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1801 "pinchbeck" "1a. An alloy of zinc and copper used as imitation gold</br>1b. A cheap imitation or counterfeit" "noun, adj." "C. Pinchbeck, 18c. London watch- and toy-maker, developed this alloy of 3 or 4 parts copper and 1 of zinc to imitate gold
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" "1a. He didn't believe that a stray Government clerk with a <b>pinchbeck</b> chain and a weak moustache could be a worthy rival.</br>1b(i). I was not impressed with his <b>pinchbeck</b> heroism</br>1b(ii). I hope you observed how that <b>pinchbeck</b> countess was prepared to tread in her footsteps" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "5 Highest Level"
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1802 "plumb" "1. exactly vertical</br>2a. measure the depth of something</br>2b get to the bottom or root of something</br>3.completely, in the middle, or generally used as an intensifier" "adj. verb, adv." "plumb=plomb in French=lead (Chem symbol: Pb)</br> Plumb used as a weight at the end of a line to measure things vertically(Senklot auf D), or measure depth of something (eg. Lake)" "1. the tower of Pisa is far out of <b>plumb</b> </br>2b. He spent a lot of time <b>plumbing</b> the book's complexities</br>3. The child fell <b>plumb</b> in the middle of the puddle" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "5 Highest Level"
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1802 "plumb" "1. Exactly vertical</br>2a. Measure the depth of something</br>2b Get to the bottom or root of something</br>3. Completely, in the middle, or generally used as an intensifier" "adj. verb, adv." "plumb=plomb in French=lead (Chem symbol: Pb)</br> Plumb used as a weight at the end of a line to measure things vertically(Senklot auf D), or measure depth of something (eg. Lake)" "1. the tower of Pisa is far out of <b>plumb</b> </br>2b. He spent a lot of time <b>plumbing</b> the book's complexities</br>3. The child fell <b>plumb</b> in the middle of the puddle" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "5 Highest Level"
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1803 "portent" "1. a sign of something about to happen, an omen </br>2. marvel, prodigy" "noun" "Latin portentum ""a sign, token, omen; monster, monstrosity""" "1a. A red sky in the morning can be a <b>portent</b> of a coming storm</br>1b. We took the four flat tires as a <b>portent</b> we should avoid a road trip.</br>1c. The youthful crowd clashed with police, who deployed tear gas and pepper spray in a <b>portent</b> of the months of protest that lay ahead.</br>2. A scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest <b>portent</b> of the baseball world " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "5 Highest Level"
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1804 "profligacy" "1. recklessly extravagant</br>2. shameless immorality" "adj." "Latin prōflīgātus, meaning ""corrupt or dissolute." "1. Both the Fed and the I.M.F. more typically act as brakes on fiscal <b>profligacy</b> </br>2. Caligula, the Roman emperor best known for his <b>profligacy</b>, sadism, rumored incestuous relationships and unhealthy obsession with a horse, wasn’t exactly handsome." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "5 Highest Level"
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1805 "prolix" "tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length on unncecessary details." "adj." "Latin: prolixus pro =""forth"" + base of liquere =""to flow""=>""extended"" literally ""poured out</br>Syn: wordy, verbose, prolix, diffuse" "1a. A <b>prolix</b> lecturer telling you more than you want to know</br>1b. I find the book by Dickens <b>prolix</b> reading due to its unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "5 Highest Level"
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1953 "variegate" "To make something more irregular, especially its color." "verb" " Late Latin variegatus ""made of various sorts or colors""</br>Syn: motley, vary" "1a. But this particular plant was also <b>variegated</b>, or exhibiting different colors, which was something he’d never seen before.</br>1b. Such weight upon Europe would stunt her natural development as a <b>variegated</b> but harmonious whole." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level"
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1954 "voluptuous" "1. A woman who is attractive, well-figured and curvy (i.e. not model thin), often with a large bosom</br>2. Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses" "adj. " "Syn1: bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, well-endowed</br>Syn2: epicurean, luxuriant, luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuary" "1a. Marilyn Monroe was known for her <b>voluptuous</b> figure. </br>2a. Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in <b>voluptuous</b> magnificence</br>2b. Their <b>voluptuous</b> arrangements balance pillowy blooms like oversized white anemones with smaller, denser varieties such as fuzzy yellow forsythias and cuplike hellebores" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "2 Low Level"
