Vocab 18 Synonyms

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ogle
stare at; observe in an obvious manner
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yawn
to take a deep breath with your mouth wide open, because you are tired or bored
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misquote
To quote incorrectly
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misreport
to carry back information incorrectly
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delight in
to enjoy something very much
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relish
to enjoy
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crow over
gloat
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exult in
to express great pleasure or happiness
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lord it over
to behave in a superior manner
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prod
1. to push someone or something with your finger or with a pointed object
2. to try to make someone do something, especially when they are unwilling
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spur
to move to action
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Stimulus
any event or situation that evokes a response
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gadfly
an irritating and persistent person
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hound
to pursue relentlessly
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impel
to force, drive forward
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needle someone
to deliberately annoy somebody, especially by criticizing them continuously
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fire up an audience
excite a group of people
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whip up enthusiasm
excite
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telling
significant and revealing of another factor
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lively
full of life and energy
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true to life
realistic
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unsolicited
not asked for
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unfounded
not based on fact or reason
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groundless
without any good reason or cause
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baseless
without foundation in fact
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companionable
friendly
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affable
friendly
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genial
(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
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espirit de corps
spirit of a body of persons; group spirit
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birds of a feather
two people that have the same interest and/or character
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live in an ivory tower
to lead an impractical existence removed from the pressures and troubles of everyday life
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a loner
(noun) a person who prefers to live, work, or play alone
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glower
to stare angrily
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glare
an angry stare
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to make a wry face
grimace
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screw up one's face
grimace
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grin like a Cheshire cat
to smile constantly and foolishly
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cast about for
to grope
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fish around for
to grope
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flounder around
to grope
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send out a feeler
to arrange to find out about something in an indirect manner
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send out a trial balloon
To suggest something in order to get feedback on it or gauge how people respond to it.
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see how the land lies
to get information about a situation before making decisions or taking action
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arduous
hard to do, requiring much effort
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intense
showing great concentration or determination
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grisly
frightful, horrible, ghastly
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ghastly
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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lurid
(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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credulous
gullible
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naive
lacking sophistication or experience
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ingenuous
innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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exploitable
Easily taken advantage of
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circumspect
careful, cautious
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a patsy
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
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a soft touch
a person who readily gives or does something if asked
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pull the wool over someone's eyes
to deceive someone
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a sitting duck
easy target
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take someone for a ride
to deceive or cheat someone
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jive
slang: to play or joke around
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caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
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careworn
tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry
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hollow-eyed
(of a person) having deeply sunken eyes, typically as a result of illness or tiredness.
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wan
sickly pale
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cadaverous
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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pinched
caused to appear thin or shrunken
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tirade
A long, angry speech
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diatribe
(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
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philippic
a bitter verbal attack
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denunciation
expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly
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rant
(v) to speak wildly and noisily; (n) loud, violent talk
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hold forth
talk lengthily, assertively, or tediously about a subject.
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pontificate
speak pompously or dogmatically
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rant and rave
shout in a loud, angry but confused way
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ride a hobbyhorse
to frequently or incessantly talk or complain about a subject, topic, or issue in which one is excessively interested
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portent
a sign or forewarning
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prefigure
to look like or predict a later thing or event
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augur
to predict
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signal
A behavior that causes change in another's behavior.
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usher in
to introduce
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a point man
The soldier at the head of a patrol
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an advance man
a person who visits a location before the arrival of an important visitor to make the appropriate arrangements