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bide
To remain stationary and wait.
\[I bided outside the house while my parents was changing.]
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consent
To agree, or to give approval.
\[I did not give consent for the cops to search my car.]
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Volition
A choice or action made consciously.
\[The school's volition was to not give the students better lunch.]
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Nascent
To be executed, process.
\[The nascent future of doctors are in good hands with Harvard.]
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Amplify
To enlarge.
\[I amplified my bottle with some mods.]
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Lurid
To induce a emotion of shock, or fear.
\[I thought the title was way to lurid for children.]
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Own
To take fault for something he/she did.
\[The teacher would not own up to her stupid mistakes.]
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Collude
To secretly plot a plan that has a bad/illegal intent.
\[The government colluded something horrible for the people.]
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Tally
A way of counting.
\[I was tallying up the score for the Lakers.]
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Disarray
To be confused or be in a state of confusion.
\[After the test I was in total disarray.]
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Tepid
Warm; a dead reaction
\[The class was tepid at 6 AM in the morning.]
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Conjecture
Jumping to conclusion with not enough evidence.
\[My conjecture that practice will be easy was wrong.]
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Pious
Showing reverence to a religion.
\[The catholic woman is very pious on Sundays.]
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Abet
To encourage bad behavior
\[When you abetted the thugs behavior you are now a accessory to the crime scene.]
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Interloper
Some who gets into other peoples businesses/affairs.
\[Bob was such a interloper during our date and I am sick of him.]
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subsequent
After a specific event; To be in order
\[PEMDAS is a mathematical rule of subsequent order of operations.]
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Surmise
A assumption of something without any evidence.
\[The surmise that police made was that YNW was the killer.]
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Jot
Write down in a quick manner
\[I was jotting down notes during the lecture.]
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Discern
To see in way where your'e able to distinguish among other.
\[Nike was able to discern it's technology from Adidas Boost.]
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Blight
Plant Disease; anything that will slow, impair, or destroy progress/prosperity.
\[The lack of funds was a blight my dream of starting a business.]
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Voluble
Chatty Kathy
\[The old man in front of me was so voluble.]
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Divine
Related to God; Super good/beautiful
\[The Enzo Ferrari was a divine work of art.]
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Premonition
Sensing something in the future; a warning on the future
\[Scientists warned us of a premonition of global warming.]
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Proverbial
Well known because it's been said a lot
\[The fact that EVs are taking over is very proverbial since all states are now enforcing it.]
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Grave
Very serious;Formal
\[The class became very grave after the teacher threw a cup.]
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indefatigable
Cannot be tired out
\[The marathon runner Evan R. was indefatigable as he just ran a sub 2 hour marathon too.]
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Deploy
to station troops in some location
\[The US military deploys 100 troops to China everyday.]
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Codify
To organize something-such as laws-into some type of system
\[The Bill of Rights was codified into the American Government.]
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Relent
To ease up, become less severe
\[The rash on my arm relented down after the medication.]
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Loathe
To hate
\[I loathe going to school everyday.]
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Cumbersome
To be hard to manage
\[Reorganizing the house was very cumbersome.]
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Affected
To be fake in front of people in order to impress them.
\[Tony was acting in a affected way after he saw all those ladies.]
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Skittish
really nervous;jumpy
\[Arash was acting super skittish at the gym.]
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Colloquial
informal way of literature
\[The teacher was speaking slang and captured her colloquial background.]
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Scenario
A outline or plan for a event.
\[This scenario would be the best case if I can get 90.]
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drastic
severe
\[The effect of cancer was drastic once it reached the bone.]
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Inept
Lacking a certain skill
\[People who are very social are often academically inept in many ways.]
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Multifarious
A variety, a lot of a certain thing
\[There was a multifarious of bananas at the monkey exhibit.]
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Efficacy
The ability to create a wanted effect
\[The bottle's efficacy of keeping things cold was lost after the tremendous drop.]
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Dissonant
inharmonious sound; not in harmony
\[The large metal pipe was a dissonant mistake made by the band director.]
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brusque
short, abrupt, dismissive
\[The police gave a brusque warning about my speed with his lights.]
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Ambiance
environment
\[The ambiance of the forest was very calming and soothing.]
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voluminous
A lot of or fullness
\[The voluminous car was able to hold 20 passengers.]
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Vanquish
defeat thoroughly
\[In 1776 the US vanquished the Britain.]
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Pilfer
to steal in small quantities
\[Don't even try to pilfer any jewelry when we get there.]
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Disdain
Something or someone not worthy of your respect
\[I looked at the clown in disdain after what he did.]
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Reconcile
To restore a friendship
\[After our large argument about cars, we reconciled the day after.]
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Banish
To force away
\[I was banished from the NBA game after what I did.]
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Vacillate
To go back and forth between something (Idea).
\[The wedding planner was vacillating between this venue or that venue.]
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morose
To be silent, no intention of communicating
\[I was acting very morose after what my girlfriend said to me.]