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1955 "admonitory" "1a. expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective</br>1b. serving to warn" "adj. " "Latin : same root admonish=""to scold or reprimand.""" "1a(i). When I say something inappropriate, my mother gives me an <b>admonitory</b> stare.</br>1a(ii). If your piano teacher always finds fault with your playing, she is consistently <b>admonitory</b>.</br>1b. <b>Admonitory</b> articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1956 "ardor" "An intense passion and fervor, often associated with love, a cause or a club" "noun" "same root as word ""ardent""(eg. Ardent supporter)</br>Syn: fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire" "1a. He spoke with great <b>ardor</b>, giving it his all. </br>1b. They were imbued with a revolutionary <b>ardor</b></bt>1c. While Jane enjoyed spending time with John, she did not return the <b>ardor</b> he felt for her." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1956 "ardor" "An intense passion and fervor, often associated with love, a cause or a club" "noun" "same root as word ""ardent""(eg. Ardent supporter)</br>Syn: fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire" "1a. He spoke with great <b>ardor</b>, giving it his all. </br>1b. They were imbued with a revolutionary <b>ardor</b></br>1c. While Jane enjoyed spending time with John, she did not return the <b>ardor</b> he felt for her." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1957 "ascertain" "to find out something with certainty, generally through some from of self-effort (eg. Experimentation, calculation, investigation, survey, study)" "verb" "Latin : a- ""to"" + certain ""sure, assured"" =>to make sure, to make assured. </br>Syn: determine, find out, check, learn, see, watch, assure, check, control, ensure" "1a. He logged onto his e-banking account to <b>ascertain</b> how much money he had on his account.</br>1b. Armed with data from these fossils, scientists used mathematical methods to <b>ascertain</b> the size and proportions of the megalodons.</br>1c. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1958 "auspicious" "a favorable situation or set of conditions." "adj. " "Syn: bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, hopeful, likely, optimistic, promising, propitious, rose-colored, roseate, rosy, upbeat" "1a. The low unemployment figures were an <b>auspicious</b> beginning for the campaign. </br>1b. Due to the model changes at year-end, everybody knows the end of the year is an <b>auspicious</b> time to buy a car!</br>1c. With an <b>auspicious</b> start, the Jamaican runner was first off the block." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1959 "baneful" "causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive" "adj. " "Old English bana ""killer, slayer, murderer, a worker of death""</br>Syn: pernicious, baneful, noxious, deleterious, detrimental</br>Mnemonic: Think of B(ad) + painful => i.e. it is destructive and harmful to us. " "1a. The legislation could have a <b>baneful</b> effect on the poor.</br>1b. We are mired in a <b>baneful</b> pandemic unlike anything endured for a century, parsing our lives into 14-day increments of health and survival — or not.</br>1c. If not cooked properly, the fish can be <b>baneful</b> to humans." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1960 "beatify" "1. make blessedly happy</br>2. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood" "verb" "Latin beātificāre: ""making happy""" "1. In song, he projects a <b>beatified</b> ambivalence that turns mixed feelings into a state of grace</br>2. The cardinal was <b>beatified</b> in 2010 by Pope Benedict in an open-air Mass in his home city of Birmingham after the first miracle was recognised." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1961 "clinch" ">" "verb" "English: from ""clench"" fix securely (a driven nail) by bending and beating it back,""</br>Syn: " "1a. The Senate must work quickly and together in order to <b>clinch</b> the budget deal to avoid a government shutdown.</br>1b. His home run <b>clinched</b> the victory. </br>1c. Dad went by ferry to Newcastel and was able to <b>clinch</b> a deal</br>2. The girder was <b>clinched</b> into the wall" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1961 "clinch" "1. settle conclusively, finalise, bring to closure</br>2. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts</br>3. hold in a tight grasp" "verb" "English: from ""clench"" fix securely (a driven nail) by bending and beating it back,""</br>Syn: " "1a. The Senate must work quickly and together in order to <b>clinch</b> the budget deal to avoid a government shutdown.</br>1b. His home run <b>clinched</b> the victory. </br>1c. Dad went by ferry to Newcastel and was able to <b>clinch</b> a deal</br>2. The girder was <b>clinched</b> into the wall</br>3. The tired boxer <b>clinched</b> his opponent at any opportunity in order to slow the fight and prevent him from receiving further blows. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1962 "coeval" "of the same period; coexisting" "adj. " "Latin: com ""with, together"" + aevum ""an age""=>""having the same age, having lived for an equal period,""</br>Syn:contemporary, synchronous, simultaneous, coincident" "1a. He died at 94, his life nearly <b>coeval</b> with the 20th century.</br>1b. The two stars thought to be <b>coeval</b> because they have nearly the same mass and brightness " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1963 "conduce" "To lead, to bring about, be conducive to" "verb" "Latin: com ""with, together"" + ducere ""to lead""=>to lead" "1a. Last week, Turkey also announced it would be <b>conducing</b> a firing exercise in the eastern Mediterranean this Monday and Tuesday.</br>1b. The researchers who <b>conduced</b> the new study say they are the first to study PET’s structure and effect." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1964 "covetous" "displaying greed for another individual’s belongings" "adj. " "Syn: greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious" "1a. The advertising industry’s goal is to make you <b>covetous</b> of the things that other people have</br>1b. The sister was jealous of her brother's success and <b>covetous</b> of his possessions</br>1c. He looked at his boss's new car with <b>covetous</b> eyes." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1972 "heinous" "odious (of crime)" "adj. " "Same word root as ""haine"" in French, which means ""hate""" "1a. Mitchell later directed law enforcement to their bodies after confessing to the <b>heinous</b> killings.</br>1b. On appeal, the sentence was lengthened in 2012 to life in prison for his “shocking and <b>heinous</b>"" crimes against the Cambodian people." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1973 "highbrow" "(person) with superior tastes or higher intelligence" "noun" """person of superior intellect and taste,"" from high (adj.) + brow (n.).</br>Ant: lowbrow" "1a. <b>Highbrow</b> events such as the ballet or opera are often subsidized by the state. </br>1b. Guests at her elegant dinner parties are a mix of the city's <b>highbrow</b> and captains of industry" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1974 "inane" "silly; senseless" "adj. " "Latin inanitas ""emptiness, empty space,""</br>Syn: stupid, vacuous, ridiculous, pointless." "1a. When my sisters and I get together, we tend to do <b>inane</b> things like dressing up as cartoon characters.</br>1b. It’s an unsettling simulation of living in a state that denies basic facts and perpetuates the most <b>inane</b> claims." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1975 "ire" "anger" "noun" "Latin: ira ""anger, wrath, rage""</br>Syn: angriness, choler, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, lividness, mad, outrage, spleen, wrath" "1a. Our dog Honey would poop in our Gempen neighbour's garden, which drove the neighbour to want my father to feel the full force of his <b>ire</b> by tossing the canine waste into our garden.</br>1b. He directed his <b>ire</b> at the coworkers who reported the incident. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1976 "libel" "statement that damages reputation" "noun" "Latin: libellus ""a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint,""" "1a. If we didn’t have laws against <b>libel</b>, anyone could fall victim to malicious stories about them in print or on the internet.</br>1b. The girls wanted revenge against the volleyball coach for punishing them, so they wrote an editorial to <b>libel</b> her in the school newspaper. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1977 "lien" "legal claim until a debt on it is repaid" "noun" "French: lien ""a band or tie""=>right to hold property of another until debt is paid,""</br> It's pronounced like ""lean,""which might also describe your meager finances if a <b>lien</b>, has been placed on your home." "1a. The bank has a <b>lien</b> on the truck until the buyer fulfills his financial obligations.</br>1b. Bill will have a <b>lien</b> on his house until he pays his federal taxes." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1978 "luculent" "easily understood; lucid; clear" "adj. " "Latin: luculentus ""full of light, bright, splendid,""" "1a. His <b>luculent</b> oration is always crystal clear, both in structure and content. </br>1b. The district attorney's brilliant, <b>luculent</b> summation sealed the case for the prosecution " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1979 "obtuse" "1a. blunt/stupid when used for a person</br>1b. rounded, blunt" "adj. " "Syn: dull, blunt, obtuse" "1a. It would be <b>obtuse</b> to ignore an obvious, new revenue stream.</br>1b. He is too <b>obtuse</b> to take a hint." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1980 "odious" "repulsive; hateful" "adj. " "Latin: odiosus ""hateful, offensive, unpleasant""</br>Syn: hateful, contemptible, detestable, and abominable." "1a. Because Mark had an <b>odious</b> personality, he had very few friends.</br>1b. Public defenders represent their clients, who include the poor and the poorer, the <b>odious</b> and the innocent, none of whom they choose." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1981 "pariah" "an outcast a rejected and despised person" "noun, adj. verb" "Tamil : paraiyar, member of a low caste in southern India, shunned as unclean,"" " "1a. South Africa was treated as a <b>pariah</b> state during the Apartheid era.</br>1b. When the child molester was released from prison, he was treated like a <b>pariah</b> in his community." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1982 "prim" "1. neat; formal</br>2. to give a prim or demure expression to " "adj. " "Latin: primus ""finest,"" literally ""first"", similar to ""prime""</br>Prim describes someone who is so concerned with being proper it becomes almost fake. " "1. Coming across as <b>prim</b> and proper, Agatha was called “Prudie” behind her back</br>2. She made sure to <b>prim</b> her thin lips after every mouthful" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1983 "protracted" "prolonged, usually in a tedious way" "verb" "</br>Syn: drag (out), draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, outstretch, prolong, stretch" "1a. Epidemics can be short-lived or <b>protracted</b>, or, like the Justinianic plague, recurrent.</br>1b. Given the pace of progress so far, the talks are likely to be <b>protracted</b>, and their result is uncertain.</br>1c. Last January, China promised big increases in its imports from the United States as part of an agreement aimed at ending a <b>protracted</b> and increasingly bruising economic war" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1984 "pry" "1. To look where one is not welcome; to be nosey</br>2. Move or force, especially in an effort to get something open" "verb" "Syn1: ask, enquire, inquire,, intrude, nose, poke</br>Syn2: lever, prise, prize" "1a. The nosey woman considered how she could <b>pry</b> information out of the shy club member.</br>1b. I couldn't <b>pry</b> the secret out of him.</br>2a. Dozens of rescuers from the National Disaster Relief Force worked overnight with tools to <b>pry</b> apart the debris, Chaudhari said.