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Veritable
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Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
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Scavenger
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One who collects or salvages garbage or junk
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Beau gest
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a graceful or magnanimous gesture
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Anneal
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to make (as steel or glass) less brittle by heating and then cooling
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Salad days
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time of youthful inexperience or indiscretion; also: an early flourishing period: heyday
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Posthaste
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with all possible speed
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Modicum
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a small portion: a limited quantity
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Kindred
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of a similar nature or character: like
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Melange
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a mixture often of incongruous elements
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Orientate
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to acquaint with an existing situation or environment
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Propagate
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to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (as an idea or belief): publicize
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Cognizable
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capable of being judicially heard and determined
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Approbation
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commendation, praise
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Chockablock
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1: brought close together
*2: very full |
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Livid
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1: discolored by bruising: black-and-blue
2: ashen, pallid 3: reddish *4: very angry : enraged |
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opine
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: to state as an opinion
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In his review, Malcolm opined that it was good to see the band returning to the formula that had worked so well for their first album. |
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ramshackle
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*1 : appearing ready to collapse : rickety
2 : carelessly or loosely constructed |
The properties were separated by a ramshackle wooden fence that was just barely held together with chicken wire. |
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propensity
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: an often intense natural inclination or preference
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"My brother has a propensity for exaggeration," said Daniella, "so you should probably take his claims with a grain of salt." |
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hierophant
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1 : a priest in ancient Greece; specifically : the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries
2 *a : a person who explains : commentator b : a person who defends or maintains a cause or proposal : advocate |
"Very few women can be coerced into spending $4,000 for green leather trousers embroidered with silver petals . . . simply because some fashion hierophant declares it a trend." (Cathy Horyn, The New York Times, March 30, 1999) |
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incandescent
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1 a : white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
*b : marked by brilliance especially of expression c : characterized by glowing zeal : ardent |
The professor was dazzled by Tia's incandescent prose, which was infinitely more sophisticated than that of the other students in the introductory history course. |
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puckish
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: impish, whimsical
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Ellen found Gabe's puckish antics quite appealing when they first started dating, but now she wishes he would be more serious. |
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titivate
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: to make or become smart or spruce
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"Work could undoubtedly be done on the show to titivate it for Broadway -- but the score will remain a problem, if not a liability." (Clive Barnes, The New York Post, August 13, 2000) |
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treacle
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1 : a medicinal compound formerly in wide use as a remedy against poison
2 a chiefly British : molasses b : a blend of molasses, invert sugar, and corn syrup used as syrup *3 : something (as a tone of voice) heavily sweet and cloying |
The film is engaging for about an hour, but then it nose-dives into sentimental treacle and never recovers. |
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subreption
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: a deliberate misrepresentation; also : an inference drawn from it
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Shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the company for its subreption of earnings and losses. |
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buttress
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1 : a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
*3 : something that supports or strengthens |
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decorous
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: marked by propriety and good taste : correct
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etiolate
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*1 : to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
2 a : to make pale b : to deprive of natural vigor : make feeble |
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heliolatry
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: sun worship
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durable
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: able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration; also : designed to be durable
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garrulous
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1 : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
*2 : wordy |
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impeccable
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1 : not capable of sinning or liable to sin
*2 : free from fault or blame : flawless |
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postlude
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*1 : a closing piece of music; especially : an organ voluntary at the end of a church service
2 : a closing phase (as of an epoch or a literary work) |
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hors de combat
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adjective or adverb
: out of combat : disabled |
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malaise
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1 : an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
*2 : a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being |
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tawdry
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: cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality; also : ignoble
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feuilleton
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1 : a part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to material designed to entertain the general reader
2 : a work of fiction printed in installments *3 : a short literary composition often having a familiar tone and reminiscent content |
