Ex: a live story with a feisty heroine who’s more than a pretty face.

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Hardship

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Severe suffering.

Ex: the shared hardships of wartime.

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Glint

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Small flash of light (reflected one).

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Hideous

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Extremely unpleasant

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Inquiry

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Asking information

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Abhor

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Regard with disgust and hatred: he abhorred sexism in every form.

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Abbys

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Acute

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Experience to and intense severe degree

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Adamant

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Refusing! To be persuaded and never change mind: he is adamant that he is going to prep school.

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Admonish

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Reprimand firmly. Ex : she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven.

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Aggregate

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Combining elements

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Akin

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Allege

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Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal without any proof.

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Aloof

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Not friendly

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas.

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Amorphous

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Without a clearly defined shape or form.

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Androgynous

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Partly male and partly female. Undetermined sex.

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Anguish

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Severe physical or mental pain.

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Animosity

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Strong hostility

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Atagonistic

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Showing or felling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something. Ex: he was antagonistic to the gouvernements reforms.

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Arbitrary

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Based on random choice or personal whim.

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Ascertain

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Make sure of. Found out for certain.

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Assail

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Make a violant attack

Ex: scots army assailed Edward’s army from the rear.

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Assent

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The expression of approval or agreement.

Ex: a loud murmur of assent.

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Austere

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Severe

Ex: sever man

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Astute

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Auspicious

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Conducive to success.

Ex: it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election.

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Barren

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Unproductive

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Assess

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Evaluate or estimate.

Ex: the committee must assess the problem

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Bashful

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Unwilling: shy.

57
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Bastion

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Institution or person maintaining particular principles, attitude or activities.

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Bemoan

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Express discontent over

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Bequest

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Blatant

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Done openly and without shame

Ex : blatant lies.

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Bombastic

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High-sounding but with little meaning inflated.

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Brazen

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Bold and without shame

He went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance.

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Candid

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Truthful and straightforward; frank: his responses were remarkably candid.

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Cater

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Provide people with food and drinks or what needed at a social event.

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Chasm

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A deep fissure in the earth’s surface : chasm a mile long

Profound difference between people: viewpoints, feelings.

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Coalesce

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Come together to form one mass or whole.

67
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Coerce

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Persuade to do something by using force or threats.

68
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Compel

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Force someone to do something.

69
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Concise

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Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words .

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Condemn

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Express complete disapproval: censure

Sentence someone to a particular punishment.

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Confond

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Accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).

72
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Confer

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Grant : a title, degree, benefit, or right.

73
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Cofound

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Cause Suprise or confusion.

74
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Congenial

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(Of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one’s another.

75
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Conniving

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Given to or involved in conspiring to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful: a heartless and conniving woman.

76
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Contrite

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Feeling or expressing regrets at the recognition that one has done wrong: a contrite tone.

77
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Cordial

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Warm and friendly: the athmosphere was cordial and relaxed.

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