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Laborious

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adj. taking a lot of time and effort

“He’s emaciated, I don’t think he can handle laborious jobs.” Said the lazy man.

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Catalyst

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n. a person or thing that causes a change

His existence is seen as a catalyst for unity.

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Indoctrinate

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v. to force somebody to accept a belief and not others

I’ll never indoctrinate anyone, I just want them to respect my belief.

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Quip

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n. a quick and clever remark

• The reporter was amazed by his quip.
• The quips that culminated in a brawl.
• A CEO that revels in posting hilarious quips online.

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Vignette
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n. a short writing or acting that shows what a particular person, situation, etc. is like; description

The vignette of the prisoner’s life in the most dangerous prison in the world.

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Realia
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n. real life objects used for teaching purposes

The children feel so excited when the teacher brings his realia.

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Prescience
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n. the ability to see or anticipate what will or might happen in the future.

John doesn’t believe to the people with prescience, so when something happens that matches their prediction, it’s just a matter of coincidence.

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Strew

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v. to cover a surface with things

The road is strewn with crabs.

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Dispel

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v. to make something go away or disappear

• I can’t dispel my fear of talking to strangers.
• The police struggles to dispel the belligerent protesters.
• The kid tries to dispel the ants with his water gun.

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Prevalent

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adj. exists or very common in a particular place or time; widespread, common

This kind of behaviour is prevalent in my town.

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Utter

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adj. used to emphasize how complete something is

Whoever is reading this, you are utterly beautiful person.

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Obscure

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adj. not well known; difficult to understand

An obscure article.

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Cackle

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v. to laugh in a loud, unpleasant way/
(of a chicken) to make a loud, unpleasant noise

He cackled after reading the meme.

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Apropos

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prep. with regard to (something)

• They’re talking about science and, apropos of that subject, it always amazes them how everything has a science behind them.
• Again, apropos of what we’ve discussed, everything is a lie.
• Apropos of nothing, the interviewee delves into a subject very far from the question.

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Emulate

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n. to try to do something what someone else do because you admire them

He’s starting to emulate how confident people act.

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Manifest

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v. - to show something clearly
- to appear or become noticeable

•His true feelings started to manifest in their conversation.
•The effects of climate change will manifest themselves more severely.

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Drawback

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n. a disadvantage or problem something has that makes it a less attractive idea

• The only drawback of this warship is it doesn’t have strong air-defense.
• Reading a book that is not your native language but translated is kinda a drawback because you will never know what the original looks like.
• There’s no drawback with it; you’ll still get the idea behind it.

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Brouhaha

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n. state of commotion; uproar

This new law could cause a brouhaha.

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Doable

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adj. able to be done

I don’t think this is doable for just 10 minutes.

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Requite

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v. to give something such as love, kindness, favor, etc. in return for what someone has given to you

So I requited the man some tips for helping me.

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Wack

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adj. very bad; not of good quality

I wasted my money with this game. This game is aboslutely wack.

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Vie
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v. to compete strongly with someone in order to obtain or achieve something.

They vie with each other for a reward.

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Crass

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adj. very stupid and showing no sympathy or understanding

He punched the man for giving him crass response.

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Swoon

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v. to feel very excited, emotional, etc. about someone you think is sexually attractive

I hadn’t had women swooning over me.

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Facade

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n. an act of displaying emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive

• They may seem all very happy but it’s just a facade.
• Now he’s gonna put up a facade that appears as a savior of the people.
• I distrust all politicians who pronounce that they will resolve poverty and corruption; I merely see it as a facade and use it to gain multitudinous voters.

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Acclimate

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v. to get used to a new place, situation, or climate

I will acclimate myself to live in the city.

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Conducive

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adj. tending to promote or assist; helpful, useful

Daily nature walk is conducive to our mental health.

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Quagmire

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n. a difficult or dangerous situation

Expect that there will be a quagmire to your life.

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Hobnob

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v. to spend a lot of time with someone who’s famous or rich

He loves hobnobbing with popular kids.

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Attuned

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adj. familiar with someone or something so that you understand or recognize then or it, and act in an appropriate way

I’m still not attuned to the dance steps.

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Scowl

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v. to look in an angry or annoyed way

The man scowled at him for asking too many questions repetitively.

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Jaw

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v. to talk a lot for a long time

His mother jaws with her friend in the mall.

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Commiserate

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commiserate (with somebody) (on/about/for/over something)
v. to sympathize with someone when they lose or upset or disappointed

• People will never commiserate with them for the atrocity they committed during the war.
• Instead of commiserating with the boy over his torment, the girls laughed at him and made fun of his desolate life.
• I will never commiserate with a bum.

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Bemoan

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v. to complain about something that makes you unhappy or unfair

• The students bemoaned the late announcement of class suspension.
• Although the government has done everything they possibly could, the residents of the afflicted area still bemoan the meager supplies they have donated.
• A lot of the users have bemoaned the poor performance of the app, however the developers seem to brush the complaint off, and, thus, the user amount of the app declines.

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Desultory

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adj. going from one thing to another without any plan or enthusiasm

His desultory manner of going to different topics and making vitriol.

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Mealymounted

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adj. not willing or honest enough to speak what you really think

Mealymouthed politicians are very common that having a genuine one is a miracle.

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Dabble

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v. to take part in sport, activity, etc., but not seriously

• He dabbles in the game just to kill time.
• No, I just dabble in the clan and I don’t join in tournaments.
• I’m content to just dabble with the discussion my friends are talking about.

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Knotty

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adj. complicated and difficult to solve

• In quagmire you will face some knotty challenges- but I believe in you.
• Don’t worry, the test is easy and the questions aren’t knotty.
• Traffic congestion has become a knotty predicament of our country since I was born.

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Deuce

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n. used in questions that show you’re annoyed

How the deuce did he not see that?

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Querulous

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adj. complaining; showing that you’re annoyed

He busts open the door with a querulous expression upon his face.

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Invariable

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adj. always the same; not changing

Her invariable attitude towards her job.

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Defile

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v. to ruin or make something dirty, especially something important or holy

The uncaring and rude tourists defiled the national museum.

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Petulant

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adj. bad-tempered or unreasonable, because you cannot do or have what you want

I felt petulant because I couldn’t play.

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Brusque

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adj. using few words and sounding rude

• He answered her in a brusque response.
• Answering in a brusque manner is the first sign she is sullen.
• Many people find it inappropriate when a person brusquely converses with them.

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Lackluster

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adj. not interesting or exciting; dull

It was a lackluster day I had yesterday.

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Incredulous

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adj. not willing or able to believe something

• Despite the facts being shown to them, they still appear incredulous.
• Oh, so now you are taken aback by what happened beforehand. Well, I’ve been telling you that it could go wrong but you have been so incredulous.
• The woman remains incredulous but we see through her eyes that she’ll relent eventually.

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Portend

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v. to be a sign or warning that something bad is going to happen in the future

This war they started portends a vulnerable future of the country.

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Rectify

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v. to correct something that is wrong

They put a lot of effort to rectify the shortcomings on their project.

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Underpin

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v. to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.

He made a speech that can somehow underpin his actions.

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Paroxysm

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n. sudden strong feeling or emotion that cannot be controlled

Their inadequate aid has raised paroxysm of hate and repulsion to the mayor.

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Dumbfounded

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adj. unable to speak because of surprise

• She was dumbfounded by the way her friend answered her because it’s out of her character.
• I was completely dumbfounded that I still managed to win that fight despite being outnumbered.
• The audience is dumbfounded by the performance of the group.

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Mutter

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v. to say something in a quiet voice when annoyed

• The employee muttered something offensive to his boss.
• The teacher heard her students muttering about her ways of teaching.
• After the failed performance, she muttered to the judges about their biasness.

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Pinion

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v. to hold or tie someone so that they cannot move

He is pinioned by the railings.

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Diffident

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adj. not having confidence in yourself; shy

His diffident behavior swells as he loses friends.

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Toil

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v. to work very hard for a long time usually physically/ to move slowly with difficulty

• The scientists toiled for years to develop a cure.
• The engineers toiled for many years to develop technology that they believe to be the solution for the problem.
• Even though there are numerous people who admire their work, nothing could make up for their years of toiling.

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Multitudinous

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adj. extremely large in number

They were dumbfounded when they found a multitudinous gold bars in the forgotten cave.

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Germane

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adj. connected with something - ideas, remarks, etc.

Questions that are rather germane to different topics.

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Pernicious

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adj. having a very harmful effect and that is gradual and not easy to notice

A pernicious document that aimed to manipulate young minds.

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Dogmatic

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adj. being certain of your belief is right that others should accept

Her dogmatic supporters have defiled her reputation to many citizens.

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Fain

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adv. willingly or with pleasure

• He would fain follow his desire to avenge his friends.
• Oh, you want to declare a war? Sure, we’d fain grant your wish.
• I wouldn’t fain follow their rules slavishly.

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Inexorable

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adj. (of a process) that cannot be stopped or changed

An inexorable downfall of their company.

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Typify

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v. to be a typical example of something

An act that typifies kindness.

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Didactic

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adj. designed to teach people something

A didactic painting was shown to the students.

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Veracity

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n. the quality of being true; truthfulness

They questioned the veracity of the accurate amount of the latest survey.

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Engross

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v. to give all your time and attention to something very interesting

• He is engrossed in learning new vocabulary words.
• I think I successfully rekindle my interest in reading once again, and I totally engross reading classic literature.
• How am I going to engross them to my hobbies?

