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| wanton | no.812 | unicode corruption at end of example |
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| waver/waiver | no.744 | example is for _waiver_, meaning for _waver_ |
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| wave/waiver | no.742 | example is for _waive_, meaning for _wave_ |
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| whet | no.938 | example cuts off mid-word, also: "That was not real democracy" lmao. Example is ambiguous |
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| winsome | no.816 | _were starting the movie already dead_? good example, sticks out, but the last part doesnt make sense to me. |
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| ger | no.1067 | remove spaces before "=" in example |
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| grand | no.1068 | no meaning |
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| surly | no.796 | better example possible? Having issues with this word |
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| upbraid | no.749 | remove unnecesarry dots at end of example, maybe change example? |
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"be appropriate, related, or applicable",
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"verb",
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"Syn : concern, relate to, be related to",
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"Religious exceptions to the law, such as those pertaining to animal welfare, should ideally be ended...",
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"Religious exceptions to the law, such as <u>those <b>pertaining</b> to</u> animal welfare, should ideally be ended.",
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"Least Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"a vigorous and pioneering advocate or supporter of a particular cause",
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"noun",
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"Syn : proponent, promoter, propagandist",
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"On the website of this apostle of anti-Americanism, there is an article rejoicing in the fact that the United States need no longer be treated as an enemy...",
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"This <b>apostle</b> of anti-Americanism rejoices in the fact that the weakened United States need no longer be treated as an enemy.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"inform somebody of something",
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"verb",
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"Syn : notify, let know, advise",
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"The secret services are useful in apprising their governments of the intentions of others",
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"The <u>secret services are useful in <b>apprising</b> their governments</u> of the intentions of others",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"a fleet of warships",
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"noun",
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"Syn : flotilla, squadron, navy",
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"This month he also unveiled plans to send an armada of tiny spaceships, powered by laser beams and equipped with all sorts of sensors...",
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"This month he also unveiled plans to send an <b>armada</b> of tiny spaceships, powered by laser beams and equipped with all sorts of sensors.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property",
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"noun",
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"Syn : incendiarism, pyromania",
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"Fire investigators suspected arson when they couldn’t find an electrical source for the fi",
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"<u>Fire investigators suspected <b>arson</u></b> when they couldn’t find an electrical source for the fire",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"A concentrated outpouring, as of questions or blows",
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"noun",
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"Syn : abundance, mass, profusion",
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"He drove into a hailstorm and his car was damaged by a barrage of hailstones",
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"He drove into a hailstorm and his car was damaged by a <b>barrage</b> of hailstones",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"a large group of people or things of a particular kind",
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"noun",
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"word of unclear origin. </br>Syn : group, crowd, cluster",
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"Because my mother wrote a bevy of items on her grocery list, I was in the store for nearly two hours",
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"Because my mother wrote <u>a <b>bevy</b> of items on her grocery list</u>, I was in the store for nearly two hours",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"an unrefined, ill-mannered person",
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"noun",
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"Syn : lout, oaf, ruffian",
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"End a sentence in a preposition, and there are still people who will think you a boor.",
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"End a sentence in a preposition, and there are still people who will think you a <b>boor.</b>",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life, pastoral, rustic, countryfied",
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"adj.",
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"ic=nature of, like</br>Syn : rustic, rural, pastoral",
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"General Electric... is now swapping its bucolic site for a collection of warehouses on the Boston waterfront.",
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"General Electric. is now swapping its <b>bucolic</b> site for a collection of warehouses on the Boston waterfront.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"Excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for one’s own cause, group, or gender",
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"noun",
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"Syn : jingoism, excessive patriotism, sectarianism",