</br>2b. Working with a <b>pry</b> bar, officials got one hand out of the person buried below the collapsed building." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1985 "putrefaction" "becoming rotten" "noun" "Latin: putrid= ""to be rotten"" + facere=""to make, do""=> to become rotten</br>The ending is -faction rather than -fication on the pattern of many nouns that have Latin facere in their pasts: benefaction, malefaction, and liquefaction " "1a. The <b>putrefaction</b> of flesh produces gases, primarily in the chest and gut, that inflate a corpse like a balloon.</br>1b. His macabre job had been to excavate the bomb shelters and basements to remove the rotting corpses before the entire city started to stink of human <b>putrefaction</b>." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1986 "rotund" "1a. Spherical in shape</br> 1b. plump or excessively fat<.br>2. rich and deep (of sound)" "adj. " "Latin: rotundus ""rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel,""</br>Syn1: chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy, portly, round, tubby" "1a. He works the surface with both hands to reveal the <b>rotund</b> outlines of the truffle.</br>1b. He begins to wear the kind of “expandable webbed leather belt favored by <b>rotund</b> country club golfers, which grew and shrank with the size of one’s trousers.”</br>2. The actor's distinct baritone and his clear and <b>rotund</b> elocution are especially effective in dramatic readings " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1987 "ruddy" "1a. Reddish</br>1b. healthy looking white person(glowing red skin)</br>1c. Bloody or darn as a expletive" "adj. " "same word root as ""red""</br>""ruddy"" was a British slang euphemism for ""bloody"", which was considered horrendous until the 2nd world war." "1a. Find the rusty, <b>ruddy</b> Red Planet before dawn in the southeast.</br>1b. Cahill is white-haired and <b>ruddy</b>, and he wore a white linen shirt.</br>1c. ""The <b>ruddy</b> door is stuck again. I'm going to take an axe to it!""" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1988 "sanctimony" "the quality of being hypocritically devout, self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety" "adj. " "Latin: sanctimonia ""sacredness, holiness, virtuousness,"" from sanctus ""holy""" "1a. “Well, I put my energy into the community and not myself and my possessions,” I told him, without a hint of <b>sanctimony</b>.</br>1b. “And too often resentment conquers reason, anger blinds us to answers and <b>sanctimony</b> passes for authenticity.”</br>1c. Both of them constantly allow their left-wing biases to infect their ""reporting"" and even worse, do so with unmatched <b>sanctimony</b> and righteous indignation." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1989 "sash" "1. a wide band of fabric that either secures clothing around your waist or decorates a uniform.</br>2. The framework in which panes of glass are set in a window or door" "noun" "1. Arabic: shash ""muslin cloth.""</br>2. French: châssis ""frame"" of a window or door " "1a. The judges gave the newly elected miss world winner a crown and a <b>sash</b> marked ""miss world""</br>1b. Gros painted the extravagantly uniformed general, swathed in gilded <b>sashes</b> and crowned with a red-plumed hat, closer to 6 feet 8.</br>2. He shoved the lower <b>sash</b> of the guillotine window upwards to let in fresh air. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1990 "serration" "1a. having a toothed edge</br>1b. a row of notches</br>1c. A single notch in a row of notches" "noun" "Latin: serratus ""sawlike, notched like a saw,""" "1a. The wide <b>serrations</b> make this blade ideal for slicing bread.</br>1b. Long ago, carnivorous dinosaurs grew little <b>serrations</b> on the back of their teeth called denticles, all the better to eat prey </br>1c. Running along one side of the parking lot are two huge lab buildings, each topped with a long, glinting <b>serration</b> of greenhouses." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1991 "sketchy" " incomplete: it includes the major points but lacks detail, shortly, roughly, quickly," "adj. " "adj. from sketch, linked to German ""Skizze""" "1a. They said the shooting occurred just after midnight, but <u>details remain <b>sketchy</b></u>.</br>1b. Though the <u>data remains <b>sketchy</b></u>, the evidence suggests that most of those quitters were white and wealthy." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1992 "snub" "1a. treat with contempt, to ignore or brush off someone</br>1b. To check or stop with a cutting remark</br>2. to extinguish by stubbing</br>3. extremely short " "verb, noun, adj. " "same word root as snip (""schnipsen"" auf Deutsch)" "1a(i). Traders, who were previously reluctant to <b>snub</b> cheap Chinese imports, have now come up with a list of 3,000 items, including toys, watches and plastic products, that can easily be replaced by local manufacturing.</br>1a(ii) Embroiled in a bitter feud, half the family <b>snubbed</b> their patriarch's funeral.</br>2. He <u><b>snubbed</b> out</u> his cigarette before going back inside</br>3. He had a short, <b>snub</b> nose." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1993 "telltale" "1a. That gives warning or information</br>1b. A person who gossips indiscreetely" "adj. " "from tell (v.) + tale</br>Syn1a (adj.) revealing, telling</br>Syn1b(noun): blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale<?br></br> also spelled ""tell-tale""" "1a. The alcoholic would take a last-minute slug of vodka before leaving for work in the morning — never anything else because of the <b>telltale</b> breath they would give him.