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Consort

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n. the husband or wife of a ruler

He is so amazed by how gorgeous his consort is.

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En masse

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adv. all together; usually in large numbers

The soldiers were pulled back en masse to their country.

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Bereft

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adj. having lost something or someone

• We requested for help because we’re already bereft of ideas.
• These children are bereft of guidance from their parents. We get to teach them a moral lesson ourselves.
• He felt despair for his bereft of will.

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Erstwhile

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adj. former; a type of person or thing that was before but not anymore

An erstwhile coworker sued their company.

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Onslaught

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n. a strong or violent attack

He woke up with plenty of onslaughts being sent in his mail.

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Thwart

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v. to prevent somebody from doing what they wanted to do

My procrastination thwarts me to do my assignments.

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Sparing

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adj. careful; moderate

• You need sparing use of social media.
• Use your items sparingly.
• I didn’t know I had to use this sparingly to last longer in the battle.

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Rekindle

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v. to make a feeling or relationship become active again

• Seeing character models on video games rekindles my interest in making 3D-models.
• With his friends’ ardent passion for arts, it somewhat rekindles his hobby of drawing and painting.
• She is trying to find a way to rekindle his interest in socializing with people.

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Afflict

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v. to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way

• A super typhoon that afflicted the entire country.
• Yharman is afflicted with an unknown illness that causes folks to be extremely aggressive.

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Inflict

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v. to make somebody/something suffer something unpleasant

• It will inflict much damage on the enemies.
• Its saliva can inflict poisonous effects.

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Accentuate

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v. to make something noticeable

  • He likes wearing tank tops to accentuate his muscular build.
  • The man in an all-white dress accentuates in a throng.
  • He acts pretty suspicious to accentuate that he’s the impostor.
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Sway

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v. to persuade something to believe something or do something

• He made a video that could easily sway millions of his followers to his belief.
• You can sway anyone with your excellence in negotiating.
• He isn’t easily swayed.

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Stalwart

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n. (stalwart of something) a loyal supporter of an organization who is able to do anything for them.

• He has been a stalwart of their political party for a decade.
• They are the prominent stalwart of the climate environmentalist movements.
• The stalwart spreads his belief through vlogging.

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Refine

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v. to improve something by making small changes to it.

• Everyday he does something to refine his skill.
• You still need to refine your plays to reach that level.
• After writing your first draft, make a second one and refine it.

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Compel

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v. to force someone to do something; to make something necessary.

• Watching his videos has compelled me to subscribe to his channel because his contents are just fascinating.
• I feel compelled to send him a nice comment because he makes incredible topics.
• It turns out there was nothing that compelled him to commit the crime but his resentment of the victim.

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Colloquy

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n. a conversation

• A colloquy between the two organizations.
• The protestors demand to have a colloquy with the president.
• He secretly recorded his colloquy with the authority.

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Ambivalent

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adj. having or showing both good and bad feelings about someone or something

• I’m having an ambivalent feeling about my job.
• He seems to have no ambivalent relationship toward his friends.
• “It’s an act of faith to declare the world is good because the evidence of it is ambivalent.”

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Flunk

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v. (flunk something) to fail an exam, a test, or a course
(flunk somebody) to fail someone by giving them low grades

• I’m an expert in flunking subjects.
• The girls cried when they flunked the exam.
• The professor flunks the obnoxious student at whim.

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Lowbrow

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adj. not highly intellectual or cultured; simplistic, unsophisticated

• After reading his novel, I realized how lowbrow the other books I’ve read.
• I notice that most of them have lowbrow tastes in films.
• We have a lot of lowbrow movies.

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Transcend

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v. to go beyond the limit of something

• I don’t yearn to transcend him, but I just want to get closer to his level of communicating.
• I doubt I will ever transcend my compulsion.
• I will transcend fear! Woohoo!

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Proclivity

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n. (proclivity for/for doing something) a natural tendency to do something or feel something, often something bad

• He’s got a proclivity for violating the law.
• She has a proclivity for extravagant spending.
• The activists’ proclivity for violence.

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Meticulous

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adj. paying careful attention to every detail

• He looks at her in a meticulous manner.
• They tend to be meticulous about their appearance.
• He’s always meticulous in checking things before he leave so as to ensure he doesn’t forget anything.

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Blasé

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adj. blasé (about something)
not impressed, excited, or worried about something because you’ve seen or experienced it before

• I played too many FromSoft games that I’ve become blasé about other games that have simplistic gameplay.
• He seems blasé about this issue so we excluded him from the group.
• There are so many mass shootings in school that have occurred for many years until now that some people have become blasé about this horrible crime.

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Convoluted

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adj. extremely complicated and difficult to follow

• A convoluted argument.
• A convoluted explanation.
• This is a convoluted approach to a problem.

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Mar

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v. to damage or spoil something good

• He’s doing well until he mars his own reputation.
• The once beautiful river has been marred by garbage.
• This land was serene and clean before the informal settlers have marred the area.

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Slant

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v. to present or view (information) in a particular way of thinking in a biased and unfair way

• Every news outlet seems to be slanted in favor of the leftists.
• They slanted the report.
• All the articles I’ve read have been slanted to please the liberals.

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Elucidate

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v. elucidate (something)
to explain something clearer and more fully

• I will elucidate the possible solution tomorrow.
• The story in this book is difficult to elucidate.
• He elucidates how he got here.

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Wuss

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n. a person who is not brave or strong

• Don’t be such a wuss!
• It’s definitely painful to be called a wuss.
• He went from being a wuss to a courageous person.

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Foible

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n. minor flaws or shortcomings in character or behavior

• He is amused daily by the foibles of his eccentric neighbor.
• He has found his foibles as beneficial to his career.
• They doubt his foible would inflict damage on their reputation.

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Solemn

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adj. not happy or smiling; serious, sincere

• He tried to make his wife laugh but she still looks solemn.
• The students have a solemn expression when they’re given loads of homework.
• He looks solemn to his promises so they trusted him.

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Preface

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v. preface something (by/with something) (by doing something)
to say something before you start making a speech, answering a question, etc

• First of all, I will preface my speech with a personal story.
• I usually preface my comment by thanking a person for his response.
• You must preface your video by greeting the viewers.

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Lackadaisical

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adj. lacking life, care, or enthusiasm

• He does his homework in a lackadaisical way.
• Finding a job in a lackadaisical approach might not yield good results for him.
• All workers here seem to be lackadaisical.

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Facile

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adj. produced without effort or careful thought; simplistic, cheap

• You can’t give a facile solution to a complex problem.
• A facile victory.
• The story in this book is facile but I’m going to finish it nonetheless.

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Zest

zest (for something)

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n. enjoyment and enthusiasm

• I wish I had a zest for life.
• This game has a terrible storyline but the combat system and the graphics added zest to the game.
• He has a zest for complimenting people.

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Poise

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n. a calm and confident manner with control in your feelings or behavior

• The audience, especially his parents, laud his poise while performing at the stage.
• Remain poise under the storm.
• You’ll feel very nervous for a moment when you begin to sing, but eventually you’ll recover your poise.

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Reverie

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n. a state of thinking about pleasant things; daydreaming

• He’s always in reverie.
• They think he’s sleeping but he’s actually in reverie.
• I got interrupted in my reverie when a kid asked for help.

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Vapid

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adj. lacking interest or intelligence

• The vapid storyline was the reason the game has so many negative reviews.
• The dialogues in this game are absolutely vapid.
• He keeps making vapid content no wonder he has no subscribers.

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Contrive

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v. to manage to do something despite difficulties

contrive (to do something)
contrive (something)

• He contrives to look good around his crush.
• To my surprise, they contrive to survive in the harshest environment a man could only imagine.
• I’m contriving to pass my exam.

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Retort

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v. to reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended, or humorous way

retort that…

• She retorted that women can do what men can do.
• “You’re a freaking dork!” They retorted angirly.
• He retorted that it’s my fault as much as his.

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Thrust

thrust (something/somebody/yourself +adv./prep.)

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v. to push or move something quickly with a lot of force

• He thrusts his bag to the chair.
• She thrust the groceries into him and ran off.
• The man thrust the baseball bat into the table in anger.

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Mangle

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v. to crush or twist something so that it is badly damaged
to spoil something such as a poem or a piece of music
mangle (something)

• Her right arm is badly mangled.
• Anyone who defies the rule is going to be mangled with the machine.
• The wack singer mangled the song.

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Topple

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v. topple (adv/prep) to become unsteady and fall down
topple (somebody) to make someone lose their position of power or authority

• The truck made a hard turn toppling over the bulldozer.
• He moved so much that he toppled from his stool.
• Multitudinous of people has gathered to topple the prime minister.

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108
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Rebut

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v. to claim or prove that the accusation or evidence is false
rebut (something)

• The man strongly rebuts the rumors of him stealing from his neighbors.
• He failed to rebut the statements.
• The suspect continues to rebut despite the irrefutable evidence.

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109
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Affront

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n. affront (to somebody/something) a remark or an action that insults or offends someone or something
v. affront (somebody/something) to insult or offend someone

n.
• His comment is an affront to our country.
• Not protecting the fishermen from foreign vessels is an affront to their safety.
• They’ve mistaken his remark as an affront to the community.

v.
• I hope you’re not affronted by my comment.
• His voice tone affronted her.
• The child’s misbehavior really affronted the passengers.