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"As recently as 2014, a biannual survey of right-wing attitudes in Germany found that xenophobia, chauvinism, anti-Semitism and authoritarian longings were declining.",
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"As recently as 2014, a biannual survey of right-wing attitudes in Germany found that xenophobia, <b>chauvinism</b>, anti-Semitism and authoritarian longings were declining.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"Wary and unwilling to take risks",
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"adj.",
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"Syn : cautious, wary, careful",
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"This is an area where we need to be extraordinarily careful and circumspect', he said. 'We’re literally talking about life and death",
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"This is an area where <u>we need to be extraordinarily careful and <b>circumspect'</u></b>, he said. 'We’re literally talking about life and death",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"Come together and form one mass or whole",
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"verb",
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"Syn : merge, unite, fuse",
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"As they radiate away, the waves tend to coalesce to form two main shock waves.",
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"As they radiate away, the waves tend to <b>coalesce</b> to form two main shock waves.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"Accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive)",
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"verb",
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"Syn : disregard, let pass, excuse",
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"Rashad Ali... argues that deradicalisation can be worse than useless if practitioners, while condemning IS, condone other violence.",
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"Rashad Ali argues that deradicalisation can be worse than useless if practitioners, while condemningIS, <u><b>condone</b> other violence.</u>",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"Spread out over a large area",
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"verb",
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"Syn : scattered, dispersed, not concentrated",
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"The political economy of trade is treacherous: its benefits, though substantial, are diffuse...",
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"The political economy of trade is treacherous: <u>its benefits, though substantial, are <b>diffuse.</u></b>",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"Make or become wider, larger, or more open",
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"verb",
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"from dis- \"apart\"+ lātus\"broad, wide, widespread, extended\" (as in latitude)=\"expand, distend, spread out, enlarge in all directions</br>Syn : enlarge, expand",
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"By being able to increase heartbeat, while dilating blood vessels, theobromine can help reduce high blood pressure.",
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"By being able to increase heartbeat, while <b>dilating</b> blood vessels, theobromine can help reduce high blood pressure.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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],
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"not in agreement or harmony",
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"adj.",
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"Syn : divergent, opposing, clashing",
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"It represents an opening of musical trade routes between two often discordant sides of the world.",
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"My friend believes that movies should entertain, but I insist that movies should inspire, so the two of us <u>hold <b>discordant</b> views</u> on the purpose of movies",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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"Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement",
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"adj.",
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"Syn : funny, humorous, amusing",
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"Karo Akpokiere, from Nigeria, will present a series of droll paintings inspired by the fast-moving pop culture that has emerged in Lagos...",
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"Karo Akpokiere, from Nigeria, will present a series of droll paintings inspired by the fast-moving pop culture that has emerged in Lagos.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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"Make (something) clear",
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"verb",
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"Syn : explain, make plain, illuminate",
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"One was from almost 600 people who had completed... a questionnaire intended to elucidatethe different tendencies of people to engage in sexual relationships without a deep emotional commitment.",
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"One was from almost 600 people who had completed. a questionnaire intended to elucidatethe different tendencies of people to engage in sexual relationships without a deep emotional commitment.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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"FT"
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"Provide with a quality, ability, or asset",
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"verb",
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"Syn : equip, bless, give",
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"Good and inspiring teachers, meanwhile, such as... J.K. Rowling’s Minerva McGonagall, are portrayed as endowed with supernatural gifts.",
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"Good and inspiring teachers, meanwhile, such as. J.K. Rowling’s Minerva McGonagall, are portrayed as endowed with supernatural gifts.",
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"Least Difficult",
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"the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community",
