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Vanity

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Emptiness

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Wicked

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Evil or morally wrong

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Vexing

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Annoying

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Salient

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Prominent

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Inhibit

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Prohibit

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Graze

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Eat grass horses

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Cribbing

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Horse

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Twaddle

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trivial

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Oxymoronic

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Figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings, like “old news,” “deafening silence,” or “organized chaos.”

Oxymorons may seem illogical at first, but in context they usually make sense.

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Duplicity

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Doubled, contradictory

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Ambivalent

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Uncertain

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Docile

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Easily led or manipulated

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Yapping

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Noisy stupid talk

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Obliviios

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Forgetfull

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Chirp

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Cricket chirp

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Superficial

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Existing or occurring at or on the surface. Shallow, frivolous

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Steeple

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Church tower

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Fastidious

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Concerned about accuracy and detail

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Latent

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Hidden or concealed

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Pedigree

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Distinguished ancestry

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Providence

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The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.

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Villain

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Bad character in a plot

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Callous

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“Cruel” or “lacking sympathy”.

“He is callous about the safety of his workers”.

Synonyms of callous include ruthless, merciless, heartless, and stony.

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Disdain

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Feeling contempt’s

If you feel disdain for someone or something, you dislike them because you think that they are inferior or unimportant. She looked at him with disdain.

“She repeatedly expressed disdain for the teachers of her day

Musk disdained Trump

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Benevolence

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Kindness, well meaning

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Ominous

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Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
“there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”

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Aversion

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A strong dislike or disinclination.
“he had a deep-seated aversion to most forms of exercise”

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Prudence

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The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.

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Conjecture

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An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
“conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied”

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Nebulous

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In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

“She gave a nebulous answer to the question”.

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Startled

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Feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm.

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Sagacious

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Good judgment; shrewd.
Someone is intelligent and can make good decisions.

For example, you might describe a leader or expert as sagacious if they are wise, full of insight, and have foresight.

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Connived

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Secretly work together or conspire

“The government connived in the rebels’ military buildup”.

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Vainglory

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Inordinate pride in oneself or one’s achievements; excessive vanity.

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Naughty

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especially of children)disobedient; badlybehaved.

“you’ve been a really naughty boy”

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Sullen

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Someone who is angry or unhappy and doesn’t want to talk or smile.

For example, you might say “She sat in sullen silence” or “His face was sullen”.

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Aggrieved

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Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.
Feel angry or upset because of unfair treatment

“He felt aggrieved by their refusal to meet with him”.

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Resentfull

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Not fair

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Sublime

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Excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

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Wheezing

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Breathing with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest.

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Grapple

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Engage in a close fight or struggle without. weapons; wrestle. Struggle.

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Spur

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Horse forward by digging one’s spurs into its sides

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Discreet

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Be careful or modest, especially when keeping something secret.

For example, you might be discreet when planning a surprise party so you don’t ruin the plan.

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Amiable

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Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

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Ficle

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Changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection

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Incidental

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Accompanying but not a major part of something

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Doppelganger

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Biologically unrelated look-alike, or a double, of a living person

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Caustic

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Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.

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Inquisitive

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Unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying.

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Confer

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Have discussions; exchange opinions

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent

“The doctors were inexorable, and there was nothing to be done but accept the verdict”.

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Reproach

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In such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.

“He reproaches me for being late in the day”

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Chasm

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  1. Deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface.
  2. Profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc
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Distraught

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Deeply upset and agitated.

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Complacent

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Samodovlny, Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

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Ostentation

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Pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice

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Frivolous

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Not having any serious purpose or value

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Emanate

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Give off or come from a source

Good smells emanated from the kitchen

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Loath

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unwilling or reluctant

“The toddler was loath to take a bath”.

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Vice

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Moral failing or bad habit. Vices are often related to a lack of self-control and restraint, which can lead to harm to oneself or others.

Some examples of vices include:
Dishonesty, Lying, Cheating, Greed, Envy, Anger, Lust, Gluttony, Pride, Sloth (laziness.

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Virtue

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Behavior showing high moral standards

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Obliterate

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Destroy utterly; wipe out.

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Utterly

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Completely and without qualification; absolutely

“We’re so utterly different from each other”

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Cleft

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split, divided, or partially divided into two

A cleft sentence is a sentence that emphasizes a particular detail by breaking a sentence into two parts. The first part is already known, and the second part is new and emphasized. For example, “It was Joe who ate the cake” emphasizes the word “Joe”. Cleft sentences are used in both spoken and written English, but they are more common in written English.

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Jeer

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Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice

It can also mean to laugh at or criticize someone in a loud and angry way

“The crowd jeered at him when he struck out”.