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110
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Clamor

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v. to demand something loudly
clamor (for something)
clamor (to do something)
• Children clamor for chocolates.
• The reporters are clamoring for an answer from the mayor.
• Teenagers are clamoring to get what they want.

v. (of many people) to shout loudly
• The protesters are clamoring around the streets.
• A throng of paparazzis clamored around his car.
• The children clamor at the helicopter flying by.

n. loud noise made by a lot of people or animals
n. clamor (for something) a demand for something made by a lot of people
• A clamor of birds wakes him up.
• A deafening clamor of activists.
• A clamor for abolishing abortion.

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111
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Uber

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combining form. (in nouns and adjs.) of the greatest or best kind; to a very large degree

• His friend is the uber person he’s ever had.
• The teachers revere the uberstudent for answering almost every test perfectly.
• The family owns an uber-beautiful dog breed.

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112
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Revere

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revere somebody (as something)
v. to feel great respect or admiration for someone or something

• He is revered as the father of young men for giving wonderful advice and encouragement.
• The king is revered in another kingdom but his.
• They revere the brave knight as the saviour of the castle.

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Balk

balk (at something)

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v. to be unwilling to do something or become involved in something because it is difficult, dangerous, etc.

• The two groups balk at the integration of their forces.
• Some high school students balk at attending college after graduation.
• Many locals balked at the closure of their province.

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Fraught

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adj. fraught (with something) filled with something unpleasant

• An airport fraught with thieves, fraudsters, long queues, and electric outages.
• No wonder it is known as Asia’s worst airport, it is fraught with problems and unwelcoming experience.
• This place is fraught with crimes.

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115
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Gooey

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adj. soft and sticky

• Gooey cakes
• He daringly touches that gooey thing.
• Don’t be gooey to your loved one.

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116
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Eschew

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v. eschew (something) to deliberately avoid or keep away from something

• I’ve eschewed things that stresses me out.
• I will eschew activities that make me unproductive.
• They successfully eschewed a dangerous path.

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117
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Adamant

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adj. determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something

• They are adamant that they are neutral in the conflict.
• He is adamant that nothing bad will happen if he doesn’t attend.
• They seem to be adamant that they are right.

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118
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Opulent

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adj. extremely rich
• His friends and his parents’ opulent guests have come to his birthday.
• From how it looks, this area is for opulent visitors.
• The place gives a sight of opulent surroundings.

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119
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Liaise

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v. liaise (with somebody) to work closely with someone and exchange information with them
liaise (between A and B) to act as a link between two or more people or groups
• I have to liaise with my accomplice to effectively pull this off.
• The detective normally has to liaise with a criminal for a report.
• His job was to liaise between them.

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120
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Malign

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adj. causing harm
• Study found that using too much social media is malign.
• Inactive lifestyle has a malign effect.
• Constant exposure to negative news could have a malign influence in your worldview.

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121
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Revile

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v. to criticize someone or something

revile somebody (for/for doing something)
- Netizens reviled his comment for supporting such things.
- Many people reviled the president for inaction on the problem.
- He was reviled by the people he had supported.

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Strife

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n. angry or violent disagreement between two people or groups of people; conflict

• A plan to avoid possible strife.
• The country has been fraught with strife for a long time.
• There is no chance to end this strife.

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Meager

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adj. small in quantity and poor in quality

• They had to rely on meager provision to survive.
• A country’s meager jobs produce no benefits for the economy.
• They lost the war because of meager equipment and internal conflict in the army.

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Advent

advent (of somebody/something)

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n. the coming of an important event, person, invention, etc

• The advent of new invention that will change the world.
• They are preparing for the advent of the president.
• People are ambivalent about the advent of the new technology that guarantees to make their lives easier.

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Pundit

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n. a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who often talks about it in public

• A political pundit.
• A video game pundit.
• A psychology pundit.

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Nix

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nix something
v. to prevent something from happening by saying “no” to it

• Many young adults nix having children.
• Some people nixed to work in cities and prefer rural areas.
• They nixed to lift the prohibition against the entrance of the workers.

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Pedagogue

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n. a teacher; a person who likes to teach people things

• The math pedagogue goes around the town to teach children basic mathematics.
• A passionate pedagogue helps students to become a potential master of the field.
• There are only a few pedagogues in the country, as a result the average level of IQ of the country has shrunk.

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Antithesis

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n. the opposite of something

• Peace is the antithesis of war.
• It’s a complete antithesis of what I’ve just said.
• The gameplay is the very antithesis of what’s in the game trailer.

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Deluge

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n. a large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time

• A deluge of problems awaits on the first day of the new year.
• Sitting in the office hearing a deluge of calls which makes me unenergetic and groggy.
• A deluge of notifications received once I turned on wi-fi.

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Prestige

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n. the respect and admiration that someone or something has because of their social position or what they have done

• He gained prestige when he carried the team to victory.
• You did something good and useful so you should have personal prestige.
• It seems like having prestige makes a person impervious to criticism.

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Barrage

barrage (of something)

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n. a large number of things (comments or questions) directly to someone quickly, simultaneously, and often aggressively

• I was overwhelmed by the barrage of questions I received.
• The paparrazzis’ barrage of questions over the scandal.
• The hotel has a barrage of negative reviews.

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132
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Err

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v. to make a mistake

• It’s okay to err at the beginning.
• I will never err this time.
• Teach your child that it’s fine to err sometimes.

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Exude

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exude (something)
exude (from somebody)
v. to display a feeling or quality

• The boss exudes friendliness and generosity from his employees.
• He exudes kindness.
• She tries to exude confidence even though she doesn’t feel like it.

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Anachronism

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n. a person, a custom, or an idea that seems old-fashioned that doesn’t belong to the present

• Many people see monarchy as an anachronism in the modern world.
• Using this technology might be an anachronism but it’s still useful.
• The idea of granting someone with an honor’s death is an anachronism.

135
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Overlook

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overlook (something)
v. to fail to see or notice something

• I overlooked one question at the test.
• People tend to overlook silent individuals.
• The government should not overlook the core problem of the country.

136
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Unsightly

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adj. unpleasant to look at

• An unsightly beast.
• I must warn you though; it’s an unsightly image.
• They saw an unsightly civilization of the east.

137
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Iota

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n. a tiny amount

• There’s not even one iota of evidence that he’s saying the truth.
• Not a single iota of detail was revealed.
• There was not one iota of changes that took place in the update.

138
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Trounce

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trounce (somebody)
v. to defeat someone completely

• With that weapon, you can trounce your opponent regularly.
• He can trounce the kids all day because he’s got an advantage in his psyche.
• The team trounced their rival.

139
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Pillory

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pillory (somebody)
v. to criticize someone strongly in public

• The media pilloried the group of conservatives for their innocuous opinions.
• The president pilloried the media for perpetually asking crass questions.
• He was pilloried by the people for making stupid pranks in public.

140
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Unrepentant

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adj. showing no shame about your actions or beliefs

• The murderer seems unrepentant for killing gummy bears.
• They were lambasted for their unrepentant statement.
• An unrepentant expression upon their faces.

141
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Connive

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connive (with somebody)(to do something)
v. to work together with somebody to do something illegal or wrong

• The girl connives with other girls to backstab the popular girl.
• They were found conniving with the terrorists.
• He had been jailed for conniving with the communist organization to create another war in the country.

142
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Flabbergasted

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adj. extremely surprised or shocked

• People were flabbergasted by the remarks.
• She didn’t expect him to say that; she’s flabbergasted.
• Everyone seems flabbergasted by the resignation of the eminent hosts of the show.

143
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Despondent

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despondent (about/over something)
adj. sad, without much hope

• She’s become despondent about her shallow relationships.
• You would feel despondent if you watch too much negative news.
• He begins to feel despondent over his constant failure.

144
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Banter

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n. friendly remarks and jokes

• He revels in making banter with everyone he meets.
• The police exchange banter with the kids to make them comfortable.
• I like saying banter.

banter (with somebody)
v. to joke with someone
• I bantered with her to make her smile.
• They banter with each other.
• Despite the problems he’s facing, he enjoys bantering with anyone.

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Flippant

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adj. not showing a serious or a respectful attitude

• He gave a flippant answer to the interviewer.
• In a situation like that, don’t be such a flippant!
• Try not to be flippant around your elders.

146
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Dissuade

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dissuade somebody (from/from doing something)
v. to persuade someone not to do something

• I was going to set off in the volcanic crater, but were dissuaded.
• They dissuaded the man from commiting suicide.
• The event that dissuades people from parade.

147
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Disheveled

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adj. (of hair, clothes, or someone’s appearance) very messy

• I should get a haircut my hair looks disheveled everyday.
• A disheveled man presents himself in a job interview.
• Change your clothes! It’s disheveled.

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Desolate

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adj. (of a place) empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened

• The memories I have on this house now a desolate and bland place.
• A desolate amusement park.
• This mansion looks desolate.

very lonely and unhappy

• The thought that he might live alone as he gets older made him desolate.
• A desolate woman cries every night.
• The old desolate man holds a grudge against young people.

v. to make someone feel sad and without hope

• Look, I’m not desolating you but that’s just how it is.
• They desolated the kids of the future.
• He has been desolated by the fact that he couldn’t buy a fighter jet.

149
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Aloof

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adj. not friendly or interested in other people

• The first semester is almost done yet he is still aloof.
• An aloof neighbor made everyone feel uncomfortable.
• The parents are concerned about their kid for being aloof and belligerent.

150
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Bum

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n. a lazy person who does nothing for the people or for the society

• A group of bums showing off their uselessness around the street.
• Their son is a bum.
• Finally he has found his niche and is about to attend a job interview! He’s not a bum anymore!