</br>1a(ii). A <b>telltale</b> sign of having got otherwise symptomless Corona was losing the ability to smell or taste for weeks</br>1b. The <b>telltale</b> told the teacher who cheated on the test" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1994 "tepid" "1a. Lukewarm</br>1b. Half-hearted." "adj. " "Latin: tepidus ""lukewarm,""</br>Syn1b.: halfhearted, lukewarm, uneager, unenthusiastic" "1a. He didn't like his water too hot, but rather preferred a <b>tepid</b> bath</br>1b(i). Trump faced criticism for his <b>tepid</b> response to the Skripal poisoning</br>1b(ii) He gave a <b>tepid</b> performance, which was by all. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1995 "thrift" "very careful about how much money you spend" "adj. " "</br>Ant: spendthrift" "1a. With little money, the showroom was decorated with <b>thrift</b> store furniture, which was covered in white muslin.</br>1b. For <b>thrift</b> shoppers, Frohm says, it’s a gold mine: “The quality of stuff right now is amazing.”</br>1c. Most rich persons are excellent in <b>thrift</b>. " "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1996 "tocsin" "a signal, especially of alarm" "noun" " Middle French : toquassen ""an alarm bell, the ringing of an alarm bell""</br>Has NOTHING to do with ""toxin""" "1a. The <b>tocsin</b> rang out, warning us of the approaching tornado </br>1b. These statistics should prompt all rationalists to sound the proverbial <b>tocsin</b> with unrelenting fury." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1997 "unfeigned" "not pretended, sincere" "adj. " "un + fein = ""disguise or conceal""</br>Syn: sincere, wholehearted, heartfelt, hearty" "1a. Most reality shows are scripted and are not <b>unfeigned</b>. </br>1b. Her interest in people was <b>unfeigned</b> so she chose to become a nurse" "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1998 "vain" "1 without use or result </br> 2. conceited" "adj. " "Latin vanus: ""empty,""" "1a. His <b><u>vain</b> attempt</u> to learn 500 words in a day was not met with success</br>1b. He tried to <u>in <b>vain</b></u> to convince the teacher that the dog had eaten his homework. </br>1c. <u>In <b>vain</b></u>, the police watched as the escaped prisoner jumped onto the moving train.</br>2a. The teenager spent all day admiring themselves in reflective surfaces — mirrors, pools of water, the backs of spoons — so thought him to be conceited and <b>vain>/b></br>2b. She was <b>vain</b> about here clothes." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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1999 "wean" "to turn away (from a habit)" "verb" "Old English : to train (an infant or animal) to forego suckling </br>Same word root as ""ge-wöhnen"" in Deutsch</br>Syn1: ablactate" "1a. We are trying to <b>wean</b> my toddler from sucking a pacifier, but she hasn’t let go yet.</br>1b. Whatever we Californians and all Americans do to <u><b>wean</b> ourselves off</u> fossil fuel, however, it isn’t going to stop wildfires for the foreseeable future.</br>1c. Oxygen is the key treatment that patients with the Corona virus are taken into hospital for and is used when <b><u>weaning</b> patients off</u> ventilator support." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "3 Mid Level"
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2000 "abut" "border on" "verb" "French : abouter : to border on, to end </br>The term is often used in real estate to refer to a lot line.</br>think of ""butt"" for a crude way to remember that this word has to do with ending on something " "1a. Their property <b>abuts</b> our land.</br>1b. The fact that so many of these fires <b>abut</b> suburban communities reveals why the damage is so expensive — and that additional logging would not solve the whole problem." "Grad Hotline 1300 GRE" "4 High Level"
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| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
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| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- |
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| ardor | 1956 | add linebreak between 1b. and 1c. |
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| plumb | 1802 | `3.completely`-> `3. completely` |
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| clinch | 1961 | meaning just reads `>` |
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| Word | Occurence | Explanation |
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| :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------- |
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"1. Exactly vertical</br>2a. Measure the depth of something</br>2b Get to the bottom or root of something</br>3. Completely, in the middle, or generally used as an intensifier",
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"adj. verb, adv.",
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"plumb=plomb in French=lead (Chem symbol: Pb)</br> Plumb used as a weight at the end of a line to measure things vertically(Senklot auf D), or measure depth of something (eg. Lake)",
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"1. the tower of Pisa is far out of <b>plumb</b> </br>2b. He spent a lot of time <b>plumbing</b> the book's complexities</br>3. The child fell <b>plumb</b> in the middle of the puddle",
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"1a. He spoke with great <b>ardor</b>, giving it his all. </br>1b. They were imbued with a revolutionary <b>ardor</b></bt>1c. While Jane enjoyed spending time with John, she did not return the <b>ardor</b> he felt for her.",
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"verb",
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"1a. The Senate must work quickly and together in order to <b>clinch</b> the budget deal to avoid a government shutdown.</br>1b. His home run <b>clinched</b> the victory. </br>1c. Dad went by ferry to Newcastel and was able to <b>clinch</b> a deal</br>2. The girder was <b>clinched</b> into the wall",