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Haggard

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Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

We were shocked by his haggard appearance

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

My presence at the afternoon’s proceedings was superfluous

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Poignant

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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days

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Scorn

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Feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt

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Sneer

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contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.

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Smirk

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Smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.

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Reticent

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Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

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Usurp

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Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.

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Nefarious

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Action or activity wicked or criminal.
“the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates”

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Calamity

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An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

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Escarpment

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A long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

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Inane

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silly; stupid.

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Howl

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Loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.

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Caldera

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Large volcanic crater, especially one formed by a major eruption

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Conceit

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An excessively proud of oneself; vain

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Vain

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Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth.

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Piste

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Ski run of compacted snow

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Prowl

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Person or animal - move around restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of or as if in search of prey.
“black bears prowl the canyons”

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Contempt

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Disrespect, worthless; disdain; scorn, prezrenie, neuvazhenie, mocking

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Grok

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Understand (something) intuitively or by empathy.
“because of all the commercials, children grok things immediately”

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Trot

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With reference to a horse or other four-legged anima

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Savant

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A person who has an exceptional aptitude in one particular field, such as music or mathematics, despite having significant impairment in other areas of intellectual or social functioning

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Savage

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Dikar

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callus

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mozol

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Acumen

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Ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain

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Bellingerent

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Hostile and aggressive

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Impudence

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Наглый. Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced

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Puckering

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Wrinkles or small folds

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Boorish

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Rough and bad-mannered; coarse.

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Uncanny

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A strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
“an uncanny feeling that she was being watched”

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Bawdy

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Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.

Bawdy means boisterously or humorously indecent, obscene, or lewd. For example, you might describe jokes, songs, or stories

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Shanty

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A small, crudely built shack.

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Warren

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A network of interconnecting rabbit burrows.

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Inundation

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an overwhelming abundance of people or things.

“we see an inundation of campaign posters”

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Brooding

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Showing deep unhappiness of thought.

“he stared with brooding eyes appearingdarklymenacing.
“a dark, brooding landscape”

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Slander

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The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation.

“he is suing the TV network for slander”

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Bestow

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Present (an honor, right, or gift).
“the office was bestowed on him by the chief of state”

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Discerning

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Having or showing good judgment.

“the restaurant attracts discerning customers”

Showing keen insight and good judgment:

For example, “Even the most accomplished writers show their work-in-progress to discerning readers”.

To detect with senses other than vision: For example, “They discerned a sail on the horizon”.

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Discreet

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careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causingoffenseor to gain an advantage.

“we made some discreet inquiries”

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Engrossing

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absorbingall one’s attention or interest.

“the most engrossing parts of the book”

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Gaunt

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of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

“a tall, gaunt woman in black”

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Furrow

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a long narrowtrenchmade in the ground by aplow, especially forplantingseeds or for irrigation.

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Nebuluos

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in the form of a cloud orhaze; hazy.

“a giant nebulous glow”

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Cunning

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having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.

“a cunning look came into his eyes”

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Utterance

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a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.

“he whispered, as if to lend his utterances an added confidentiality”

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Savor

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a characteristic taste, flavor, or smell, especially a pleasant one.

“the subtle savor of wood smoke”

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Impunity

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Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.

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Harrow

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Similar to plough but lighter, to cultivate

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Sheve

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Grooved wheel, sort of pulley

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Sheaf

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Stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping.

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Stook

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Group of sheves

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Thresh

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Separate grain from plant

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Granary

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A storehouse for threshed grain

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Reproach

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address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
“critics reproached him for his failure to tackle the deficiency”

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Congenial

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Pleasant. (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own.
“his need for some congenial company”

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Serendipity

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The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
“a fortunate stroke of serendipity”

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Adversity

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Difficulties; misfortune. Несчастье

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Tenuous

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Week or slight

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Hideous

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Ugly, disgusting

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Abhor

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Regarding with disgust and hatred

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Sallow

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Unhealthy pain or yellow about the face.

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Slack

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Slow, idle, sluggish (expression)

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Dexterous

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Having skills with hands accordion playing

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Reprive

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Cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).

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Rancor

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Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.

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Acolyte

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1) one who assists a member of the clergy in a liturgical service by performing minor duties. 2. : one who attends or assists a leader : follower.Aug 8, 2023

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Amicable

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(of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.

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Harp

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talk or write persistently and tediously on (a particular topic).

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Vagrant

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a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.

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Grubby

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Dirty, grimmy

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Blan

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reveal secrets by indiscreet talk.

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Rapt

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completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing.