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"noun",
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"Syn : character, atmosphere, climate",
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"Mr. Cotton presented himself as a member of the generation moved by the patriotic spirit... leaving civilian careers to join the army and learn a ‘warrior ethos",
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"Mr. Cotton presented himself as a member of the generation moved by the patriotic spirit. leaving civilian careers to join the army and learn a ‘warrior ethos",
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"Least Difficult",
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"a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics",
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"noun",
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"Syn : contingent, section, sector",
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"One particular separatist faction is now widely accepted to have been responsible for a string of small bombs which detonated in August...",
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"One particular separatist faction is now widely accepted to have been responsible for a string of small bombs which detonated in August.",
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"Least Difficult",
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"Inactive",
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"adj.",
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"Syn : dormant, quiet, slack",
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"Their fickle attention might waver for a few fallow years of rebuilding, but Angel Stadium will still be standing...",
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"Their fickle attention might waver for a few fallow years of rebuilding, but Angel Stadium will still be standing.",
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"using unusual words or complicated rhetorical constructions. flushed with a rosy color, as in complexion; very ornate and flowery: \"florid prose.\"",
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"adj.",
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"Latin floridus \"flowery, in bloom</br>Syn : extravagant, grandiloquent",
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"A victorious Governor Jerry Brown, his voice gruffer, his pate sparer and his metaphors more florid than during his first stint in office...",
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"A victorious Governor Jerry Brown, his voice gruffer, his pate sparer and his metaphors more florid than during his first stint in office.",
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"Openly disregard",
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"verb",
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"Old English origing : play the flute </br>Syn : defy, refuse to obey, go against",
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"It relies on its members, and on institutions... to shame and discourage people who flout important political norms.",
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"It relies on its members, and on institutions. to shame and discourage people who flout important political norms.",
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"the unconventional, extreme, or marginal wing of a group or sphere of activity",
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"noun",
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"Syn : peripheral, radical, unorthodox",
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"Fringe beliefs reinforced in these ways can establish themselves and persist long after outsiders deem them debunked...",
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"Fringe beliefs reinforced in these ways can establish themselves and persist long after outsiders deem them debunked.",
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"Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval)",
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"verb",
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"Latin granarium which means \"store-house,\" usually for grain=> ie. Storage, gathering.</br>Syn : accumulate, amass, assemble",
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"Labs that garnered more pay-offs were more likely to pass on their methods to other, newer labs...",
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"Labs that garnered more pay-offs were more likely to pass on their methods to other, newer labs.",
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"Least Difficult",
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"complain pettily; grumble",
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"verb",
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"Syn : moan, groan, protest",
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"Some economists grouse about such rules, which can interfere with the smooth functioning of competitive labour markets...",
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"Some economists grouse about such rules, which can interfere with the smooth functioning of competitive labour markets.",
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"a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime",
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"noun",
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"Syn : arraignment, citation",
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"A criminal indictment would, in all likelihood, force the prime minister to resign.",
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"A <u>criminal <b>indictment</u></b> would, in all likelihood, force the prime minister to resign.",
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"Lacking vigor",
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"adj.",
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"",
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"America’s founders, he argued, put their faith in reasoned discussion among citizens and believed that the 'greatest menace to freedom is an inert people.",
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"America’s founders believed that the 'greatest menace to freedom is an<b> inert</b> people.",
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"an ungrateful person",
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"noun",
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"</br>Deutsch : undankbar. </br> Latin : in- \"not\" + gratus \"pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable\"",