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"1a. The Senate must work quickly and together in order to <b>clinch</b> the budget deal to avoid a government shutdown.</br>1b. His home run <b>clinched</b> the victory. </br>1c. Dad went by ferry to Newcastel and was able to <b>clinch</b> a deal</br>2. The girder was <b>clinched</b> into the wall</br>3. The tired boxer <b>clinched</b> his opponent at any opportunity in order to slow the fight and prevent him from receiving further blows.",
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"1a. Our dog Honey would poop in our Gempen neighbour's garden, which drove the neighbour to want my father to feel the full force of his <b>ire</b> by tossing the canine waste into our garden.</br>1b. He directed his <b>ire</b> at the coworkers who reported the incident.",
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"statement that damages reputation",
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"noun",
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"Latin: libellus \"a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint,\"",
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"1a. If we didn’t have laws against <b>libel</b>, anyone could fall victim to malicious stories about them in print or on the internet.</br>1b. The girls wanted revenge against the volleyball coach for punishing them, so they wrote an editorial to <b>libel</b> her in the school newspaper.",
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"noun",
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"French: lien \"a band or tie\"=>right to hold property of another until debt is paid,\"</br> It's pronounced like \"lean,\"which might also describe your meager finances if a <b>lien</b>, has been placed on your home.",
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"odious",
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"repulsive; hateful",
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"adj.",
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"1a. Because Mark had an <b>odious</b> personality, he had very few friends.</br>1b. Public defenders represent their clients, who include the poor and the poorer, the <b>odious</b> and the innocent, none of whom they choose.",
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"pariah",
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"an outcast a rejected and despised person",
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"noun, adj. verb",
|
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"Tamil : paraiyar, member of a low caste in southern India, shunned as unclean,\"",
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"1a. South Africa was treated as a <b>pariah</b> state during the Apartheid era.</br>1b. When the child molester was released from prison, he was treated like a <b>pariah</b> in his community.",
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"1. neat; formal</br>2. to give a prim or demure expression to",
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"adj.",
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"Latin: primus \"finest,\" literally \"first\", similar to \"prime\"</br>Prim describes someone who is so concerned with being proper it becomes almost fake.",
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"1. Coming across as <b>prim</b> and proper, Agatha was called “Prudie” behind her back</br>2. She made sure to <b>prim</b> her thin lips after every mouthful",
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"1983",
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"prolonged, usually in a tedious way",
|
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"verb",
|
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"</br>Syn: drag (out), draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, outstretch, prolong, stretch",
|
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"1a. Epidemics can be short-lived or <b>protracted</b>, or, like the Justinianic plague, recurrent.</br>1b. Given the pace of progress so far, the talks are likely to be <b>protracted</b>, and their result is uncertain.</br>1c. Last January, China promised big increases in its imports from the United States as part of an agreement aimed at ending a <b>protracted</b> and increasingly bruising economic war",
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"1984",
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"pry",
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"1. To look where one is not welcome; to be nosey</br>2. Move or force, especially in an effort to get something open",
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"verb",
|
||||
"Syn1: ask, enquire, inquire,, intrude, nose, poke</br>Syn2: lever, prise, prize",
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"1a. The nosey woman considered how she could <b>pry</b> information out of the shy club member.</br>1b. I couldn't <b>pry</b> the secret out of him.</br>2a. Dozens of rescuers from the National Disaster Relief Force worked overnight with tools to <b>pry</b> apart the debris, Chaudhari said.</br>2b. Working with a <b>pry</b> bar, officials got one hand out of the person buried below the collapsed building.",
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"1985",
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"putrefaction",
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"becoming rotten",
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"noun",
|
||||
"Latin: putrid= \"to be rotten\" + facere=\"to make, do\"=> to become rotten</br>The ending is -faction rather than -fication on the pattern of many nouns that have Latin facere in their pasts: benefaction, malefaction, and liquefaction",
