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Pitiful

A

In a very poor state

Adjective

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Lament

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To express sorrow

Verb

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Elated

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Really happy

Adjective

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Melancholy

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Sad, sorrowful
A bit Eyore

Noun

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Jubilant

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Really happy

Adjective

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Folly

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Foolish

Noun

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Shrewd

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Intelligent, makes good decisions (wise)
You could be a shrewd business person

Adjective

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Inane

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Silly or stupid

Adjective

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Sage

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Wise
You can give sage advice

Noun

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Ambiguous

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Not clear

A question could be ambiguous… you do not understand what it’s asking

Adjective

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Dubious

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Doubtful , Hesitating
You can think a decision or statement is dubious

Adjective

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Rigorous

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Extremely thoughtful and careful
You can be rigorous in checking you have everything you need

Adjective

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Meticulous

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Great attention to detail. Does things very carefully/with great care
Very precise
You can do a task with meticulous care

Adjective

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Voracious

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Speaking or representing the truth
Truthful, honest

Adjective

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Emit

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To send/give off a sound/smell
The car horn emitted a loud noise
The sun will emit a bright light

Verb

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Comprising

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Made up of (made out of). Consist of.
(To contain)
There was a small town comprising of 20 houses and a post office

Verb

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Occupies

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Something that keeps you busy
You can be occupied with colouring or reading
You can occupy a building (live in it)

Verb

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Berated

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Told off usually quite angrily

Verb

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Chastise

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Tell off usually angrily but not as angrily as berate

Verb

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Deplete

A

Run out of
Empty/run low
You can deplete your stock
Verb

21
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Negligent

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Failing to take proper care in a task
So careless it could be dangerous

Adjective

22
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Glut

A

Too much of something
You can have a glut of strawberries

Noun

23
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Surplus

A

A lot of something so you have spare or left overs
You would say something is surplus to requirements

Noun

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Permeate

A

Spreads through it - effects even part
‘The smell of soup permeated the air’

Verb

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Penetrate

A

To get into an area that is difficult to get into
Gain access to

Verb

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Haughty

A

Arrogant and superior behaviour
They tend to look down on people

Adjective

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Raucous

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Loud, making lots of noise
Disturbing people with noise

Adjective

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Contaminate

A

Make something dirty or impure by adding or exposing it to something (maybe poison)

Verb

29
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Forgo

A

Give something up
Go without
You might forgo dinner

Verb

30
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Implore

A

Beg for something
You might implore someone not to do something

Verb

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Abstain

A

Don’t do or have something
You might abstain from pudding as you are on a diet

Verb

32
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Indolent

A

Lazy
Wanting to avoid an activity

Adjective

33
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Biased

A

Unfair.
You can have a biased opinion of something or someone because of what someone has said about it/them.

Adjective

34
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Indulge

A

Spoiling or pampering someone
Allow yourself to enjoy something that is maybe naughty or expensive
You can indulge in some expensive chocolates

Verb

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Satiate

A

You have what you need when you need it.
Satisfied -you can have your curiosity or appetite sated

Verb

36
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Deprive

A

Prevent a person or place from having or using something
You can deprive someone of food (not giving it to them!)

Verb

37
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Tepid

A 
Slightly warm - not hot or cold
Usually used with drinks in mind
Your cup of tea could be tepid
It’s not a nice temperature 
You can also have a tepid response to something meaning you don’t like it much ... a bit ‘meh’

Adjective

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Assent

A

Approval or agreement
Similar to consent - to give permission

Noun

39
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Dissent

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Do not agree/give approval
Your opinion goes against the general opinion

Noun

40
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Concord and Accord

A

Agreement usually in a decision
Harmonious decision

Noun

41
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Discord

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Disagreement
Lack of harmony

Noun

42
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Contradict

A

Give the opposite opinion

Conflict of opinion

43
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Perilous

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Danger
Risk
It was a perilous journey

Adjective

44
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Overt

A

Something done or shown openly
Open and upfront

Adjective

45
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Covert

A

Not open
Secretive
A spy would go on a covert operation meaning undercover or in disguise

Adjective

46
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Stingy

A

Not generous or mean
You might get a stingy portion of ice cream and be sad it’s so small!

Adjective

47
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Liberal

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Tolerant, open to new ideas
Also means generous or lots
You could get a liberal serving of ice cream and be very happy you got lots!

Adjective

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Sparse

A

Thinly dispersed/scattered
You can have a cake with sparse icing meaning there is not much of it!

Adjective

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