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"Greater liberty over the past generation is abused by ingrates who think it funny to depict their leaders pantless...",
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"Greater liberty over the past generation <u>is abused by <b>ingrates</b></u> who think it funny to depict their leaders pantless.",
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"beatific",
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"completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy",
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"adj.",
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"",
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"",
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"Latin beatus \"blessed, happy,\" + -ficus \"making doing=>make/doing blessed/happy</br>Syn: angelic, angelical, sainted, saintlike, saintly",
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"The bride looked angelic and <u>wore a <b>beatific</b> expression</u> as she walked down the aisle.",
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"1000 Difficult GRE word",
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"evil in nature or effect",
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"adj.",
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"Syn : harmful, bad, malevolent",
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"Other, darker interpretations of what malign force the monster may represent once again abound...",
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"Other, darker interpretations of what malign force the monster may represent once again abound.",
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"Impair the quality or appearance of",
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"verb",
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"Syn : spoil, ruin, damage </br>Deutsch : verderben, beeinträchtige",
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"These oversights mar an otherwise engaging and interesting account, but perhaps it is natural that a history of space should have a few gaping holes.",
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"<u>These oversights <b>mar</b> an otherwise</u> engaging and interesting history of space, but then it is not unnatural for space to have a few gaping holes.",
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"a person’s social environment",
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"noun",
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"Syn : sphere, background, backdrop",
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"Armed with a view of themselves in a seething milieu of particles careening around a stretchy space-time, readers are reminded they are 'an integral part of the world which we perceive...'",
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"Armed with a view of themselves in a seething milieu of particles careening around a stretchy space-time, readers are reminded they are 'an integral part of the world which we perceive.'",
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"not excessively large, elaborate, or expensive",
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"adj.",
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"Syn : ordinary, simple, plain",
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"They can be seen in the <b>modest</b> dress, office decor and eating habits of Angela Merkel, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor...",
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"They can be seen in the <b>modest</b> dress, office decor and eating habits of Angela Merkel, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor.",
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"Not explicit or direct in addressing a point",
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"adj.",
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"Syn : indirect, inexplicit, roundabout",
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"The slight wink was Larry’s oblique way of flirting with me.",
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"The slight wink was Larry’s <b>oblique</b> way of flirting with me.",
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"Answer (a question or accusation) evasively",
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"verb",
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"French : \"to turn aside or ward off\" the blow of a weapon.Parez! Is often heard in fencing lessons</br>Syn : evade, sidestep, avoid",
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"In the course of his business career, the president-elect has shown a remarkable ability <u> to dodge and <b>parry</u></b> and reverse himself on everything...",
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"In the course of his business career, the president-elect has shown a remarkable ability <u> to dodge and <b>parry</u></b> and reverse himself on everything.",
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"brindled",
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"of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns",
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"adj.",
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"",
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"",
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"Deutscher Wortstamm : brennen</br>has come to mean the streaky brown and gray color of something burned, especially on animals",
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"Patches was a perfect name for the <u><b>brindle</b> coated boxer puppy</u> the boy adopted from the shelter",
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"1000 Difficult GRE word",
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"Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument",
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"noun",
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"Syn : postulate, propound, submit",
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"The students were asked to posit their ideas about the dance through the school suggestion box.",
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"The students were asked to <b>posit</b> their ideas about the dance through the school suggestion box.",
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"Least Difficult",
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"(of an artist, author, or composer) producing many works",
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"adj.",