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dichotomy
Dividing into two different parts.
\[The interesting dichotomy between genders really separated the worlds view.]
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Assail
To attack
\[I assailed the duck after it tried to take more bread.]
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Propitious
Presenting circumstances that are wanted.
\[The propitious event after a job interview that the acceptance letter.]
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Eclectic
Coming from different sources.
\[His eclectic collection of comic books was super rare.]
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Dapper
Dressed neatly; stylish
\[Your new boyfriend is such a dapper!]
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Audible
can be heard
\[The titanic made a audible screech when it struck the ice berg.]
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quiescent
inactive for a moment.
\[I was quiescent after the hard set but only rested a couple of minutes.]
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Extol
to praise highly
\[LV constantly extols the premium leather they use.]
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Ritual
a ceremonial act; a customary procedure
\[The new catholic groups requires a ritual performed every 3 months.]
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Emulate
To copy or imitate
\[I emulated 9/11 on Microsoft Flight Simulator.]
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discrepancy
Cannot compare between two or more facts.
\[A clear discrepancy between the two bills was caught by the machine.]
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Manifest
clear or obvious to the eye or mind
\[The swimmers' impressive race was manifest to the audience of the Olympics.]
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Chauvinism
Really devoted to a country or sex
\[Chauvinistic people are usually huge on their own country for no good reason.]
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Shade
A small amount
\[Shades of detail will be missed if you do not hatch properly.]
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Furtive
To be secretive or stealthy
\[I gave a furtive smile to my friend while we took the test.]
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Semblance
The appearance outside.
\[The city's semblance after the party seemed quite hopeful.]
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Euphemism
A different way of saying something so it would seem more pleasant.
\[Instead of telling my teacher I forgot my homework, my euphemism was that I was very busy and had no chance of doing it.]
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Lopsided
To be uneven on one side or another
\[The car was lopsided after we loaded in the cargo.]
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antiseptic
To be clean from germs
n. Something that stops germs from growing
\[During Covid-19 antiseptic delivery was a marketing point.]
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subjective
Based on personal feelings, or opinions and not on facts.
\[The reading of the article is subjective to what you think.]
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Pale
To seem less impressive or important
\[My freestyle is pale compared to MP's blazing fast arms.]
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Facile
To be easily done or obtained; Superficial
\[Making the Olympics is not facile to many, it takes years of hard work.]
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incarcerate
to keep in prison
\[The motorists were incarcerated after the murder of 2 kids.]
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resilient
Able to heal fast
\[During the water, you need to be resilient to pain when you run out of breath.]
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Passive
To be neutral, not resist
\[I was a passive student during class, not doing anything stupid.]
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Dismantle
to take apart
\[After the car broke down, I dismantled the engine block.]
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integrate
to make into one
\[I integrated a new workout routine into my life.]
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mendacious
To lie
\[Mendacious activities were often seen as a sin.]
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blasphemy
the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
\[Blasphemy is often illegal in many religious countries.]
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Elude
To run away from
\[Eluding a police officer is a serious crime and is considered a felony.]
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redoubtable
Fearsome
\[The redoubtable alligator was no match for the park ranger's taser.]
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Sweltering
Disgustingly hot or humid
\[Georgia's sweltering weather was enough for me to move to California.]
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Detest
To loathe
\[I detested English a lot when I was younger.]
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palatable
Nice or acceptable taste.
\[A palatable steak is the bare minimum these days.]
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Gala
Festive event, or characterized as festive
\[The music festival was a very gala type festival.]
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Quarters
a place where military personnel live.
\[The living quarters for the US army is far less nice than the Navy's]
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eccentric
Weird; unconventional
\[The new stove was so eccentric, its a mix of gas and electric.]
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Stigma
A sign of disgrace; something that lowers reputation
\[Bad cops have a stigma around the station.]
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Immerse
The absorb deeply, to fully cover in liquid
\[The car ride really immersed me into the scenery.]
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inception
the start of something
\[The new team's inception really would be history for the NFL.]
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quaint
Odd in a old way
\[The Ford Model A had very quaint features.]
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propound
Suggestions; Proposals
\[The teacher propounded his theory on why the class failed]
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insinuate
Hinting
\[I insinuated the fact that A motorcycle was a bad idea]
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nocturnal
Happens at night
\[Owls are in fact, nocturnal.]
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Agraian
Something to do with farming
\[The agrarian practices were so good everyone emulated it.]
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eerie
Something supernatural that causes a unexplainable fear in many.
\[I got a eerie feeling when I entered the canal.]
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Ruthless
Having no compassion or pity
\[I was ruthless when it came to a 1v1 in ball.]
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ultimatum
A final proposal; Do this or this will happen
\[I gave my friend a ultimatum after he cheated on his girlfriend.]
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abase
Lower in rank/prestige
\[Privates usually would be abased once a sergeant arrives.]
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Knack
a special talent, that is hard to teach
\[Juggling is a knack and not many people in the world can do it.]