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"1a. The <b>putrefaction</b> of flesh produces gases, primarily in the chest and gut, that inflate a corpse like a balloon.</br>1b. His macabre job had been to excavate the bomb shelters and basements to remove the rotting corpses before the entire city started to stink of human <b>putrefaction</b>.",
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"1986",
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"1a. Spherical in shape</br> 1b. plump or excessively fat<.br>2. rich and deep (of sound)",
|
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"adj.",
|
||||
"Latin: rotundus \"rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel,\"</br>Syn1: chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy, portly, round, tubby",
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"1a. He works the surface with both hands to reveal the <b>rotund</b> outlines of the truffle.</br>1b. He begins to wear the kind of “expandable webbed leather belt favored by <b>rotund</b> country club golfers, which grew and shrank with the size of one’s trousers.”</br>2. The actor's distinct baritone and his clear and <b>rotund</b> elocution are especially effective in dramatic readings",
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"ruddy",
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"1a. Reddish</br>1b. healthy looking white person(glowing red skin)</br>1c. Bloody or darn as a expletive",
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"adj.",
|
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"same word root as \"red\"</br>\"ruddy\" was a British slang euphemism for \"bloody\", which was considered horrendous until the 2nd world war.",
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"1a. Find the rusty, <b>ruddy</b> Red Planet before dawn in the southeast.</br>1b. Cahill is white-haired and <b>ruddy</b>, and he wore a white linen shirt.</br>1c. \"The <b>ruddy</b> door is stuck again. I'm going to take an axe to it!\"",
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"1988",
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"sanctimony",
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"the quality of being hypocritically devout, self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety",
|
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"adj.",
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"Latin: sanctimonia \"sacredness, holiness, virtuousness,\" from sanctus \"holy\"",
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"1a. “Well, I put my energy into the community and not myself and my possessions,” I told him, without a hint of <b>sanctimony</b>.</br>1b. “And too often resentment conquers reason, anger blinds us to answers and <b>sanctimony</b> passes for authenticity.”</br>1c. Both of them constantly allow their left-wing biases to infect their \"reporting\" and even worse, do so with unmatched <b>sanctimony</b> and righteous indignation.",
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"1989",
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"sash",
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"1. a wide band of fabric that either secures clothing around your waist or decorates a uniform.</br>2. The framework in which panes of glass are set in a window or door",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"1. Arabic: shash \"muslin cloth.\"</br>2. French: châssis \"frame\" of a window or door",
|
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"1a. The judges gave the newly elected miss world winner a crown and a <b>sash</b> marked \"miss world\"</br>1b. Gros painted the extravagantly uniformed general, swathed in gilded <b>sashes</b> and crowned with a red-plumed hat, closer to 6 feet 8.</br>2. He shoved the lower <b>sash</b> of the guillotine window upwards to let in fresh air.",
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"1990",
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"serration",
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"1a. having a toothed edge</br>1b. a row of notches</br>1c. A single notch in a row of notches",
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"Latin: serratus \"sawlike, notched like a saw,\"",
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"1a. The wide <b>serrations</b> make this blade ideal for slicing bread.</br>1b. Long ago, carnivorous dinosaurs grew little <b>serrations</b> on the back of their teeth called denticles, all the better to eat prey </br>1c. Running along one side of the parking lot are two huge lab buildings, each topped with a long, glinting <b>serration</b> of greenhouses.",
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"sketchy",
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"adj.",
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"adj. from sketch, linked to German \"Skizze\"",
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"1a. They said the shooting occurred just after midnight, but <u>details remain <b>sketchy</b></u>.</br>1b. Though the <u>data remains <b>sketchy</b></u>, the evidence suggests that most of those quitters were white and wealthy.",
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"snub",
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"1a. treat with contempt, to ignore or brush off someone</br>1b. To check or stop with a cutting remark</br>2. to extinguish by stubbing</br>3. extremely short",
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"verb, noun, adj.",
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"same word root as snip (\"schnipsen\" auf Deutsch)",