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"ic=nature of, like</br>Syn : productive, creative, inventive",
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"It is true that few artists have been so prolific. On average, he released a studio album every year...",
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"It is true that few artists have been so prolific. On average, he released a studio album every year.",
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"Medium Difficult",
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||||
"Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"ic=nature of, like</br>Syn : predictive, visionary",
|
||||
"f I had prophetic abilities, I would be picking up my lottery winnings right now.",
|
||||
"If I had <b>prophetic</b> abilities, I would be picking up my lottery winnings right now.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -13404,7 +13404,7 @@
|
||||
"a person who insists on absolute adherence to traditional rules or structures",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"Syn : pedant, dogmatist, perfectionist",
|
||||
"Dressed in a suit and tie, the purist raised his hand every time to answer each question the teacher asked.",
|
||||
"Dressed in a suit and tie, the <b>purist</b> raised his hand every time to answer each question the teacher asked.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -14088,7 +14088,7 @@
|
||||
"Think deeply about something",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Syn : contemplate, consider, mull over",
|
||||
"Alfred Sauvy, the French thinker... was prone to worry that the first world would become 'a society of old people, living in old houses, ruminating about old ideas.'",
|
||||
"Alfred Sauvy, the French thinker, was prone to worry that the first world would become 'a society of old people, living in old houses, <b><u>ruminating </b>about old ideas.'</u>",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -15114,7 +15114,7 @@
|
||||
"A displacement of the beat or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"She dances an assortment of lissom steps, marvelously shedding shoes and socks as the Beethoven famously shifts from solemnity to syncopation.",
|
||||
"She dances an assortment of lissom steps, marvelously shedding shoes and socks as the <u>Beethoven famously shifts from solemnity to <b>syncopation</u></b>.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -15330,7 +15330,7 @@
|
||||
"Relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures; exercising moderation and self-denial; calm or mild (n: temperance)",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Syn : mild, clement, pleasant",
|
||||
"The Netherlands, with its cool summers and mild winters is in a<u> <b> climate</b> zone.</u>",
|
||||
"The Netherlands, with its cool summers and mild winters is in a<u> temperate<b> climate</b> zone.</u>",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -15402,7 +15402,7 @@
|
||||
"Sparing in the use of words",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Syn : curt, brusque, abrupt",
|
||||
"In a terse phone-call on Thursday night, President Barack Obama paused only briefly to congratulate Mr. Netanyahu on his victory...",
|
||||
"<u>In a <b>terse</b> phone-call</u> on Thursday night, President Barack Obama paused only briefly to congratulate Mr. Netanyahu on his victory.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -15492,7 +15492,7 @@
|
||||
"a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"Syn : volume, work, opus",
|
||||
"It is a tome to which most recent arguments about regulation and economic reform are merely annotations.",
|
||||
"He went into the old library and saw <b>tome</b> after tome in the massive heavy bookshelves.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -15618,7 +15618,7 @@
|
||||
"Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Syn : traitorous, disloyal, perfidious",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"In <u>a <b>treacherous</b> move</u>, he sold the secrets of the atom bomb to the Soviets",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -15906,7 +15906,7 @@
|
||||
"offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Syn : insipid, uninspired, uninteresting",
|
||||
"Mr. Silver delighted in savaging commentators who relied on vapid clichés like 'momentum shifts' and 'game-changers.",
|
||||
"Mr. Silver delighted in savaging commentators who relied on<u> <b>vapid</b> clichés</u> like 'momentum shifts' and 'game-changers.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16104,7 +16104,7 @@
|
||||
"a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"Syn : remnant, remainder, fragment",
|
||||
"He said this would remove a 'lingering vestige of the cold war.'",
|
||||
"He said this would <u>remove a 'lingering <b>vestige</b></u> of the cold war.'",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16212,7 +16212,7 @@
|
||||
"having a relatively high resistance to flow",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Syn : gummy, glue-like, gluey",
|
||||
"Not all barrels of oil are alike. Crudes can be viscous like tar or so 'light' they float on water.",
|
||||
"Not all barrels of oil are alike. Crudes can be <b><u>viscous</b> like tar</u> or so 'light' they float on water.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16248,7 +16248,7 @@
|
||||
"Destroy or impair the legal validity of",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Syn : put an end to, do away with, scrap. </br>Deutsch : Beeinträchtigen, verderben, zerstören. </br> Lati\"vitiare\"= to make faulty. Same origin as \"vice\", therefore same pronounciation root \"vishiate\"",
|
||||
"As a child, I could never understand why my uncle could always prove by taking his shoes off, that his toes were crossed while making the promise, thus vitiating the deal.",
|
||||
"As a child, I could never understand why my uncle could always prove, by taking his shoes off, that his toes were crossed while making the promise, thus <u><b>vitiating</b> his promise</u>",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16392,7 +16392,7 @@
|
||||
"Pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Syn : drift, float, glide",
|
||||
"The acrid scent of smoke wafts from his clothes.",
|
||||
"The acrid <u>scent of smoke <b>wafts</u></b> from his clothes.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16428,7 +16428,7 @@
|
||||
"(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Syn : malicious, malevolent, spiteful",
|
||||
"Over the decades these Muslim non-people, without legal or any other sort of protection, have been the victims of wanton discrimination and violence",
|
||||