151
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Lounge

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v. lounge (+adv./prep.)
to stand, sit, or lie in a lazy way

• I’ve been lounging on my couch all day.
• People are lounging in a very long and slow queue.
• He does nothing this morning but lounge around.

152
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Languid

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adj. moving slowly in an elegant manner, not needing energy or effort

• A languid strides made him look hilarious.
• A languid standing ovation.
• A languid wave of the hand

153
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Confide

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confide something (to somebody)
confide (to somebody) that…
v. to tell someone secrets or personal information that you do not want other people to know

• I’m going to confide my weird password to my dog.
• He can’t confide to his girlfriend that he didn’t actually graduate from college.
• I will finally confide to my parents that I’ve bought a house.

154
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Plight

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n. a difficult and sad situation

• The plight of my life.
• I understand your plight so I’m sorry.
• People will see the bright side of life in their plight.

155
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Streamline

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streamline something
v. to make changes to a business or system in order to make it more efficient

• They need to streamline the workflow.
• The company must streamline its technology consumption.
• They had to add necessities to streamline their business.

156
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Luminary

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n. a person who is an expert or a great influence in a special area or activity

• Many AI luminaries oppose the production of AIs.
• He wants to be with the metal luminaries.
• She is an artist luminary.

157
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Erroneous

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adj. not correct; based on wrong information

• Erroneous assumption.
• The article he’s reading is erroneous.
• I don’t trust his vlogs because the information he’s showing is entirely from erroneous resources.

158
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Opaque

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adj. (of speech or writing) difficult to understand; not clear

• His speech was a little opaque for me.
• Their essays are opaque in this particular topic.
• He gave an opaque introduction of the subject.

159
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Ramification

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n. a consequence of an action or event

• He’s stupid that he didn’t consider the ramifications of dropping out.
• We’re obliged to take responsibility for any ramifications.
• It is probable that there isn’t going to be a ramification of the action we are going to take.

160
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Incite

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incite (something)
incite somebody (to something)
incite somebody (to do something)
v. to encourage someone to do something violent, illegal, or unpleasant

• His post incites racial violence.
• The videos that incite the viewers to commit mass shooting.
• The president seems to subtly incite the crowd to hatred.

161
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Scathing

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adj. criticizing someone or something very severely

• A scathing comment on her new looks.
• People were scathing about the president’s performance.
• A senseless scathing attack on his stalwart.

162
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Evoke

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evoke (something)
v. to bring a feeling, a memory, or an image into your mind

• That was our house when I was a kid. Looking at it evokes lots of good memories.
• His books evoke emotional comfort.
• A horror book that vividly evokes disturbing scenes for the readers.

163
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Enviable

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adj. something that is likely to arouse envy

• An eviable news about other people’s high achievements in life.
• That is an enviable position you have that most people would die for.
• He’s got an enviable living.

164
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Embellish

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v. to make something more beautiful by adding decorations to it

• The door was embellished with strange-looking stickers.

v. to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true
• I don’t know if the entire story is true or if some were embellished, but, damn, it’s captivating.
• He embellished his conjugal life with nasty details.
• She has the propensity to embellish stories when the listeners seem to get bored.

165
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Caustic

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adj. sarcastic in a bitter or critical way

• She is married to a caustic man.
• The opposite team were caustic with their defeat.
• They seem to admire the caustic president.

166
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Piquant

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adj. exciting and interesting

• He lives a piquant life.
• Although the marriage wears off his piquant life.
• A piquant story that’s worth knowing.

167
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Placate

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v. to make someone feel less angry about something

• He tried to placate his girlfriend but it didn’t work.
• He can’t do anything to placate her.
• He’s going to give her money perhaps it will placate her.

168
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Indispensable

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indispensable (to somebody/something)
indispensable (for something/for doing something)
adj. too important to be without

• I think a tutor is indispensable for learning difficult languages.
• It’s quite debatable if it’s indispensable to a person.
• In my opinion, having a family is indispensable for a good life.

169
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Meek

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adj. quiet, gentle, and always ready to do what other people want without expressing your own opinion

• It’s not always good to be meek.
• The meek boy is always being taken advantage of by his friends.
• I’m a disagreeable person and I’m not meek.

170
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Besotted

A

besotted (by/with somebody/something)
adj. loving someone or something so much that you do not behave in a sensible way

• He greeted her in a besotted state.
• Think for yourself! You’re besotted with that stranger you just met last night.
• After buying the thing he had been longing for, he is now completely besotted by it.

171
Q

Slavish

A

adj. following or copying someone or something exactly without having original thought at all

• Citizens are required to perform slavish obedience to the rule.
• A slavish adherence to his high moral principle.
• I don’t follow the rules slavishly otherwise I’d be a sheep.

172
Q

Timorous

A

adj. nervous and easily frightened

• It’ll be easy for us to persuade him; he’s timorous.
• The timorous man finds it hard to initiate conversation.
• Timorous children all around the world.

173
Q

Barb

A

n. a remark that is meant to hurt someone’s feelings

• They exhanged sophisticated barbs.
• Many commented on his barb about the particular community.
• He tends to ignore futile barbs.

174
Q

Kindle

A

kindle (something)
v. to make something such as an interest, emotion, etc. start to grow in someone; to start to be felt by someone

• To be candid, I have no idea who kindled my interest in reading books.
• An ideology that is associated with kindling scorn and hatred to the people with distinct views.
• It was my friend during high school that shortly kindled my interest to play a guitar.

175
Q

Scrounge

A

scrounge (something) (off/from somebody)
scrounge (for something)
v. to get something from someone by asking them for it rather than paying for it

• I don’t wanna live scrounging basic necessities off my siblings.
• Instead of scrounging food off us, why in the deuce don’t you cook for yourself?
• A pathetic life of scrounging money off other people.

176
Q

Inconsolable

A

adj. very sad and unable to accept help or comfort

• An inconsolable teenager due to depression.
• The inconsolable widow of general Vokhrov took her kids on a trip to Italy.
• They have been in inconsolable grief for 5 months.

177
Q

Insolent

A

adj. extremely rude and showing a lack of respect

• Insolent children must be taught a lesson early.
• The man was dragged out of the formal party by the guards for being insolent to the guests.
• John is the very contrast of his brother: he’s insolent, far-out and petulant.

178
Q

Impudent

A

v. rude; not showing respect for other people

• It’s impudent to dance before the injured person.
• It’s fine to respond to a crass question in an impudent way.
• Thinking that it’s not enough to exude impudence, he began to tease the defeated group by mocking movements.

179
Q

Sully

A

sully (something)
v. to spoil or reduce the value of something; to make something dirty

• He sullied his own prestige by turning his house into a debauchery.
• The condition of the air has sullied the good reputation of the city.
• The livid student tries to sully the statue but the guards cut him off.

180
Q

Impasse

A

n. a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do

• I guess this is gonna be a Sisyphean problem because we have reached an impasse.
• Their disagreement seems to have reached an impasse.
• The only way to end the impasse is for both countries to wage a war.

181
Q

Untenable

A

adj. (of a theory, position, etc.) that cannot be defended against attack or criticism

• He got caught up in an untenable position.
• This place is untenable so I suggest we move to a different area that’s tenable enough.
• A failed, untenable theory.

182
Q

Jocular

A

adj. humorous

• It was meant to be a jocular comment.
• Many people, and increasingly, have liked his jocular personality since he went here.
• Every time he’s here, the atmosphere changes into a jocular place.

183
Q

Perturb

A

perturb (somebody)
v. to make someone anxious or worried

• I’m not perturbed by his presence, in fact I hardly care about his existence at all.
• Her parents always perturb her of initiating conversation with strangers.
• There’s nothing wrong with them attending the gathering but it is John that he’s perturbed about because he might start a quarrel anytime.

184
Q

Urbane

A

adj. knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations; appearing confident and relaxed

• His urbane attitude is worth emulating by any person especially me.
• Most individuals struggle to remain urbane in tough situations.
• He felt that there’s no way to win the argument because he noticed how urbane the contender is.

185
Q

Haughty

A

adj. behaving in an unfriendly way toward other people and thinking that you’re better than them; arrogant

• The man gave me a haughty look.
• After so many attempts of beating him, he then said something haughty.
• It’s quite obvious that you are intentionally sending haughty messages, so stop pretending that it’s innocuous.

186
Q

Incongruous

A

adj. strange; not suitable in a particular situation

• The incongruous visitors from all over the country.
• I don’t enjoy this party, for there are these incongruous clichés observing everyone and doing nothing.
• This is an incongruous situation we ended up in, now how do we get out of here?

187
Q

Effusive

A

adj. showing much or too much emotion

• He broke up with her girlfriend for being effusive all the time.
• When around other people, he will become effusive and jocular as if he knows them very well.
• Dude, it’s fine so don’t be effusive about it.

188
Q

Ingratiate

A

ingratiate yourself (with somebody)
adj. to do things in order for someone to like you

• He tried to ingratiate himself with them but failed embarrassingly.
• Stop ingratiating yourself with anyone, just trust and don’t lie to yourself.
• Everyone notices that he’s ingratiating himself with anyone, although they don’t know why he does that.

189
Q

Mellifluous

A

adj. (of music or of someone’s voice) sounding sweet and smooth; very pleasant to listen to

• The nurse who vaccinated me has a mellifluous voice and I can still vividly remember it to this day.
• I can’t stop listening to this song, perhaps it’s the mellifluous voice of the singer.
• Holy shit, her mellifluous voice is kind of hypnotizing.

