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Gregarious

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adjective
1. (of a person) fond of company; sociable.
“he was a popular and gregarious man”

2. (of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities.
“gregarious species forage in flocks from colonies or roosts”

3. (of plants) growing in open clusters or in pure associations.
“in the wild, trees are usually gregarious plants”

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Wane

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verb
1. (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

2. (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker.
“confidence in the dollar waned”

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Gaudy

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adjective
extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
“silver bows and gaudy ribbons”

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Ravishing

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adjective
delightful; entrancing.
“she looked ravishing”

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Skulk

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verb
keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.
“don’t skulk outside the door like a spy!”

noun
a group of foxes.
“the skulk howls away into the night”

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Prostrate

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adjective
1. lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downwards.
“there was a man praying before an idol, lying prostrate”

2. completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion.
“his wife was prostrate with shock”

verb
1. throw oneself flat on the ground so as to be lying face downwards, especially in reverence or submission.
“she prostrated herself on the bare floor of the church”

2. reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness.
“she was so prostrated by migraine that she could scarcely totter up the stairs to bed”

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Sporadic

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adjective
occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
“sporadic fighting broke out”

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Exhilirated

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adjective
very happy, animated, or elated.
“all this hustle and bustle makes me feel exhilarated”

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Tuber

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noun
1. a much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, e.g. in the potato, serving as a food reserve and bearing buds from which new plants arise.

ANATOMY
2. a rounded swelling or protuberant part.
“tuber cinereum”

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Augury

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noun
1. a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.
“they heard the sound as an augury of death”

2. the interpretation of omens.

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Begrudge

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verb
1. envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something).
“she begrudged Martin his affluence”

2. give reluctantly or resentfully.
“nobody begrudges a single penny spent on health”

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Privy

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adjective
1. sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
“he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts”

ARCHAIC
2. hidden; secret.
“a privy place”

noun
1. a toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building.

LAW
2. a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing.

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Decorous

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adjective
in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.
“Charlotte gave David a decorous kiss”

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Burly

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adjective
(of a person) large and strong; heavily built.
“I saw a burly figure approaching”

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Vault

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verb
1. leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole.
“he vaulted over the gate”

2. jump over (an obstacle) by vaulting.
“Ryker vaulted the barrier”

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Lucrative

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adjective
producing a great deal of profit.
“a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian”

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Pertain

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verb
1. be appropriate, related, or applicable to.
“matters pertaining to workplace conditions”

FORMAL
2. be in effect or existence in a specified place or at a specified time.
“their economic circumstances are vastly different from those which pertained in their land of origin”

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Exemplify

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verb
1. be a typical example of.
“the best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino of Jerez”

2. illustrate or clarify by giving an example.
“he exemplified his point with an anecdote”

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Facile

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adjective
1. ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.
“facile generalizations”

2. (especially of success in sport) easily achieved; effortless.
“a facile seven-lengths victory”

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Disconcerting

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adjective
causing one to feel unsettled.
“he had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties”

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Exude

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verb
1. (with reference to moisture or a smell) discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily.
“the beetle exudes a caustic liquid”

2. (of a person) display (an emotion or quality) strongly and openly.
“Sir Thomas exuded goodwill”

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Piety

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noun
1. the quality of being religious or reverent.
“acts of piety and charity”

2. a belief which is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence.
“the accepted pieties of our time”

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Lascivous

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adjective
feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.
“he gave her a lascivious wink”

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Intrinsic

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adjective
belonging naturally; essential.
“access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life”

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Mirth

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noun
amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
“his six-foot frame shook with mirth”

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Blasé

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adjective
unimpressed with or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.
“she was becoming quite blasé about the dangers”

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Quaint

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adjective
attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
“quaint country cottages”

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Accost

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verb
approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
“reporters accosted him in the street”

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Stilted

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adjective
1. (of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural.
“we made stilted conversation”

2. standing on stilts.
“villages of stilted houses”

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Simulacrum

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noun
1. an image or representation of someone or something.
“a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper”

2. an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute.
“a bland simulacrum of American soul music”

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Profligate

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adjective
1. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
“profligate consumers of energy”

2. licentious; dissolute.
“he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle”

noun
a licentious, dissolute person.
“he is a drunkard and a profligate”

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Clincher

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noun
1. a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively.

2. an argument that is conclusive.

3. a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets.

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Diverting

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adjective
entertaining or amusing.
“fans of these actors will find this book a diverting read”

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Coiffure

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noun
a person’s hairstyle.
“Diana’s intricately braided coiffure”

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Adorn

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verb
make more beautiful or attractive.
“pictures and prints adorned his walls”

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Effusive

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adjective
1. showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
“an effusive welcome”

GEOLOGY
2. (of igneous rock) poured out when molten and later solidified.

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Fulsomely

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adjective
in a way that expresses a lot of admiration or praise for someone, often too much, in a way that does not sound sincere.
“he thanked her fulsomely for her help”

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Unassuming

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adjective
not pretentious or arrogant; modest.
“he was an unassuming and kindly man”

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Delectable

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adjective
1. (of food or drink) delicious.
“delectable handmade chocolates”

HUMOROUS
2. extremely attractive.
“the delectable Ms Davis”

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Simile

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noun
1. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).

2. the use of similes as a method of comparison.
“his audacious deployment of simile and metaphor”

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Incorrigible

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adjective
(of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed.
“he’s an incorrigible liar”

noun
an incorrigible person.
“all repeat offenders, but none of them real hard-case incorrigibles”

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Amiable

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adjective
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
“the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically”

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Pithy

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adjective
1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible.
“a pithy observation”

2. of, like, or abounding in pith.

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Inexorable

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adjective
1. impossible to stop or prevent.
“the seemingly inexorable march of new technology”

2. (of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting.
“the doctors were inexorable, and there was nothing to be done”

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Iridescent

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adjective
showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles.
“the drake’s head has an iridescent purple sheen”

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Unscrupulous

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adjective
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.
“unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants”

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Surmise

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verb
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
“he surmised that something must be wrong”

noun
a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it.
“Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed”

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Secular

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adjective
1. not connected with religious or spiritual matters.
“secular buildings”

CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2. (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order.

noun
a secular priest.

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Splendor/splendour

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noun
1. magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur.
“the barren splendour of the Lake District”

2. magnificent features or qualities.
“the splendours of the imperial court”

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Penitent

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adjective
feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
“a penitent expression”

noun
a person who repents their sins and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God.

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Sojourn

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noun FORMAL
a temporary stay.
“her sojourn in Rome”

verb
stay somewhere temporarily.
“she had sojourned once in Egypt”

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Percussion

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noun
1. musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.
“percussion instruments”

2. the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force.
“the clattering percussion of objects striking the walls and the shutters”

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Pious

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adjective
1. devoutly religious.
“a deeply pious woman”

2. (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled.

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Languidly

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adjective
slowly and with little energy, often in an attractive way.
“she lounged languidly by the swimming pool”

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Spur

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noun
1. a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward.

2. a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.
“wars act as a spur to practical invention”

verb
1. urge (a horse) forward by digging one’s spurs into its sides.
“she spurred her horse towards the hedge”

2. give an incentive or encouragement to (someone).
“her sons’ passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business”

3. promote the development of; stimulate.
“governments cut interest rates to spur demand”

4. prune in (a side shoot of a plant) so as to form a spur close to the stem.
“spur back the lateral shoots”

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Throng

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noun
a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
“he pushed his way through the throng”

verb
(of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area).
“a crowd thronged the station”

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Suave

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adjective
someone who is suave is charming, polite, and elegant, but may be insincere.
“he is a suave, cool and cultured man”

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