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adverse
• bad or unfavorable : not good
- This facial cream will have an ∼ reaction if it's applied on people who have a different skin texture.
cocksure
• having or showing confidence in a way that is annoying to other people
- He puts on a ∼ face when answering the final question.
deft
• skillful and clever
- In my opinion, Andrew is a ∼ surgeon. He's able to perform incisions profesionally.
distraught
• very upset : so upset that you are not able to think clearly or behave normally
- Sandra's parents are ∼ about not hearing back from her at midnight.
feign
• to pretend to feel or be affected by (something)
- I think your joke has become unfunny, and everyone's ∼ laughter.
frenzy
• great and often wild or uncontrolled activity
- The footage shows local people snatching items off a loosely secured truck in a ∼.
furlough
• a period of time when an employee is told not to come to work and is not paid
- The reason why I came home late today is because my boss announced today that he would have to impose a 3-week ∼ on some of his employees, and I am one of them.
- The soldier briefly paid a visit to his family because he was on ∼.
gimmick
• a method or trick that is used to get people's attention or to sell something
- The other household appliances that they throw in are more of a marketing ∼ rather than incentives. I doubt those complimentary appliances are durable and highly functional.
- Subway invented a ∼ where an individual can change their name to Subway and win free sandwiches for life.
hardship
• pain and suffering
• something that causes pain, suffering, or loss
- We were subjected to a period of financial ∼ when my husband was laid off.
- She spoke about her ∼ during the Ukraine-Russia war.
induct
• to officially make (someone) a member of a group or organization
- She was ∼ into the sorority in her freshman year of college.
kink
• a tight bend or curl in something (such as a rope or hose)
• a small problem or flaw
- There are a few ∼ formed on the wire of the power strip.
- The server will be fully operational once all of the loose ends are tied up and ∼ worked out.
macabre
• involving death or violence in a way that is strange, frightening, or unpleasant
- We would take the house off the market right away if the ∼ atmosphere wasn't a disincentive.
procession
• an organized group or line of people or vehicles that move together slowly as part of a ceremony
- There was a ∼ of LGBT advocates and supporters on one of the streets in New York in celebration of Pride Month.
proposition
• something (such as a plan or offer) that is presented to a person or group of people to consider
• a statement to be proved, explained, or discussed
- I thought up a business ∼ to push our company out of possible bankruptcy.
- My ∼ about the the universe is that we are connected by our nightly dreams, which are portals to other human versions of ourselves on other earths.
prospect
• the possibility that something will happen in the future
• someone or something that is likely to succeed or to be chosen
- I'm concerned about the scary ∼ of people suffering from disease due to the air pollution in Jakarta.
- If you let his temper slide, he's a great ∼ for the future of our basketball team.
repellent
• keeping something out or away
- This lotion will keep mosquitoes away from you because it has a ∼ smell.
roast
• to cook (food such as chicken, potatoes, or beef) with dry heat in an oven or over a fire
• to criticize (someone or something) severely
- It's recommended to ∼ the turkey for about 45 minutes if you want a perfect result.
- The people of the internet ∼ the doctor for spreading purportedly misleading information about female orgasm.
swelter
• to be very hot and uncomfortable
- We were trekking across an incredibly wide desert, ∼ under the blazing heat of the sun.
unsettled
• feeling nervous, upset, or worried : not comfortable
• likely to change : not calm or stable
- She was feeling ∼ in the office that day, realizing she'd made a terrible mistake.
- Although the season has shifted to the rainy season, month-wise, the forecasters expect ∼ weather in some regions.
winded
• unable to breathe easily or normally because you have been running, climbing, etc.
- Ever since she suffers from pneumonitis, she gets ∼ from walking long distances.