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Fraught

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Causing or having a lot of emotional stress or worry
Full of something bad or unwanted
Filled with a specified element or elements
Marked by or causing distress
Emotional
For example, you might say “The negotiations have been fraught with difficulties/problems right from the start”. Synonyms of fraught include:
Uneasy, Tense, Disturbing, Unsettling, Anxious, Nervous, Restless, Unnerving.

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Dexterity

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Ability to use your hands or body skillfully and with ease

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Abominable

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Very bad or unpleasant. It can also mean something is offensive, loathsome, or detestable. For example, you might describe the weather as abominable or describe a crime as abominable.

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Weary

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Exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness. It can also mean to be bored or annoyed by something.

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Oblique

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Not parallel and not perpendicular

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Posterity

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Future generations.

A record of the events was preserved for posterity

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Slanderous

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== lying
of a spoken statement) false and malicious.
“slanderous allegations”

Eberhard lied about cost. I would not lie to anybody.

Kleveta

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Tenacity

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Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.
Упорство

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Coddle

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Нянчиться

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Audacity

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Bold, daring, or fearless. Smelost’, derzost
a willingness to take bold risks

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Desolation

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A state of complete emptiness or destruction.

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Premonition

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A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

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Maladroit

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Lacking skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations. Clumsy, Inept, Gauche, Ungraceful, Tactless, Inexpert, Impolitic, Blundering,

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Scowled

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Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.
“she scowled at him defiantly”

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Snarl

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Rychit

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Squirm

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wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result ofnervousness or discomfort.

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Nascent

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Coming or having recently come into existence : beginning to develop. nascent

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Insidious

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Gradual: The negative effects develop slowly over time, making it hard to detect the issue early on.
Subtle: It’s not obvious or blatant. There might be faint signs, but they can be easily missed or downplayed.
Harmful: Despite its seemingly harmless nature, it ultimately causes damage or poses a threat.

insidious disease: A disease that progresses slowly without noticeable symptoms until it reaches an advanced stage.

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Destitute

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Destitute means lacking something needed or desirable, or lacking possessions and resources, especially suffering extreme poverty. For example, “During the global economic crisis many people were left destitute”.
Synonyms of destitute include:
bankrupt, exhausted, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, needy, penniless, and poor.
Antonyms of destitute include: affluent,

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Inducement

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noun
in·​duce·​ment in-ˈdüs-mənt -ˈdyüs-
Synonyms of inducement
1
: a motive or consideration that leads one to action or to additional or more effective actions
2
: the act or process of inducing
3
: matter presented by way of introduction or background to explain the principal allegations of a legal cause, plea, or defense

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Eschew

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Eschew is a verb that means to avoid, abstain from, or keep away from something, often through cleverness or trickery. It can also mean to avoid something habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds. For example, “The minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn’t want to diminish his moral authority in the community”.

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Salubrious

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favorable to or promoting health or well-being. a salubrious climate. salubriousness noun. salubrity. -brət-ē

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Perforce

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used to express necessity or inevitability.

Perforce new neighbors

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Raucous

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Raucous means unpleasantly loud, or behaving in a noisy and disorderly way. It

Throw snowballs

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Animosity

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A strong feeling of dislike or hatred

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Reminisce

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An action or faculty of remembering something.
“to the best of my recollection no one ever had a bad word to say about him”

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Reminisce

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An action or faculty of remembering something.
“to the best of my recollection no one ever had a bad word to say about him”

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Confide

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tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others.
“he confided his fears to his mother”

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Relish

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great enjoyment

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Haughty

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blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior. haughty aristocrats. haughty young beauty …

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Mercurial

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of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
“his mercurial temperament”

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Scowl

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Mrachnyi vid

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Taunt

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To intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly at them, etc.: The other

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Unwieldy

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Difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight.
“the first mechanical clocks were large and unwieldy”

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Obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course.

The past doesn’t want to be charged

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Heed

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Pay attention

Heed the huch

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Sentinent

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Able to perceive or feel things.

Sentinent menace

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Oblivious

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Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.
“she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time”

Oblivious of spectators

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Conceit

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Excessive pride of oneself

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Dicker

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Bargaining

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Dismay

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Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected.

Marina

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Totter

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Move in a feeble or unsteady way.
“a hunched figure was tottering down the path”

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Reprimand

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If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. [formal] He was reprimanded by a teacher for talking in the corridor

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Jumbled

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to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order. You’ve jumbled u

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Snotty

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Full of or covered with nasal mucus.
“a snotty nose”

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Tenuous

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Very weak or slight.
“the tenuous link between interest rates and investment”

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Consequential

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Consequential is an adjective that means something is important, has significant consequences, or is logically consistent:

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