190
Q

Relish

A

relish something
relish (somebody/something) doing something
v. to enjoy something; to want very much to do or have something

• No wonder he has a high statistic, he relishes playing the game.
• Everybody relishes living a life until they are met with difficult challenges.
• Life is short so make sure to relish an argument.

191
Q

Squabble

A

squabble (with somebody) (over/about something)
v. to argue noisily about something that is not very important

• Dmitry squabbles with Karamazov over the inheritance.
• What are you guys squabbling about? Please, could you just move to a private message instead of a group chat?
• The couple squabbling over which one is to buy for their baby.

192
Q

Charlatan

A

n. a person who claims to have knowledge or skill that they don’t really have

• Cut off flaunting your skill, you’re nothing but a charlatan.
• They’re trying to set up the charlatan by asking him bunch of hard questions related to the subject.
• He sees them as charlatans and that they have low knowledge of what it means to be a human.

193
Q

Subservient

A

subservient (to somebody/something)
adj. prepared to obey other people unquestioningly

• Although he is a very kind person, there is one thing that she finds unattractive which is he’s too subservient.
• Her friends told her that don’t be subservient to her boyfriend, and that she must, at least, show disobedience.
• Is the day where AIs are no longer subservient to their creators and can rely on their own like humans will ever come? I hope not, otherwise it is certain that it’ll lead to chaos.

194
Q

Deference

A

n. behavior that shows that you respect someone or something; respectfulness

• The kid gave the guests chocolates out of deference.
• Please, follow the rules of this place in deference to our ancestors.
• John is convinced that all this presentation of deference was put on just to impress the visitors.

195
Q

Cursory

A

adj. done quickly and without giving it thorough attention to details

• He made a cursory inspection of the surroundings and looked at him sternly.
• We advise everyone to avoid cursory examination of these objects, for these contain imperative features that may help with your affairs.
• The witnesses are amused by how well he recalls every detail of the picture, even though they saw him only make a cursory glance at it; but unbeknownst to them, he had seen the picture many times prior to this moment before.

196
Q

Rubbish

A

n. comments, ideas, etc. that you think are stupid and wrong

• If you were cognizant enough of the importance of the subject, even if you think it’s rubbish, you would’ve answered the test perfectly but you got a low score.
• As painful as it is for him, he reluctantly accepts that his idea is rubbish, moreover he won’t hold grudges against the people who brushed him off, for he understands them very well.
• Though somewhere in the corner, never thinks of it as rubbish.

197
Q

Brim

A

brim (with something)
v. to be full of something; to fill something

• They were brimming with confidence and poise until they saw who they were after.
• Bloody tears brimming in her eyes. People saw it and were utterly repulsive.
• After the triumphant victory of their team, the whole stadium was brimming with jubilation and instrumental noise.

198
Q

Malinger

A

v. to pretend to be sick to avoid work

• Some people believe that they are malingering to avoid working for several hours everyday.
• A new law was implemented to charge an individual for malingering, only for those who have vital jobs.
• As the bad weather makes him want to lounge all day, he malingers and says he has a terrible fever which is likely to last longer.

199
Q

Assuage

assuage something

A

v. to make an unpleasant feeling less intense

• It did nothing to assuage his paroxysm of anger.
• There should be a way to assuage anxiety every time when you go to school.
• Her friends try to assuage her angst by simply just being there beside her and hugging each other.

200
Q

Impel

A

impel somebody (to do something/to something)
v. if an idea or feeling impels you to do something, you feel as if you are forced to do it

• It’s been 8 months since he’s feeling uneasy by the mistake he made, so now he is impelled to ask for help.
• There are plenty of plausible reasons why he is impelled to back the idea.
• Due to extreme regret and self-deprecation, she felt impelled to hurt herself and envy everyone.

201
Q

Needle

A

needle somebody
• to deliberately annoy someone, especially by criticizing them continuously

• I know very well your purpose of going here – you want to show your stupidity by needling everyone with your ridiculous quips.
• The friends have been needling each other non-stop for 2 days.
• Even though he can contain himself from needling her, every time she does silly things he finds it hard to resist the impulse.

202
Q

Disreputable

A

n. that people consider to be dishonest and bad

• Why do you keep accompanying yourself with disreputable friends?
• She is notorious for being the most disreputable girl a man could ever have had he given himself to her.
• He might look disreputable to everyone but you will find the opposite once you befriend or simply talk to him.

203
Q

Assent

A

assent (to something)
v. to agree to a request, idea, or suggestion

• As good as the idea may sound, the CEO didn’t assent to it.
• That’s a sound suggestion but I won’t assent.
• The president would definitely assent to our request.

204
Q

Appease

A

appease somebody
v. to give someone what they want to make them less angry or calmer

• He clearly did that to appease her.
• People saw it as an attempt to appease them.
• Never appease a person because it’s not always your problem.

205
Q

Wither

A

wither (away)
v. to become less or weaker, especially before disappearing completely

• After so many attempts to pass the test, his hope starts to wither away.
• The dream and optimism has withered away due to his bad decision and stupidity.
• But his sanity and integrity will remain and won’t be withered away.

206
Q

Quizzical

A

adj. (of an expression or behavior) indicating mild or amused puzzlement

• She gave a quizzical look.
• There was a quizzical expression from the gizzer when he heard what I said.
• The kindergartens gave a quizzical look at the math equations.

207
Q

Besmirch

besmirch somebody/something

A

v. to damage the opinion that people have of someone or something

• Don’t you dare besmirch his reputation.
• By cheating he besmirched the good image of his country.
• He talks discreetly, for he might besmirch the company’s prestige.

208
Q

Spite

A

spite somebody
v. to deliberately annoy or upset someone

• The only reason he attends the party is to spite everyone around.
• A lot of these messes were made by that person who wanted to spite the securities.
• A speech solely to spite their opponents.

209
Q

Soporific

A

adj. wanting you to go to sleep

• The song has a sopirific effect.
• Why do children feel soporific when told a story before bed?
• This subject makes me soporific.

210
Q

Beseech

A

beseech somebody (to do something)
v. to ask someone for something in an anxious way because you want or need it very much; beg

• The kids beseeched the teacher to let them watch the movie again.
• A lot of people beseech every president to solve poverty, but unfortunately nothing happens.
• No matter how fervent he beseeches his girlfriend to not break up with him, she still wants to leave him and never come back to his life.

211
Q

Scrupulous

A

adj. careful about paying attention to every detail

• I know he is scrupulous enough to know what is missing in this thing.
• He has a knack of scrupulous attention to his surroundings and remembering every detail.
• We know that he’s scrupulous in doing business with people he just met around.

212
Q

Blurt

A

blurt something (out)
blurt that…
v. to say something suddenly without thinking about it enough

• He blurted out that he doesn’t love her anymore.
• The boy turned red after blurting out that he has a crush on her.
• “Nobody cares.” The student blurted to the teacher who was telling his story.

213
Q

Befuddled

A

adj. confuse and unable to think normally

• After drinking too much alcohol, he became befuddled and made slurred speech.
• As he asks questions, the more and more questions he gets, until it makes him befuddled.
• A befuddled drunkard lost his way home and passed out lying on the mud.

214
Q

Boor

A

n. a rude, unpleasant person

• The boor was found beaten with too many bruises.
• From a boor to a compassionate person.
• The boor was taught a moral lesson by the people.

215
Q

Obviate

A

obviate something
v. to remove a problem or the need for something

• This program I’ve made will obviate the need for having an ID.
• Even though there is enough equipment to assist us, it won’t obviate the overall problems we could face ahead.
• I’m not convinced that they have obviated the rebellion; pretty sure they’re planning something.

216
Q

Sumptuous

A

adj. very expensive and looking very impressive

• They can’t believe what lay on the table — a sumptuous meal for breakfast.
• He gapes at the sumptuous inferior design of his future house when the architect showed him the design.
• His house is full of sumptuous furniture and decorations.

217
Q

Contemplate

contemplate something
contemplate doing something
contemplate how/what, etc…

A

v. to think thoughtfully for a long time

• Even though he’s still young, he can’t help but contemplate his retirement.
• I had contemplated what I should do before I got home.
• I’ve been contemplating creating a program that will bring back the earth’s mighty days.

218
Q

Gape

A

gape (at somebody/something)
v. to look at someone or something with your mouth open because you are shocked or surprised

• They all gape at Karamazov who’s making a last surprise for everyone.
• He opened his wallet and gaped at it. It’s horrifyingly empty.
• When she slapped her boyfriend in front of the class, the students gaped and burst into laughter thinking that it was a charade.

219
Q

Claptrap

A

n. a stupid talk with no value

• What was supposed to be a serious discussion turned into a claptrap.
• Oh, I don’t want to join in your claptraps; I’d rather live my best moments here.
• How did this claptrap start?

220
Q

Incontrovertible

A

adj. that is true and cannot be disagreed with or denied

• Given to how incontrovertible the evidence is, some people are still reluctant to believe it.
• The incontrovertible proof that this game has to be the most unique than other games.
• Despite having incontrovertible evidence, this buffoon will find a strength to rebut it.

221
Q

Steadfast

A

steadfast in something
adj. not changing in your attitudes or aims

• I have a steadfast opinion on this topic.
• My goal is steadfast and I will do everything no matter how difficult it is. I will do it as humanly as possible.
• He was surprised when he saw there are people showing steadfast support for him.

222
Q

Admonish

admonish somebody (for something/for doing something)

A

v. to tell someone firmly that you do not approve of something they have done

• Despite doing something good, he was still admonished for no reason at all.
• The police admonished the parents for letting their kids roam at night around the streets.
• He was admonished for cheating in the test, so his parents were called in.