"Over the decades these Christian non-people, without legal or any other sort of protection, have been the victims of <b><u>wanton</b> discrimination</u> and violence",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16536,7 +16536,7 @@
|
||||
"Deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant facts about (a person or organization)",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Syn : cover up, sweep under the carpet",
|
||||
"Indeed, in trying to whitewash the past, the government may stir up prejudice instead.",
|
||||
"Indeed,<u> in trying to <b>whitewash</b> the past</u>, the government may stir up prejudice instead.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16572,7 +16572,7 @@
|
||||
"blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"Syn : sift out, filter out",
|
||||
"Many lawmakers from both parties join Mr. Obama in wishing to winnow America’s overstuffed prison",
|
||||
"Many lawmakers from both parties join Mr. Obama in <u>wishing to <b>winnow</b> America’s overstuffed prisons</u>",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16608,7 +16608,7 @@
|
||||
"Shriveled or wrinkled with age",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Syn : lined, creased, withered",
|
||||
"His son, himself a wizened old man, is nonplussed by the news; he looks like an eccentric, or maybe the village drunk...",
|
||||
"His son, himself <u> <b>wizened</b> old man</u>, had experienced too much to believe what he had just heard",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -16644,7 +16644,7 @@
|
||||
"Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Syn : ironic, sardonic, satirical",
|
||||
"Catherine Merridale is one of the foremost foreign historians of Russia, combining wry insights with deep sympathy for the human beings...",
|
||||
"Catherine Merridale is one of the foremost foreign historians of Russia, combining wry insights with deep sympathy for the human beings.",
|
||||
"Least Difficult",
|
||||
"FT"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -22637,8 +22637,8 @@
|
||||
"skeptic",
|
||||
"someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"\"member of an ancient Greek school that doubted the possibility of real knowledge,\"</br>Syn: sceptic,dDoubting Thomas",
|
||||
"I am always a <b>skeptic</b> when it comes to buying too good to be true products",
|
||||
"Hi Freq. GRE Easy",
|
||||
"Barron"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24384,7 +24384,7 @@
|
||||
"in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"Latin:avunculus, meaning \"maternal uncle\"",
|
||||
"My physics teacher at school was <b>avuncular</b>, kind and patient and generally indulgent with people younger than he is",
|
||||
"My physics teacher at school was <b>avuncular</b>, kind and patient and generally indulgent with people younger than he was.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24435,10 +24435,10 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"484",
|
||||
"bailiff",
|
||||
"legal officer to whom some degree of authority",
|
||||
"legal officer to whom some degree of authority, eg. Maintaining order in courtroom",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"The job varies per country. In the UK, they normally execute repossessions. In both cases, they act on orders of the court.",
|
||||
"A teary Gregorio waved to onlookers<u> as <b>bailiffs</b> led him away</u>in handcuffs.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24455,8 +24455,8 @@
|
||||
"baleful",
|
||||
"portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Syn: forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening",
|
||||
"The witness was frightened when the defendant gave her a <u><b>baleful</b> glance</u> filled with hatred.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24509,8 +24509,8 @@
|
||||
"bedeck",
|
||||
"adorn or ornament in a showy fashion",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Deutscher Stamm : bedecken",
|
||||
"Each Advent we <b>bedeck</b> our front tree with a scattering of small lights.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24527,8 +24527,8 @@
|
||||
"beget",
|
||||
"produce; give rise to",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"word is usually used to refer to having children, although it can be used to refer to anything that generates something else",
|
||||
"“Abraham begot Isaac”",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24545,8 +24545,8 @@
|
||||
"beguile",
|
||||
"mislead; delude; deceive by guile",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Middle English, guile involves deceit, to beguile means to spend time pleasantly, even if it involves trickery.</br>Syn: becharm, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance",
|
||||
"The car salesman<u> tried to <b>beguile</b> the customer</u> with an offer of free gas for a year.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24561,10 +24561,10 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"515",
|
||||
"beleaguer",
|
||||
"besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops",
|
||||
"1. besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops</br>2. to constantly request, ask or annoy",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Deutsch : belagern, stürmen</br>Syn1 besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround</br>Syn2: badger, bug, pester, tease",
|
||||
"2. The babysitter found the children annoying because <u>they <b> beleaguered</b> her with requests</u> for candy, cookies, games, and piggyback rides all at the same time",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24581,8 +24581,8 @@
|
||||
"benediction",
|
||||
"blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Latin: bene \"well\" + dicere \"to say, speak\"=>to bless",
|
||||
"Today<u> the Pope will make a<b> benediction</b></u> for all those who are sick and hungry.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24597,10 +24597,10 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"528",
|
||||
"bilious",
|
||||
"suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly",
|
||||
"1. suffering from indigestion; </br>2.appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly, green</br>3.irritable",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"root word bile, a foul green fluid made in the liver and stored in the gall bladder to assist with digestion",
|
||||
"3.Our <u><b>bilious</b> neighbor in Gempen was known for his bad attitude.</u>",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24617,8 +24617,8 @@
|
||||
"blare",
|
||||
"loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Same word root as \"blären\" in Deutsch",
|
||||