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"1a(i). Traders, who were previously reluctant to <b>snub</b> cheap Chinese imports, have now come up with a list of 3,000 items, including toys, watches and plastic products, that can easily be replaced by local manufacturing.</br>1a(ii) Embroiled in a bitter feud, half the family <b>snubbed</b> their patriarch's funeral.</br>2. He <u><b>snubbed</b> out</u> his cigarette before going back inside</br>3. He had a short, <b>snub</b> nose.",
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"adj.",
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"from tell (v.) + tale</br>Syn1a (adj.) revealing, telling</br>Syn1b(noun): blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale<?br></br> also spelled \"tell-tale\"",
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"1a. The alcoholic would take a last-minute slug of vodka before leaving for work in the morning — never anything else because of the <b>telltale</b> breath they would give him.</br>1a(ii). A <b>telltale</b> sign of having got otherwise symptomless Corona was losing the ability to smell or taste for weeks</br>1b. The <b>telltale</b> told the teacher who cheated on the test",
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"tepid",
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"1a. Lukewarm</br>1b. Half-hearted.",
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"adj.",
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"Latin: tepidus \"lukewarm,\"</br>Syn1b.: halfhearted, lukewarm, uneager, unenthusiastic",
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"1a. He didn't like his water too hot, but rather preferred a <b>tepid</b> bath</br>1b(i). Trump faced criticism for his <b>tepid</b> response to the Skripal poisoning</br>1b(ii) He gave a <b>tepid</b> performance, which was by all.",
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"1995",
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"thrift",
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"very careful about how much money you spend",
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"adj.",
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"1a. With little money, the showroom was decorated with <b>thrift</b> store furniture, which was covered in white muslin.</br>1b. For <b>thrift</b> shoppers, Frohm says, it’s a gold mine: “The quality of stuff right now is amazing.”</br>1c. Most rich persons are excellent in <b>thrift</b>.",
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"tocsin",
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"a signal, especially of alarm",
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"noun",
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"Middle French : toquassen \"an alarm bell, the ringing of an alarm bell\"</br>Has NOTHING to do with \"toxin\"",
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"1a. The <b>tocsin</b> rang out, warning us of the approaching tornado </br>1b. These statistics should prompt all rationalists to sound the proverbial <b>tocsin</b> with unrelenting fury.",
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"unfeigned",
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"not pretended, sincere",
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"adj.",
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"un + fein = \"disguise or conceal\"</br>Syn: sincere, wholehearted, heartfelt, hearty",
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"1a. Most reality shows are scripted and are not <b>unfeigned</b>. </br>1b. Her interest in people was <b>unfeigned</b> so she chose to become a nurse",
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"vain",
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"adj.",
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"Latin vanus: \"empty,\"",
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"1a. His <b><u>vain</b> attempt</u> to learn 500 words in a day was not met with success</br>1b. He tried to <u>in <b>vain</b></u> to convince the teacher that the dog had eaten his homework. </br>1c. <u>In <b>vain</b></u>, the police watched as the escaped prisoner jumped onto the moving train.</br>2a. The teenager spent all day admiring themselves in reflective surfaces — mirrors, pools of water, the backs of spoons — so thought him to be conceited and <b>vain>/b></br>2b. She was <b>vain</b> about here clothes.",
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"1999",
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"wean",
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"to turn away (from a habit)",
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"verb",
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"1a. We are trying to <b>wean</b> my toddler from sucking a pacifier, but she hasn’t let go yet.</br>1b. Whatever we Californians and all Americans do to <u><b>wean</b> ourselves off</u> fossil fuel, however, it isn’t going to stop wildfires for the foreseeable future.</br>1c. Oxygen is the key treatment that patients with the Corona virus are taken into hospital for and is used when <b><u>weaning</b> patients off</u> ventilator support.",
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"abut",
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"border on",
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"verb",
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"French : abouter : to border on, to end </br>The term is often used in real estate to refer to a lot line.</br>think of \"butt\" for a crude way to remember that this word has to do with ending on something",
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"1a. Their property <b>abuts</b> our land.</br>1b. The fact that so many of these fires <b>abut</b> suburban communities reveals why the damage is so expensive — and that additional logging would not solve the whole problem.",
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