223
Q

Pressing

A

adj. needing to be dealt with immediately

• I need to go. Something pressing cropped up.
• They are preoccupied by some pressing matter and they have to put off their schedule for wednesday.
• While having a pressing problem within the group, they do nothing but lounge around the place.

224
Q

Extraneous

A

extraneous to something
adj. irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

• We should avoid extraneous materials for this matter.
• We’ve seen your answers and they are completely extraneous to the questions.
• They had to split into two groups to deal with the two extraneous problems to quickly solve them.

225
Q

Profligate

A

adj. wasteful use of resources such as money, time, materials, etc.

• People have been admonished for profligate consumption of water supplies and electricity.
• They ascribed his poorness to his profligate way of spending money.
• He doesn’t use his time properly and he is very profligate.

226
Q

Slight

A

v. to treat someone rudely and without respect; insult

• He felt slighted by the fact that he wasn’t able to join their league due to his inability.
• After several days of absence, his group slighted him and told him to find another group and that they would kick him out.
• She felt a little slighted when her friend told her to leave off telling her story for a while.

227
Q

Uproarious

A

adj. in which there is a lot of noise, and people laugh or shout a lot

• Time to ditch this uproarious party; there’s more noise than necessary and it’s getting weirder and weirder.
• After the game, the street is brimming with uproarious fans of the victorious team.
• An uproarious meeting has brought zest to his day.

228
Q

Elicit

elicit something (from somebody)

A

v. to get information or reaction from someone

• It’s a mystery for them how he’s able to elicit a positive response from the judges.
• After her love passed away and has been grieving for months now, she elicited sympathies from people around the town.
• Despite the effort of insisting him to tell the truth, they couldn’t elicit an answer from him.

229
Q

Apprehension

A

n. worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen

• He always goes to school with some apprehension.
• Despite having apprehension, he’s able to go through his day.
• He had little apprehension before he set off driving at night but he made it home safely.

230
Q

Tantalize

tantalize somebody/something

A

v. to make someone feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion that is actually unlikely to happen

• It was in fact a tantalizing prospect to be the king of Mars.
• They were tantalized by the possibility of building a very advanced, otherworldly vehicle that could travel through space like a regular car.
• After watching several motivating videos, he was tantalized that he’ll be able to make it through life by simply subscribing to their channel.

231
Q

Indigent

A

adj. very poor

• Despite being indigent, she would go about the town in an elegant dress from the city she had worked in before.
• Having spent a lot of their money profligately, they’ve eventually become indigent.
• The only indigent person amidst the opulent residence of the town.

232
Q

Irrevocable

A

adj. that cannot be changed

• I’ve already made an irrevocable decision, so no matter how much you insist on me to stop, I won’t.
• At that very moment, my decision was irrevocable and I didn’t contemplate the ramifications of that decision. That was how stupid I am. Now I’m paying the price.
• I still don’t have irrevocable steps to get over this limbo.

233
Q

Glisten

A

v. (of something wet) to shine

• His bald head is glistening wet after showering.
• I lie in bed and look at myself through the phone — my eyes are glistening with tears.
• I don’t want to get to the point where our both eyes are glistening with tears.

234
Q

Embolden

A

v. to make someone feel braver and confident

embolden somebody
embolden somebody to do something
• Emboldened by his stupidity, he made a decision that soon he regretted.
• With so many things that have happened to him, he was emboldened to once again do that one thing he feared the most.
• He finally asked his crush out while emboldened by the wine.

235
Q

Magnanimous

A

adj. kind, generous, and forgiving, especially toward an enemy or a rival

  • He treats them magnanimously.
  • People admire the guy after he gave a magnanimous message to his rivals.
  • He’s always had magnanimous behavior toward people.
236
Q

Unfounded

A

adj. not based on reason or fact

• It was an unfounded rumors so there’s no need to panic.
• When they realized it was unfounded information, they admonished him for churning out erroneous content.
• Unfounded allegations.

237
Q

Oaf

A

n. a stupid, awkward, and unpleasant person, especially a man

• There goes the oaf again.
• They are nothing but oafs.
• I don’t wanna go with that oaf.

238
Q

Exorbitant

A

adj. (of a price) much too high

• It’s an exquisite house but the price is exorbitant.
• The cost of this item is ridiculously exorbitant.
• He dislikes paying exorbitant rents.

239
Q

Beam

beam (at somebody)
beam (with something)
beam something (at somebody)

A

v. to have a big, happy smile on your face

• He weirdly beamed his answer at them.
• The stranger eerily beamed at him and walked away.
• She is ecstatic and beaming with pleasure.

240
Q

Taciturn

A

adj. tending not to say very much

• He just sat there looking taciturn.
• While everyone at the party was animated and merry, there was this taciturn oaf who could ruin everyone’s mood once people look at him.
• Whatever they do for him he would remain taciturn for the rest of his life.

241
Q

Glower

glower (at somebody/something)

A

v. to look in an angry, aggressive way

• Before he turned away, he glowered at them, seething with resentment.
• The pregnant lady glowered at the woman’s husband for not taking care of his wife, who’s also pregnant.
• The man glowered at the woman and was disgusted by how spoiled she is.

242
Q

Peevish

A

adj. easily annoyed by unimportant things; bad-tempered, irritable

• There are days that I’m peevish for no reason at all.
• They feel somewhat concerned to their peevish son.
• Nobody wants to be friends with a peevish person.

243
Q

Flog

flog somebody

A

v. to punish someone by hitting them many times with a whip or stick

• The only way for him to behave, I think, is to flog him.
• The boy, who had been insulting kids younger than him, was flogged by the kids’ parents.
• Is there any other effective punishment for him than to flog him?

244
Q

Huddle

huddle (up) (+adv/prep.)

A

v. to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold and frightened

• The boy huddles close to his father.
• After they had found a shelter, they made a fireplace and huddled around it.
• It’s so cold; I’m going to huddle under the blanket.

245
Q

Snarl

snarl something (to somebody)

A

v. to speak in an angry or bad-tempered way

• “I’m not done with you!” he snarled.
• The crazy oaf is snarling cuss words to anyone looking at him.
• He has been snarling nonsense to everyone here to grab attention.

246
Q

Whack

whack somebody/something

A

v. to hit someone or something very hard

• They whacked the ball to his face.
• The mother whacks the boy with her slipper.
• They got back at the obnoxious bum by whacking him.

247
Q

Radiant

A

adj. showing great happiness, love, and health

• His radiant appearance attracts lots of women.
• He loves his wife’s radiant smile.
• (radiant with something) I’m radiant with health.

248
Q

Bravado

A

[uncountable]
n. a confident way of behaving that is intended to impress people, sometimes as a way to hide lack of confidence

• You’ll never get a woman with that attitude, but I do hope it’s just bravado you’ve been showing here.
• As amazing as his personality is, I can somehow detect that it’s merely bravado.
• Well, everybody seems to admire his bravado.

249
Q

Drawl

A

v. to speak or say something slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual

• “Hello, hello, hello,” he drawled.
• She drawls her voice to attract her crush.
• “It’s fine,” she drawled.

250
Q

Peddle

A

v. to try to sell goods by going from house to house or from place to place

peddle something
• He is peddling accessories and cloths.
• The man was arrested for peddling used condoms.
• She was called a whore after they learned she had been peddling herself to the men.

251
Q

Clasp

A

V. to hold something tightly in your hand

clasp something
• She clasped his hand out of nervousness.
• He clasps the doorknob before he opens it.
• They clasp their hands together and yell uproariously.

252
Q

Rash

A

adj. (of people or their actions) doing something that may not be sensible without thinking about the outcome

• Due to his rash decision, he’s now been suffering from regret and chronic stress.
• I’m an absolute rash, stupid man
• (rash to do something) I hadn’t thought that it would be rash to decide such things.

253
Q

Fuss

A

n. unnecessary excitement, worry, or activity

• Sometimes he is a man who does what he thinks without any fuss.
• That movie is utterly atrocious so what all the fuss is about.
• I just want a simple birthday party without any fuss.

v. to worry about things that are not important

fuss (about something)
• We’re all bad and learning english here, so don’t fuss about erring.
• You don’t need to fuss about it, my friend; we can still understand you.
• He would always fuss about joining and participating in a group.

254
Q

Flabby

A

adj. having soft, loose flesh; fat

• By the time he is thirty, he will become flabby and feeble.
• A flabby face.
• She has to hide her flabby thighs before going outside.

255
Q

Dejected

A

adj. unhappy and disappointed

• He was dejected when he learned the news.
• She feels dejected over the petulance of her boyfriend.
• It is, indeed, a dejected fact that the sun will expand and devour earth in the process.

256
Q

Unbecoming

A

adj. (of clothing or color) not suiting a particular person

• I think I’m wearing unbecoming attire.
• He was wearing a rather unbecoming blue shirt and a light brown pants.
• She wore an unbecoming shade of pink in a formal setting.

(of behavior) not fitting or appropriate

(unbecoming to/of somebody)
• It’s unbecoming to a president to laugh oftentimes in every interview.
• It is absolutely unbecoming for a school to indoctrinate the students into their beliefs.
• It’s unbecoming to fool around in funeral.

257
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Raving

A

n. wild, irrational, or incoherent talk

• He typifies the ravings of an ignorant person.
• These people are the embodiment of the ravings of an indigent individual.
• This article contains the ravings of the oppositions.

adj. used to emphasize the bad or extreme quality of someone or something

• He has a raving talent of creating abstract paintings.
• A raving defiance of the people.
• He suffers a raving failure after the incident.