"A club is allowed to <u><b>blare</b> its dance music</u>, but if you blare music at home your neighbours would probably complain",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24636,7 +24636,7 @@
|
||||
"draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"<u>Had my escort <b>blenched</b> for an instan</u>t our fate was sealed - but our sign of confidence got us through",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24651,10 +24651,10 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"538",
|
||||
"blindside",
|
||||
"to take by surprise",
|
||||
"1. to take by surprise</br>2. to attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed",
|
||||
"verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Term from US Football, 1968",
|
||||
"The Corona economic downturn <u><b>blindsided</b> many investors</u>",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24672,7 +24672,7 @@
|
||||
"rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"<u>The <b>boisterous</b> crowd</u> rose to its feet, stamping their feet and loudly cheering for the football star after he scored a game-winning goal",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24689,8 +24689,8 @@
|
||||
"bonny",
|
||||
"handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"presumably from French : bon= \"good\"",
|
||||
"\"<u>My <b>bonnie</b> lies over the ocean</u>, my bonnie lies over the sea, oh, oh bring back my bonnie to me \"sang the homesick soldiers.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24707,8 +24707,8 @@
|
||||
"bounteous",
|
||||
"liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Syn: bountiful, big, bighearted, bountiful, freehanded, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded",
|
||||
"1. The farmers planting their crops in the spring <u>hoped for a <b>bounteous</b> harvest in the summer</u></br>2. The<u> bounteous <b>goodness</b> of God</u>",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24723,10 +24723,10 @@
|
||||
"fields": [
|
||||
"552",
|
||||
"bounty",
|
||||
"liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness",
|
||||
"1. copious abundance. </br>2.payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"same word root as bonus",
|
||||
"1.<u>A <b>bounty</b> of qualified, enthusiastic candidate</u>s vied for the company’s newest management position</br>2.News filtered through that <ub>Moscow offered <b>bounties</u></b> to Afghan militants who killed U.S. soldiers.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24744,7 +24744,7 @@
|
||||
"headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"1.With the<b> bridle</b> attached to the reins, the girl tugged the reins pulling the horse’s head to its chest</br>2.His common sense is a <b>bridle</b> to his quick temper.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24761,8 +24761,8 @@
|
||||
"brimful",
|
||||
"full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"brim is the top edge of a cup or glass",
|
||||
"My parents are <b>brimful</b> of chicken and brocoli",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24778,9 +24778,9 @@
|
||||
"584",
|
||||
"bulwark",
|
||||
"earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"noun, verb",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"\"The volunteers used sandbags to <u><b>bulwark</b> the levee</u> in an attempt to prevent the flooded river from overflowing its banks.\"",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24797,8 +24797,8 @@
|
||||
"bursary",
|
||||
"treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order; scholarship granted to a university student in need",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Same word root as \"purse\", Börse (German)",
|
||||
"BAFÖG offers German students<b><u> bursaries </b>to finance their university studies</u>",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
@ -24816,7 +24816,7 @@
|
||||
"healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly",
|
||||
"adj.",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"<u>The <b>buxom</b> waitress</u> earns more tips when she wears tight blouses.",
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"1000 Difficult GRE word",
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"Examword"
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],
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"callow",
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"youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers",
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"adj.",
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"",
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"",
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"Same wordroot as \"Kahl\", used to descreibe a featherless bird",
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"The <u><b>callow</b> freshmen</u> at high school stood out like sore thumbs",
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"1000 Difficult GRE word",
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"Examword"
|
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],
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@ -24852,7 +24852,7 @@
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"small box or case for tea, coffee, etc",
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"noun",
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"",
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"",
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"In the kitchen, my Mom keeps a <u><b>canister</b> of sugar</u> next to a canister of tea - both are round, of metal and have a fitted lid",
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"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
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"fields": [
|
||||
"595",
|
||||
"canker",
|
||||
"corroding or sloughing ulcer; anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy; disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off",
|
||||
"corroding or sloughing ulcer; </br>2.anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy; </br>3.disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off",
|
||||
"noun",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"",
|
||||
"Same word root as cancer",
|
||||
"1. Some people are prone to getting <b>cankers</B> on their mouths.</br>2.My parents ight complain that the abandoned, run-down house two blocks away is a <b>canker</b> on your neighborhood.</br>3.When trees are under stress, they are more susceptible to <b>canker</b> and other fungal diseases.",
|
||||
"1000 Difficult GRE word",
|
||||
"Examword"
|
||||
],
|
||||
|
||||
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