258
Q

Brazen

A

adj. open and without shame, usually about something that people find shocking

• Some officials made a brazen admission that a department has had raving corruption ever since.
• I’ve told you everything but not this one, because I wasn’t brazen enough to do so.
• Be brazen with me, are you cheating on me?

259
Q

Consternation

A

[uncountable]
n. a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise.

• He learned with consternation that his health was getting worse and worse.
• After she announced that she’s going to retire, her coworkers and friends were fraught with consternation.
• The sudden passing of the celebrity has caused consternation among the fans.

260
Q

Exhort

A

v. to try hard to persuade someone to do something

exhort somebody to do something
exhort somebody to something
• The department has been exhorted to take quick action to the problem by the president.
• He was exhorted to action.
• He exhorted them to follow his lead and trust him.

261
Q

Coddle

A

v. to treat someone with too much care or attention

coddle somebody
• Never coddle your child and let him think for himself.
• There is no point in coddling the people who won’t ever change their mind because they’re too stubborn in doing so.
• They have been coddling the criminal as if he was their child.

262
Q

Edification

A

[uncountable]
n. the improvement of someone’s mind or character

• This is for the edification of people around here.
• You need a sort of edification because you seem to be morally depraved.
• A prison that focuses on the edification of the prisoners.

263
Q

Acutely

A

adv. noticing or feeling something very strongly

acutely aware/conscious
• I’ve been keeping abreast of the situation your country is in, so I’m acutely aware of the daily event that is happening in your nation.
• Be acutely conscious about your ego to get rid of it.
• I’m acutely aware of what’s happening in my life, and I can tell I’ve been in limbo for many months.

264
Q

Surfeit

A

n. an amount that is too large; excess

surfeit (of something)
• With a surfeit of knowledge, he has become proud and pompous, and with little interest in people of average.
• The surfeit of supplies has been exported to other countries.
• A surfeit of horrendous crimes has swelled up after the government’s admission to numerous immigrants.

265
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Staunch

A

adj. strong and loyal in your opinions and attitude

• He is a staunch opponent of the institution.
• It goes without saying I’m as staunch in my own beliefs as you.
• He is arrogant; he would only talk to me to give himself some air, and I notice that he isn’t staunch with whatever he believes in.

266
Q

Glum

A

adj. sad, quiet, and unhappy

• Surprisngly, the glum gardener talked to him.
• He dashed to the corner and sat there looking glum.
• She notices the glum expression upon his face.

267
Q

Unassailable

A

adj. that cannot be destroyed, defeated, or questioned

• They all agreed to devise a plan to put themselves in an unassailable position.
• She couldn’t respond to his unassailable answer to her.
• The king had ordered the people to build an unassailable defense to counter the giants.

268
Q

Home truth

A

n. a true but unpleasant fact about a person

• It’s time you listened to a few home truths about yourself.
• She told him to be aware of his home truths and change.
• I guess it’s time you told him the home truths.

269
Q

Sling

A

v. to put something somewhere where it hangs loosely

sling something + adv./prep.
• He slung his bag over his shoulder.
• The visitors take off their shoes, and sling their coats on the closet bar.
• He slung the hammock between two trees.

270
Q

Counsel

A

v. to listen to, give support or give professional advice to someone who needs help

counsel somebody
• The therapist was brought in to counsel the widow.
• The experts counsel the students to take a break in their study time.
• He counseled them to take away bad habits.

271
Q

Indifferent

A

adj. having or showing no interest in someone or something

indifferent (to somebody/something)
• He remains indifferent to everyone even if someone needs help.
• He can’t afford to be indifferent to children and would always talk to them whenever he sees them.
• Usually he’s indifferent to everyone online.

272
Q

Rivet

A

[usually passive]
v. to hold someone’s interest or attention so completely that they cannot look away or think of anything else

rivet somebody/something
• I was absolutely riveted by her gorgeousness and elegant dress.
• My eyes were riveted on those jet fighters flying in the sky.
• People all around the globe were riveted on this particular conflict between the two great powers.

273
Q

Bulge

A

v. to be completely full of something

bulge (with something)
• The schoolboys’ pockets were bulging with stones.
• Her car’s compartment bulges with shopping items.
• Now his shelf bulges with a number of great books.

274
Q

Bolster

A

v. to improve something or make it stronger

bolster something
bolster something up
• The public’s encouragement and praise have bolstered morale among the soldiers.
• He seeks friends to bolster his confidence.
• With every advent of invention, the country’s prominence and progress have bolstered up swiftly.

275
Q

Ameliorate

A

v. to make something better

ameliorate something
• They’re brainstorming a way to ameliorate further the story.
• It could help ameliorate the project.
• The developers have to ameliorate their game, otherwise they’ll lose a number of users.

276
Q

Capricious

A

adj. showing sudden changes in attitude or behavior

• A capricious young man who whenever he gets home his mood changes.
• A lot of students have complained about the capricious teacher who would flunk them at whim.
• Many people dislike him for being capricious and aloof.

277
Q

Brook

A

v. to not allow something

not brook something/brook no…
• “Come in right here!” she ordered in a tone that brooked no objection.
• A social media platform that brooks no criticism.
• We don’t brook toxic behavior in our clan.

278
Q

Fling

A

v. to throw someone or something with force, especially because you are angry

fling somebody/something + adv./prep.
• She flung the groceries to the floor because her husband wouldn’t carry it for her.
• He flings the ball furiously at the opponent.
• The neighbours called the police to report a man who flung a puppy. Fortunately the puppy survived.

279
Q

Hasty

A

adj. said, made, or done very quickly; hurried

• He was too hasty with his words that the interviewers have to ask him to repeat.
• We have to avoid making hasty decisions.
• Your hasty judgement has put you to embarrassment.

280
Q

Callow

A

adj. young and without experience; inexperienced

• He taught the callow boy how to count money.
• As callow as he is, they were amazed by his ideas.
• They’re coddling the callow youth.

281
Q

Retract

A

v. to withdraw a statement or accusation as untrue or unjustified

retract something
• He changed his mind, and later he retracted his words.
• They were thinking of retracting their statement.
• The man retracts his accusations which brings confusion to the case.

282
Q

Cheapskate

A

n. a person who does not like to spend money

• He is such a cheapskate.
• I’m a cheapskate so I won’t buy it whatever you say about how good it is.
• They wish to have an air conditioner in their apartment, but the owner’s such a cheapskate so they have to bear the heat of the summer.

283
Q

Derisive

A

mocking or showing that you think someone or something is ridiculous

• Suddenly he let out a derisive laugh.
• He gave them a derisive look.
• It was a rather derisive response.

284
Q

Conciliate

A

v. to make someone less angry or more friendly, especially by being kind or pleasant or by giving them something

conciliate somebody
• She wants to conciliate him by giving his family money.
• He tried efforts to conciliate her girlfriend after he had wronged her.
• They conciliate the man by treating like a friend.

285
Q

Grimy

A

adj. covered with dirt

• Look at your shirt it’s grimy! Put that off will you!
• The family glared at him for not sitting on the grimy chair they gave him.
• A grimy table with a heap of leftovers.

286
Q

Tinge

A

v. to add a small amount of color to something

tinge something (with something)
• A car that is strangely tinged with brown color as if it was a speck of poops.
• He tinged his shirt with red.
• Red petals tinged with black.

v. to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to something

• A comedy skit but tinged with sadness.
• She can notice that his voice is tinged with indignation.
• Although he saw that he wore a sorrowful expression, he could see it was also tinged with elation.

287
Q

Incarnate

A

(usually after noun)
adj. in human form

• He is an angel incarnate.
• Their leader is seen as a satan incarnate.
• What is it like to interrogate these devil incarnates?

288
Q

Unwind

A

v. to stop worrying or thinking about problems and start to relax

• Reading and playing video games has been my way to unwind after a stressful day.
• Music helps me unwind.
• Taking in alcohol helps him unwind and escape from reality.

289
Q

Inkling

A

n. a slight knowledge of something that is happening or about to happen; suspicion

inkling (of something)
inkling (that…)
• I have an inkling that he must’ve been hiding under the bed during the search.
• Unfortunately the witnesses have no inkling of who has done this.
• The sudden silence of the town below has aroused an inkling that something must be happening in there.

290
Q

Broach

A

v. to begin talking about a subject that is sensitive or difficult to discuss

broach something (to/with somebody)
- He hates to broach certain controversial topics to anyone.
- She realized that he will never broach his family problems with her.
- In the end he had the nerve to broach the horrible scene he had witnessed during his trip in Mexico to his friends.

291
Q

Customary

A

adj. something that people usually do in a particular place or situation

  • It is customary here to slap them in the face.
  • It is customary to initiate conversation to the newcomers.
  • A restaurant where tipping the guards is customary.
292
Q

Entreaty

A

[countable, uncountable]
n. a serious and often emotional request

  • There are many complaints and entreaties that came this morning.
  • Despite his entreaty, she left leaving him up in the air whether she’ll do it or not.
  • The entreaty you sent yesterday was accepted by the president.
293
Q

Stiff-necked

A

adj. proud and refusing to change

  • A stiff-necked advocate of the party.
  • It’s common among narcissists and psychopaths to be stiff-necked and fail to learn from experiences.
  • There seems to be nothing they could do to their stiff-necked son to sort himself out.
294
Q

Dilapidated

A

adj. (of furniture and buildings) old and in very bad condition

  • They get in the abandoned house and find numbers of dilapidated furniture.
  • In the middle of the forest you can see a dilapidated mansion which is believed to be a place of a variety of ghosts.
  • He waits for him in a dilapidated summer house for an hour.
295
Q

Shabby

A

adj. (of buildings, clothes, objects, etc.) in poor condition because they’ve been used a lot

  • His gun is beginning to look shabby.
  • This chair is shabby already. You might wanna clean it up.
  • He was wearing a shabby, red shirt and ripped jeans.
296
Q

Coy

A

adj. (especially with a reference to a woman) pretending to be shy and modest to make someone interested in her

  • She gave him a coy smile.
  • “You’re so good at singing.” she said in a coy tone.
  • She looks at him coyly and smiles.
297
Q

Affected

A

adj. (of a person or their behavior) not natural or sincere

  • They can easily recognize that his confidence is affected.
  • He gave her an affected smile.
  • Her affected delight in the situation.
298
Q

Spur

A

v. to give an incentive or encouragement to someone

spur somebody/something (on) to/to do something
spur somebody/something into something
spur somebody/something (on)
- His eloquent speaking has spurred me on to improve my speaking skills.
- The foreboding torment has spurred him into action to change his life.
- We all know that watching motivational videos has a temporary effect of spurring the person on.

299
Q

Subsist

A

v. to maintain or support oneself, especially with limited food or money

subsist (on something)
- I admire people who subsist on small incomes.
- In a third-world country countless people are subsisting on low quality jobs with low salary or menial jobs.
- They should behave well because they merely subsist on international aid.

300
Q

Inordinate

A

adj. unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

  • They had taken an inordinate amount of time to complete a simple task.
  • An inordinate exercise activity could have an adverse effect on your body.
  • I don’t practice inordinately because I know it doesn’t yield good results in the end.
301
Q

Allay

A

v. to make a feeling less strong

allay something
- Try to meditate to allay your anxiety.
- If the day comes where people allay all indignation, that’s where we’ll live in harmony.
- The purpose of this program is to educate people to allay fears.

302
Q

Jaded

A

adj. tired and bored, usually because you have had too much of something

  • I’ve been playing this game for an hour, and I feel jaded already. I gotta go!
  • After doing his homework all day, he felt terribly jaded and had to take a walk in nature to unwind.
  • She noticed her husband look jaded, so she made him a hot latte and sandwiches.
303
Q

Obsequious

A

adj. trying too hard to please someone, especially someone who is important

  • He set out for the night with his obsequious guards.
  • They found his obsequious behavior toward the billionaire quite irritating and awkward.
  • She gave him an obsequious smile.
304
Q

Spurn

A

v. to reject or refuse someone or something, especially in a proud way

spurn somebody/something
- I’m afraid she might spurn me.
- She spurned the invitations she received from her toxic friends.
- They spurn anyone who they think is weak.

305
Q

Abject

A

adj. terrible and without hope

  • He’s trying to break away from his abject misery.
  • A country with people in abject poverty.
  • My life has become impossible and my abject failure is what burdens me so much.
306
Q

Encroach

A

v. to intrude on a person’s territory or a thing considered to be right

encroach (on/upon something)
- He kept himself busy all day in order not to encroach on their personal life.
- It just feels not right to encroach on their problem, and I don’t want to come between them.
- Rather than encroaching upon her privacy, you should’ve left her alone.

307
Q

Forgo

A

v. to not include or decline something valuable or pleasant; go without

forgo something
- When learning something you shouldn’t forgo repose.
- I cannot forgo even one audience so I’m going to preface my work with thanking them.
- He’s peculiar because I can’t understand how he could forgo eating time just to finish his daunting task.

308
Q

Disparage

A

v. to regard something as unimportant or not valuable; belittle

disparage somebody/something
- I don’t mean to disparage your opinion but you have to learn more about this particular matter.
- They constantly disparage him that’s why he now rarely hangs out with them.
- She disparages anyone, especially people who disagree with her, at whim.

309
Q

Revulsion

A

[uncountable]
adj. a sense of disgust and loathing

revulsion (at/against/from something)
- After he saw John sitting on a bench by the gate, he suddenly felt a deep sense of revulsion at him.
- Every time he thinks of his workplace, there’s revulsion associated with it.
- She viewed her boyfriend with revulsion after she caught him cheating.

310
Q

Revolting

A

adj. causing intense disgust; disgusting

  • No wonder the guests wanted to leave his house immediately they smelled something revolting.
  • What becomes of him is a rather revolting sight.
  • People look at me as if I were a revolting individual.
311
Q

Antipathy

A

[uncountable, countable]
n. a deep-seated feeling of dislike

antipathy (between A and B) | antipathy (to/toward somebody/something)
- A paroxysm of antipathy spreads after the government passed a law.
- Year by year there’s a growing antipathy toward the president.
- She has an antipathy to her ex-friends who backstabbed her so harshly.

312
Q

Qualm

A

n. a feeling of worry or doubt about whether what you are doing is right

qualm (about something)
- He had no qualms at all when he did the unthinkable.
- Have you had qualms about whether your actions are illegal?
- There’s absolutely no qualms in the population about the possible damage the conflict would inflict on society.

313
Q

Contentious

A

adj. causing or likely to cause an argument

  • Please, don’t post contentious comments here.
  • A contentious issue that has been troubling the country.
  • They’re about to dive into a contentious subject in school.
314
Q

Smidgen

A

n. a small piece or amount of something

smidgen (of something)
- There is still a smidgen of optimism in his life.
- He adds a smidgen of salt in his soup.
- I believe that even altruistic people have a smidgen of self-interest when helping.

315
Q

Ostentation

A

n. an exaggerated display of wealth, knowledge, skills, etc. meant to impress or attract people

  • Despite earning a ridiculous amount of money, he go out and live without signs of ostentation.
  • His blatant ostentation has spoiled his reputation and everybody despises him.
  • The ostentation was obvious when he performed all his skills in the show.
316
Q

Tepid

A

adj. something that is lukewarm, or, figuratively, describe a response or reaction that is unenthusiastic

  • Bathing in a tepid water is perfect and beneficial when it’s freezing.
  • From what he’s observed, he’s more likely to lose due to tepid supports.
  • The contestant was slightly ticked off for the tepid applause she received.
317
Q

Savor

A

v. to enjoy the full taste or flavor of something or a feeling or experience thoroughly

  • I savored every moment I sit next to my crush to the full.
  • Looking at her picture, savoring her beauty and memories he had with her.
  • He takes a sip of the vintage wine, savoring its taste.
318
Q

Rapacious

A

adj. always trying to get money, power, wealth, or possessions than you need or have a right to; greedy, grasping

  • A rapacious foreign business man has been killed in Nigeria.
  • The reputation of the apartment has been marred because of the rapacious landlord.
  • A story of a boy who grew up in a miserable environment with rapacious, imperious parents.
319
Q

Snivel

A

v. to complain or cry in an irritating manner

  • Man up and stop sniveling.
  • The protesters keep sniveling about the problems that are beyond solving.
  • I don’t snivel over little things.
320
Q

Implacable

A

adj. unwilling to stop opposing someone or something, or a feeling that cannot be changed

  • It’s been a lot of years but his hatred toward them is implacable.
  • His traitor friend and his implacable enemies have joined up against him.
  • With his implacable vengeance, everything that gets on his way will die.
321
Q

Pervade

A

v. to spread through and be perceived in every part of something

  • A sense of fright has pervaded the night camping.
  • A mysterious aromatic smell of the flower that pervades the whole forest has positive effect on tourism.
  • His zest for gore pervades every book he creates.
322
Q

Doze

A

v. to sleep lightly

  • She left off her homework to doze.
  • He got exhausted by contemplating something, so he dozed shortly to regain his energy.
  • A bunch of kids dozing instead of playing in the playground.
323
Q

Extol

A

v. to praise enthusiastically

  • Losers of life usually extol awful, pretentious figures in social media.
  • The quiet kid was extolled by other students for his striking speech.
  • The commander wished to be extolled but the opposite happened.
324
Q

Equanimity

A

n. a state of calmness, composure, and emotional balance in challenging situations

  • His equanimity enables him to overcome any challenges in life.
  • An unwavering equanimity is revered by people.
  • He went through the crowd of spiteful mouths with sheer equanimity.
325
Q

Oversight

A

n. an unintentional mistake to notice or do something

  • The whole problem was due to oversight.
  • The rule is harsh that even if you made an oversight, you’ll be left out of the group.
  • The oversight of the leader has caused terrible consequence in their land.
326
Q

Compunction

A

n. a guilty feeling about doing something

compunction (about doing something)
- He gave them hope and took it away without compunction.
- Judging her expression, she must be feeling compunction about commiting infidelity.
- A pathological liar never feels compunction.

327
Q

Pang

A

n. a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

  • She listened to his story with a pang of despondence.
  • As soon as he woke up from a deep sleep, he felt a pang of hunger and thirst.
  • I’m a little afraid of having a relationship with a girl because I don’t want to feel a possible pang of jealousy.
328
Q

Supplication

A

n. the act of asking or begging for something earnestly and humbly

  • He knelt down in supplication.
  • The government doesn’t have time to listen to stupid people’s supplication.
  • He’s unwilling to meet their supplication.
329
Q

Perfidy

A

n. deceitfulness, untrustworthiness

  • He’s been imprisoned for perfidy.
  • A country that never tolerate perfidy among its people.
  • He refused to believe in her perfidy until that day.

English Vocabulary (22 decks)

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